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Three hottest features in Windows Vista

Which Windows Vista features could you not live without?
By James Stables on Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Summer is here and the air-con has broken in the Windows Vista Magazine office, and the heat has inspired me to find the three features in Windows Vista I couldn’t live without.

Due to severe perspiration I will keep it brief, but please comment and let us know your favourite features – the things that make Windows Vista stand out from its predecessors.

Start Search

When you go back to Windows XP and have to start actually browsing folders for your files, you realise just how far Windows has come. Just press the Windows key and start typing and you can find any program, file, email, picture or favourite in seconds. Find out more ways to supercharge Start Search here.

Reliability Monitor

This is a geeky one, but having the highest reliability score has become a running competition in the office. The reliability index makes it easy to see what’s harming your PC and keep your computer in the best of health.

Windows Sidebar

Using earlier versions of Windows makes you wonder why the right-hand side of the desktop wasn’t filled sooner. The range of gadgets on offer is fantastic and it’s easy to personalise your PC.

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Comments


I like the reliability and performance monitor the most, followed by the search feature. Knowing what program is accessing the disk, network and hogging CPU cycles is really useful. Sidebar is okay, but I don't find it particularly useful. Infact, unless the monitor is widescreen, it does not fit in well on the desktop. On the other hand, among the features I hate in Vista are the naggy UAC and the lousy and slow defragger. Can't do anything about the UAC, but I've installed Diskeeper 2008 as the default defragger. It's far superior to the Vista defragger and defrags quickly and thoroughly, and has many useful features.
02/07/08 | 07:49
 
I heard the UAC can be disabled...
09/07/08 | 03:12
I heard the UAC can be disabled...
09/07/08 | 03:12
 

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