Features and Tutorials

64-Bit Support

• Correct Disk Cleanup shortcut for Windows Vista 64-bit (Kristan M. Kenney)
• Solution for Updating the BIOS on Windows Vista x64 Machines (Robert McLaws)
• Steve Gibson's Securable
• Switch to Windows Vista 64-bit painlessly (HOW-TO)

Backup and Recovery Center

• Backup and Restore in Windows Vista (James M. Fisher, MVP)
• Using Windows Vista System Restore (The How-To Geek)
  
• Windows Complete Backup and Restore (Microsoft)
• Windows Vista System Restore Guide (Bleeping Computer)
  

Fixing Windows Vista (Five-Part Series by Ed Bott)

• Part 1: one machine at a time
• Part 2: Taming UAC
• Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools
• Part 4: Get smart about services
• Part 5: Faster, smarter search
  

General Information + Tips & Tricks

• Change the permissions and take ownership of your files and folders (Vista4Beginners)
  
• ITsVISTA Tips
• Manage Windows Vista Application Compatibility (How to) Information Week
  
• Shrink and Extend NTFS Volumes in Windows Vista (How to)
• 10 top tweaks for Windows Vista (1-5, Ed Bott)
• 10 top tweaks for Windows Vista (6-10, Ed Bott)
  
• Uninstall a Program in Windows Vista (How to)
• Vista Run Commands
• Vista's Keyboard Shortcuts
  
• Windows Vista Feature Guide
• Windows Vista Help Demos (Microsoft)
  
• Windows Vista TCP/IP Properties (SimpleHelp)
  
• Windows Vista Tutorials, Tips and Classes (c|net Learning Hub)

Search

• Customize the Start Menu Search Box (Vista4Beginners)
• Demo: Instant Search in Windows Vista (Windows Experience Blog)
• Explorers (Microsoft)
• Instant Search (Microsoft)
• Instant Search Tutorials (Vista4Beginners)
  
  1. Understanding Instant Search
  2. How to Improve Instant Search
  3. How to Customize the Start Menu Search Box
• Operators to Help You to Create More Defined Searches (Advanced Search) (MSDN Blog)
• Understanding Instant Search (Vista4Beginners)
  
• Using Search Folders (Advanced Search) (MSDN Blog)
  
• Windows Desktop Search: Advanced Query Reference for 3.x (Microsoft)
  

Setup and Installation

• Creating A Bootable WinPE 2.0 USB Key
• Dual-Boot Vista and XP
  
• Install Windows Vista from a high speed USB 2.0 Flash Drive (How to) (Kristan M. Kenney, Canucky.net)
• Windows Vista no longer starts after you install an earlier version of the Windows operating system in a dual-boot configuration (KB 933179)
• Windows Vista RTM FAQ and Quick Start Guide - March 2007 Edition (Andre Da Costa)
  
• Windows Vista Upgrade FAQ (Adrian Kingsley-Hughes)

Windows Easy Transfer

• Use "USMT and Easy File Transfer" to migrate your system to Windows Vista if profiles are outside the system drive
• Using Windows Easy Transfer to transfer your data to a new computer

Windows Flip and Windows Flip 3D

• What's Flip 3D?
• Windows Vista Feature Focus: Windows Flip and Flip 3D (Paul Thurrott)

Windows ShadowCopy

• Demo: Previous Versions of Files in Windows Vista (Windows Experience Blog)
  
• Shadow Copy
  

Windows System Assessment Tool (WinSAT)

• How does Performance Rating in Windows Vista Work? (TechNet)
• WinSAT Reference (MSDN)
• WinSAT: Vista's Built-in Benchmark (ExremeTech)
  

Windows Vista Defrag Tool

• Know when to defragment your drive
  

Windows Vista Snipping Tool

• Windows Vista Snipping Tool (How to use the)

Windows Vista Speech Recognition

• Vista's Speech Recognition (ExtremeTech)
• Vista Speech Saver 1.0.1.1 (Greg Duncan)
• Windows Help and How To Set Up Speech Recognition (Microsoft)

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