10 Things You Might Not Know About Windows Vista

10 Things You Might Not Know About Windows Vista

There are so many features of Windows Vista that probably very few of us who know them all, nor how to make the most of them.

We've been asking our Microsoft colleagues to tell us something that we may not know about Windows Vista.  Based on what we've learned, we'll be describing some of these relatively undiscovered features over the next several posts.

Some of the topics we'll discuss are:

  • Snipping Tool – It's not just for Tablet PCs
  • "Expose" Feature with MS Intellipoint software in Windows Vista
  • BitLocker – You don't need Trusted Platform Module 1.2 to use it
  • Tablet PC Check Boxes – Multi-Select items without a control key
  • Finding pictures in Photo Gallery
  • Sidebar – Maybe not as unfamiliar, but have you seen all the Gadgets?
  • Preview Pane in Windows Explorer – It's not just For IE
  • Ultimate Extras – What they are and how to access them

Comments

  1. Posted on: July 12, 2007 at 8:57PM  

    Does bbcode work on this site?  It says it does in the FAQ.

  2. Posted on: July 17, 2007 at 3:25PM  

    Hey shollomon:  I'm not sure what you're referring to, but our site is run on Community Server, so I'd direct the question to that team:  www.communityserver.org.

  3. Posted on: July 27, 2007 at 7:04PM  

    I still cannot find anything - yes or no - on not being able to access Internet Explorer help on any prigram including IE7

    Is this a limitation or is there a way to do what I need in order to upload web-sites etc??

  4. Posted on: August 01, 2007 at 3:29PM  

    Can anyone help me with this? I am going nuts.... I have Vista and I regret I bought it. I lost the use of my iTunes and my music.

    Problem signature:

     Problem Event Name: APPCRASH

     Application Name: iTunes.exe

     Application Version: 6.0.4.2

     Application Timestamp: 43fddb0c

     Fault Module Name: QuickTimeStreamingAuthoring.qtx

     Fault Module Version: 7.2.0.240

     Fault Module Timestamp: 4684a83a

     Exception Code: c0000005

     Exception Offset: 00016c09

     OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3

     Locale ID: 1033

     Additional Information 1: 18fe

     Additional Information 2: f42ba5cd8b2ed31f18b99a5ea46137af

     Additional Information 3: 4735

     Additional Information 4: ae0a749503b699b3b75d581a3dbfd557

    And same goes for Quick Time Player

    Problem signature:

     Problem Event Name: APPCRASH

     Application Name: QuickTimePlayer.exe

     Application Version: 7.2.0.240

     Application Timestamp: 4684a211

     Fault Module Name: QuickTimePlayer.exe

     Fault Module Version: 7.2.0.240

     Fault Module Timestamp: 4684a211

     Exception Code: c0000005

     Exception Offset: 0008c434

     OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3

     Locale ID: 1033

     Additional Information 1: 5b83

     Additional Information 2: 97f9b2524221a445e15b8916e4821483

     Additional Information 3: 4f0f

     Additional Information 4: 3000f335e7d2de436a8193604f3d0377

    I read only about the problem and no one seams to be able to fix it.

  5. Posted on: August 01, 2007 at 6:57PM  

    Hey wilmamorrow and habrured:  this isn't the best place for tech support -- you should instead direct your inquiries to the Windows Vista newsgroups:  http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.mspx.

  6. Posted on: August 30, 2007 at 6:14AM  

    Microsoft has a SSH client, and Server: Try Interix alias SUA.

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