Discover all the amazing things you can do with Windows Vista®.
You have Windows XP now, why should you upgrade to Windows Vista?
Here are a few reasons why.
Windows Vista is easier
It's easier and faster than ever to search, manage and work on information.
With seamless design and cutting-edge user-interface, working with Windows Aero gives you a completely different working experience - more efficient, more reliable. Meanwhile, you can swiftly switch between windows or tasks using Windows Flip 3D. Find anything you want with ease using Windows Instant Search. Just enter the name of something you are looking for, such as the date of the picture taken or an email message, Instant Search will do the job. Get instant access to the information you care about using Windows Sidebar with customizable mini-applications called Gadgets. Place these mini-applications on your desktop for at-a-glance access to weather, news, calendar, and other useful information.
FEATURES
- Quick Tabs
- Windows Aero
- Windows Easy Transfer
- Windows Flip 3D
- Windows Instant Search
- Windows Internet Explorer 7
- Windows Photo Gallery
- Windows Sidebar and Gadgets
Windows Vista is Safer
It's safer, so leave your worries behind.
Surf the web with no worries using Windows Internet Explorer 7, which helps protect your PC and your personal information against malicious software,
fraudulent websites, and online phishing scams. With centralized Parental Controls, protect your kids by determining the access to certain Internet sites,
games played by rating, and even the amount of time your children can spend on your PC in a week. And with Windows Defender keeping watch over your PC, you can avoid pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software that tries to find its way onto your PC.
Back up and preserve all of the content you store on your PC such as your digital photos, important documents, videos and music with Windows Backup.
FEATURES
- Complete PC Backup and Restore
- Dynamic security protection
- Parental Controls
- Performance Self-Tuning and Diagnostics
- Scheduled and network backup
- Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption
- Windows Defender
- Windows Internet Explorer 7
Windows Vista is more entertaining
Bringing entertainment closer to you and your friends.
Share your recorded TV, photos, music, home videos and games in your living room or anywhere around your house! With a click of the Windows Media Center remote control, you can sit back on your favorite sofa and enjoy your entertainment. Looking for some gaming entertainment? Just use your Xbox 360 that's connected to your home wired or wireless network to start gaming. Bring your Windows Media Center entertainment experience through a TV in other rooms around your home
FEATURES
- Games Explorer
- Windows DVD Maker
- Windows Media Center
- Windows Media Player 11
- Windows Movie Maker
Windows Vista is better connected
Take it all with you! Connect and share your information with family and friends while you're on the go!
Windows Media Center on a mobile PC lets you take all your entertainment anywhere with you. Optimize the power and mobile settings that are critical to keeping you connected with Windows Mobility Center. Windows Sync Center helps ensure that all of your music, contacts, and pictures are in sync with your other mobile devices, so you can bring them anytime, anywhere. Whether you are at home or at your favourite hotspot in town, Network and Sharing Center provides easy access to wireless networks, keeping you connected and more productive wherever you are. And, while you're on the go, personalize the way you work with touch and digital ink input and handwriting using Windows Tablet and Touch Technology, making your notebook PC experience truly yours.
FEATURES
- Fast Sleep and Resume
- Network and Sharing Center
- Sync Center
- Tablet PC support
- Windows Media Center
- Windows Meeting Space
More with Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) is an important update that improves user experience with Windows Vista. Here are some enhancements:
More Reliable SP1 addresses many common reasons for which Windows stops responding, includes improvements in wireless computer-to-computer (ad hoc) connections, better peer-to-peer connections and many more.
Faster Performance Faster copying or extracting files from a compressed mode, better use of network bandwidth when browsing file shares over a network, better power consumption when your computer screen is idle for a long time and faster opening of large image files - these are just a few of the many changes included in SP1 that can improve your computer's speed and performance.
Better Security Instead of just a single partition, you can now use BitLocker, available in Windows Vista Ultimate to encrypt multiple partitions on your computer's hard disk.
Enhanced Search Searching is more convenient now as SP1 includes an important change to the way desktop search works in Windows Vista. You can now select a default desktop search service and get to your preferred search results from within the Start menu and Windows Explorer.
