What are your favorite vista features?

greeneggsandham

greeneggsandham

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What do you like about Vista the most?

What are the best features and enhancements you have come to appreciate most of all since you made the switch?

Could you ever go back, or would you miss something about Vista?
 

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The Start Menu search is something I could not live without now. I used to have my document files all properly organized inside sub folders, but I hardly bother any more.
 

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This is my list:

1. The new interface is amazing
2. The search feature is great and works very well on my system
3. Easy of use and to find things overall
4. Things just work better than XP with far less glitches and crashes
5. Vista 64 works a heck of a lot better than XP 64 did!
 

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The start menu for me aswell. I would miss that alot if I went back to xp. my desktop is now clutter free.
 

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Start-menu Search is great as a launcher. I also like the breadcrumb bar.
 

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TusharA said:
Start-menu Search is great as a launcher. I also like the breadcrumb bar.
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I must admit I had never heard the term "breadcrumb bar" before TusharA (and I have been around computers for a while). I don't use it to it's full extent but have found it helpful when I have ended up in the wrong folder. I prefer to use the favourite links panel most of the time.
 

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The start menu search definitely. But the under-the-hood security improvements are really what's most important.
 

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AERO effect for me.... Also the Search option in each and every folder...
 

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Photo/Video management with better thumbnail and preview support. A porn lovers wet dream.
 

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By far, my favorite feature would be the Search facility, whether used from within the Start Menu, or via the <WINKEY>+<F> shortcut.

Coming in at second favorite feature is Explorer thumbnails and inline previews of pictures, videos, music, etc...
 

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Everything about Vista is better than XP a big improvement.
 

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For me also its everthing about it being faster and better then XP ever was :)
 

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Aero, and DreamScene.
also Media Center
 

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For me, the start menu and its search bar. Security. Preview pane in Win. Explorer. Faster.

Gary
 

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off the top of my head...
memory management / Aero / Snipping Tool..

vista is an excellent OS ...... im currently running XP as my sig rig is awaiting a GPU replacement!!, im TOTALLY stunned by the difference, its the first time i have used XP in well over a year.

i cant remember the upgrade from XP to VISTA being any where near as epic a change as going back to it is!! :eek::eek:

I WANT VISTA BACK!!! :mad:

:)SK
 

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I do like the way the folders are displayed also, neat for your music/video collections.
 

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    On board crap!
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    DGM 15" inch generic?
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    1280x 1024
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    380W Antec Earth Watts
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    Antec NSK 2480
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    Scythe Mini ninja
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    Depends what time of the month it is? I have a uk isp.
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