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WELCOME CENTER IN VISTA |
Learn your way around the Welcome Center,
the first window that most new Vista users will see. This
screen pulls all the tasks you'll most likely want to complete
when you begin using your computer.
Such tasks include
connecting to the Internet, viewing demos on using Vista,
personalizing your desktop, and allowing you to view details on
what's new in Vista.
The Welcome Center automatically
appears when you use the computer for the first time. You can
choose to have it appear every time you start your computer or
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Welcome Center Options... |
| View Computer Details |
| What's new in Windows Vista |
| Add a printer |
| Back Up and Restore Center |
| Transfer Files and Settings |
| Register Windows Online |
| Windows Basics |
| Windows Vista Demos |
| Connect to the Internet |
| Personalize Windows |
| Ease of Access Center |
| Control Panel |
| Read and Write E-mail |
| Product Support/Documentation |
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HIDING THE WELCOME
CENTER SCREEN |
The Welcome Center screen loads up every
time you start up your computer. If you'd like to hide the
screen so it no longer opens when you logon, it is very simple
to do.
There's a small checkbox at the bottom left hand
corner of the Welcome window. Removing the checkbox from this
will prevent it from reappearing at startup next time.
If you want to get back to the Welcome Center, just go to
Control Panel, System and Maintenance. You could also just type
welcome into the start menu search box.
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WATCH VISTA
HELP AND HOW-TO VIDEO DEMOS! |
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LEARN MORE ABOUT
WHAT GADGETS ARE |
WINDOWS
SIDEBAR AND GADGETS
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Gadgets are easy-to-use
mini programs that give you information at a glance and
provide easy access to frequently used tools. Windows
Sidebar helps you to organize your gadgets.
As you use your computer to access information, perform
tasks, and interact with software, you may at times feel
like you're facing information overload. You have to open a
web browser just to check the weather, open an application
to view your calendar, and open a calculator program just to
add up a few numbers. Now, with Windows Sidebar and its
associated mini-applications called gadgets, the specific
information you need is at your fingertips. |
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Windows
Sidebar
Windows Sidebar is a pane on the side of
the Microsoft Windows Vista desktop where you can keep your
gadgets organized and always available. Windows Sidebar makes
great use of the space on widescreen monitors and also works
smoothly on standard displays.
You can easily customize
Windows Sidebar to suit your preferred location—always on top or
resting below maximized windows. If you don't want to keep your
gadgets docked on the Windows Sidebar, you can simply move them
off, hide the sidebar, and place them anywhere on your desktop. |
Gadgets
Gadgets are mini applications with a variety of possible
uses. They can connect to web services to deliver business data,
weather information, news updates, traffic maps, Internet radio
streams, and even slide shows of online photo albums. Gadgets
can also integrate with other programs to provide streamlined
interaction. For example, a gadget can give you an at-a-glance
view of all your online instant messaging contacts, the day view
from your calendar, or an easy way to control your media player.
Gadgets can also have any number of dedicated purposes. They can
be calculators, games, sticky notes, and more.
Windows
Vista comes with an essential set of gadgets to get you started,
and you can easily download more. |
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WINDOWS VISTA GADGET
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DOWNLOAD GADGET FOR YOUR DESKTOP
Did you know you can put games,
traffic maps, and other interactive gadgets right on
your desktop in Windows Vista? Download gadgets in the
Windows Vista Gadget Gallery.
CLICK HERE to download new
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