Tips And Tricks - Windows Vista Part 3

We’ve been trying to give Vista a little bit of support this week by bringing you some of the best tips and tricks available for the operating system - today will be no different as we take a look at some more tips and tricks making Vista so much fun…

Desktop Zoom

If you are having trouble with your eyes perhaps or you’re just fed up straining to see the little icons on your desktop then fear not - you can easily (really easily) zoom in to make them larger.

To do this simply open a Windows Explorer window, select an icon and then hold down the CTRL button and move your scroller.� The icons will get larger and you won’t have to run to Specsavers to get stronger glasses.

Health

If ever you have had a problem with a computer you will know how difficult it is to diagnose the problem yourself - with Vista the whole thing is made much easier!� Vista is kitted out with Windows Vista Reporting Tools.

You can get your hands on these tools by searching for “perf” in the Control Panel.� Then click on Performance Information and Tools and select the Advanced Tools.� Then simply click on the Generate A System Health report Option and you’ll be supplied with a list of issues with your system and what you can do to sort the problems out…

Old Skool Menus

Are you missing your old skool menus from Windows Explorer?� File, Edit View, etc. have been left out in the cold when it came to Vista - or that’s what Windows would have you believe.

All you have to do to make them reappear is press ALT and back they come.

Save A Search

Do you find that you are always on the look out for the same old file all the time?� You don’t have to go through all the fuss each and every time you want to find this file - all you have to do is click the Save Search button in the Explorer and a special folder will be created containing all the search results.

An even easier way to keep your search results close is by dragging the folder of results into the Favourite links sidebar.

Media Center

Although this isn’t exactly a secret, Media Center was never really a feature that came with Windows, you usually had to buy it as a separate operating system - Windows XP Media Center for example!

Well, now with Vista Home Premium and Ultimate it’s been provided and you can make the most of it - it’s a fantastic way to explore your photographs, music and movies and even television with the help of your friendly X-Box 360.

Vista - Time To Move On?

Are you struggling to keep loyal to Vista?� Are you disappointed with the operating system?� Are you moving to Windows 7?� Leave us a comment and let us know…