Find Windwos Media Player
If you have a large number of multimedia files, it may not be easy to find a particular file. Windows Media Player 11 allows users to easily find a target file by searching for a track record, artist, or other standard. For example, to query Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone", enter "Title:rolling stone" in the search box to get a list of search results similar to that name.
Capture Screen
The Vista capture tool makes it easy to catch all or part of the screen picture and add annotations. Click "Start"--"All Programs" (or "programs" on the classic Start menu)--"accessories"--"capture tool" (or enter "snip" directly in the Start search box and press "OK").
When the Capture Tools window appears, drag the mouse around the image you want to capture and click on the "New" button to select the type of capture, and the user can capture the free and rectangular areas, capturing the active window or the entire screen. You can save the image to a file, or click the Copy button to add it to the Clipboard to paste into another program. If you are drawing from the network, select the "Options" button can be captured together with the URL address, setup program from the clipboard copy grab, and then perform other actions.
Shortcuts for using Windows Media Player
If you use Windows Media player 11来 to play music, you can use the following shortcuts to replace the mouse action.
Vista's best new tool
The new aero interface may attract the bulk of the public's attention, but there are a number of best-of-breed tools added to this version of Windows. The following is our favorite three new Vista features.
The reliability and Performance Monitor allows you to fully view your computer's health status.
The Vista readyboost option allows users to use USB flash memory to improve the performance of the system.
By using the options in the New Capture tool (Snipping Tool) program, users can make screen capture more creative.
Workstation: Changing security settings in XP and Vista
Excellent security should allow users to not always receive hints of vulnerabilities. The content described in this article can help ensure the security of the user's computer, no longer see the frequent pop-up warning prompts.
Revoke account CONTROLS: There is no doubt that the most annoying thing about Vista is the user account controls (username control, short name: UAC) feature, which jumps out of the requesting user's permission window before a user accesses a different system resource. Of course this setting will help to ensure the security of the user's computer, but do you really want to do a lot of beforehand allow a jump out of the window, immediately jump another? Even changing the main font of the window is a small operation.
Fortunately, the user can turn off UAC in a simple way by: On the Start menu, select Control Panel (or start on the Classic Start menu), click "Turn on or turn off user Account Control" in "User accounts", and in the UAC prompt, select continue , in the next interface, uncheck the "Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer." Then click OK and restart the computer, and you will no longer have to worry about seeing UAC out of the prompts dialog box.
Enhanced command prompt: When you run certain commands through Vista command prompt, you get an error message indicating that the command cannot be run because the user does not have the correct administrative permissions. This behavior can even occur if you are logged on as an administrator.
To address this limitation, you must elevate your authority. To do this, click "Start"--"all Applications"--"attachments" (or "start" on the Classic Start menu--"apps"--"attachments") right-click the command prompt and choose Run as Administrator. The command prompt is loaded, but the user operates in special administrator mode. This allows users to verify that the title bar begins with the administrator. Additional tips: Users can Press "ctrl+shift+ enter" and enter "cmd" to achieve without using the mouse to open the Command Prompt window.
Turn off file deletion tips: If you've ever had the experience of inadvertently deleting system files, then UAC might come in handy. This error can cause two pop-up windows: one from UAC and a separate file deletion confirmation box. To keep the UAC prompt out of the prompt window, right-click the Recycle Bin, select Properties, cancel the check for the Show Delete Confirmation dialog box, and then click OK.
After that, no matter what files you want to delete (including system files or normal files), users need to click to confirm a dialog box. However, if users want to delete system files, they will still see the UAC prompt (unless you turn UAC off by using the above mentioned in "Undo Account Control").
"Migrate" to Vista
We recommend users for a new Vista installation, but also consider that many users will opt to upgrade from XP to Vista to avoid having to reinstall their applications, files, and settings. In most cases, upgrading from XP to Vista does not require additional preparation, but we still recommend that users back up the files to avoid accidental occurrences.
The upgrade installation is to install Vista directly on XP, while retaining all users ' applications, files, user accounts, and other settings. For insurance purposes, it is a good idea to back up all the files before you do a cover installation to avoid accidental occurrences. Instead, complete the installation, and when the new Vista installation is completed, the XP system and the user's original application, files, settings, and accounts are removed and all the files on the user's hard drive are deleted (including all the registered entries with the system's accumulated problems). The vista version of the XP Files and Settings Transfer tool (files and setups Transfer Wizard) Windows Easy Transfer allows users to move settings, files, and applications through a data line or network to a newly installed Vista operating system.
Not every version of XP can be upgraded to a different version of the Vista operating system, which is why we recommend that users perform all Vista installations instead of upgrading them on the original system. For example, upgrading from XP Pro to XP Home Advanced Edition (Vista House Premium) requires a full installation, where users can find XP and Windows 2000 upgrade options.
Personalization: Changing the default settings for Vista
You may not be able to agree with Vista's every setup for the interface and how it works when you install Vista. The following is a description of the majority of Vista users after the installation of the new version of the system, the most want to immediately personalized settings of the five aspects.
Customizing the Desktop: Almost all aspects of the Vista desktop are easy to adjust. Right-click the mouse on the desktop to select Properties to change the background, screen saver, sound, and mouse pointer. Users can also set a theme to change the resolution or icon and font of the display. If you use the Vista Aero interface, users can also personalize Windows window colors by specifying colors in Windows colors and skins or by clicking the display color mixer to customize colors.
Start Menu Redesign: Right-click the Start button and choose Properties--Start menu--to restore its appearance in Windows 98 or 2000, select the Classic Start menu. The way to change the Start menu in Vista is to select it and click Personalize, then select the entry you want to include in the Start menu, change the options in the submenu, and reset the search options in the other settings. Click on the "Taskbar" tab to change the shape of the taskbar, select the "Notification area" tab to the system tray to do the same operation.
View all files and folders: Under the default settings Vista hides system files and folders and does not display extensions for normal file types. This makes it difficult for users to have an accurate understanding of the files on their systems. Would you like to have a panoramic view? The action method is: Open Windows Explorer or any folder window, select Organization (Organize)-folder and search options, and view changes to the file display options and display methods provided by the system, for example, users can choose which files to display with small icons, and whether to display a drive letter , select Show hidden files and folders, and then remove the check for "hidden extensions for known file types."
Reset the default application: Vista is likely to use Microsoft applications to complete browsing, e-mail, and other application operations (depending on the PC vendor's configuration of the computer, or whether the user is upgraded from Windows XP). One of the compelling new features of Vista is that you can change the default application for the entire group at once. Click "Default Program" on the Start menu (or choose Start on the Classic Start menu--"Settings"--"control Panel"-"Default Application"), in the default application, select the Set program read and Computer Defaults feature, and in the Configure list, select Microsoft Windows so that Microsoft software can be used as the default application. That is, IE will be used to implement browsing, Windows Mail, or Outlook will be used to process e-mail messages, Windows Media Player will be used to open audio or video files, and so on. If you have software from other vendors you would prefer to use, you can choose "Non-microsoft". If you want to pick from existing Microsoft or non-Microsoft applications on your computer, choose Customize and select your favorite apps individually.
Dismiss toolbar: Some users like the "Sidebar" mini application on the Vista desktop, but it may be meaningless to other users. To "Fire" them, right-click on the System Tray toolbar icon, select Properties, and uncheck the "Start toolbar when Windows starts" option.