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Get things done and get on with life! Windows Vista makes it faster and easier than ever to find, use, manage, share and enjoy information – on your PC and on the web.

Make a smooth transition to Windows Vista:Windows Easy Transfersimplifies the process of setting up your new PC by automatically transferring your important items – including files, folders, photos, music, settings and email messages – from your old computer to your new one.

In theHome Premium,Business, andUltimateeditions of Windows Vista, you'll see everything you're working on more clearly through the stunning newWindows Aerointerface, which includesWindows Flip 3Dto help you quickly switch between windows and tasks. Find any file, document, photo, email message, song, video or program on your PC with ease usingWindows Instant Search. Just enter the name of something you're looking for – such as the date you took a picture, a song title or a word in a document or email message – and Instant Search will list all relevant matches.

Windows Aero user interface

Windows Flip 3D in action.

Organise a lifetime of photos and films with ease usingWindows Photo Gallery. Tag your photos by date, keyword, star rating or any identifying label you want – so you can find them when you want them.

Windows Photo Gallery

Find, enjoy and share that extra-special shot.

Windows Internet Explorer 7helps you browse the web more efficiently. View multiple web pages simultaneously in one window with tabbed browsing or useQuick Tabsto see thumbnail images of all your open web pages.

Quick Tabs

Another convenient way to surf.

UseWindows Sidebarwith customisable mini-applications calledGadgetsfor at-a-glance access to weather, news, calendar and other useful information.

Windows Sidebar and Gadgets

Windows Sidebar and Gadgets.



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