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Designed to help you feel confident in your ability to view, find, and organize information and to control your computing experience, all editions of Windows Vista introduce a breakthrough user experience. The visual sophistication of Windows Vista helps streamline your computing experience by refining common window elements so you can better focus on the content on the screen rather than on how to access it. The desktop experience is more informative, intuitive, and helpful. And new tools bring better clarity to the information on your computer, so you can see what your files contain without opening them, find applications and files instantly, navigate efficiently among open windows, and use wizards and dialog boxes more confidently.
Innovative User Interface
Vista Home Premium has a new user interface named Windows Aero, which is
both efficient and visually stunning. This new interface makes it easier
than ever before to find your way around the operating system; it even
makes it a snap to accomplish multiple tasks at once by providing a
three-dimensional, real-time, animated view of all of your open
applications and documents. Additionally, Vista Home Premium helps you
quickly find and organize large collections of documents, pictures,
movies, videos, and music. By integrating search throughout the
operating system, this software helps you quickly find exactly what you
are looking for.
Improved Mobility
Vista Home Premium makes it easy to take your home computing experience
with you wherever you go. For example, the system includes Windows
Tablet and Touch Technology that enables you to interact with your
Tablet PC-compatible computer with a digital pen or your fingertip
instead of having to use a keyboard. Computers that include Vista Home
Premium and an auxiliary Windows SideShow display will also allow you to
access key data even when your computer is off. You'll even be able to
share files between other PCs in your household and to manage your
laptop computer settings to more securely connect to your favourite
Wi-Fi hotspot.
More Entertainment Options
Vista Home Premium has the power to improve every aspect of your digital
entertainment experiences, including viewing and sharing photos, video,
TV, movies, music, games, and more. For example, you can create your own
DVDs and edit your own high-definition movies. The most exciting news,
however, is that Vista Home Premium includes all of the Windows Media
Centre capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home
entertainment centre so you can enjoy your music, photos, and DVD
movies. You can also use Windows Media Centre to record and watch your
favourite TV shows (even HDTV) and to access new kinds of online
entertainment content. You will also be able to connect Windows Vista
Home Premium to your Microsoft Xbox 360 to extend your Media Centre
experience to multiple rooms in your home.
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The redesigned Windows Media Centre in Windows Vista lets you enjoy your media throughout your home, even on your Xbox 360. View larger.