We’re back again with the 7th part of the 100 reasons Microsoft thinks you’ll be speechless when you will use Windows Vista. This part will reveal facts like the Windows SuperFetch that helps improve PC responsiveness or encrypting File SystemD (EFS) that allows you to encrypt files and folders.
With Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system now on store shelves around the world, lots of PC users are wondering whether their machines are up to the task of running it. One way to find out is to read the “minimum requirements” notes on the side of the Windows Vista box. But few take these seriously. After all, Microsoft wants to sell copies of Vista without making you feel that you need a new machine to run it. Unfortunately, though, you might.
Innovative Solutions announces today the release of DriverMax 3, a powerful driver management utility for Windows Vista and XP. Featuring a fast and accurate driver backup and installation engine, the application gives you the ability to backup all your drivers to a folder or ZIP file, in just a few minutes. DriverMax also provides a detailed report about all the drivers installed on your computer. In case you need to reinstall Windows, DriverMax can reinstall all the drivers from your backup in one easy step which only takes one or two minutes.
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Technology for reducing the energy consumption of computers running Windows Vista is hitting the market today, with a product from power-management software vendor 1E that centralizes and automates the PC shutdown process.The fifth version of 1E’s NightWatchman adds support for Vista and enhances reporting tools to give network administrators greater visibility into power consumption and energy savings. Previously, NightWatchman supported Windows XP and Windows 2000, but not Vista.
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PC World, that veritable tome of PC (and Mac!) facts, has just uploaded a fancy laptop slideshow to their site showing ‘The Most Notable Notebooks of 2007′. Here’s hoping no-one releases any super-duper models between now and the end of the year, for their sake.
Today the list of the 100 reasons Microsoft thinks you’ll be speechless when you will use Windows Vista continues with some facts like how Windows Internet Explorer 7 lets you print out exactly what you see on the web and reduce printing waste or how you can use Windows Meeting SpaceA to invite friends or colleagues to work with you on projects over the Internet.
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