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Images: Vista tackles spyware

By Bill Detwiler

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Images: Vista tackles spyware

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Screenshot of Windows Defender, the anti-spyware tool that will be built into Windows Vista.

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Images: Vista tackles spyware

User Account Protection: The interface modifications in Windows Vista include using a shield icon to notify people that they cannot perform commands that require administrative privileges. This example focuses on the tool for changing the date and time.

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By Bill Detwiler
Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show.