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Windows Vista RC 2

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    Windows Vista RC2 installation

    According to Microsoft, Windows Vista RC2 offers a “higher level of performance and stability” than the previous Vista release and fixes several Vista RC1 bugs.

    Steven S. Warren has taken more than 60 screenshots of the Windows Vista RC2 installation and new/updated features, including the Windows Photo Gallery, Mail, Networking, and Firewall. Check out the gallery and tell us what you like and dislike about Vista.

    Credit: Steven S. Warren

  • License agreement

  • Installing Windows Vista

  • Completing installation

  • Choosing a user name and picture

  • Selecting a password

  • Computer name and desktop background

  • Windows Vista protection update settings

  • Time and date settings

  • Selecting the current location

  • Windows checks the computer performance

  • Password screen

  • Desktop view after logging in

  • Windows Vista new start graphic

  • Virtual folders

  • Adding gadgets to the Windows sidebar

  • Windows Update

  • Changing your desktop background in Windows Vista

  • Aero Glass

  • User Accounts and Family Safety

  • Making changes to your user account

  • Control Panel - Network and Internet options

  • Windows Vista games

  • Windows Vista 3D graphics

  • Computer folder

  • Windows Vista IE7

  • IE7 graphics

  • Windows Media Center setup

  • TV and Movies: Recorded TV options

  • TV and Movies: Set up TV

  • Movies and TV: Playback toolbar

  • Music Library

  • Windows Help and Support prompt

  • Windows Help and Support search options

  • Windows Mail

  • Windows Mail Inbox

  • Create a New Message

  • Windows Mail user properties

  • Windows Mail user properties

  • Export Windows Contacts

  • Windows Vista display options

  • User Account Control permissions prompt

  • Recycle Bin

  • Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - Overview

  • Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - Domain Profile

  • Network connection display on the toolbar

  • Windows Network Diagnostics

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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. Previously, Bill was an IT manager in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.