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Windows Vista RC2 installation
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
License agreement
Installing Windows Vista
Installing Windows Vista
Completing installation
Completing installation
Choosing a user name and picture
Choosing a user name and picture
Selecting a password
Selecting a password
Computer name and desktop background
Computer name and desktop background
Windows Vista protection update settings
Windows Vista protection update settings
Time and date settings
Time and date settings
Selecting the current location
Selecting the current location
Windows checks the computer performance
Windows checks the computer performance
Password screen
Password screen
Desktop view after logging in
Desktop view after logging in
Windows Vista new start graphic
Windows Vista new start graphic
Virtual folders
Virtual folders
Adding gadgets to the Windows sidebar
Adding gadgets to the Windows sidebar
Windows Update
Windows Update
Changing your desktop background in Windows Vista
Changing your desktop background in Windows Vista
Aero Glass
Aero Glass
User Accounts and Family Safety
User Accounts and Family Safety
Making changes to your user account
Making changes to your user account
Control Panel - Network and Internet options
Control Panel - Network and Internet options
Windows Vista games
Windows Vista games
Windows Vista 3D graphics
Windows Vista 3D graphics
Computer folder
Computer folder
Windows Vista IE7
Windows Vista IE7
IE7 graphics
IE7 graphics
Windows Media Center setup
Windows Media Center setup
TV and Movies: Recorded TV options
TV and Movies: Recorded TV options
TV and Movies: Set up TV
TV and Movies: Set up TV
Movies and TV: Playback toolbar
Movies and TV: Playback toolbar
Music Library
Music Library
Windows Help and Support prompt
Windows Help and Support prompt
Windows Help and Support search options
Windows Help and Support search options
Windows Mail
Windows Mail
Windows Mail Inbox
Windows Mail Inbox
Create a New Message
Create a New Message
Windows Mail user properties
Windows Mail user properties
Windows Mail user properties
Windows Mail user properties
Export Windows Contacts
Export Windows Contacts
Windows Vista display options
Windows Vista display options
User Account Control permissions prompt
User Account Control permissions prompt
Recycle Bin
Recycle Bin
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - Overview
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - Overview
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - Domain Profile
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - Domain Profile
Network connection display on the toolbar
Network connection display on the toolbar
Windows Network Diagnostics
Windows Network Diagnostics
