Vista Migration

A complete Windows Vista tips site.

Windvis.com was created for users that are beginners or intermediate, but if you have been using Windows Vista since its early versions and became an expert, we may have some interesting things for you too!

WindVis is all about helping you protect your privacy when surfing the internet, keeping your computer secure and optimize your Windows Vista for better performance.

Here’s a sample of some of the information they’ve got on tap.

• How to uninstall a program in windows vista
• How to fix the slow file transfers problem in Vista
• Handy Recovery 3.0 Review - Did you erase a file by mistake? You checked Recycle Bin and the file is nowhere to be found? With Handy Recovery you can recover files that were accidently erased from your computer.
• How to take a screenshot in Windows Vista - Until now, third party tools were needed for taking accurate screenshots but Vista comes with a build-in accessory called Snipping Tool

A nice, solid overview of Vista from the point of view of XP migrators.  If you’re used to your beloved XP these folks will be able to help answer your questions.  It’s got lots of answers including-

• What happend to my Log Off button?
• How do I do add a network printer?
• How do I change the default program to open certain files?

Are you a hunt and peck typist? Want to be able to just tell your computer what to do? Vista might be able to help you out.

If you have Windows Vista . . . you might be surprised to find that voice recognition is built in – and that it’s pretty good. While it takes some getting used to, with a little practice you’ll soon be able to use speech recognition to create and edit documents as well as to control most of the functions of your computer.

Check it out at Life Hack.

The Vista Start Menu looks different than XP but it has essentially the same parts just in a different format.

Let’s take a look at it.  If you’d like to see a larger version, click on the image.

Since all the other applications had a team blog, Outlook decided to jump on board as well. They’ve got some great tips so go check out their site.

If you want to get tips and tricks straight from the horse’s mouth than this is the place to do it. The very people responsible for writing the code behind Powerpoint 07 have a blog where the give you advice on how to use it. The site is searchable and each post is tagged with keywords to make browsing by subject easier.

If you want to get tips and tricks straight from the horse’s mouth than this is the place to do it. The very people responsible for writing the code behind Word 07 have a blog where the give you advice on how to use it. The site is searchable and each post is tagged with keywords to make browsing by subject easier.

The New Paperclip is a site devoted to helping new Office 2007 users get comfortable. It has lots of very simple and short text/image based tutorials on everyday Office skills.

He breaks tutorials down by application and by user level- there are beginner, regular, advanced and expert tutorials available.

The MS Office 07 Tips and Tricks site has some good information. The irritating thing is you have to sign up for a Windows Live ID to get at the videos. If you already have a Live ID (it’s the same as your MSN Hotmail, or MSN Messenger ID) or don’t mind a simple sign up then the site is well worth checking out.

Here’s a link to the official Microsoft Outlook 2007 training materials. They cover everything from the basics to using Outlook for RSS.

Each tutorial has information regarding the time it will take to complete, learning objectives, user ratings and they all have video components.