Tutorials on Vista / Windows 7

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Windows 7 is Microsoft's latest operating system.

If you buy a new Windows computer today, it will come with a new operating system - Windows 7. This is an upgrade to Vista and a major change from Windows XP. All the following videos were recorded using Vista - but most of the features work exactly the same in Windows 7.

Click on any video linked below to get started. If the video is labeled 'Free', it will play right away. If it is labeled 'Members Only' you need a membership username and password. You will need a good, fast Internet connection in order to view these properly. If you don't have that you can order a CD. You can also download our Seminar Handout.

Vista / Windows 7 Video Series . An organized collection of the Vista videos for Members Only.

 

	Topic	Description	Date Recorded	Minutes
Free	Versions of Vista	What version do you have? Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate. Different features come with different versions.	7/7/08	3.7
Members Only	Aero colors and special effects	A new look with transparency and Flip 3D. How to use it and how to turn it on or off.	7/7/08	5.3
Members Only	Desktop Tricks	Use the scroll wheel on your mouse to change the size of desktop icons. Create multiple clocks for different time zones.	7/7/08	3
Free	No 1 favorite feature: Search	Stop looking and start finding stuff with Vista's search feature. Don't get aggravated looking for things that have moved. Let Vista find them for you.	7/7/08	5.5
Members Only	Shut Down or Sleep	Shut Down is OK, Sleep is better. For laptops, just close the lid.	7/7/08	4.5
Members Only	Sidebar and Gadgets	Using Vista' sidebar with some useful desktop tools called gadgets. Add and customize Gadgets you want, delete those you don't.	7/15/08	3.8
Members Only	Overview of Files and Folders	An overview tour of the new look and feel for Files and Folders, aka Windows Explorer	7/15/08	4.7
Members Only	Navigating Files and Folders	The new Address Bar Navigation and toolbar options.	7/15/08	6.5
Members Only	Burning CDs - New Format	Vista makes CDs like floppies again! Use the Burn command on the toolbar, then you can read, write and delete from the CD.	7/15/08	4.2
Members Only	Backup	Backup has changed. You don't even need to know where your files are! You do need an external hard drive.	7/15/08	4.3
Members Only	Windows Mail	No more Outlook Express, but Windows Mail takes its place quite nicely.	7/15/08	3
Members Only	Photo Gallery	A little like Picasa (but not quite), Photo Gallery gives you a new way to browse your photos in Windows Vista.	7/15/08	4.5
Free	Speech Recognition	Speech recognition is a built-in feature of Vista and it works pretty good!	7/15/08	4.5
Members Only	Performance	New utilities in Vista for monitoring and adjusting performance.	7/1/08	6
Members Only	Connecting to Wi-Fi	How to connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot using Vista	3/10/09	3.5

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