Some suggestions for new Windows Vista users

Give advice on how to use Windows Vista with Vista. First of all, it is recommended that you upgrade to Windows Vista. We don't talk about a hundred reasons for upgrading, in terms of the experience of using it. There are several aspects that make me feel that I should use Vista.

1. Humanized design. For example, the installation of Windows. I have seen it with my own eyes. It is not very easy to install XP friends. It is very easy to install Vista.

2. Security. For example, malware prevention. I used to have a lot of colleagues, using Windows 2003 with popular anti-virus software, but still can't resist malware.

3, performance. For example, Outlook 2007. Everyone usually receives emails, and you must have tried to search for a keyword in 1000 letters. How long does it take? Up to 2 seconds in Vista's Outlook 2007!

In most cases, you always upgrade to Windows Vista on previous hardware platforms, so you will encounter some first week of Windows Vista. problem. So here are some suggestions for you:

Choosing the right version: Many friends complained slowly when they tried Windows Vista, but they ignored a problem: Windows Vista is not only a version of Ultimate. Although this version is the most versatile, for most users, many of its features are not used, and those features consume a lot of software and hardware resources. For home users, use home premium (home premium version), for business or a little more professional users, use business (commercial version), these two versions require only 1GB of memory and hardware configuration 128MB of video memory, and also have Aero glass effect and Flip 3D mode.

Upgrading your drivers: The latest drivers will solve known problems and bring better performance to your hardware. Generally, you can get driver updates in three ways:

a. Use Windows Update. You can click Start, in the Instant Search field, type update, then click Windows Update. Then click Check for Updates. Install the hardware update driver found by windows.

Note: You can also run this command line to open Windows Update: control.exe /name Microsoft.WindowsUpdate

b. Query the computer manufacturer's home page. If your computer is a branded machine, you can log in to the official home page to download the latest drivers. Most computer manufacturers have their own technical support sites, such as http://support.hp.com.cn http://support.dell.com.cn http://support.lenovo.com.cn http://Www.ibm.com/support/cn/

c. Query the hardware manufacturer's homepage. Many hardware vendors regularly introduce new hardware drivers, such as Nvidia or ATI graphics drivers. You can run devmgmt.msc to open the device manager, find the corresponding hardware device, then double-click and click Update Driver on its properties page.

Update your program: Many software developers have released versions for Vista, and using the new version of the program will ensure that you can get the job done. In general, you can find the menu item for &helquo;…” in the help menu at the end of the program, and click on it to find the software manufacturer's home page.

Executing backups: Vista is safe enough to be set by default, but this security category does not include the data on your computer. Before installing Vista and really understanding the features of Vista, back up important business data on your computer to external storage to avoid unnecessary problems.

Read the documentation: For security reasons, Vista has made a lot of improvements based on the previous system. These improvements may make you feel puzzled for a while. Please use random when using Vista. Get familiar with and experience the documentation and the operating guide on the official Vista site.

Don't arbitrarily turn off the feature: Yes, UAC is really annoying; Aero, it affects speed; too many services will consume resources. But Windows Vista designed these features are different considerations, and have been evaluated by a large number of users. Don't be busy disabling them, keep them for a week, use them and read the documentation to understand their functions, understand what impact they will have to close them, then make the appropriate change records and close them. For example, what service is turned off, and if you want to use it, how to start it. The advantage of doing this is that once you have a problem in the future, you can solve them quickly.

Execution compatibility mode: Even if you follow the steps above, there are still some programs that do not work well on Vista, and you can execute them in compatibility mode. You can right-click on the shortcuts or executables of these programs, click Properties, select “Compatibility> on the property page, then check “Run this program in compatibility mode”, then select the appropriate action The system is fine.