The Vista Welcome Center is a nice introduction into Vista.
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The Welcome Center has videos available to help you thru Vista's features.
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File Manager has added some Linux-features like Favorites at the top left corner of the screen.
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I prefer a simpler file manager like the freeware X2 File Manager.
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Below are some of the standard XP Accessories carried over to Vista like Notepad, Paint, DOS-prompt, Task Scheduler, and Calculator.
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