GUI: Windows Vista

Microsoft's ill-fated successor to the venerable Windows XP. The 2006 operating system received heavy criticism for it's sluggish performance and resource heavy "aero" visual theme.

Installation:

First Run:

Upon first boot, Windows Vista shows off the new "sidebar" feature with a default set of "gadgets" loaded.

Empty Desktop:

Desktop with applications:

Notepad:

Wordpad:

Calculator:

Clock and Calendar:

Media Player:

Volume:

Mixer:

Sound Recorder:

Browser (Internet Explorer 7):

On Screen Keyboard

Control Panel:

Windows Vista follows the cue of Windows XP in offering a simplified "category view" of the control panel. The icon view is still available by choosing "classic view" from the side panel.

Appearance:

Display:

Keyboard:

Mouse:

Date and Time:

International:

Accessibility:

Application Manager (Start Menu):

File Manager:

Power Management:

Running Applications (TaskBar):

Task Manager:

Help:

Search:

Windows Vista featured a greatly improved search functionality that was built right into the start menu.

Recycle Bin:

Run:

Command Prompt:

Boot Screen:

Login Screen:

Logoff and Shutdown:

Shut Down:

About Windows:

About Application:

Font Selection:

Open File:

Color Selector:

Wrong Password: