Thanks Rick .. good advice. I just put a sticky note on my laptop to remind me to use the Search box. You can teach an old Fox new tricks!! :-)
Cathy
>Just a little tip - get familiar with the Search box on the task bar. I don't think I ever click for any applications or options I just type a couple of words and I'm there.
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>For example all the Control Panel Applets can be accessed this way. For example:
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>Programs
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>will get you a list of installed programs including the Windows Installer dialog (Programs and Features). Or
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>Device
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>to get you to device manager. Or Goto to find GotoMeeting etc. etc.
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>A lot of people complain about Vista as just eye candy but there's a lot of productivity improvement under the hood if you just use a few of the new features...
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>Tell you what - I would hate to have to go back to XP... Even when running in VPC for testing I continually use the Windows key to look things up and curse it when nothing comes up <s>... Habits change quickly if you find something that works more efficiently for you.
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>+++ Rick ---