You can, however, use the Search box to run commands like you would with the Run applet found in other versions of Windows.

If you are a fan of the Run prompt from previous versions of Windows, you might be disappointed because it's not included on the Start menu by default. For more information, see #81, 'Search from the Start Menu.' Instant Search allows you to quickly find files, programs, email messages, web favorites and history, and more. For more information, see #77, 'Set Up Additional Clocks for Other Time Zones,' and #78, 'Use Military Time Format for the Clock.' Start MenuĪs you can see from the example in Figure 3.1, the Start menu now contains a Search box for the new Instant Search feature. You can, however, now set up additional clocks for other time zones or use the military (24-hour) time format if you desire. You might also notice that you can't change the time and date settings as easily as you could in other versions of Windows. If your system is capable of running the new Aero interface, Vista offers the use of live thumbnails, which provide a preview of the open document or application, simply by hovering your mouse over an application in the taskbar (see Figure 3.2).

The usual button containing the word start has been replaced with a Windows logo, which you can see in Figure 3.1. Although this tones down the look and brightness of Windows, the black scheme projects a sleek interface.Īnother major change to the taskbar is the Start button. In Windows Vista, Microsoft has chosen a fading black color scheme. Gone is the default blue-and-green color scheme XP users know so well. Microsoft has again changed the scheme in Vista. Longtime Windows users might remember the drastic change in the look and feel of Windows between Windows 95/98 and XP. Taskbar with the new Vista shiny black color scheme.Figure 3.1 New interface and look in Windows Vista.

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