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Together with Windows Live services and TM Organize and share your photos.
Windows Live OneCare , Windows Vista TM ®
With Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Live Spaces,
empowers you to do more of the things that you can easily organize and share your photos with friends
are important to you. Organize and share your and family—online or from your PC.
photos. Stay in touch with the people you care
about. Share life as it happens. Find anything
on your computer. Make your PC your new
entertainment center. Keep your family and Create
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files safer…the possibilities are endless.
The best way to organize your pictures and videos is to add descriptive
Discover 10 exciting things you can do right labels called tags. You can add tags as you transfer them from your camera
now with Windows Vista on your PC. to your PC (see 10 Exciting Things #2: Transfer your pictures to your PC for
details) or at a later time. To tag photos once they are on your PC:

Click the Start button, click All Programs, and then click
CONTENTS 1 Windows Live Photo Gallery.

1. Organize and share your photos.


2. Save pictures to your PC. 2 Double click the picture to which you want to add a tag.
3. View your photos on your TV.
4. Connect with friends and colleagues online. 3 In the Info pane, click Add Tags.
5. Help keep computing safe.
6. Find anything on your computer.
7. Boost your computer’s performance.
4 Type the new tag, and then press ENTER.

8. Watch TV shows on your PC.


9. Manage your music. Your pictures will be saved automatically in the Pictures folder with
the tag name, so you can find them easily later.
10. Play games.

Go to http://get.live.com to download your FREE set of Windows Live services now.


Go to http://onecare.live.com to get a 90-day free trial of Windows Live OneCare.
Share your pictures via e-mail Share your pictures online

Share your latest To publish to your Windows Live Spaces, click the Start button,
1 pictures with friends 1 click All Programs and then click Windows Live Photo Gallery.
by sending them
in e-mail. To send
via e-mail, click the Select the pictures you want to publish. To select more than one picture,
Start button, click All 2 hold down the CTRL key while you click the photos you want.
Programs, and then
click Windows Live
Photo Gallery.
3 Click the Publish button on the toolbar.

Click Publish on Windows Live Spaces, enter your Album Title,


4 then click Publish.
Select the pictures you want
2 to send. To select more than
one picture, hold down the
CTRL key while you click the Print pictures
photos you want. Click the
E-mail button on the toolbar. With Windows Vista and Windows Live services, it’s easy to print high-quality
The Attach Files dialog box color photos to share. Just follow these steps:
will appear.

Click the Start button,


1 click All Programs, and
In the Attach Files dialog
3 box, select a picture then click Windows Live
size (the default size, Photo Gallery.
medium, is usually okay),
and then click Attach. Windows opens a new e-mail message
with the pictures you selected attached. Select the pictures that
2 you want to print.

Enter the e-mail addresses of the recipients, type a subject, and add
4 a message. When your message is ready, click Send. On the toolbar, click Print,
3 and then click Print again.

In the Print Pictures


4 dialog box, choose your
print options, and then
click Print.
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Transfer your pictures

In the AutoPlay dialog box that


1 appears, click Import pictures
using Windows to transfer
Transfer your pictures to your PC. pictures to your computer.

Transfer pictures from your camera to your computer easily.

Get started now


There are two ways to transfer your pictures, depending on
your equipment:

Using a USB Cable Using a Memory Card


You can add descriptive tags to
• If you have a universal serial bus • If you have a memory card 2 your pictures as you transfer them
(USB) cable, use it to connect reader, remove the memory
your camera to your computer. card from your camera. to your PC, so that they’re titled Fall Day, Family

and organized in a way that


• Turn on the camera. • Slide the memory card into the makes them easy to find later.
card reader. If your card reader Simply type a word, date, or
is not built in to your PC, plug other meaningful descriptor
it into your computer’s USB in the Importing Pictures and
port after you put the card Videos dialog box. (You can also
into the reader. add tags later. See 10 Exciting
Things #1: Organize and share
your pictures.)

You can watch the progress as


3 your pictures are transferred.

Now you are ready to transfer your pictures to your PC >>


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After you have determined which port to use, turn off your computer
2 and position it near your television. Disconnect the monitor, but leave
the mouse and keyboard connected.

View your photos on your TV. 3


Connect your computer’s video port to your television with the
appropriate video cable.
Connect your PC with Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows
Vista Ultimate to your television set and view photo slide shows on
the TV’s larger screen. Turn on your television and set it to the input that matches the
4 video port connected to your computer. You might need to refer
to your television’s user’s guide for instructions on how to do this.

Get started now


Turn on your computer. You should see Windows displayed on
Make sure you have transferred your photos to your new PC before
5 your television.
you start. (See how to do this in 10 Exciting Things #1: Save your
pictures to your PC.)
Create a slide show
Connect your computer to a TV
1 Your computer must have a video
You can create and play a new slide show for school or work on the spot:
A
port that matches one of the input Click the Start button, click All Programs, and then click
ports on your television. The types 1 Windows Live Photo Gallery.
of ports are: B

A: VGA Port Click the photos you want to display in the slide show. To select more than
B: DVI Port C
2 one picture, hold down the CTRL key while you click the photos you want.
C: Composite Video Port
D: S-Video Port
Click the Slide Show button at the
NOTE: if your computer 3 bottom to start the slide show.
doesn’t have any of these
TV-compatible ports,
then you will need to
install a new video card that
has the right connection. D
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If you don’t know your e-mail address, server names, or username, you can
get them from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). When you’re ready:

Click the Start button, click All Programs, and then click
1 Windows Live Mail.
Connect with friends and
colleagues online. 2
If an information box pops up, follow instructions. If no box pops up,
click Add, choose the type of account you want to add, click Next,
Send and receive e-mail messages using Windows Live Mail or Hotmail ®

and then follow the instructions.


to keep family, friends and classmates up to date.

Instant Messaging Check for new messages


Windows Vista supports instant messaging using Windows Live Messenger. To view any new e-mail messages in our Windows Live Mail inbox:
Simply download and install Windows Live Messenger to connect any way
you want—by text, voice, or video—from your PC or your mobile phone.* Click the Start button, click All Programs, and then click
1 Windows Live Mail.

Set up your Windows Live Mail account


Click the Tools menu, point to Send and Receive, and then
2 click Receive All.
You can set up your Windows Live e-mail account and use it to manage
most existing e-mail accounts in a few easy steps. But first, make sure
you have all the necessary information:
To send e-mail messages from your Outbox at the same time as
3 you check for new mail, point to Send and Receive, and then click
• You will need to choose a display name, which will appear at the
Send and Receive All.
top of your e-mail messages.

• Have your e-mail address available.

• Identify your incoming and outgoing e-mail server names.

• Find out your e-mail username, which you use to sign in to your
e-mail server.

• Have your password available.

*To place a PC to PC call, both users must have Messenger installed, a compatible microphone and speakers or
headset, and Internet access (webcam and broadband required for video).
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Now you’re ready to turn on the Parental Controls for each child

Click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then, under User
1 Accounts, click Set up Parental Controls. If you are prompted for
an administrator password or confirmation, type the password
Help keep computing safe. or provide confirmation.

Parental Controls in Windows Vista, paired with the always-on antivirus


and antispyware protection of Windows Live OneCare , help make
TM
Click the name on the standard user account for which you want
your computing environment safer. 2 to set Parental Controls.

3 Under Parental Controls, click On.


Parental Controls
Help protect your children from unsafe or inappropriate content Adjust the individual settings that you want to control for your
by specifying which games, programs, and Web sites they can
4 child’s user account.
access—and what hours they can use the PC for fun and education.

To get started, set up a standard user account for each child: Permissions
Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click User Accounts To set up Permissions to a file or folder:
1 and Family Safety, and then click User Accounts.
1 Right-click the file or folder, and then click Properties.

Click Manage another account. If you are prompted for an administrator


2 password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
2 Click the Security tab, and then click Edit.

3 Click Create a new account. Click the name of the person OR click Add, and type the name
3 of the person, then click OK.

Type the name you want to give the user account, click an account
4 type, and then click Create Account. 4 Select the level of Permissions you want to assign, and click OK.

All-In-One PC Protection
Keep your family and files safer with the always-on antivirus and antispyware protection
of Windows Live OneCare. Minimize problems with its new diagnostic and self-tuning
features. Safeguard your work with automatic back up and restore capabilities.
Visit http://onecare.live.com to get a 90-day free trial of Windows Live OneCare.
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When you do not know where to look
Let Windows Vista help you locate files anywhere in your personal folder
(which includes Documents, Pictures, Music, and Desktop), e-mail, school
and work folders, and offline files.
Find anything on your computer
and the Internet. 1 Click the Start button and then click Search.

With Instant Search in Windows Vista, quickly locate files, e-mail messages,
applications, school projects, pictures—virtually anything stored on your 2 Type a word or part of a word in the Search box.
PC. Use Windows Live Toolbar to find information online.

As you type, files from various locations on your computer that


3 match your text will appear.
Find files, folders, and e-mail messages
Save time by locating a specific file using the Instant Search box, located at the
4 Do any of the following in the Search pane:

base of the Start menu and the top of every Windows Explorer window. • Click a filter button to show only certain file types, such as e-mail,
documents, pictures, or music.
As you type in the name of the file
you’re trying to locate, files that • Click the Advanced Search button to show additional filters.
match your text will appear. When
you see the file you want, you can • Select a different search location in the Location list. You can
stop typing. choose to search an entire hard disk or any other location.

Find information on the Internet


Type a keyword or phrase in the Windows Live Toolbar box in the upper-right
corner of the Address bar and then press ENTER (or press ALT+ENTER to
display search results in a new tab).
7 3 Click the ReadyBoost tab, and then select Use this device.

Move the slider to choose how much of the available space on your
4 flash drive you want to reserve for boosting your system speed.
Boost your computer’s performance.
Increase your computing power using just a USB flash drive and Windows
®

ReadyBoost . Use Windows Live OneCare and get security features that
TM

help protect your PC and its performance.

Get started now 5 Click OK.


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You can speed up your computer easily and economically by adding


memory in the form of a USB flash drive. You need only an available USB 2.0
port on your computer and a 256 MB or larger flash drive that is compatible
with the Windows ReadyBoost technology built into Windows Vista.
TM

Increase your computing speed


Plug a flash drive or other removable media device into your computer.
1 This should automatically open AutoPlay.

Under General Options, click


2 Speed up my system. This will
display the Properties dialog
box for your flash drive or
other removable media device.

Protect your PC performance


Minimize performance problems with Windows Live OneCare’s diagnostic
and self-tuning features. Safeguard your work with complete back-up and
recovery capabilities.Visit http://onecare.live.com to download your free
90-day trial of OneCare.
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Pause TV
You can pause your show by moving the mouse and clicking Pause, then restart
your show where you left off by moving the mouse and pressing Play on the
transport controls. You can
Watch TV shows on your PC. also use the transport controls
to control the playback of the
With Windows Media Center* in Windows Vista Home Premium or paused TV show or movie. Move
Windows Vista Ultimate, you can watch, pause, and record live TV the mouse and then click Skip
shows, movies, and educational programs right on your computer. Backward, Rewind, Fast
Forward, or Skip Forward.

Get started now


Record a TV show
Windows Media Center organizes your entire digital entertainment library on
your PC—optimized for viewing through your television. You can even watch To record a TV show or movie while it is playing
and record TV with Windows Media Center. To watch TV on your PC, you need
a special video adapter called a TV tuner card for your PC. Just plug the cable,
satellite, or antenna signal into the TV tuner card—and you’re ready to watch.
1 Move the mouse, and then click Record on the transport controls.

To record a TV show or movie that will air at a later time


Watch TV
1 On the start screen, scroll to TV + Movies, and click guide.
Never miss a favorite television show again. With Windows Media Center
in Windows Vista, you can watch your show wherever you are, as long
as there’s a TV signal. To watch: Locate and right-click the TV show you want to record,
2 and then click Record.

From the Start button, click Windows Media Center. On that start
1 screen, scroll to TV + Movies, click guide, locate a TV show that is To record a TV series
currently airing, and then click the show.
1 On the start screen, scroll to TV + Movies, and click guide.

To change the channel, move


2 the mouse, and then click ch Locate and right-click the TV series you want
+ or ch - to go up one channel 2 to record, and then click Record Series.
or down one channel.
* Windows Media Center is available in Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Ultimate. TV playback and recording
features require an integrated or external USB TV tuner. Supports up to two TV tuners in all supported regions subject to
Windows Vista compatibility with local TV standards; additional DTV/HDTV tuner support is available in the U.S. and South
Korea with compatible hardware. To enjoy all the benefits of Windows Media Center, Internet access is recommended; for
some features, such as the Microsoft Electronic Programming Guide, it is required. Internet service provider subscription or
other service fees may apply. Microsoft Electronic Programming Guide is not available in all regions or countries. DVD burning,
TV features, and remote control support may vary by manufacturer and/or require additional purchases.
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(Optional) As the player begins ripping the CD, clear the check boxes
3 next to any songs that you don’t want to rip. Or, click Stop Rip, make
your selections, and click Start Rip to restart ripping. (Partially ripped
songs are not saved.)

Manage your music efficiently.


Let Windows Media Player help minimize the time you
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spend managing your music and maximize the time you


spend enjoying it.

Get started now


Windows Media Player can help you organize your entire music collection.
First, you need some songs in the library. The Player gets you started by
automatically searching certain folders for music files and adding them to
your library.

Copy songs from a CD Download songs from online stores


You can use Windows Media Player to copy songs from audio CDs to your Click the arrow below the Online Stores tab in the taskbar, and
computer. This process is known as ripping. 1 then click Browse all Online Stores.

A Web page is displayed that lists all of the stores that are available.
1 Connect to the Internet. Click a store you are interested in, and the Player will display the store.

For specific questions about how to use a particular online store,


Insert an audio CD into the CD drive, and then click the Rip tab on see the customer service or Help links on the store’s Web page.
2 the taskbar. The Player begins ripping the CD automatically.

If you want to return to this store regularly, you can mark it as a


2 favorite by clicking the arrow below the Online Stores tab, and
then clicking Add current service to menu.
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To install a game
Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Enterprise do not come with
prepackaged games. To enjoy a game on a PC running Windows Vista
Business or Windows Vista Enterprise you will need to:
Play games.
In Windows Vista, the Games Explorer helps you find, start, 1 Install one or more Windows games:
save, and remove games quickly and easily.
• Click the Start button.

• Click Control Panel, click Programs, and then click


Turn Windows features on or off.
Get started now
• In the Windows Features dialog box, select the Games check box,
Your Windows Vista-based PC comes preloaded with several great games: and then click OK.
Solitaire, FreeCell, Minesweeper, Hearts, Spider Solitaire, Mahjong Titans,
Chess Titans, and Purble Place. • If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation,
type the password or provide confirmation.
NOTE: Not all games are available on all versions of Windows Vista.

2 Start a Windows game:

Play a game • Click the Start button,


and click All Programs.
To play a game in Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows
Vista Ultimate: • Click Games, and then
click Games Explorer.

1 Click the Start button, and click All Programs. • Double-click the game
you want to play.

2 Click Games, and then click Games Explorer.

3 Double-click the game you want to play.


For specific instructions on playing each game, click View Help
on the game’s Help menu.
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©2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Internet Explorer,


the Office logo, ReadyBoost, OneCare, Windows, Windows Live, the Windows logo,
Windows Media, Windows Vista, and the Windows Vista start button are trademarks
of the Microsoft group of companies. All other trademarks are property of their re-
spective owners.
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