Windows Vista makes it faster and easier than ever to find, use, manage, share and enjoy information – on your PC and on the web.

In the Home Premium, Business and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista, you’ll see everything you’re working on clearly through the stunning new interface, including:

• Windows instant search – that enables you to find any file, document, photo, email, message, song, video or programme on your PC by simply entering the name of something you are looking for, it can be a simple one word key word, like an internet search engine.

• Windows Photo Gallery – easily organise all your photos and movies by tagging them by date, keyword, star rating or any identifying label. You can use Online Printing in Vista to send them to your favourite location to be printed.

• With the Windows Aero interface you will also benefit from Windows Flip 3D to help you quickly switch between windows and tasks.

Windows Internet Explorer 7 helps you browse the web more efficiently. View multiple web pages simultaneously in one window with tabbed browsing or use Quick Tabs to see thumbnail images of all your open web pages.

The Windows sidebar has customisable mini applications called Gadgets, for at-a-glance access to weather, news, calendar and other useful information.

Use Windows Movie Maker to blend photos with home videos to create rich, personalised productions, compete with soundtracks, titles, credits and creative transitions.

With Windows DVD maker you can burn your photo slideshows and home movies to a DVD.

There are also loads more cool games for Windows, with titles like Chess Titans and Mahjong Titans, and hyper-realistic visuals with incredible performance.

Vista also offers faster, more stable connectivity to make it easy to join any number of online gaming communities.

Windows Media Player 11 gives you new ways to grow, organise and enjoy your music collection. Use it to rip CDs to your PC, get new tracks or enjoy an easy connection to your portable devices.

It is easier than ever to use your mobile PC whenever you want. It’s faster to start and end a session at your computer and the new Sleep state conserves battery life while enabling you to pause and resume work in just seconds through a simple press of the power button.

The Network and Sharing Centre can be used to establish a wireless home network so you can experience the freedom of working anywhere in the house.

With the Network and Sharing Centre, Sync Centre and Windows Mobility Centre you can also keep your mobile PC synchronised with your digital media player, Smartphone or other devices.

Windows Vista gives you new ways to meet and collaborate with people. Now you can share your desktop or any of your programmes using Windows Meeting Space. Co-edit documents with a partner or exchange information in a favourite hot spot, or where no network exists.

Windows Vista automates the process that helps to maintain the health and security of your PC, freeing you to focus on the things you enjoy the most.

To preserve critical system settings and priceless files use Scheduled and Network Backup – available in the Home Premium, Business, Ultimate and Enterprise editions of Windows Vista.

Performance, self tuning and diagnostics automatically keep your computer running at its best, and if you do encounter a major setback, Complete PC Backup & Restore in Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Enterprise makes it easier than ever to recover your entire PC.

Windows Vista is also armed with enhanced protection, designed specifically for internet use. Dynamic Security Protection in Windows Internet Explorer 7 helps guard your computer and your privacy against threats like malware, fraudulent websites and online phishing scams, while new Windows Defender technology works to minimise pop ups, slow performance and security threats posed by spyware and other invasive programmes.

Your business isn’t confined to the office; it goes wherever you go and Windows Vista Business gives you simple ways to connect, communicate, network and get work done, whether you are in the office or on the road. Join trusted networks with ease using enhanced security technologies that include simple ways to connect to Microsoft Windows Small Business server or Microsoft Widows Server domains.

Features already discussed, such as Windows Mobility Centre, Windows Meeting Space, the Network & Sharing Centre and Sync Centre allow you to conserve energy, share files, connect to multiple PCs and synchronise data for an always connected and up to date user experience.

With Windows Aero and Instant Search, business users can save time by being able to find, use and manage work quicker and faster than ever before.

Designed specifically for small businesses the one-click Windows Fax and Scan features in Windows Vista Business make it easy to send and receive faxes, scan documents and share those resources with others.

Spend less time learning how to manage you computers and more time honing your business. Small Business Resources in Windows Vista include a guided tour of the operating system with clear instructions and practical, easy to use advice.

Windows Vista Business lays a solid foundation for your company. It is easy to get PCs up and running with Windows Easy Transfer, which helps you set up new computers by automatically transferring important information, such as files and folders, email messages, Windows and program settings, contacts, photos, music and internet favourites from the old computer to the new one.

Windows Vista is compatible with thousands of programs, devices and services. Windows Meeting Space helps make face to face meetings more productive by enabling small groups of Windows Vista users to work together, even over an ad hoc (PC to PC) wireless network.

Windows Vista Business comes with advanced intuitive data protection and safety features in place so you can worry less about your data and more about your customers. Windows Defender helps protect your company’s PCs by regularly scanning them and offering to remove and spyware or other unwanted software that it finds. Shadow Copy automatically creates point-in-time copies of files as you work, so you can quickly and easily retrieve versions of a document that you may have accidentally deleted or overwritten.

Windows Firewall and Advanced Security boast both a simplified interface and greater sophistication than previous versions and are better to protect your company’s PCs from attacks.

Windows Vista increases security protection while reducing the time you’ll need to spend fixing problems.

With less need to perform administrative tasks on their PCs, your staff can be even more productive. In addition, Windows Vista Business includes new technologies that can identify problems and enable a computer to self-heal.