Joining a domain (or workgroup). For an IT professional, it's as easy as right-clicking My Computer, selecting Properties, go to the Computer Name tab and select Change. Try that in Vista.
Instead of getting Properties, you get the System screen from the Control Panel. What gives? No worries. Simply select the Change Settings midway down the page and the familiar System Properties opens at the Computer Name tab.
Make the counterintuitive intuitive.
Microsoft Vista
- 8 Steps to Ease Your Transition to Vista
- Associating File Types
- Complex Searching in Windows Explorer
- Connecting to a Secured Wireless Network
- Creating a Complete Backup with Wbadmin
- Creating Custom Search Providers in IE7
- Data Execution Prevention
- Deleting or Changing Profiles
- Entering the Activation Key
- Joining a Domain
- Make User Account Control (UAC) More Tolerable
- Minimum Hardware Requirements for Installation
- Restoring a Complete PC Backup
- Turning Off User Account Controls
- Video Tips and Tricks
- Where are the Drop Down Menus in Windows Explorer?
- Where's the Windows Vista Aero Theme?
- Windows Experience Index
- Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update
Other Great Resources
- 25+ Vista deployment tricks
- Extending The Windows Vista Grace Period to 120 Days
- How to Install a Vista Upgrade on a Blank Hard Drive
- Select Files using Check Boxes in Windows Vista
- Use Windows Easy Transfer Companion to transfer programs from Windows XP to Windows Vista
- Using Vista BitLocker under Virtual PC / Virtual Server
Microsoft Office 2007
