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[dazzlin]

Woohoo! Felix has kindly provided everyone with a .pdf file of the wonderful tips in this thread. Wow, very nice of you to do! I've uploaded the file and provided a link to it in the Links to Downloads thread.

Felix!

[felix8406]

Price list for Windows Vista

Home Basic, = $199 full / $99.95 upgrade
Home Premium = $239 full / $159 upgrade
Business = $299 full / $199 upgrade
Ultimate = $399 full / $259 upgrade

[felix8406]

Originally Posted by felix8406

Price list for Windows Vista

Home Basic, = $199 full / $99.95 upgrade
Home Premium = $239 full / $159 upgrade
Business = $299 full / $199 upgrade
Ultimate = $399 full / $259 upgrade

I wanted to add this link http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...ssupgrade.mspx for those who are getting a PC before Vista hits the store next year. It provides reference to Vista express update program, including offers by 13 major companies.

[felix8406]

Dazzlin, this post needs to go.

edited by dazzlin to get rid of the links from the deleted post

[felix8406]

If you accidentally saved over a document or if it gets corrupted, you can “roll back” to your earlier version of the file. Simply right-click the file and select Restore Previous Versions. This brings up a list of previously saved versions of the individual file. Choose a previous version and Windows Vista will restore your file to that version.

Don’t ignore this message though: “Warning: The file or folder will replace the current version on your computer, and the replacement cannot be undone.”

[dazzlin]

Oh, that's a beautiful feature. Can't tell u the number of times I've desperately needed THAT.

[felix8406]

XML Paper Specification (XPS), included in Vista, lets you create and view documents from any PC while maintaining its appearance. XML is part of the open/cross-platform document that has been pushed, especially by Linux enthusiastic, but also Google, Yahoo, and many others. Some examples are Zoho Writer, Google’s Docs and Spreadsheets, OpenOffice, etc.

You can create a XPS document from almost any application that’s running in your Vista PC. Here’s how:

1. Open a document
2. Select the print option
3. In the printer selection menu, select Microsoft XPS Document Writer and click OK
4. Name the file and click Save

Now you can open your document and it will appear in the XPS Viewer, which is embedded in IE7.

To learn more about XPS, including how to create a XPS files, go to http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...n/default.aspx

[dazzlin]

That's interesting, Felix. Actually, a couple of days ago, I was trying to print something, and it kept choosing that as the default printer. Didn't know what the heck it was, but I put my regular printer back as the default. Now that I know what it is, I'll play around with it. Sounds cool! Can't be worse than pdf. I hate pdf.

[felix8406]

Originally Posted by dazzlin

That's interesting, Felix. Actually, a couple of days ago, I was trying to print something, and it kept choosing that as the default printer. Didn't know what the heck it was, but I put my regular printer back as the default. Now that I know what it is, I'll play around with it. Sounds cool! Can't be worse than pdf. I hate pdf.

I think that eventually, Open Source is going to drive PDF (Adobe) to either make some drastic changes or become extinct. Now that “collaboration” has become “the word”, open source is due to take off in a drastic way. Saving a document in PDF format has become much easier; the problem is that it replaces all formatting. When you save a file using the XPS application, it preserves all properties, including formatting.

[Znod]

Originally Posted by dazzlin

That's interesting, Felix. Actually, a couple of days ago, I was trying to print something, and it kept choosing that as the default printer. Didn't know what the heck it was, but I put my regular printer back as the default. Now that I know what it is, I'll play around with it. Sounds cool! Can't be worse than pdf. I hate pdf.

Vista tries to force XPS junk on me frequently too. I just cancel printing and start over. Then, it works right.