We all know that Windows Vista is currently the latest operating system. Most of the tools and commands in Windows Vista is nearly the same if compared with Windows XP but there are some new tools and commands introduced in the new Windows Vista. I’ve been using Windows XP for many years since 2001 and I can say that I’ve pretty much explored a lot of areas in XP and very familiar on the configurations.
When I first installed Windows Vista, I had a little trouble finding the tools which I wanted to use because the location and name of some tools has changed. If you are a Vista newbie and is experiencing the same problem as me, here is a tool called Vista Utilities which might be able to help you access those often used Vista Utilities in 1 click.
Vista Utilities is all-in-one application which provides you with a direct and easy access to almost Windows Vista programs, tools and even games. Those utilities helps you to manage your system configurations, security and performance.
Apart from just helping you accessing all utilities at one place, it provides you with a ready-made MS Dos commands like NTFS Converter, Cab Files Maker and many more which enables you to perform difficult tasks with simple clicks.
Vista Utilities itself can be accessed through the system tray and can be hidden instantly using the Hide to Tray button, just right click on Vista Utilities icon in the system tray near the system clock and a complete context menu will appear that enable you to access all Vista features form any where from your computer. All Windows Vista tools and utilities are categorized into relevant categories and sub-categories which makes finding what do you need even more easy and fast.
The latest version of Vista Utilities includes the following changes:
Added shutdown, restart and log off utilities Added Mozilla Firefox, Network Projector and Welcome Center utilities Added option “Launch Vista Utilities on Windows startup” Add option “Start Vista Utilities hidden to the system tray” Add option “Enable search the web for utilities information” Add option “Automatically check for Vista Utilities updates” Web Update are now able to download Vista Utilities updates directly Fixed bug in About dialog box Fixed bug in Web Update module Fixed bug in launching Downloads folder Windows XP OS is no longer supported Improved user interface Improved application performance Updated Vista Utilities documentation
Vista Utilities is pretty useful except I don’t like that it requires the 10MB Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 to be installed first in order to install and run Vista Utilities.