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Screenshots: Vista's got game

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    animated wallpaper

    The new Windows Vista operating system offers a better gaming platform because it includes DirectX 10, which could offer up to eight times better graphics performance than DirectX 9.

    Windows Presentation Foundation uses DirectX to take advantage of your 3D graphics hardware to convert the 2D windows surfaces into textures that can be rendered onto the desktop.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:58 GMT (08:58 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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    Alt-Tab

    The new Alt-Tab feature for Vista brings up thumbnail pictures of the contents of each Window (top) as opposed to the plain Alt-Tab interface on Windows XP (bottom). Another Windows navigation feature, Flip3D, lets you organize your application windows by pulling your open windows together and arranging them into a 3D rolodex format.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:58 GMT (08:58 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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    search

    Windows Vista has a new quick-search bar integrated into the start menu and folder explorer views. The search tool automatically starts returning results as soon as you type in the first letter and narrows down the results as you continue typing.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:58 GMT (08:58 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • start menu

    start menu

    The left side of the start menu displays the most-recently used programs, and the All Programs menu selection at the bottom now transforms the entire left menu area into a program-navigation menu. Clicking on a folder in the new program-view menu expands it downward to reveal executable programs contained inside, making it easier for those using a notebook touch pad to find and run programs from the start menu.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:58 GMT (08:58 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • parental controls

    parental controls

    Some of the new controls in Windows Vista allow parents to schedule computer use and control what types of games can be played on the PC.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:58 GMT (08:58 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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Here's a look at some of Microsoft's proposed Windows Vista features that would appeal to gamers.

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animated wallpaper

The new Windows Vista operating system offers a better gaming platform because it includes DirectX 10, which could offer up to eight times better graphics performance than DirectX 9.

Windows Presentation Foundation uses DirectX to take advantage of your 3D graphics hardware to convert the 2D windows surfaces into textures that can be rendered onto the desktop.

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 15:58 GMT (08:58 PDT)

Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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