New Features In Latest Vista CTP
Silicon.com details some of the additions to the latest released build of Windows Vista.
- improved printing from within Internet Explorer 7
- a new Mobility Center (groups together a host of laptop options, including new power management settings)
- a “Network Center”, that acts as a central spot for managing network connections, replacing the “My Network Places” and “Network Neighbourhood” from Windows XP
- tools for authoring and digitally signing documents in the new XML Paper Specification (XPS) format, code-named Metro
- an early version of Windows Media Player 11
- new network and PC diagnostic tools that can, for example, detect when a disk is likely to fail, warn users and prompt them with ways to back up their data
Features still to come:
- a new migration wizard
- the Power Management Center
- Windows AntiSpyware (eWeek has a bit more on that one)
- Windows Calendar
(via Channel 9)
PC Mag has a tour of Vista 5231 including an overview of Vista’s new search capabilities.
(via Mary Jo Foley)
