Part 2: Windows XP vs. Vista: Control Panel

003 and 004: Control Panel
In both Windows XP and Vista there are the familiar view’s of native Category View and Classic View style. Obliviously, with the Ultimate Edition of Vista there are a ton of features you can configure. . .

New Control Panel Features included in Vista:

Autoplay
Backup and Restore
BitLocker Drive Encryption
Device Manager
iSCSI Initiator
Parental Controls
Pen and Input Devices
People Near Me
Performance Information
Problem Reports and Solutions
Speech Recognition
Sync Center
Tablet PC Settings
Welcome Center
Windows CardSpace
Windows Defender
Windows SideBar
Windows SideShow

Every Control Panel Applet you can think of like ‘Accessibility Options’ is now called ‘Ease of Access Center’. . . This of course is typical of Microsoft to do in which for us Technical Support / Engineers will now need to memorize the new terminology from heart for their MSCE certifications. Why couldn’t Microsoft just have two options where the user can switch the Control Panel view to the new standard and the old standard naming conventions. . . sigh!

Windows XP Control Panel Category View
Windows XP - Category View