Windows Vista is released. It might be a good idea to gain more knowledge about various features and tools available in Vista. May I remind you that there is a number of articles available on WindowsNetworking that will help you to work more efficiently with Vista:

Windows Vista’s New and Improved Remote Assistance This article shows what you can expect from the new version of Remote Assistance.

Why Windows Vista’s Fax and Scan is Worth Paying Attention to In this article I will explain why it’s worth paying attention to the new applet included in Windows Vista, Windows Fax and Scan.

Using Windows Meeting Space This article walks you through how to set up and use Windows Meeting Space (formerly Windows Collaboration).

A Preview of Windows Vista’s Sync Center In this article I will give you a preview of Windows Vista’s new feature called the Sync Center.

Migrating to Vista using User State Migration Tool 3.0 This article walks you through how to use User State Migration Tool 3.0 (USMT 3.0) to migrate Windows XP desktop computers to Windows Vista in an enterprise environment.

Migrating to Vista using Windows Easy Transfer This article walks you through how to use Windows Easy Transfer to migrate user accounts, files and program settings from an existing computer running Windows XP to a freshly installed new computer running Windows Vista.

Deploying Windows Vista This article examines the new tools and procedures for deploying Windows Vista and how they can make the administrator’s job of rolling out workstations easier.

The New and Improved NTBACKUP Program In this article I will show you the improvements to NTBACKUP in Windows Vista.

Introducing Windows Vista’s Active Directory Search Tool In this article I will show you how the Windows Vista Active Directory search tool works.

TCP/IP Networking in Windows Vista This article examines the various enhancements made to the TCP/IP stack in Windows Vista and how they provide improved reliability and performance over previous Windows platforms.

Managing Processes and Tasks in Windows Vista This article looks at new capabilities in Windows Vista for managing processes and scheduling tasks and how administrators can use these capabilities for maintaining and troubleshooting systems.

File and Print Sharing in Windows Vista In this article I will show you how users can set up some share points of their own in Windows Vista.

Hardware Considerations for Windows Vista The general consensus regarding Windows Vista is that you are going to have to buy a new computer in order to run it. I have bought three brand new, relatively high end computers for the purposes of beta testing Vista. Of the three, Vista would not even install on two of them, and ran sluggishly on the third. In this article, I will tell you what I have learned about Vista’s hardware requirements through my first hand experiences.

Monitoring Event Logs in Windows Vista This article examines the enhanced features for event log monitoring in Windows Vista and walks the reader through configuring and using these features to better troubleshoot system problems.

Introducing Vista’s Network Center If you have ever worked as a consultant or even just helped out a friend with a computer problem, then you have probably been in a situation in which you sat down at an unfamiliar workstation and had to get an idea of how the system was configured prior to working on the problem. Although Windows XP’s network configuration options are pretty straightforward, you usually can’t get all of the particulars of a machine’s network connectivity at a glance. In Windows Vista though, Microsoft has made it a lot easier to quickly gather information about how a workstation is connected to a network through a new component called the Network Center. In this article I will show you what the Network Center is and how it may eventually make your life easier.