• Windows Defender and Firewall

Windows Defender works to protect your computer from viruses, spyware and other threats. Spyware can often cause pop-up ads, spam e-mail and other annoyances on your computer. Vista also includes an integrated firewall that protects your computer from malicious attacks that originate from the Internet.

• Instant Search

Vista features the Instant Search box, conveniently located on the start menu that allows you to quickly search the contents of your computer. Instant Search is a great tool for quickly locating a document based on a word, phrase, property or file name.

• Internet Explorer 7

Internet Explorer 7 is included for web browsing. IE7 is a fully-functional web browser that includes support for tabbed browsing, RSS feeds and advanced web pages. It even features a protected mode for browsing that allows full web functionality but locks out users from changing important settings on the computer itself.