I finally decided to install Windows Vista on my computer. I installed it last night, and am already noticing some differences from Windows XP that have me wondering why Microsoft would make these changes. One that jumps out at me is the renaming of “Add and Remove Programs” to “Programs and Features”. I found no functional difference between the XP and Vista version, so I am left wondering why on earth they felt the need to change the name of it. I’m sure there will be many things like this for me to find out.

On the positive side, installing it was a painless experience. It was even less painless than XP. I have it set up as a dual boot with Vista and XP. Vista automatically set up the boot menu for me so I can chose which operating system to boot up.

So far I am impressed with Vista, even though there are a few of my favorite utilities that do not offer Vista support yet. I have Office 2007 installed, and migrated my Outlook configuration over. My Firefox migration was painless as could be expected. Yes, I do like the new interface. I find it very attractive.

I will probably start making it a habit to post Vista related tweaks and tips as I discover them. I’m sure there will be a number of you over the next few years migrating to Vista, and my posts may interest you as well.