Chapter 37: Troubleshooting Windows Vista

Overview

As with the launch of any new operating system like Windows Vista, you can expect the need to troubleshoot issues, and the news about the Windows Vista betas and release candidates included reports of application compatibility issues and other problems. Even looking at it optimistically, Windows Vista represents a significant upgrade that is going to encounter issues as it gets out of the gate.

If you are a corporate user of Windows Vista, your IT department likely will handle troubleshooting of Windows Vista on your PC. However, if you are a SOHO user , chances are you are on your own when it comes to troubleshooting.

Windows Vista includes some powerful troubleshooting tools, including:

• Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Includes a number of Windows, application, and networking troubleshooting tools for users with administrative privileges over their Windows Vista PC

• System Restore Restores your Windows Vista PC to the last restore point after a catastrophic failure

At the time of writing, Microsoft as an internal document is still keeping the list of incompatible applications, so it is safe to expect application incompatibilities with older applications as Vista reaches the market. So stay informed about the latest Vista news and put some of the web resources documented in Chapter 38 into your RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed or visit the sites regularly as you transition to Windows Vista.