Peachpit Learning Series Microsoft Windows Vista

Lesson 15. Get into Games

Goals

Understand how Vista’s Games folder works

Explore the games that come with Vista

Prepare your system to play graphic-intensive games

OK, we’ve been serious enough for long enough. It’s time to let our hair down, cut loose, have a little fun—maybe even a lot of fun.

Despite the increasing power and capabilities of console games—such as Microsoft’s Xbox 360, Nintendo’s Wii, and Sony’s PlayStation 3—the PC remains the gaming platform of choice for millions. With Windows Vista, Microsoft hopes to hold onto those gamers with improvements both in how games look and perform, and how they’re managed.

Here’s how serious Microsoft is about Vista as an operating system to attract gamers. The company went so far as to redesign ...