Introduction
Microsoft Vista operating system offers a number of ways to configure a computer design. In this chapter we describe how to design and personalize buy, thus new experience. In this chapter, the reader will learn how to modify the appearance of the menu, the task bar, change the screen saver, desktop wallpaper and other elements to customize the desktop, according to their preferences. Understand how to personalize the design of the computer operating system Microsoft Vista, it is very important, because other people have not yet been contacted again to you for help in this matter.

Configuring desktop wallpaper
Users love to change wallpapers on the desktop - it's a simple and beautiful way of the computer shade of individuality, whether a family photograph or portrait close friend. Let's look at how we can personalize the design desktop wallpaper changing it. Fig. 3.1 shows the context menu, which can be accessed by clicking on the desktop, right-click. We chose the "Personalization" (Personalize), which is at the bottom of the list

Right-click on an image or picture, which is located on the web page, the user can select "Set as Background" (Set As Desktop Background) - it lets you quickly change the desktop background, so the user from the need to preserve the image and open it on the computer. Fig. 3.5 shows how the design of the desktop changed after we have selected the item shown in Fig. 3.4.
Fig. 3.5 shows that the image displayed on a computer screen, a new Background desktop. To return the former figure desktop, just go back to the menu change wallpaper (which is shown in Fig. 3.3), and select it as the background image still image.

Additional hours Vista on the desktop
Now, we introduce other settings appearance Vista. One option - click the right mouse button in the lower right corner and adjust their hours to display additional time zones. This feature is especially convenient for users who need to know the time in different cities around the world. After selecting a time zone and a name for the additional hours (it is also possible to configure only two additional hours), the user can see the time in another time zone, pointing the cursor at the clock in the system tray (see Fig. 3.6).

Mini-applications for Sidebar Vista (Gadgets)
Whether at home or at work, users always want to set up your computer to itself. A few very simple ways you can find on the Web site for Microsoft Sidebar Vista (Vista Sidebar) Windows Vista Sidebar. The site proposed mini-applications or gadgets as entertainment, and to make desktop computers more interactive. Fig. 3.7 shows some of the gadgets from Microsoft, which we added to the Vista Sidebar panel at the side of the desktop. The choice of gadgets enormous, but we have set an example, just some of them.
The assortment of gadgets is wide: from every possible gadget hours before eBay, through which the user can log in to your eBay account. The mini-application "Weather" (Weatherbug) - a very useful gadget: with the help of the user can see the weather anywhere in the world, wherever they may be. But, above all, we will tell more about the Vista Sidebar.
The user can customize Sidebar panel, like any other element of the operating system Vista, to their taste - it is enough to click on it right mouse button and choose "Properties" (Properties). Fig. 3.8 shows the configuration Sidebar by default. We are advised to check box to the right of "Run sidebar when you start Windows" (Start the sidebar when Windows begins).

Choosing saver
Fig. 3.10 shows the dialog of the saver - in the operating system Vista, it is no different from a similar dialogue in Windows XP. Simply choose a headband or a photo and specify the interval launch. To access this dialogue, menus, illustrated in Fig. 3.2, you need to select the "Options" screen saver (Screensaver Settings). While the themes remained the same settings, with some of them having some problems because the operating system does not imply the possibility of changing settings for them. Nevertheless, we describe below on how to edit the Registry to change some settings screen savers.

Aurora Screensaver:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Screensavers, Aurora
Amplitude - Slow motion
Brightness - Brightness
NumLayers - Brightness
Speed - faster speed or medlenne
SpanMultiMon - for the withdrawal of two monitors
Bubbles Screensaver (screen savers "bubbles"):
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Screensavers \ Bubbles
BMP - Picture
ShowShadows-Shadows
MaterialGlass - Pprozrachnost
ShowBubbles - Bubbles
TurbulenceNumOctaves - The speed of change in colour bubbles
Radius - size bubbles
SphereDensity - The number of bubbles on the screen
SpanMultiMon - for the withdrawal of two monitors

Setting up the task bar and toolbars
To change the settings of the taskbar and toolbar at the Vista OS, just right-click on the task bar, located at the bottom of the screen and choose "Properties" (Properties). This displays a dialog box with four tabs (see Fig. 3.11), in which the user can modify the settings of the taskbar, "Start" menu, system tray and toolbars. So far, we will confine ourselves to the study of the tab "Panel" tasks (Taskbar). The first item in the tab - "Lock the Taskbar" (Lock the taskbar) - would fix the size of the task bar.
Make more convenient dashboard is very simple. Fig. 3.12 shows that this is click on the toolbar right button to bring up a dialog box and select the tab "in the Toolbar" (Toolbars). On the lists used by the toolbar, and, if necessary, the user can add additional toolbars Vista. For example, we chose the panel "Desktop" (Desktop), as shown in the figure. To add or remove the toolbar, it is enough to place or remove the box next to the appropriate item.
Once the user selects a panel, it appears on the toolbar, as shown in Fig. 3.13. By pressing the right arrow from the new toolbar or menu will be launched by the relevant applications, depending on the type chosen panel. It is important to remember that you need to click the arrow at - when you click on the title bar, nothing happens. Customize Toolbar can also use the dialog box shown in Fig. 3.12, but it is much easier to right-click on the bar and do everything well, as shown in Figure 3.13.
In the shortcut menu, choose "Properties" (Properties), and a dialog box appears with settings and background information shown in Fig. 3.16. We would recommend reading a description of the parameters that the user wants to change.

Setting order processing desktop
Topic clearance desktop - is the sum of all settings presentation: colors, sizes, wallpaper and screen saver. As shown in Fig. 3.17 to change the subject, you need to select the "Theme" from the menu which appears in Fig. 3.2. The picture shows "theme" The amended (Modified theme) and the remaining topics are evolving list. The user can switch between preset themes and save the changes.

Conclusion
Although Microsoft Vista operating system is slightly different versions of XP, in terms of opportunities, as described in this chapter, very little change has happened. Almost all functions settings remained the same as in XP, but access to them is carried out in a new way. Changing settings registration much easier by right-clicking the mouse on the desktop (with a context menu, which select the "personalized"), than from the Control Panel.
Changes Registry records, which we have discussed in this chapter should be treated with caution, since any changes Inventory misconceptions can lead to incorrect operation of the system. It is therefore necessary to make backups Inventory data before proceeding to editing, or at least to block access to the Registry for other users. U administrators do not remain free time when they will have to deal with more users and corrected mistakes, sought to change the design of the desktop.