Desktop

Vista looks like a spoofed up Windows XP with a different colour scheme.

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The taskbar with the Start button, Quick Launch, the taskbar proper, and the notification area (or system tray) are all exactly the same as they are in XP, except in Vista they received a smattering of updated graphics. Does the Vista taskbar look familiar? See the comparison...
   

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Not even the old XP toolbars have been innovated into great productivity tools such as customisable popup drawers or docking panels.
   
 
   
The stunningly dysfunctional Start menu is next...
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