> you have things like Task Manager, Device Manager, Disk Management etc. On Vista and 7 you can access them by mousing about in the start menu a lot or by tryi

> you have things like Task Manager, Device Manager, Disk Management etc. On Vista and 7 you can access them by mousing about in the start menu a lot or by trying to search (or using run, or right clicking on Computer and selecting manage). Windows+X is your friend. It's the power user menu with all of the things you mentioned on it. There are a ton of useful Windows+key shortcuts. Try all the letters and the arrow keys too.