You can launch any document or application in Vista by pressing the Windows key, typing any part of the name of the app/document, then pressing Enter. Even in W

You can launch any document or application in Vista by pressing the Windows key, typing any part of the name of the app/document, then pressing Enter. Even in Windows NT and later, many (but not all) applications could be run by hitting Windows-R, typing the name of the executable, and then hitting Enter. You've also been able to assign applications shortcut keys since Windows 3.1 (right click on the shortcut in the start menu, choose properties). Windows 7 automatically assigned your applications shortcuts like Windows-1, Windows-2, Windows-3 according to their position in the start menu.