I'm an old-school computer user and when I got my new laptop I decided that rather than overwrite the OS with Linux, I'd actually stick it out and learn Windows Vista. So far, not so bad, but one thing's bugging me: when I create a file like "test.xls" the system shows it as "test" with an Excel icon. I want to see the filename suffix, though, the ".xls" part. How do I enable that feature...

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While Microsoft Vista's built-in search mechanism might not be winning fans (see the extensive and quite critical commentary here: How to use Windows Vista search), Mac OS X has a splendid search system built-in to the operating system called Spotlight. But if you're just using it for one or two word keyword searches, you're missing out on a huge amount of its power and capability!...

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What is the most effective way to perform file, folder or data searches in Windows Vista? Is it the same as it was finding files in Windows XP?...

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