A number of Control Panel utilities are unique to Windows Vista, including the following:

Tablet PC Settings

The Tablet PC Settings utility, shown in Figure 1, allows you to customize the functionality of your tablet PC. To access the Tablet PC Settings utility, use the following path:

Start > Control Panel > Tablet PC Settings

Pen and Input Devices

The Pen and Input Devices utility, shown in Figure 2, allows you to configure settings for digital pens and other input devices. To access the Pen and Input Devices utility, use the following path:

Start > Control Panel > Pen and Input Devices

Offline Files

The Offline Files utility, shown in Figure 3, allows you to select shared files and folders from a network to be stored on a computer. These files are available after the computer is disconnected from the network. When you reconnect to the network, the changes that made offline are applied to the original files on the network.

To set up a computer to use offline files and folders, use the following path:

Start > Control Panel > Offline Files > Click the General tab > Click Enable Offline Files

To view a list of all offline files, use the following path:

Start > Control Panel > Offline Files > Click the General tab > Click View your offline files

Problem Reports and Solutions

The Problem Reports and Solutions utility, shown in Figure 4, maintains a log of problems that have occurred in the system and solutions that have been provided by Microsoft. This utility has been moved into the Action Center in Windows 7.

To access the Problem Reports and Solutions utility, use the following path:

Start > Control Panel > Problem Reports and Solutions

Printers

The Printers utility, as shown in Figure 5, allows you to add, remove, and configure printers. To access the Printers utility, use the following path:

Start > Control Panel > Printers