As shown on The Windows Experience Blog, Esther shows the “Previous Versions” feature, which is part Shadow Copy.

Ed continues with part 2 of this 2 part series on how to tweak Vista to your liking. This one includes: saving a search, fine-tuning search settings, System Restore and Shadow Copy, network files, and power management. Keep reading →

After you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), existing system restore points may no longer be available. Additionally, shadow copies of files may have been removed as part of the service pack installation.

Note: To view the shadow copies of a file, right-click the file, click Properties, and then click the Previous Versions tab.

In Windows Vista Enterprise, you use the Distributed File System (DFS) together with the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). However, VSS does not show whether the DFS path is the same as the physical path. For example, assume that the DFS path is as follows:

\\myfiles\storage\[alias [file:///\\myfiles\storage\%3calias]]

Assume that the physical path is as follows:

\\severname\FSXX\[alias [file:///\\severname\FSXX\%3calias]]

In this example, VSS does not show whether the alias directory of the DFS path is the same as the alias directory of the physical path.