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The Wii Menu looks fine at 576i, if a touch fuzzy on the Philips TV, and its low resolution and the size of the menu options mean there are multiple pages of options to scroll through.

We're giving the PC ten out of ten in this category, not because Vista is perfect - far from it - but because, as a full computer operating system, its frustrations pale when compared with the limitations of the 360 and PS3. As soon as you move away from launching a game on a disc in the drive, the consoles' operating systems prove to be frustratingly limited and unpredictable. The 360 can't copy files over a network and peppers its blades with adverts and hyperlinks when you simply want to see the games you've installed. The PS3 has nothing but long lists to show you, and both struggle with multitasking, even though it's second nature for modern computer users. For all its annoyances, Vista, like any full computer OS, is far more flexible than those of the consoles. It can multitask properly and you can select files freely. Simplicity is important, but not when it creates endless waits and leaves you guessing as to what's possible and what isn't.

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• Set up a secure browsing environment
• Remove motherboard heatsinks and heatpipes
• Remove a GPU cooler

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