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| Summary | Windows
Vista is Microsoft's replacement for Windows XP. Its main
technology changes include Aero graphics with a completely new
look and feel, Indigo a messaging technology based on Web Services, Security upgrades, Anti-Spyware, IE7, and more. There are a number of Business versions with different price points. All of the Business versions include Aero graphics and Tablet PC functions. Business N: This OEM only version is primarily for Europe and is the same as Business, but removes Microsoft's Media Player (for anti-trust reasons). N versions have been quite unpopular in the past. This is similar to Windows XP Pro, and includes backup, networking, a new search engine, Fax and scanting software not in the Home versions. |
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| News | 25-Feb-2010 Vista RTM Support has ended as of April 13, 2010 29-Jan-2007 Now available. 9-Nov-2006 Released to production (for OEMs) 12-Sep-2006 Vista Beta 2 RC1 ships 23-May-2006 Vista Beta 2 ships 21-Mar-2006 Microsoft postpones consumer versions of Vista until January 2007. Corporate versions are still planned for November 2006. 22-Jul-2005 Microsoft announces product name - Windows Vista 27-Aug-2004 Microsoft to remove WinFS from first release to try and release Longhorn in 2006. This is a new desktop OS, planned for release in 2003 or 2004. (InfoWeek Dec 10, 2001, pg 45). |
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| Product | Windows Vista Business N | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Processor | Vista Capable: 800
MHz processor Vista Premium: 1 GHz processor (for Aero 3D interface) |
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| RAM | Vista Capable: 512
MB Vista Premium: 1 GB (for Aero 3D interface) |
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| Drive space | 15 GB | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Drives | DVD drive required | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Video | Vista Capable:SVGA
with DirectX capable graphics processor - 128 MB recommended Vista Premium: SVGA with 32-bit color, Pixel Shader 2.0, DirectX capable graphics processor with WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model) support. 128 MB recommended (for Aero 3D interface) |
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| File systems | NTFS, FAT32 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Compatibility | Support for legacy WIn32 applications, but existing Windows apps may need to be modified to be native under Vista. Applications with drivers will need to be updated for Vista. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interface | View Vista Desktop Screenshots and more | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Installation | Requires installation into NTFS partition. For multi-boot situations, it will alter other Windows boot partitions and attempt to take control, so we recommend hiding all partitions from Vista during installation. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Variants | Windows
Starter 2007 Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Basic N (No Media Player) Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Business N (No Media Player) Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Enterprise |
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| Versions |
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| Downloads | None. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | Microsoft Windows Vista Support Windows Vista Features Windows Vista Developer Page Microsoft Pressroom Sysinternals Advanced System Utilities Microsoft Technet resources for IT |
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| Books | Vista Categories: All - Using - Solutions - Fixing - Development - MCSE
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| Publisher |
Microsoft Corporation Phone 1-206-635-7000 (support) |
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| Support | Yes, by OEM vendor who sells this version, not Microsoft. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alternatives | Other Vista versions, Windows XP, Linux | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Secrets | Fixing Annoyances Keyboard shortcuts Look for "Fiji" the interim SP1 release after Vista - likely for release in 2008. Click here for Microsoft codenames. |
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