Evaluation of Microsoft Windows Vista By Richard Awusi

Evaluation of Microsoft Windows Vista By: Richard Awusi Supervisor: John Ebden Consultants: Jill Japp and Billy Morgan

Introduction u Vista is the latest OS from Microsoft u Vista is considered their best OS to date u Vista released on 30 January 2007 u Lots of delays in release dates: – Proposed new features – Change from Longhorn to Vista

Vista Requirements u Advanced system graphics u Fast processor u 1 G RAM

Criticisms u Vista considered just a service pack u Interface a copy of Mac OSX u System requirements too high

What I have u Intel Core 2 Duo u 2 Gigs RAM u 128 MB, Direct. X 9 compatible video card

Features of Vista u Different Versions of Vista u New user interface u Improved security u Advanced file system u Better networking – Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Small Business, Enterprise and Ultimate – Aero – User Access Control (UAC) – Parental Controls – Faster file access – Super. Fetch – Network Access Protection (NAP)

Features of Vista (cont. ) u Windows System Assessment Tool (Win. SAT) u Shadow Copy

Plan of Action u Assessments u Microsoft Office Tests u Server Tests u Deployment Tests u System test u Other Tests

Assessments (4 weeks) u Installation tests – Speed of installation – Ease of installation u User tests – Ease of getting to grips u Other – Updates – Functionality

Office Tests (4 – 5 weeks) u Vista and Office 2003 u Vista and Office 2007 u XP and Office 2007 u Aim is to determine stability and functionality

Server Tests (4 weeks) u Vista and Server 2003 u Vista and Longhorn

Deployment Tests (4 weeks) u Copying Vista to multiple machines from a single source u Installing Vista on a large scale u SID on domain

System Tests (6 weeks) u Running Vista on various systems – Low system memory – Slower CPU – Low grade graphics

Other Tests (varying) u Windows Defender u Windows Firewall u Ready. Boost – USB memory

Expectations u Vista is stable u Lives up to Microsoft’s claims – Better than XP – More secure – Faster search and file handling u Is not just another service pack

Questions? ? ? u. I will now take any questions you might have