Microsoft Windows Vista Your next Operating System by

Microsoft Windows Vista Your next Operating System? by Stuart Pierce

What is Vista? • New O/S for PC workstations and home users • Released January 30, 2007 • First major release in 5+ years • 32/64 -bit support

Microsoft Windows Timeline

Aero User Interface* • Desktop supports 3 d • • • graphics Translucency effects Flip through Windows Live thumbnails *Not every feature is available with every version of Vista or for every hardware configuration.

Core Technologies • • • Ready. Boost/Ready. Drive flash/hybrid drive support Superfetch machine learning caching Improved networking – IP 6, TCP window scaling, more comprehensive wireless networking Direct. X 10 Completely rewritten audio stack per application volume control

End-user Features • Faster and more thorough search • Backup and Restore Center • Windows Mail • Windows Sidebar for Desktop Gadgets • Fully-integrated speech recognition • Windows DVD Maker

Vista Security • User Account Control improved • Bitlocker Drive Encryption • Windows Defender • Internet 7 with anti-phishing • Windows Firewall upgraded

What is a Windows Vista Capable PC? A Windows Vista Capable PC includes at least: • A modern processor (at least 800 MHz). • 512 MB of system memory. • A graphics processor that is Direct. X 9 capable.

Windows Vista Premium Ready PC A Windows Vista Premium Ready PC includes at least: • 1 GHz 32 -bit (x 86) or 64 -bit (x 64) processor). • 1 GB of system memory. • Support for Direct. X 9 graphics with a WDDM driver, 128 MB • • of graphics memory (minimum), Pixel Shader 2. 0 and 32 bits per pixel. 40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space. DVD-ROM Drive. Audio output capability. Internet access capability.

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor http: //www. microsoft. com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor. mspx Helps you determine if your Windows XPbased computer will run Vista

Windows Vista Enterprise • Has all of the features of Vista Business, as well as high-end data protection capabilities • Can only be purchased under Microsoft Software Assurance Enterprise License

Vista Pricing

Applications designed to deliver a premium Vista experience

Is your software Vista compatible? Visit: http: //www. iexbeta. com/wiki/index. php/Windows_Vista_Software_Compatibility_List

Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 5. 0 • “The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) enables … IT professionals who work in a corporate environment to determine, before rolling out within the organization, whether their applications are compatible with a new version of the Microsoft® Windows® operating system. ” • “ACT also enables such individuals to determine how an update to the new version will impact their applications. ” http: //technet. microsoft. com/en-us/windowsvista/aa 905102. aspx

PC Mark ’ 05 Performance http: //www. anandtech. com/showdoc. aspx? i=2917&p=11

MS Word 2007 Performance http: //www. anandtech. com/showdoc. aspx? i=2917&p=12

MS Excel 2007 Performance http: //www. anandtech. com/showdoc. aspx? i=2917&p=12

Vista Demonstration Video: Bringing Vista to life http: //news. com/1606 -2 -6018907. html Watch the Windows demo http: //www. microsoft. com/windows/products/windowsvista/seeit/default. mspx