Vista Overview By Dick Evans dick@rwevans.com www.rwevans.com What is Vista? A lot more than XP with Bling!
What is Vista? The latest Windows OS Installed on all retail computers It is Gadgets, AERO, Full Backup and Restores, Breadcrumbs, Ready Boost, Meeting Space, Live Preview, Tagging, Snipping Tool, Search, Shadow Copy, and more Looks Like XP Start button is new No more All Programs No more Run line Much more graphical Side Bar with Gadgets New Icons AERO graphics
Looks Like XP Search Tool Opens when the Start button is clicked Begin to type the search word and instantly a list of document, folders, and applications appear Command still brings up the DOS like window Win+E still brings up Explorer
Search Tool New Explorer Look No more MY folders Breadcrumbs Win+tab for a Flip 3D view Preview screens as you mouse over taskbar items
New Explorer Look New Explorer Look
Live Preview New View option in Explorer lets you preview a document without opening Use Ctrl+C to copy from the preview and paste elsewhere No, you cannot paste into or change the preview view Live Preview
Meeting Space Face-to-face collaboration among small groups of Windows Vista users Virtually anytime, anywhere Enables you to share work on computerbased projects easily and comfortably Like Windows Messenger on steroids! Meeting Space
ReadyBoost! USB flash drive improves performance without having to add additional RAM The flash memory device serves as an additional memory Shadow Copy Shadow copy creates copies on a scheduled basis of files that have changed Only incremental changes are save Minimal disk space is used
Tagging Pictures Add tags to your pictures Meaningful words or phrases that describe who or what is in the picture and where the picture was taken Snipping Tool The Snipping Tool allows you to take a snapshot of anything you can view on the screen
Backup & Restore Center Backup entire computer to hard drive or CD/DVD Emulation Vista works fine with emulation software IBM iseries Access (Client Access) Requires a Vista version and Vista Business or better MochaSoft Has a Vista version, but the XP version seems to work fine
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Rikas Upgrading to Vista Home Basic Can be upgrade to any premium version of Vista Home Premium Can only be upgraded to Ultimate Must reload to move to Business or Enterprise Enterprise Best version for business step up from Vista Business
Versions of Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Ultimate is the choice for those who want to have it all Home Premium Windows Vista Home Premium is the preferred edition for home desktop and mobile PCs Home Basic Windows Vista Home Basic is ideal for homes with basic computing needs like e-mail, browsing the Internet, and viewing photos. Business Windows Vista Business is the first edition of Windows designed specifically to meet the needs of small businesses Enterprise Designed to significantly lower IT costs and risks, Windows Vista Enterprise meets the needs of large, global organizations with complex IT infrastructures Feature Comparison Home Basic Home Premium Business Ultimate Stunning user interface with enhanced visual feedback for greater productivity and richer experiences on your PC. Quickly find, manage, and organize the data, documents, and programs that you work with every day. Allow or restrict children's access to games according to game title, rating, category, or content and monitor and enforce those restrictions. View and enjoy favorite TV, movies, photos, or music with a remote control. Record TV shows and watch them on your time. Instant Search Parental Controls Windows Aero Windows Flip 3D Live Thumbnails Windows Aero Windows Flip 3D Live Thumbnails Windows Aero Windows Flip 3D Live Thumbnails Windows DreamScene Instant Search Instant Search Instant Search Parental Controls Windows Media Center Parental Controls Windows Media Center
What Size Machine? Home Basic Edition 800 MHz processor 512 mb RAM Direct-X 9 video 20 gb Hard Disk with 15 gb free Premium Editions 1 GHz processor 1 gb RAM 128 mb video memory 40 gb Hard Disk with 15 gb free DVD Will My Machine Take Vista? Download and run the Upgrade Advisor www.microsoft.com/windows/products/ windowsvista/buyorupgrade/ upgradeadvisor.mspx
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