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The editors liked
Improved security. Slick Aero interface. Pervasive search. New APIs and hardware support. Better built-in apps.
Windows Vista Home Basic does improve some features within Windows XP
Fewer system crashes than Windows XP
And Windows Vista offers better built-in support options.
Windows Vista SP1 improves the overall upgrade process
Fixes hundreds of tiny problems
And makes it easier for third-party vendors to write stable code for Vista.
Windows Vista Business does improve some features within Windows XP
Windows Vista Home Premium does improve some features within Windows XP
Windows Vista Ultimate does improve some features within Windows XP
Windows Vista offers better built-in support options.
The editors didn't like
Hefty hardware requirements. Minor bugs and rough edges in UI. Lack of a killer app to compel adoption. Many features also available for Windows XP users.
Windows Vista Home Basic does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications
Within the Start Menu)
No Aero graphics system in Home Basic
No new software yet written exclusively for Windows Vista
Optimized only for the Microsoft Win...
Windows Vista SP1 lacks any compelling "must haves
" and
In most cases
Doesnt significantly improve performance (in some cases
It even degrades performance).
Windows Vista Business does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications
Optimized only for the Microsoft Windows ecosystem (for example
RSS feeds fr...
Windows Vista Home Premium does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications
RSS feed...
Windows Vista Ultimate does not put Search on the desktop (its buried within applications
RSS feeds from Internet Explorer 7 get preferential treatment)
Abstract: Introduction to Part IIOther forms of protectionNetworkingDisks and storageEncryption and searchCriticism and conclusion Windows Vista: Under the Hood By Peter Bright | Published: June 07, 2007 - 01:10AM CT Introduction to Part II Editors Note: In "W...
Abstract: As part of the upload process Windows Photo Gallery creates thumbnails and displays the thumbnails in chronological order. A column on the left of the screen allows you to tag and rate each file. And then, if you want to use your own storage and filing...
Abstract: Think of it as legal steroids for your HTPC. Plenty of people dont give operating systems a second thought. But they determine what we see and hear and ultimately how we interact with our computer—and everything stored on it. Such software is Micros...
Colorful - more colorful – Vista. Vista places emphasis on current graphical trends, which seem to please the eyes of most users. Even the new features like the central search, the mobility center and improvements of the Windows explorer have clear advant...
Abstract: All good things are worth waiting for. Well the question is, have we received exactly what we were waiting for? An ambitious mission from Redmond with high expectations, nearly perfect opportunity to create an OS which will wipe out the competition eve...
Surprisingly or not, Vista Business edition works on Athlon XP 2500+, Nvidia 5200FX and only 512MB RAM. Of course that it works a lot better on better PCs but the mere fact that it can work on this old bucket is very encouraging. Vista Aero glass wa...
Overall I like Vista. I spend a lot of time with it. I am one of the few people that had most of the betas installed in the lab. I tried beta 1, 2, 3 release candidates all the way to RTM and the final version. I have to admit that final and RTM feels ...
Abstract: It's been five years in the making. Hundreds of thousands of man hours have gone into its development. Millions of words have already been written about it. Some have already written it off, others can't wait to get their hands on a copy. Finally it's he...
Abstract: It seems like the names Longhorn and Vista have been floating around longer than I care to remember, so long has the gestation period for Microsofts latest Operating System been. As talk turned towards this product as work on it began after the r...
