10 Reasons to Busy Vista

Sunday 24 December 2006 @ 7:24 pm

Great article on the benefits of buying Microsoft Vista. Read more about it here

Dan
Computer Medics of Northern Virginia LLC
www.cmonova.com



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Vista Ultimate

Sunday 24 December 2006 @ 2:51 pm

This edition combines all the features of Home Premium and Enterprise editions, and additionally comes with podcast creation support — which Microsoft has dubbed “blogcasting” — a game performance tweaker (code-named WinSAT), DVD ripping capabilities, and special online services for downloadable media, as well as additional customer service options. The Ultimate edition is aimed to be the most impressive edition of Vista, aimed at high-end PC users, gamers, multimedia professionals, and PC enthusiasts. Like the Business and Enterprise versions, product activation will not be required.



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Vista Enterprise

Sunday 24 December 2006 @ 2:51 pm

This edition is aimed at the enterprise segment of the market, and is a superset of the Business edition. Additional features include a single-session version of Virtual PC, multilingual user interface support, BitLocker Drive Encryption, and UNIX application support. This edition will not be available through retail or OEM channels.



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Vista Business

Sunday 24 December 2006 @ 2:51 pm

Comparable to Windows XP Professional, and aimed at the business market. Does not include the Media Center features of Home Premium, but does include the IIS web server, fax support, offline files, dual physical processor support, Remote Desktop, ad-hoc P2P collaboration capabilities, and support for 128 GB of memory. Product activation is not present in this edition.



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Vista Home Premium

Sunday 24 December 2006 @ 2:49 pm

Based on the Windows Vista Home Basic, this edition will additionally support more advanced features aimed for the home market segment, such as HDTV support and DVD authoring. Extra games, mobile and tablet computer support, file system encryption, and a photo management application are also included. This edition is comparable to Windows XP Media Center Edition and Tablet PC Edition. Home Premium will support up to 16 GB of physical memory.



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Vista Home Basic

Sunday 24 December 2006 @ 2:49 pm

Similar to Windows XP Home Edition, Home Basic is intended for budget users not requiring advanced media support for home use. The “Aero Glass” theme with translucent effects will not be included with this edition. Home Basic will support up to 8 GB of physical memory



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Vista Hardware Requirements

Sunday 24 December 2006 @ 2:48 pm

In order to run Vista there are specific hardware requirements that have to be met. These are preliminary and could change once the end product is released:

  • CPU: x86-compatible 32-bit or x64-compatible 64-bit microprocessor(s) (Dual-core systems will be supported on all editions except Starter, and multiple physical processors are supported on Business, Enterprise and Ultimate editions)
  • Motherboard: ACPI-compatible firmware is required.
  • Memory: At least 512 megabytes of physical memory. Microsoft is also encouraging the use of ECC memory to improve stability.
  • Graphics Card: A DirectX 9–compatible GPU that is capable of supporting Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) (only needed for aero glass) and has 64 megabytes of VRAM at minimum.
  • Hard Drive space: At least 3 gigabytes for installation files, possibly more, depending on the edition of Windows Vista.
  • Display: Copy-restricted high-definition digital content, such as next-generation HD DVD movies, can be displayed at a reduced resolution of 480p (DVD quality) or 540p if the copyright owner desires, unless viewed on a High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)-compatible monitor. Very few existing displays and retail video cards are compliant with this standard.


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    Vista Blog Site

    Saturday 23 December 2006 @ 7:12 pm

    On February 26, 2006, Microsoft announced that Windows Vista will ship in six editions. All versions will be available in both 32-bit and 64-bit x86 architectures, except Windows Vista Starter which will only be available in 32-bit. The following table details the various editions and the features that each will offer.

    Our site will cover all the versions of Vista that will be on the market to include:

    *Windows Vista Home Basic
    *Windows Vista Home Premium
    *Windows Vista Business
    *Windows Vista Enterprise
    *Windows Vista Ultimate

    Refer to each category in order to find out the latest news.



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