Difference between revisions of "Vista (operating system)"

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A new technology called SuperFetch is included in Windows Vista, which analyzes the usage pattern of a user then decides on which content should be loaded into system memory at any given time.  A less sophisticated version of SuperFetch called Prefetch is actully included in Windows XP.
 
A new technology called SuperFetch is included in Windows Vista, which analyzes the usage pattern of a user then decides on which content should be loaded into system memory at any given time.  A less sophisticated version of SuperFetch called Prefetch is actully included in Windows XP.
  
Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Vista comes with BitLocker Drive Encryption feature that allows user to encrypt an entire partition using 128-bit [[|Advanced Encryption Standard|AES]] encryption.  The encryption key itself can be stored in the Trusted Platform Module chip on a computer's motherboard or in a USB key.
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Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Vista comes with BitLocker Drive Encryption feature that allows user to encrypt an entire partition using 128-bit [[Advanced Encryption Standard|AES]] encryption.  The encryption key itself can be stored in the Trusted Platform Module chip on a computer's motherboard or in a USB key.
  
 
==Hardware Requirement==
 
==Hardware Requirement==

Revision as of 00:47, March 23, 2007

Windows Vista is the latest version of Microsoft's flagship operating system. Windows Vista comes in 6 different versions: Ultimate, Home Premium, Home Basic, Starter, Business and Enterprise edition. All versions except Starter are avilable for both 32-bit and 64-bit processor types.

Features

All versions of Vista comes with Windows DVD Maker, .NET Framework 3.0, DirectX 10, Windows Sidebar, Backup and Restore Center, Windows Mail, Windows Calender, Windows Photo Gallery, Internet Explorer 7, Windows Meeting Space, Windows SideShow, Speech recognition, Windows Contacts, Windows Media Player 11.

A new technology called SuperFetch is included in Windows Vista, which analyzes the usage pattern of a user then decides on which content should be loaded into system memory at any given time. A less sophisticated version of SuperFetch called Prefetch is actully included in Windows XP.

Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Vista comes with BitLocker Drive Encryption feature that allows user to encrypt an entire partition using 128-bit AES encryption. The encryption key itself can be stored in the Trusted Platform Module chip on a computer's motherboard or in a USB key.

Hardware Requirement

According to Microsoft, a computer needs to have at minimum an 800 MHz processor, 512 MB RAM to run Windows Vista. And in order to take advantage of Vista's new Aero graphical user interface, one needs a computer with a 1.0 GHz processor, 1 GB memory, and a DirectX 9 or Directx 10 graphics card with at least 128 MB memory and supports Microsoft's new Windows Display Driver Model.

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