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Cabello, Karen Mars T.
COMP04 CZ
2nd year – BSCS
1st of September 2009

Windows Vista

• The successor to Windows XP
• Microsoft’s fastest, most reliable and efficient operating system to date (together with Windows 7)
• Offers quicker application start-up, built-in diagnostics, automatic recovery, improved security, new interface, easier navigation and enhanced searching and organizing capabilities.
• Available in several editions, which are grouped in three general categories: Basic, Premium and Ultimate – each designed for a different level of user.
• All editions include a firewall, parental controls, search capability, a photo library, movie maker, media center functionality, DVD authoring, HDTV support, wireless networking automatic configuration, and Tablet PC support.
• System requirement: computer should have more than 512MB of RAM.

WINDOWS VISTA FEATURES
Reliability and Performance

• New Sleep state combines resume speed of Windows XP Standby mode and low power consumption of Hibernate mode
• Automatically detects and fine tunes performance problems
• Built-in hardware diagnostics detect and repair problems automatically
• Automatically recovers from failures, including restoring an unbootable computer to a usable state
• Security User Account Protection allows administrators to restrict permissions
  Improved firewall
• Protects users from dangerous Web sites
  

Information Management

• Document Explorer (replaces My Documents in Windows XP) helps users locate documents by showing thumbnails that preview documents’ content and allowing users to adjust thumbnail size to view a document without opening it
• Virtual Folders store each criteria as part of the folder that instantly runs each time the folder opens, enabling users easily to locate documents stored anywhere on the computer
• Use Quick Search to locate files based on file name or any other property saved with the file
• Easily share files with other users

Appearance and Navigation

• Easy-to-navigate interface with translucent windows to minimize distraction
• Flip through thumbnails of open windows using the mouse or keyboard
  Windows Sidebar connects to personalized mini-applications, called gadgets, such as weather, photos or headline news
• Improved wizards
  Common dialog boxes shared by all applications

Communications and the Internet

• Enhanced Internet Explorer
• Improved e-mail program with built-in spam filter
  Consistent and secure wireless network connections
  

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