Windows Vista

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Windows Vista
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Words

• feature - bruoas, poymis, ypatybe, savybe
• translucency perregimumas
• high-end auktos klases
• to comprise susideti, susidaryti
• hardware kompiuteriu technine iranga
• interface sandura
• to facilitate palengvinti
• significantly enkliai, ymiai, reikmingai
• predecessor primtakas
• similar - panaus

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What is Windows Vista?

• Windows Vista is the name of the latest release
  of Microsoft Windows, a line of graphical
  operating systems used on personal computers,
  including home and business desktops, notebook
  computers, and media centers. Prior to its
  announcement on July 22, 2005, Vista was known by
  its codename Longhorn.
• On November 8, 2006, Windows Vista development
  was completed and is now in the release to
  manufacturing stage. Microsoft has stated that
  the scheduled release dates are currently
  November 30, 2006 for volume license customers
  and worldwide availability on January 30, 2007.
• These release dates come more than five years
  after the release of Windows XP, Microsoft's
  current consumer and business operating system,
  making it the longest time span between major
  releases of Windows.

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New features

• According to Microsoft, Windows Vista contains
  hundreds of new features, some of the most
  significant of which include an updated graphical
  user interface and visual style dubbed Windows
  Aero, improved searching features, new multimedia
  creation tools such as Windows DVD Maker, and
  completely redesigned networking, audio, print,
  and display sub-systems. Vista also aims to
  increase the level of communication between
  machines on a home network using peer-to-peer
  technology, making it easier to share files and
  digital media between computers and devices.
• For developers, Vista introduces version 3.0 of
  the .NET Framework, which aims to make it
  significantly easier for developers to write
  high-quality applications than with the
  traditional Windows API.

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Visual Styles

• Windows Vista Standard
• This mode is a variation of Windows Aero
  without the glass effects, window animations, and
  other advanced graphical effects such as Windows
  Flip 3D. Like Windows Aero, it uses the Desktop
  Window Manager, and has generally the same video
  hardware requirements as Windows Aero. This is
  the default mode for the Windows Vista Home Basic
  Edition. The Starter (developing markets) edition
  does not support this mode.
• Windows Vista Basic
• This mode has aspects that are similar to
  Windows XP's visual style with the addition of
  subtle animations such as those found on progress
  bars. It does not employ the Desktop Window
  Manager as such, it does not feature
  transparency or translucency, window animation,
  Windows Flip 3D or any of the functions provided
  by the DWM. The Basic mode does not require the
  new Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) for
  display drivers, and has similar graphics card
  requirements to Windows XP. For computers with
  graphics cards that are not powerful enough to
  support Windows Aero, this is the default
  graphics mode.
• Windows Classic
• An option for corporate deployments and
  upgrades, Windows Classic has the look and feel
  of Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003, does not
  use the Desktop Window Manager and does not
  require a WDDM driver. As with prior versions of
  Windows, this theme supports "Color schemes"
  which are a collection of color settings. Windows
  Vista includes six classic color schemes,
  comprised of four high-contrast color schemes, as
  well as the default colour schemes from Windows
  95 and Windows 2000.

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Windows Aero

• Windows Aero is the new hardware-based graphical
  user interface in Windows Vista. Its name is an
  acronym for Authentic, Energetic, Reflective and
  Open. Windows Aero introduces support for 3D
  graphics (Windows Flip 3D), translucency effects
  (Glass), window animations and other visual
  effects, and is intended for mainstream and
  high-end graphics cards. To enable these
  features, the contents of every open window is
  stored in video memory to facilitate tearing-free
  movement of windows. As such, Windows Aero has
  significantly higher hardware requirements than
  its predecessors. 64 MB of graphics memory is the
  minimum requirement, depending on resolution
  used. Windows Aero (including Windows Flip 3D) is
  not planned for inclusion in the Starter and Home
  Basic editions, and requires Windows Genuine
  Advantage to be passed.

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Hardware requirements

• Computers capable of running Windows Vista are
  classified as Vista Capable and Vista Premium
  Ready. A Vista Capable or equivalent PC will be
  capable of supporting the high end Vista
  graphics, including the Aero user interface. A
  Vista Premium Ready PC will take advantage of
  Vista's "high-end" features. Here are the
  hardware requirements for Windows Vista

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Conclusion

• Windows Vista offers many new features. But as
  always there are advantages and disadvantages of
  every product.
• The main advantage are the AERO interface and a
  lot better security and safety features than
  Windows XP.
• The main drawback is that you will need a
  high-end personal computer to use all features
  that are included in Windows Vista.
• In my opinion there is no need to hurry to invest
  a fair amount of money to the personal computer
  upgrade right now to support Windows Vista
  requirements. After few months, when we will know
  all Vistas advantages and drawbacks, we can make
  our decision.

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