Download PDF Windows Vista The L Line™, The Express Line to Learning by Michael Meskers

Sinopsis

Windows Vista might well be the personal computer’s first gigabyte application. Unlike other consumer-based applications that still arrive on a CD distribution (capacity about 650 megabytes [MB]), Vista arrives on a DVD (capacity about 4.7 gigabytes [GB], which is approximately seven times that of a CD). The reason Vista now arrives on a DVD instead of a CD is twofold. First, Vista’s installation DVD includes all five versions of Microsoft’s new operating system. The second, more significant, reason is that Vista’s new visually enhanced applications require much more space to run and install than previous editions of Windows. In other words, Vista’s new graphics features and computing capabilities take up more memory space, or RAM, to run properly.
 

The downside to this increase in system requirements is that older computers might not have enough free space on their hard drives to run Vista. If they do happen to contain enough memory to run Microsoft’s new operating system, they might not have enough space left to run other third-party applications, or they might experience slower processing times when running Vista and additional third-party applications.
 

Vista might also require that the drivers for some peripherals  including Web cameras and Internet network adapters that worked with earlier versions of Windows be updated, or they might no longer be compatible with this version of Windows, in which case you must acquire (or download) new versions of these tools. Vista requires an order of magnitude more of everything to run properly  RAM, CPU speed, graphics adapter, even network adapter. However, later I discuss the Vista Upgrade Advisor, which will tell you immediately whether your existing system can run Vista and if so at what level.
 

However, Microsoft is banking that the overall user experience of Windows Vista provides you with enough positive benefits to either purchase a new computer with Vista preinstalled or upgrade your current computer to include Vista. The new layout and functionality of Windows Vista is designed to let you find, organize, and view computer files in an easier, more intuitive, manner. This additional functionality is meant to streamline your overall computing experience. Vista’s improved security, digital entertainment features, and productivity tools are all incentives meant to persuade you to invest your time (and money) into using Vista.
 

Windows Vista is by far the most complex and the most multifunctional version of Windows that Microsoft has ever produced. It needs lots of breathing room as well as a whole lot more sheer graphical and computing power in terms of CPU speed, main memory, and graphics adapter memory. However, after you are exposed to the bright and flashy colors of Vista, previous versions of Windows pale in comparison.

Content

1. Installing Windows Vista
2. Using the Windows Vista Desktop
3. Welcome to Internet Explorer 7
4. Security, Privacy, and Parental Controls in Windows Vista
5. Working More Efficiently with Applications, Files, and Folders
6. Working with Vista’s Free Tools
7. Connecting to the Outside World
8. Adding (And Removing) Additional Programs and Devices with Vista
9. Working with Digital Media
10. Maximizing Your Windows Power and Performance
11. Keeping Up, Backing Up, Disaster and Recovery
12. Getting Help and Support

 

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