A Presentation on Windows Vista

Presented by
Manjushree Deka
Subham Jalan
Owaker Yunus
Dulal Saikia
Manjit Baishya
Haripriya Saikia
Department of Business Administration
History

Windows Vista is an operating system by Microsoft.

Development was completed on 8 November 2006.
Released worldwide on 30 January 2007.
Released five years after the introduction of its predecessor, Windows XP.
It was succeeded by Windows 7 on 22 October 2009.
Development

Development started in May 2001, continuing until November 2006.

Original codename was Longhorn, named Windows Vista in mid-2005.
Previously announced features, such as WinFS and NGSCB, were dropped
or postponed.
Between September 2005 and October 2006, Microsoft released regular
Community Technology Previews (CTP) to beta testers, and then to the
general public.
Development of Windows Vista came to conclusion on November 8, 2006.
Features

New User Experience, including Windows Aero

Windows Sidebar
The Instant Desktop Search
Windows Defender
Performance Centre
Backup and Restore
Network Map
Windows Readyboost
Windows ReadyDrive
Windows Media Centre
Advantages

Improved Graphical User Interface, the Aero.

Surf the net, without much worry about security.
Manage your knotty kids, using parental controls.
Play multimedia contents using latest media player.
Improved search, Windows Explorer.
Date and time, know the difference in time across the world.
Manage your photos using photo gallery.
Total different world, new experience.
Disadvantages

Requirements high, too hot deal.

Regarding price, sucking your hard earned money.
Replace the oldies, another way of extracting.
Window appearance. Did you like the different look?
Comparison
Windows XP Windows Vista

1. Editions: Editions:
Starter, Home, Professional, Media Center, Tablet, Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate
64 bit.
2. System requirements: System requirements:
Processor: minimum Processor: minimum
233mhz (300 mhz 800mhz (1.0Ghz
recommended) Memory: recommended), Memory:
minimum 64 mb (128mb minimum 512MB (1GB
recommended), HDD: recommended), HDD:
minimum 1.5GB (2.0GB minimum 20GB, Sound
recommended), Sound card, Card, DirectX 9.0 device or
CD/DVD drive, Keyboard, higher, CD/DVD drive
Mouse. Keyboard, Mouse.
3. Comes with Internet Explorer 6 Comes with Internet Explorer 7

4. Regular Windows Search available. Instant Search option available from Start button

5. Aero option not available. Aero option available.

Comparison

6. Windows Defender not available. Windows Defender available (to protect against spyware etc.)

7. BitLocker not available BitLocker available (to encrypt and virtually lock sensitive data.)

8. Compatibility Mode Compatibility Mode

available for compatibility available for backward compatibility as in Win XP.
with older versions like Win (but has problems with some programe while running backward
98, ME, 2000 etc. compatibility.)

9. Comes with DirectX 9.0 Comes with DirectX 11 (for better gaming and graphics.)

Parental controls available. Have better Parental Controls.

10.

11. Windows Live Movie not available. Windows Live Movie introduced.
Predecessor of Windows Vista Windows XP

They differ considerably in regards to their security architecture,

networking technologies, management and administration, shell and user
interface, and mobile computing.
Vista faces backward compatibility problems with many of the games and
utility programs that work in Windows XP.
Windows XP outperforms Vista in several productivity areas, like File
Copying in terms of performance.
In most editions of Windows Vista, the default theme is Windows Aero
while Luna is the default visual style in Windows XP.
Predecessor of Windows Vista Windows XP

Windows Vista runs 15% slower than a computer with Windows XP

installed.
Vista requires 512MB of memory to even run, 1GB minimum to run
comfortably.
Vista was unstable during the initial release, patches were being created,
unlike Windows XP.
Problems with printing, the printer doesn't seem to print out work, photos
etc.
Shutdown procedure is more confusing than XP.
Conclusion

Windows Vista contained a number of new features, from a redesigned

shell and user interface to significant technical changes, with a particular
focus on security features.
It has been subject to some criticism, such as drop of performance, longer
boot time and stricter license agreement.
The software bloat has had the effect of slowing down Windows Vista,
especially when it's running on anything but the latest and fastest
hardware.
Even the latest version of Windows XP soundly outperforms the latest
version of Microsoft Vista.
Its successor, Windows 7, was a more focused, incremental upgrade to
the Windows line.
Thanks