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Microsoft Windows Vista User Manual

Microsoft Windows Vista
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Table of Contents xi
Introducing the New and Enhanced Windows Vista Management Tools . . . . . . . . . 253
Introducing Event Viewer: What’s Changed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Introducing Task Scheduler: What’s Changed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Introducing Performance Rating and Monitoring: What’s New and
What’s Changed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Introducing the Previous Versions Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Backing Up and Recovering Windows Vista: What’s New and
What’s Changed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
15 Deploying Windows Vista. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Introducing Deployment Enhancements for Windows Vista. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Introducing Modularization and Hardware-Independent Disk Imaging. . . . 268
Introducing the Customizable and Extensible Preinstallation
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Introducing Standards-Based Single-Format Answer Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Upgrading Computers and Migrating to New Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Deciding Whether to Upgrade or to Migrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Introducing the User State Migration Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Introducing Windows Easy Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Starting and Copying the Windows Easy Transfer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Selecting and Transferring Files and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Finalizing the Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Appendix: Installing Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
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Microsoft Windows Vista Specifications

General IconGeneral
Release DateJanuary 30, 2007
EditionsStarter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate
Kernel TypeHybrid
Default File SystemNTFS
Minimum RAM Requirement512 MB
Minimum Processor Requirement800 MHz
Operating System FamilyMicrosoft Windows
LicenseProprietary commercial software
Preceded ByWindows XP
Succeeded ByWindows 7
Update MethodWindows Update
DeveloperMicrosoft
PlatformIA-32, x86-64
Default User InterfaceWindows Aero
Source ModelClosed source
Architecturex86, x64
Supported LanguagesMultiple languages
Minimum Graphics RequirementDirectX 9 capable GPU
Official Websitehttps://www.microsoft.com

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