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DADDY BOB'S COMPUTER Q & A
Different
Vista Versions (SKUs)
Windows
Vista Home Basic is the entry-level offering
for consumers. Highlights include:
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Significant advances in security and
reliability
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Parental
Controls
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Windows
Vista Basic user interface
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Search
and Organize innovations
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Improved
networking
Windows Vista
Home Basic is designed to be easy to set up,
to help people use their PCs securely and
reliably, to help people stay better
connected, and, like all of the editions of
Windows Vista, to be compatible with the
widest range of software, devices, and
services that people use and trust. For
those who simply want to use their PC for
tasks such as surfing the Internet,
corresponding with friends and family using
email, or performing basic document creation
and editing tasks, Windows Vista Home Basic
delivers a safer, more reliable, and more
effective computing environment.
Windows
Vista Home Premium is the mainstream edition
of Windows Vista for consumer desktop and
mobile PCs. It includes all features
available in Windows Vista Home Basic, plus:
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Windows
Aero™ user interface
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Windows
Media Center functionality
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Additional digital media features such as
authoring and DVD burning
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Windows
Tablet PC capability
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Additional mobility features such as
PC-to-PC synchronization
Windows Vista
Home Premium makes finding information,
staying connected, and interacting with your
PC easier and more secure. Using,
organizing, and sharing photos, video, TV
programs, and music becomes a part of your
everyday life. With Windows Vista Home
Premium, balancing your checkbook, doing
homework, watching a movie, listening to
music, or playing a game is a better and
more enjoyable experience.
Windows
Vista Ultimate is the flagship edition of
Windows Vista across consumer and small
business desktop PCs and mobile PCs. The
primary user of Windows Vista Ultimate is
the individual, such as a small business
owner, who has a single PC to use both at
home and at work. This edition includes all
of the features available in Windows Vista
Home Premium and Windows Vista Enterprise.
Windows Vista
Ultimate is the first operating system that
combines the advanced infrastructure of a
business-focused operating system, the
productivity of a mobility-focused operating
system, and the digital entertainment
features of a consumer-focused operating
system. For users who want their PC to be
great for working at home, on the go, and at
the office, Windows Vista Ultimate is the
no-compromise operating system that provides
it all.
Windows
Vista Business is the primary edition of
Windows Vista for business desktop and
mobile PCs. This offering crosses the small
business, mid-sized business, and enterprise
segments. This edition includes all the
features available in Windows Vista Home
Basic (with the exception of a small number
of entertainment features), plus:
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Windows
Aero user interface
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Windows
Tablet PC capability
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Additional mobility features such as
PC-to-PC synchronization
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Core
business features such as Domain Join, Group
Policy support, and Encrypting File System
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Small
business–specific features such as Fax and
Scan, and Small Business Resources
For small
businesses, Windows Vista Business helps
keep PCs running smoothly and securely, with
less reliance on dedicated IT support. For
larger organizations, Windows Vista Business
provides dramatic new infrastructure
improvements, enabling IT staff to spend
more time adding strategic value to the
business. Windows Vista Business also offers
powerful new ways to organize, find, and
share information, while helping people stay
better connected in the office and on the
road.
Windows
Vista Enterprise is the premium edition of
Windows Vista for business desktop and
mobile PCs. This offering is available only
to customers who have their PCs covered by a
Microsoft Software Assurance agreement. In
addition to including all of the features
available in Windows Vista Business,
highlights of this edition include:
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Windows
BitLocker™ Drive Encryption
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All
worldwide interface languages
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Virtual
PC Express
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Subsystem
for UNIX-based Applications (SUA)
Windows Vista
Enterprise is designed for large enterprises
and organizations with complex desktop
infrastructures. It helps reduce the cost
and complexity of deploying and managing
PCs, improves reliability and security, and
makes it easier to comply with information
policies. Windows Vista Enterprise also
increases information worker productivity
and enables mobile users to stay better
connected with customers, partners, and
their business in the office or on the road.
Windows
Vista Starter is designed to empower
families and entry-level users in selected
emerging markets to take advantage of the
social and educational benefits that
personal computer technology and the
Internet make possible. Highlights of this
edition include:
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Advances
in security and reliability
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Search
and Organize innovations
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Windows
Vista Basic user interface
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32-bit
only operating system designed specifically
for lower-cost computers
Windows Vista
Starter helps families in emerging
technology countries be more successful by
providing an affordable, easy-to-learn, and
easy-to-use computing experience. It is
compatible with the latest applications and
devices and is more reliable and secure
because it is part of the Windows Vista
family of products.
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