Going for a Microsoft specialist certificate (office systems,desktop,deploying etc) but Vista has suddenly become essential so what do I need to know? Whats the difference from XP?
2007-03-10 01:56:50 · 6 answers · asked by ? 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Hello,
(ANS) If you are to support windows Vista in the future then you definately need to understand its architecture in depth, how it deals with hardware, what the hardware requirements are a) minimum hardware b) actual hardware c) full hardware so it runs at good performance.
Vista retains some of the old features from windows NT and windows XP for example NTFS filing system.
In windows vista Microsoft have finally after many years paid good attention to hardening up the security of the core system files. Vista has several defensive layers in the OS that are designed to prevent malcious code making damaging changes to the windows system folder/files.
The most noticable changed feature is obviously the new user interface called Aero glass but to run aero glass requires a high specification graphics card with 256megs+ video memory on the card itself.
**Frankly, I've now installed Vista Ultimate quite a few times and DONT like it much. Why? because is so BIG and it runs so slowly on good hardware, on which XP flys along very nicely.
**No! Vista requires a new PC which atleast 2GB of RAM (probably more like 4GB's in reality) a fast clock speed CPU which runs at 3Ghrtz or more, Large hard disk space, DVD player to install from etc.
**Another reason I dont like Vista much is many of the normal features & functions are now changed, removed or relocated else where in windows. Meaning that many XP features are now buried 3 or 4 menu levels down, so you have to dig around to find them. In other words Vista ISNT very user friendly IMO, its counter intuitive (good software shouldnt take weeks & weeks to learn or become familar with).
**The UAC (user account control) is in some respects a good feature, but it can also be VERY annoying.
**Vista has along way to go before it becomes a finalised product in my opinion. I'm NOT going to change my system from XP Pro which I still rate as possibly the best ever version of windows since they created MS windows.
Leave Vista for atleast 6months, so that MS can iron out the gliches & bugs and have another look at vista in say September 07, by this time MS should have released the first vista service pack.
**Upgrading to Vista is probably a waste of time, why? because even good quality XP hardware WONT run vista with any good responsiveness. Vista requires higher hardware specifications than XP, & only the best top spec hardware is going to do the job. In otherwords Vista is Bloatware!!! its massive, its like driving the QE2.
**Vista's so called new Aero Interface looks more & more like its come straight out of an AppleMac OS X machine.
**Even the hardening of security isnt a new idea, Linux & apple have had the same defensive layering of the OS for years, so Vista is only playing catch up.
**Many hardare & software vendors have yet to write or release vista specific drivers, & ALL the major problems with vista are driver related as far as I can see.
Best Regards IR
(10years+ in the computer industry, MCSE trained).
2007-03-10 02:33:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The difference between XP and Vista is that most things will work on XP, but not Vista. Getting a Microsoft specialist Certificate will qualify you to say, "Will there be fries with that order sir?" Or you could become a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer who is qualified to tell others WHERE is the Fries Button.
2007-03-10 02:02:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Windows Vista is terrible. I just got it 1 month ago and i just figured out how to work it. I phoned the vista place and they were like in the mood of " Get off the phone before i get pissed" So the people who run it aren't nice. Also if you download anything onto your vista com. you will probably get a virus because vistas are really sensitive. so yeah vistas suck i think!
2007-03-10 02:01:29 · answer #3 · answered by indychick18 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
each and each OS has a memory candy spot. living house windows xp ran large on 512mb and over, and living house windows vista runs large on a million GB and over. you would be able to desire to run Linux on much less memory, regardless of the reality that for the time of my opinion i might advise purely installation yet another 512 MB and experience vista.
2016-10-18 00:50:59 · answer #4 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
personally,i wont be getting vista right away. why? cos it will loads of problems with,as many people are finding out. wait about a year or so and then get it. by then not only will it be better but it should be cheaper too.
2007-03-11 06:22:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just when you get things figured out, here comes some more new stuff. I hate when that happens.
2007-03-10 02:00:56 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ T O N I ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋