CIS 221

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CIS 221

• Lesson 1

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What are the Six Versions of Vista

• Windows Vista Starter
• Windows Vista Home Basic
• Windows Vista Home Premium
• Windows Vista Business
• Windows Vista Enterprise
• Windows Vista Ultimate

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• Make sure that you know the different features
  supported in each version as listed in table 1-1

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Minimum System Requirements for Windows Vista
Table 1-2
Windows Vista Capable PC
Windows Vista Premium Ready PC
800 MHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
512 MB of system memory
1 GB of system memory
DirectX 9-capable graphics processor
DirectX 9- and WDDM-capable graphics processor, with Pixel Shader 2.0 and 32 bits per pixel link to Pixel Shader definition
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Windows Vista Premium Ready PC

• 128 MB or graphics memory
• 40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free
• DVD-ROM drive
• Audio output capability
• Internet access capability

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Upgrading a PC to Vista

• When upgrading to a new operating system the user
  expects a significant improvement over the
  currently installed OS.
• Processor considerations
• System memory
• Hard disk drives
• Video display adapter

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Make sure you understand the

• The four different user interface levels
• Windows Classic
• Windows Standard
• Windows Vista Basic
• Windows Aero

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Make sure you understand the

• Vistas Organizational Rolls
• Standalone
• Workgroup
• Domain

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The Modular Naure of Vista
Edition-Specific Module (business)
From product key
Language-Specific Module (English)
Within setup process
Win-Min
Contains 95 of the operating system