Datasheet

Preparing to Install Windows Vista

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Inclusion of all user-interface languages available to Windows

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Only available via Microsoft Software Assurance or a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement

Windows Vista Ultimate has everything that Windows Vista has to offer, including the

following:

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All of the features found in Windows Vista Home Premium

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All of the features found in Windows Vista Enterprise

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DVD ripping support

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Podcast creation support

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WinSAT, which is used to improve gaming performance

Two more editions, Windows Vista Home Basic N and Windows Vista Busi-

ness N, will be available only in the European Union. These editions will ship

without Windows Media Player.

You can use a Control Panel tool named Windows Anytime Upgrade to purchase a one-

time upgrade license to a more advanced edition of Windows Vista. You can upgrade Home

Basic to Home Premium or Ultimate, you can upgrade Home Premium to Ultimate, and you

can upgrade Business to Ultimate. We will discuss Windows Anytime Upgrade in detail later

in the chapter.

For the exercises and screen captures throughout this book, we will be using

Windows Vista Ultimate.

Hardware Requirements

To install Windows Vista successfully, your system must meet certain hardware requirements.

Table 1.1 lists the requirements for a Windows Vista Capable PC as well as the requirements

for a Windows Vista Premium Ready PC.

TABLE 1.1

Hardware Requirements (Non-network Installation)

Component Windows Vista Capable PC Windows Vista Premium Ready PC

Processor 800MHz 32-bit (

86) or 64-bit (

64)

processor; Intel Core/Pentium/

Celeron, AMD, Via, or compatible

1GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) proces-

sor; Intel Core/Pentium/Celeron, AMD,

Via, or compatible

Memory 512MB 1GB

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