Datasheet

Part I: Surviving Setup

Home Basic Home Premium

Support for Media Center Extenders, including Xbox 360 — Yes

Windows DVD Maker — Yes

Windows Aero user interface — Yes

Windows Tablet PC with touch-screen support — Yes

Windows SideShow — Yes

Windows Movie Maker HD — Yes

Backup of user ﬁ les to a network device — Yes

Scheduled backup of user ﬁ les — Yes

Network Projection — Yes

Presentation settings — Yes

New premium games — Yes

Windows Meeting Space View only Yes

Choosing between Vista Business and Enterprise

Table 1-12 shows the features present in the Business and Enterprise versions of Vista but

not the Home versions, and the few features Enterprise has that Business doesn’t. Note

that Windows Vista Ultimate also supports all of Vista’s business features.

Both the Business and Enterprise versions, unlike the Home versions, support

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domain networking. This enables users to log on to a network server using

Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD) technology and share centrally managed

resources.

Enterprise supports a few additional features that might be crucial for your busi-

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ness. For example, BitLocker Drive Encryption enables you to securely encrypt

files and folders. You can require users to have a physical token to decrypt and

access these resources, protecting them from view if a PC is stolen or otherwise

used by an unauthorized person.

Table 1-12: Comparing Vista Business and Vista Enterprise

Business Enterprise

Support for processors in two sockets Yes Yes

Shadow Copies Yes Yes

System image–based backup and recovery Yes Yes

Table 1-11: (continued)

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