Vista On Video

Windows Vista has brought out six editions in totality. Out of the six, five will be available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, barring one edition, which is the Windows Vista Starter. Vista Ultimate has talked about each of the six versions in detail.

So, lets go ahead and see what these editions have to offer. We will first talk about the four versions that are available through retail and OEM channels:

Windows Vista Home Basic Edition: This edition has been particularly designed for budget users who do not require support of advanced media and has many similarities with Windows XP Home. Vista Ultimate states, “The Windows Aero UI with translucent effects is not included with this edition. The 64-bit Home Basic will support up to 8GB of physical memory”.
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All thanks to Apple for having adopted CPUs powered by Intel for its fresh line of MacBook laptops and iMac desktops, which has made it possible for both to run Windows Vista. Vista Ultimate, tracking this development has stated,

“Apple’s free Bootcamp ver 1.1.2 (beta) lets you install Windows on your Mac and select the OS of choice by holding down the Option key at startup.

Commercial alternatives are available in the form of virtualization software like VMware’s Fusion (Free - currently in beta) and Parallels’ Desktop for Mac ($79.99). They offer more features like the capability to run in 64-bit, switching from Mac to Windows Vista without a reboot and running Windows Vista in a window within Mac’s OS X”.
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The Official Vista Blog has come up with an interesting post that revolves around the security that needs to be addressed before or after the installation of Windows Vista. As per the Blog, “How do you know if your desktops have Windows Firewall settings turned off? What if some desktops do not have Anti-Virus or Anti-Spyware software installed?”

Well, the answer to this straightforward question is pretty simple. Microsoft has released a new Security Center assessment feature that has been incorporated in the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1, that was released in June 2008. This new feature creates a auto-generated security assessment report for your desktops as part of the “Windows Vista Hardware Assessment” migration report.
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The Shadow Copy feature in Windows Vista through its useful appendage called the Previous Versions, has helped Windows Vista users to save themselves from accidentally deleting or modifying files. Microsoft has devised a brilliant method to help users protect their data.

Acknowledging the utility and vitality of the Previous Versions feature, the Windows Vista Place blogpost quoted, “This is a really helpful feature that has saved me numerous times! It essentially makes incremental back-ups of your work - so if you accidentally delete content, you can find it again and recover it with a single click. Anyone who has modified a document and clicked “save” instead of “save as” will appreciate Previous Versions! ”
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In our continued quest to make our readers aware of the upcoming free softwares for Windows Vista, we are delighted to announce that Windows Vista has finally gotten a free ISO burning software known as ISO Recorder v3.

With this software, you would now be able to burn .iso images to CD or DVD on Windows Vista. This software works fairly well with both Windows Vista x64 and Windows Vista x86 editions.

You can download this new software from ISO Recorder v3 (Vista edition).

The official Windows Vista Blog, had been tracking and publishing ongoing developments about the ‘Certified for Windows Vista Logo Program’ that had a specific relation with devices. They have recently reported the subsequent release of the demo video about ‘Certified for Windows Vista Software’. The impressive device that was used to shoot the video was Canon’s new high-def HV20, which happens to be a Certified for Windows Vista device.

On the above-mentioned blog post, Ben Reed stated, “In this video I talk about Certified for Windows Vista software from a security, reliability, performance and compatibility perspective. The video shows how easy and seamless it is to install a Certified for Windows Vista software application. To demonstrate that, I have chosen CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 to be installed on an HP Pavilion dv9000z”.

The blog post by Adrian on the ZD Net blogspace provides detailed scoop about the Vista SP1 Activation Hack. This post was a subsequent response to the considerable stir that his preceding blog, had created among web junkies and media outlets as it discussed the revelations that SP1 brought about into the workings of Windows Vista.

As far as the activation hack in question is concerned, observations seem to conclude that the Vista Loader is more or less the OEM BIOS hack, only packaged differently. There is a stark similarity with the Paradox OEM BIOS, which seems to be everybody’s favorite. What is a little confusing though is the fact that Microsoft discarded one hack while making others available, despite the popularity of all.
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There is a glitch in the Windows Vista Windows XP Service Pack 3 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1, that surfaces with a tool that is called Fixccs.exe. The downside of this tool is that it adds numerous registry keys in many locations and some of these registries are from Symantec. The official Windows Vista Place Blog states, “Because of these registry keys, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms: These entires cause issues such as:

1. Windows Device Manager is empty.
2. Missing Wireless network adaptors or other hardware devices.
3. Unable to connect using a wireless adapter.

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More and more sleek new products are being launched every other day, making the customers craving for more. We are referring to the new Vista 64-bit PC which Microsoft has launched recently. According to windows vista place 64-bit PC has hit the market with full blow.

The introduction of 64-bit Vista PCs, has only increased the sales of the product. Its usage has been increasing tremendously, outdoing the sales of 32-bit PCs. Microsoft Windows Vista says “The installed base of 64-bit Windows Vista PCs, as a percentage of all Windows Vista systems, has more than tripled in the U.S….” [Read the rest of this entry...]

Wallpapers on computers are an interesting thing to look out for. It is something which every user put it on their PCs or laptops to make the outlook more interesting and captivating. Windows Vista has a whole new range of wallpapers

Wallpapers can range from scenery to actors to cute little pictures. It all depends on what the user wants to use. Try out on putting new and exciting wallpapers to hold your interest. To add extra jinx to your computer simply select a wallpaper of your choice. Keep putting it, and change it whenever you get hold of another one which interests you. [Read the rest of this entry...]