| Features
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| | stolen laptops/hard drives.Monad. A new
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| Additionally, Vista will include many
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| | command-line interface called MSH, and
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| other new features.Aero
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| | codenamed Monad will not be fully
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| Vista will include a completely
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| | implemented in Vista, but will exist in
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| re-designed user interface, code-named
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| | it to some extent. It plans to combine
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| Aero. The new interface is intended to be
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| | the Unix pipes and filters philosophy
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| cleaner and more aesthetically pleasing
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| | with that of object-oriented
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| than previous Windows interfaces. The
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| | programming.The "My" prefixes will be
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| most visible addition to the interface is
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| | dropped, so "My Documents" will just be
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| the sidebar (however this feature has
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| | "Documents", "My Computer" will just be
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| been removed in the last alpha release),
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| | "Computer", etc.
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| an area at the side of the screen
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| | Windows System Assessment Tool (WinSat),
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| consisting of tiles which display dynamic
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| | a built in benchmarking tool which
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| information about whatever window is
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| | analyzes the different subsystems
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| currently in the foreground, which is
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| | (graphics, memory, etc), and uses the
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| essentially an extension of the "system
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| | results to allow for comparison to other
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| tray" on the Windows task bar.Search
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| | Vista systems, and for software
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| Vista will feature a new search engine
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| | optimizations. The optimizations can be
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| that will allow for instant display of
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| | made by both windows and third-party
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| results for a given search. This is in
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| | software. Tom's Hardware OverviewFile
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| contrast to the search engine of Windows
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| | Virtualization, when an individual
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| XP, which can take several minutes to
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| | program's permissions are restricted,
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| display results. The Vista search will
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| | allows that program to use its own 'fake'
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| allow you to add multiple filters to
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| | set of certain files so modifications to
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| continually refine your search (Such as
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| | those files from said program does not
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| "File contains the word 'example'").
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| | alter the original files.
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| There will also be saved searches that
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| | Transactional File Transfers, prevents a
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| will act as Virtual Folders, where
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| | half updated set of files from being
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| opening a folder will execute a specific
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| | created during updates for example, which
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| search automatically and display the
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| | can cause stability problems.
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| results as a normal folder. The search
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| | InfoCard, a user interface to the
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| will also feature other usability
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| | Identity Metasystem.Features and
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| improvements. The Vista search is
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| | technologies delayed until future
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| actually built on an expanded and
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| | releases
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| improved version of the indexing service
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| | WinFS (short for either Windows Future
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| for the search in Windows XP. This
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| | Storage or Windows File System): a
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| feature is similar to Apple
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| | combined relational database and
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| Spotlight.Metro
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| | filesystem, based on the next version of
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| Metro is the codename for Microsoft's
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| | SQL Server (codenamed Yukon). Working on
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| next generation document format, which is
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| | top of NTFS, it will provide abilities to
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| based on XML. It is similar in many ways
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| | represent objects and their
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| to Adobe Systems' PDF. Metro is intended
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| | relationships, rather than just a
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| to allow users to view, print, and
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| | hierarchy of files and folders. The
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| archive files without the original
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| | removal of WinFS from Windows Vista was
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| program that created it. The name Metro
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| | announced in August 2004, and is expected
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| also refers to the print path in Vista.
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| | to be released as an update to Vista,
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| With Metro, documents can remain in the
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| | entering beta stages at about the same
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| same format from the time they are
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| | time as Vista is released. Microsoft's
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| created to the time they are printed.
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| | promotion of this technology has spurred
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| Microsoft states that Metro will provide
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| | the recent trend towards desktop search
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| better fidelity to the original document
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| | tools.
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| by using a consistent format for both
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| | Full implementation of Monad.Graphics
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| screen and print output.While many
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| | hardware requirements
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| analysts suspect Metro is intended to be
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| | Vista's graphics requirements are
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| a "PDF-killer", Microsoft insists that
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| | defined in relation to the different
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| they are not attempting to duplicate all
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| | desktop experiences.Aero Glass
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| the functionality of the PDF. For
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| | This graphics mode adds support for 3D
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| example, at the time of this writing,
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| | graphics, animation and visual special
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| Metro is not planned to have the
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| | effects in addition to the features
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| capabilities for dynamic documents.Shell
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| | offered by Aero Express.Intended for
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| The new shell is a significant change
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| | mainstream and high-end graphics cards.At
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| from previous versions of Windows.
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| | least 64 MB of graphics memory, 128 MB
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| Combined with the new desktop searching
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| | recommended, or 256 MB for 1600x1200+.At
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| feature, the shell gives users the
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| | least 32 bits per pixel.3D hardware
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| ability to find and organize their files
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| | acceleration with capabilities equal to
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| in new ways. Apart from the typical file
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| | DirectX 9.A memory bandwidth of 2 GB /
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| organization practice of using folders to
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| | second.Capable of drawing ~1.5M triangles
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| contain files, a new collection known as
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| | / second, one window being ~150
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| Lists let you organize files from
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| | triangles.A graphics card that uses AGP
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| multiple locations in a single place.A
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| | 4X or PCI Express 8-lane bus.It is likely
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| new type of folder known as a Shadow
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| | that such a configuration will be
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| Folder enables the ability to revert its
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| | entry-level or lower by Vista's release
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| entire contents to any arbitrary point in
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| | in 2006.Aero Diamond
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| the past.Additionally, the shell contains
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| | A graphics mode customized for the Vista
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| significant advancements in the
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| | Media Center Edition, and will not be
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| visualization of files on a computer.
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| | made available in the other editions. Not
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| Previous versions of the Windows Shell
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| | much information is currently available,
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| would display thumbnails to represent
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| | but it appears that it will be the most
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| different files on your computer. In
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| | advanced level of graphics in Vista,
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| Windows Vista the thumbnail concept is
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| | requiring hardware at the same level or
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| taken further by overlaying different
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| | greater than the Aero Glass visual
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| imagery to communicate more information
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| | style.Aero Express
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| about the particular file such as a
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| | The lesser Aero visual experience
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| picture frame around the thumbnail of an
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| | offering only the basic visual
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| image file, or a filmstrip on a video
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| | improvements introduced by Vista, such as
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| file. Windows Vista helps the user
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| | composition based DPI scaling.Intended
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| identify the file easily by more
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| | for mainstream or lower-end graphics
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| intelligently generating the thumbnails.
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| | cards.Uses the Avalon Desktop Composition
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| Using algorithmic analysis, images are
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| | window manager.A Vista Driver Display
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| cropped around their likely subject, and
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| | Model (LDDM) driver is a requirement.Some
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| interesting key frames are automatically
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| | graphics cards already support LDDM. In
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| chosen from a video file. Also, the
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| | some Vista builds (4074, 5048), LDDM is
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| ability to zoom the thumbnails in the
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| | already supported to run Aero Glass.To Go
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| shell greatly increases their
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| | The new Vista look & feel without any
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| usefulness.Networking
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| | visual special effects, similar to the
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| Windows Vista is expected to have a
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| | visual style Luna of Windows XP in that
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| brand new networking stack. A significant
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| | it resembles merely an application skin.
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| change is a more complete implementation
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| | As with Luna, no additional hardware
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| of IPv6 which is now supported by all
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| | requirements compared to the classic
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| networking components, services, and the
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| | Windows interface.A simple option for
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| user interface. Vista also takes
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| | consumer upgrades, and mobile / low-cost
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| advantage of P2P technology to provide a
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| | devices.
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| new type of domain-like networking setup
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| | No additional requirements compared to
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| known as a Castle. Castles make it
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| | the lesser Classic mode.
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| possible for user credentials to
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| | Fallback mode in case the hardware
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| propagate across networked computers
| |
| | requirements for Aero aren't met.Classic
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| without a centralized server making them
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| | The most basic user interface offered by
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| more suitable for a home network.The
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| | Vista, which is also seen in Windows
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| ability to assist the user in diagnosing
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| | 2000, or Windows XP with its visual style
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| a network problem is expected to be a
| |
| | Luna deactivated.An option for corporate
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| major new networking feature. Using
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| | deployments and upgrades.
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| technologies such as UPnP, Windows Vista
| |
| | Requires Windows XP Display Driver Model
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| has a greater awareness of the network
| |
| | (XPDM) or LDDM drivers.
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| topology the host computer is in. With
| |
| | No graphics card hardware requirements
|
| this new network awareness technology it
| |
| | exceeding those of Windows XP.Naming
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| can provide help to the user in fixing
| |
| | considerations
|
| network issues or simply provide a
| |
| | Vista means "the visual percept of a
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| graphical view of the perceived network
| |
| | region", with these synonyms: aspect,
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| configuration.Other features
| |
| | panorama, prospect, scene and view.
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| Full support for the "NX" (No-Execute)
| |
| | Translated from Spanish and Italian,
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| feature of processors. This feature,
| |
| | vista means: sight, vision, ability to
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| present in AMD's AMD64 architecture, as
| |
| | see; look, glimpse; spectacle;
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| well as Intel's EM64T Architecture, can
| |
| | viewfinder; range of view; point of
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| flag certain parts of memory as
| |
| | view.In Latvian, however, vista means
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| containing data instead of executable
| |
| | 'hen' (grown-up female of a bird, [2])
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| code, which prevents overflow errors from
| |
| | and 'chicken' (as in food), and may also
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| resulting in arbitrary code execution.
| |
| | connote something or someone not
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| This should not be confused with trusted
| |
| | particularly agile or clever.Windows
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| computing facilities provided by a
| |
| | Vista has been unofficially abbreviated
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| so-called Fritz-chip.Built-in DVD
| |
| | to Windows VI, staying with the
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| recording capabilities, including Mt.
| |
| | traditional 2 character motif, as in 95,
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| Rainier support.
| |
| | 98, Me, NT, XP. VI is also the number 6
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| A new installation program that will
| |
| | in Roman numerals, and Windows Vista will
|
| install Vista in about 15 minutes (which
| |
| | carry the version number 6.0 (Windows
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| is present in alpha build 4074 of Windows
| |
| | 2000 and Windows XP being Windows NT
|
| Vista).
| |
| | versions 5.0 and 5.1,
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| Native Raw Image support (a format used
| |
| | respectively).Windows Vista sound like
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| by most professional digital
| |
| | "bosta" in Argentinian culture.In the
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| cameras).Native, embedded RSS support,
| |
| | fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, Vista is a
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| with developer API.
| |
| | part of the atmosphere that surrounds the
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| A new level of file encryption support
| |
| | world of Arda before the cataclysm at the
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| from that available in Windows XP, which
| |
| | end of the Second Age. Vista forms the
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| will make it easier and more automatic to
| |
| | inner layer of normal air: above it is
|
| prevent unauthorized viewing of files on
| |
| | Ilmen, and above that Vaiya.
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