1. Windows Vista What’s new and how to support it

2. Windows Vista What’s New Editions Requirements Security Changes Control Panel Updates Miscellaneous Updates Driver Support New Installer x64

3. What’s New in Vista Instant Search Aero IE7 (more later) Windows Defender (more later) Wireless Networking Network & Sharing Center (more later) SuperFetch UAC (more later) ReadyBoost

4. Editions of Vista 5 Editions (Mostly) Recommendation to students NOT Home Basic Site license covers Enterprise Retail media for repairs OEM Media? http://tinyurl.com/ycec5s - Full Comparison http://tinyurl.com/ycec5s

5. System Requirements Minimum 800 MHz CPU 512 MB RAM CD-ROM 20 GB HD SVGA Graphics Recommended 1 GHz CPU 1 GB RAM DVD-ROM 40 GB HD Graphics Card with 128 MB RAM WDDM Driver DX 9

6. Security Changes UAC Never run as admin

8. Security Changes UAC Never run as admin Shouldn’t notice during general usage How to run as admin manually IE 7 Protected Mode IE can’t access much on local system

9. Security Changes (Contd.) Security Center Added Anti-Spyware (+ few other things) Anti-Spyware Software SpyBot / AdAware / Windows Defender / HijackThis Anti-Virus McAfee/Norton/AVG

10. Control Panel Updates Completely Rearranged Search works well Network and Sharing Center Locations Windows Firewall ipconfig vs UAC Programs and Features Replaces “Add/Remove Programs” Windows Update Only Windows by default Option to search for other MS products

11. Miscellaneous Updates Memory Diagnostics Run from Windows, Boot Menu, and Installer File Location Changes No more “C:\Documents and Settings” “C:\Users” now Boot loading

12. Driver Support Pretty good with recent hardware Few isolated issues Mostly with less common peripherals Audio Video Supported, but not optimized

13. New Installer Based on Windows PE GUI the entire way through New repair options Activation/Keys Single media for non Enterprise Enterprise DOES NOT prompt for key YOU MUST ENTER KEY AFTER INSTALL  Upgrades Windows Anytime Upgrade

14. x64 Support should be better than XP x64 Windows Logo Program Must provide 64 bit drivers Even if shipping 32 bit OS Adds some security features Media available from Microsoft for S&H

15. Concluding Notes Should be smoother than 98->XP Will be common by Fall 07 We will continue to support 2K and XP PLEASE poke at Vista

16. Presentation Notes This presentation was originally given in mid Feb to a group of student ITS employees. It has had a few small updates made since. Created by Jefferson Cowart Jeff@cowart.net © Pomona College 2007 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.