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Microsoft also made Windows Vista available for purchase and download from Windows Marketplace; it is the first version of Windows to be distributed through a digital distribution platform. [5] Editions sold at retail were available in both Full and Upgrade versions and later included Service Pack 1 (SP1) .
Windows Vista: Windows shell: Aero (default), Classic: Internet Explorer 7: IIS 7 11 COMMAND.COM, cmd.exe, PowerShell (optional) Windows Server 2008: Windows shell, Server Core: Classic (default), Aero (via "Desktop Experience") Internet Explorer 7 IIS 7 11 (enabled by installing "Desktop Experience") COMMAND.COM, cmd.exe, PowerShell (optional ...
It has been revealed that an Upgrade copy of Windows Vista can be installed clean without first installing a previous version of Windows. On the first install, Windows will refuse to activate. The user must then reinstall that same copy of Vista. Vista will then activate on the reinstall, thus allowing a user to install an Upgrade of Windows ...
ImageX is the command-line tool used to create, edit and deploy Windows disk images in the Windows Imaging Format. Along with the underlying Windows Imaging Interface library (WIMGAPI), it is distributed as part of the free Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK/OPK). Starting with Windows Vista, Windows Setup uses the WAIK API to install ...
Kernel-mode drivers on 64-bit versions of Windows Vista must be digitally signed; even administrators will not be able to install unsigned kernel-mode drivers. [52] A boot-time option is available to disable this check for a single session of Windows. Installing user-mode drivers will still work without a digital signature.
Windows XP Starter: 2004-08-11 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition: 2005-04-25 Windows Embedded for Point of Service: 2005-06-06 Windows Server 2003 R2: 2005-12-06 Windows Vista: 2007-01-30 Windows Home Server: 2007-11-04 Windows Server 2008: 2008-02-27 Windows Small Business Server 2008: 2008-08-21 Windows Embedded Standard 2009: 2008-12-14
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Unlike previous versions of Windows, Windows Vista is language-independent; the language architecture separates the language resources for the user interface from the binary code of the operating system. [13] Support for installing additional languages is included in the Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista. [14]