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Windows Vista Home Basic is intended for budget users. Windows Vista Home Premium covers the majority of the consumer market and contains applications for creating and using multimedia; the home editions consequentally cannot join a Windows Server domain. For businesses, there are three editions as well.
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) .
On a low-end computer system, Windows XP outperformed Windows Vista in most tested areas. Windows OS network performance depends on the packet size and used protocol. However, in general, Windows Vista compared to Windows XP shows better network performance particularly for the medium-sized packets. [7]
If you’re on Windows XP or Windows Vista, AOL suggests using the AOL Shield browser for optimal performance. A: AOL Desktop Gold, AOL Shield, and AOL Shield Pro requires users to have an existing internet connection.
Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10: DirectX 9.0c Unsupported 3DMark Vantage: Futuremark released 3DMark Vantage on April 28, 2008. [17] It is a benchmark based upon DirectX 10, and therefore will only run under Windows Vista (Service Pack 1 is stated as a requirement) and Windows 7.
Windows 8/7/Vista/XP/2000 Note: Downloading and installing of Java will only work in Desktop mode on Windows 8. If you are using the Start screen, you will have to switch it to Desktop screen to run Java. Windows Server 2008/2003; Intel and 100% compatible processors are supported; Pentium 166 MHz or faster processor with at least 64 MB of ...
Released in July 2008; adds support for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3 [1] Windows SteadyState (formerly Shared Computer Toolkit ) is a discontinued freeware tool developed by Microsoft that gives administrators enhanced options for configuring shared computers, such as hard drive protection and advanced user management.
Windows Anytime Upgrade (Add Features to Windows) was a service by Microsoft introduced in Windows Vista that facilitated upgrades across successive editions of Windows Vista. [1] Prices for upgrades purchased through Windows Anytime Upgrade were lower than prices for upgrades purchased at retail.