Test Drive MS Vista :Test Drive MS Vista Donald E. Hester
San Diego City College / Maze & Associates / NASA
July 11, 2007
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Overview :Overview What is new and what is all the buzz
Why and when to upgrade
Not going to cover subjects of interest for Network Admins
Slide 4 :Windows Vista Editions
Retail Editions:
Home Basic
Home Premium
Business
Ultimate
Other Editions:
Starter
Enterprise http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/default.mspx
Who should buy which version? :Who should buy which version?
Vista Comparison :Vista Comparison Features covered in this presentation may not be available in every version of Vista.
Aero Interface :Aero Interface Easier to visualize and work with your information.
Translucent clarity.
Provides a smoother, more stable desktop experience.
New graphics and visual polish.
Windows Flip and Windows Flip 3D.
Windows Flip 3D :Windows Flip 3D Windows Flip 3D gives you a new way to find the window you want.
Dynamically displays all the open windows on your desktop in a 3D, stacked view.
In this view, you can rotate through your open windows to find the one you're looking for.
Thumbnail views :Thumbnail views Live taskbar thumbnail images display the actual contents of both windows that are currently open and those that are minimized in the taskbar.
Windows Flip shows you live thumbnails of your open windows instead of generic icons, making it easier to quickly identify the windows you're looking for.
Photo Gallery :Photo Gallery More intuitive way to view, manage, and refine your photos and home movies.
A streamlined process simplifies acquiring and importing images and videos, and new organizational options make it easier to find and enjoy your memories.
Photo Viewer :Photo Viewer The Windows Photo Gallery Viewer provides a large view of individual photos or clips with options to zoom, pan, and rotate photos, pause or play video files, and bring up the Info Pane.
Built-in editing capabilities—such as fixing red eye and adjusting exposure, color, and size—to help you make your photos look great.
Vista Slide Show :Vista Slide Show Remember when a slide show was just a series of photos? Not anymore. Windows Vista Slide Show sets a new standard for creating and presenting your digital memories full-screen.
You can include video as well as still photos.
A new desktop Slide Show Screen Saver feature helps you to choose photos, videos, and even themes to be displayed in Screen Saver.
Windows Instant Search :Windows Instant Search Enhanced desktop search and organization that helps you locate files and e-mail messages on your PC.
Enables you to search for a file name, a property, or even text contained within a file, and it returns pinpointed results.
As you type, Windows Vista instantly searches file and application names, metadata, and the full text of all files, and it displays the search results organized by the type of asset
Windows Easy Transfer :Windows Easy Transfer Windows Vista significantly simplifies this important process and makes transferring personal data, from your old computer to your new computer, easy and intuitive.
Data Transferred: User accounts, Files and folders, Program data files and settings, E-mail messages, settings, and contacts, Photos, music, and videos, Windows settings, Internet settings http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/easytransfer.mspx
Windows Side Bar & Gadgets :Windows Side Bar & Gadgets Gadgets are easy-to-use mini programs that give you information at a glance and provide easy access to frequently used tools.
Windows Sidebar helps you to organize your gadgets.
You can easily customize Windows Sidebar to suit your preferred location.
To get more gadgets that meet your needs, visit the Windows Vista Gadget Gallery. http://vista.gallery.microsoft.com/vista/SideBar.aspx?mkt=en-us
Windows SideShow :Windows SideShow Wouldn't it be great if you could read an e-mail message, confirm a meeting location, or check a flight reservation without turning on your computer?
Windows SideShow is a new technology in Windows Vista that supports a secondary screen on your mobile PC.
With this additional display you can view important information whether your laptop is on, off, or in sleep mode.
Media Center :Media Center With Windows Media Center you can sit back and enjoy your entertainment on your TV and stereo from the comfort of your couch for a complete home entertainment experience.
With Windows Media Center you can access your entire digital photo and video library with the click of a remote control.
Use the built-in television guide and compatible remote control to find, watch, record, and pause live TV on your desktop PC, mobile PC, or a TV screen.
Complete Home Entertainment :Complete Home Entertainment Take Windows Media Center to the next level and enjoy your digital entertainment on TVs throughout your home with Xbox 360 wirelessly connected to your PC.
This way you can play your slide shows, music, and recorded television on the big screen while your PC is in a different room of your home.
Movie Maker :Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker introduces an easy and intuitive new interface that will help you turn your video memories into compelling videos.
You can edit content from high-definition cameras that support the HDV format, the format used in commercial-release DVDs.
If your hardware supports it.
Scale it for sending via e-mail, or burn it to DVD.
Windows DVD Maker :Windows DVD Maker Enables you to create professional-looking video DVDs of your home movies and photos that can be viewed on your DVD players, regardless of geographical region codes.
With the built-in slide show support in Windows DVD Maker, you can share and enjoy photo and video slide shows, as well as home movies, using a consumer DVD player.
Better Gaming :Better Gaming With DirectX 10 included, Windows Vista will be able to run the latest, most graphically advanced games. With system performance ratings for games, you can determine if your hardware will meet your performance demands.
Performance Information :Performance Information Rating on your hardware
Processor
RAM
Graphics
Gaming Graphics
Hard Disk
Information on how to increase your computer’s performance
ReadyBoost :ReadyBoost Adding system memory (typically referred to as RAM) is often the best way to improve a PC's performance.
You can use non-volatile flash memory, such as that on a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive, to improve performance without having to add additional memory "under the hood."
Media Player 11 :Media Player 11 Simplified Media Library
Revamped playback controls
Optimized for large music collections
Instant Search
Rip CDs
Better media information
Powerful playlists
Simple device setup
New sync features
Burn your own CDs and data DVDs
Sync Center :Sync Center Making sure you always have the current version of your contact list on your desktop computer, laptop, and mobile phone, for example, can take some effort.
Previously, there was no easy way to manage all of your individual sync relationships.
Now, however, there's Sync Center.
You can initiate a manual sync, stop an in-progress sync, view the status of all current sync activities, and receive notification of the need for conflict resolution.
Windows Mobility Center :Windows Mobility Center You can optimize your power and configure other mobile settings in one central location: the Windows Mobility Center.
Sleep power state
Improved battery meter
Presentation settings
Multiple monitors
Network projection
Windows HotStart
Power management
Power plans
High performance.
Power saver.
Balanced.
Tablet PC Support :Tablet PC Support Pen improvements
Visual feedback
Explorer check boxes
Pen flicks
Panning hand in Internet Explorer
New touch screen support
Handwriting recognition improvements
Handwriting recognition error reporting
Network & Sharing Center :Network & Sharing Center The Network and Sharing Center informs you about your network and verifies whether your PC can successfully access the Internet—then summarizes this info in the form of a Network Map.
Advanced Networking :Advanced Networking
Windows Meeting :Windows Meeting Windows Meeting Space enables face-to-face collaboration among small groups of Windows Vista users—virtually anytime, anywhere.
One person initiates a session in Windows Meeting Space.
Others can join it, share files, or see the same view of a program or desktop and collaborate in real time.
Internet Explorer 7 :Internet Explorer 7 More Secure
Phishing Filter
Protected Mode (Not available in XP)
Visual Warnings
Parental Controls
Privacy in one touch
URL display protection
Rated #1 by Information Security Magazine
Tabbed Browsing
Better RSS and CSS support
Improved printing
Security Center :Security Center Windows Security Center in Windows Vista puts all of your computer's security needs in one easy-to-find, easy-to-monitor location.
Windows Security Center can monitor security products from multiple companies and show you which are enabled and up to date.
Parental Controls :Parental Controls You can collect information on usage
You can block websites
You can set time limits
You can block games by rating
You can block specific programs The Parental Controls icon in the system tray is always visible to let them know that the Parental Controls feature is on.
BitLocker :BitLocker BitLocker enhances data protection by bringing together two major sub-functions: drive encryption and the integrity checking of early boot components.
Whole hard drive encryption.
Complete backup and restore :Complete backup and restore Ability to do a scheduled backup and the ability to back up your files to a network location.
Vista will automatically make backups of your data on the schedule that you set, so you never have to worry about forgetting to back up your work.
System Restore enables you to restore your computer to an earlier state without losing data.
Shadow Copy :Shadow Copy Have you ever accidentally saved over a file you were working on?
This feature automatically creates point-in-time copies of files as you work, so you can quickly and easily retrieve versions of a document you may have accidentally deleted.
Shadow copy is automatically turned on in Windows Vista and creates copies on a scheduled basis of files that have changed.
Defender :Defender Windows Defender works with Internet Explorer 7 to help you make conscious choices about software installed on your PC by providing always-on protection that monitors key system locations, watching for changes that signal the presence of spyware.
Windows Firewall :Windows Firewall Windows Firewall is a critical first line of defense to protect your computer against many types of malicious software.
Basic Firewall
Windows Firewall :Windows Firewall Advanced Firewall Settings
Network specific rules
Inbound and Outbound rules
Monitoring
Filter by application, network, protocol, address or security
User Account Control :User Account Control Windows Vista improves the safety and security of your computer by preventing potentially dangerous software from making changes to your computer without your explicit consent.
Reliability :Reliability Vista automatically detects and resolves many known problems—requiring little or no effort on your part.
If it cannot solve the problem by itself, it will give you a set of steps to follow so you can fix the problem on your own.
If there is no solution available, you can report the problem online and receive a solution as soon as one is available.
6 Month Report Card :6 Month Report Card Praise: Fewest vulnerabilities in the first 6 months of all other major OS’s
Common complaints:
Lack of device drivers, yet there are over 1.9 million certified?
Applications are not compatible, yet only two of the top 50 PC apps still don’t work on Vista (late May)
Misconceptions hurt perception.
“What's dragging down Vista's grade is public perception.”
When to upgrade? :When to upgrade? Test your computer first. Most complaints come from users who upgrade without testing first.
Do all your devices have drivers for Vista?
Are all your applications Vista compatible?
Are upgrades available?
Will your hardware run it?
If it all checks out: upgrade as soon as you can!
Q & A :Q & A To learn more about Windows Vista please visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/default.mspx My contact info:
Donald E HesterCISSP, CISA, CAP, MCT, MCSE Security, MCSA Security, MCDST, Security+, CTT+, MV LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donaldehester
Email DonaldH@MazeAssociates.com
Evaluation Survey Link :Evaluation Survey Link http://tinyurl.com/3bcsvl
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