Friday, August 15, 2008

Windows Vista Versions

There are seven product editions planned for Windows Vista (or nine, if you count the N Editions as being different). Note that all of these product names are placeholders for now: They could change before the final product is released. However, this breakdown of editions is current as of this week and is unlikely to change.

Windows Vista product editions listed here linking to some brief note on them:-

Windows Starter 2007

Windows Vista Home Basic

Windows Vista Home Premium

Windows Vista Business

Windows Vista Enterprise


Windows Vista Ultimate

N Editions





Windows Vista:- Version Comparisons

Windows Vista Basic
Windows Vista Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Ultimate
64-bit processor support Yes Yes Yes Yes
Games Explorer Yes Yes Yes Yes
Instant Search Yes Yes Yes Yes
Internet Explorer 7 Yes Yes Yes Yes
IPv6 and IPv4 support Yes Yes Yes Yes
Parental Controls Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote Desktop Yes Yes Yes Yes
Speech Recognition Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sync Center Yes Yes Yes Yes
User Account Control Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Anytime Upgrade Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Backup and Restore Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Calendar Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Defender Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Easy Transfer Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Firewall Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows HotStart Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Mail Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Media Player 11 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Mobility Center Limited Limited Yes Yes
Windows Photo Gallery Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows ReadyDrive Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Security Center Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Sidebar Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Update Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Welcome Center Yes Yes Yes Yes
XPS document support Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pluggable log-in authentication architecture
Yes Yes Yes
Windows Aero
Yes Yes Yes
Windows Meeting Space Limited Yes Yes Yes
Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) Client
Yes Yes Yes
Windows Tablet PC
Yes Yes Yes
Windows DVD Maker
Yes
Yes
Windows Media Center
Yes
Yes
Windows Movie Maker Yes Yes
Yes
Windows Movie Maker HD
Yes
Yes
Domain join for Windows Small Business Server

Yes Yes
Encrypting File System

Yes Yes
Integrated smart card management

Yes Yes
Group Policy support

Yes Yes
Roaming user profiles

Yes Yes
Virtual PC Express

Yes Yes
Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption


Yes
Windows Fax and Scan

Yes Yes
Windows ShadowCopy

Yes Yes
Windows Ultimate Extras


Yes

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