Vista

Vista, a colloquial name for Windows Vista, is an operating system developed by Microsoft for their personal computers. An initial roll-out of the product went to manufactures and businesses in the final months of 2006. It was released to the mass market in January of 2007, a record-setting five years after the previous windows incarnation, Windows XP.

The upgrade had many goals, one of which was to strengthen security measures against viruses, spyware, and malware. Other changes included graphical interface and DVD creation software which drew comparisons to their chief rival, Macintosh, who continue to corner the market on advances and high-tech gadgetry.

However, the operating system met less than favorable reviews on the blogosphere regarding everything from misleading packaging and system specs, to unfriendly user interface. Another common complaint about the Vista operating system was that previous versions of software and hardware were not compatible with this upgrade.

See also: Windows Vista

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• HELP ICONS

  
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  I have asked in the past, and so far I have not solved this issue. On my laptop under Vista Home Basic, for a few months now, I do not have Icons in my Help Folder. Just an X where the Icons should be. Thanks in advance for any kind of help.
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• HELP ICONS

  
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• Message to Kevin Panzke

  
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• HOW DO I CONFIGURE A CISCO 575 LRE ADAPTER ON WINDOWS VISTA?

  
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• Re: 64 bit programs

  
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• RE: Unable to install security updates for Windows Office 2007

  
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• Re: Vista proprietary in Acer?

  
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• Vista proprietary in Acer?

  
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• page wont scroll when composing new email msg.

  
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  When I am creating a new email message, my message will not scroll by itself when I get to the bottom of the window. How can I adjust it to scroll as I type? Thank you.
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• 64 bit programs

  
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  On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:04:17 -0600, "Paul " wrote: [color=blue] > Seems that all the big box stores sell computers mostly with > 64 bit Windows installed but a great majority of the programs > are 32 bit (I know they dont make many).[/color] What you say is largely correct. There are very few 64-bit ...
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• How to navigate Microsoft-imposed VDI licensing pitfalls

  
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• Excel Read Only

  
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