a tour of windows vista

[vinod]

Windows Vista, Microsoft's newest OS and arguably its largest project ever has finally hit Beta 2. Windows Vista is the latest and most complex operating system to emerge from Microsoft's Redmond, WA campus. It is the fourth major release of the NT family of operating systems, targeted at both the home and the enterprise.

Microsoft's progress with Vista has been closely followed by many journalists and technical pundits. It is behind schedule and has had a handful of features postponed or culled. In short, this is a very important release for Microsoft, one where it can't afford many mistakes. As a result, the company has taken its time perfecting the OS, being careful to release a product that is well-built, feature-rich, and stable.

Hardware
Hardware requirements
Vista's hardware requirements have been known for awhile, and apply to this beta.

Minimum Requirements (Vista-Capable PCs):

800 MHz Intel-compatible processor
512MB of RAM
DirectX 9.0-Capable Graphics Processor
20GB HD
Recommended Requirements (Premium-Ready PCs):

1 GHz Intel-compatible processor
1GB RAM
DirectX 9.0-Capable Graphics Processor, with 128MB graphics memory. (64MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor less than 1,310,720 pixels [no more than 1440x900]; 128MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor at resolutions from 1,310,720 to 2,304,000 pixels [no more than 1920x1200]; 256MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor at resolutions higher than 2,304,000 pixels [more than 1920x1200]).
40GB HD with at least 15GB "free space"
Test system
Generally when I am reviewing beta operating systems, I use whatever throw-away gear that I might have. For this preview I've decided to throw my main machine at Vista. I really wanted to get a good feel for what using Vista day-to-day might feel like on more modern hardware that I have plenty of experience using. Here are the specs of the test machine:

Athlon 64 X2 3800+
nForce 4 Ultra chipset
2GB PC3200 DDR
Western Digital 160GB SATA-II hard drive
PCIe NVIDIA Geforce 6800GS/256MB video card
Sound Blaster Live 5.1
Epson Stylus CX5400 multifunction printer/scanner

[natalie]

my pc still vald 4 vista

[dxsi]

i can't wait till it get released it looks like a safe window

[def]

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it will be loking g8
i thought ofit the same feeling just when win xp was trail version was released

[robert_madi]

imho
it might look g8 but i dout something from microsoft will be cheap and good

[Steaua Maniac For EVER]

For me it`s still an dream Windows Vista...... My PC hardly runs Windos XP , but Vista it will be an miracle 

[Ryan]

heh
what are ur pc charecteristics ?