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Evaluation of Microsoft Windows Vista

Evaluation of Microsoft Windows Vista. By: Richard Awusi Supervisor: John Ebden Consultants: Jill Japp and Billy Morgan. Introduction. Vista is the latest OS from Microsoft Vista is considered their best OS to date Vista released on 30 January 2007 Lots of delays in release dates:

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Evaluation of Microsoft Windows Vista

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  1. Evaluation of Microsoft Windows Vista By: Richard Awusi Supervisor: John Ebden Consultants: Jill Japp and Billy Morgan

  2. Introduction • Vista is the latest OS from Microsoft • Vista is considered their best OS to date • Vista released on 30 January 2007 • Lots of delays in release dates: • Proposed new features • Change from Longhorn to Vista

  3. Vista Requirements • Advanced system graphics • Fast processor • 1G RAM

  4. Criticisms • Vista considered just a service pack • Interface a copy of Mac OSX • System requirements too high

  5. What I have • Intel Core 2 Duo • 2 Gigs RAM • 128 MB, DirectX 9 compatible video card

  6. Features of Vista • Different Versions of Vista • Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Small Business, Enterprise and Ultimate • New user interface • Aero • Improved security • User Access Control (UAC) • Parental Controls • Advanced file system • Faster file access • SuperFetch • Better networking • Network Access Protection (NAP)

  7. Features of Vista (cont.) • Windows System Assessment Tool (WinSAT) • Shadow Copy

  8. Plan of Action • Assessments • Microsoft Office Tests • Server Tests • Deployment Tests • System test • Other Tests

  9. Assessments (4 weeks) • Installation tests • Speed of installation • Ease of installation • User tests • Ease of getting to grips • Other • Updates • Functionality

  10. Office Tests (4 – 5 weeks) • Vista and Office 2003 • Vista and Office 2007 • XP and Office 2007 • Aim is to determine stability and functionality

  11. Server Tests (4 weeks) • Vista and Server 2003 • Vista and Longhorn

  12. Deployment Tests (4 weeks) • Copying Vista to multiple machines from a single source • Installing Vista on a large scale • SID on domain

  13. System Tests (6 weeks) • Running Vista on various systems • Low system memory • Slower CPU • Low grade graphics

  14. Other Tests (varying) • Windows Defender • Windows Firewall • ReadyBoost • USB memory

  15. Expectations • Vista is stable • Lives up to Microsoft’s claims • Better than XP • More secure • Faster search and file handling • Is not just another service pack

  16. Questions??? • I will now take any questions you might have

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