Windows Vista-Overview and Its Features

Microsoft launched Windows Vista with new and upgraded GUI and other new features such as new multimedia tool called Windows DVD Maker, redesigned networking and visual style dubbed Aero and many more. We are here to discuss the key features of Windows Vista, Overview and its versions.

Windows Vista Overview

Microsoft introduced Windows Vista (codenamed Longhorn) on 30 January 2007 worldwide. Windows Vista was the first Microsoft Operating system:

Which uses DVD-ROM media for installation
Only installed on a NTFS formatted Partition.
The one which provides support for loading drivers for SCSI/IDE/SATA/RAID controllers from any source.

All Versions of Windows Vista

Windows Vista released in six different versions for consumers and business are:

Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Ultimate

Top Features of Windows Vista:

New User Experience – Windows Aero

AERO style introduced in Windows Vista which state for Authentic, Energetic, Reflective, and Open. AERO style provides a new level of eye candy for users with new transparencies, live icons, live thumbnails and animation. Windows Flip 3D feature enables it a new look in switching between the tabs of window by pressing Window-key+TAB.

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Windows ReadyBoost Technology

ReadyBoost Technology is the new and great feature in Windows Vista. With this technology user can add USB flash as RAM to extend their system memory and improve performance. To utilize this technology just add Flash to USB port and use the device to speed up the system performance.

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Bitlocker Drive Encryption:

Windows Vista Enterprise and Windows Vista Ultimate provides Bitlocker Drive Encryption. This security feature encrypts the entire volume and protect the file from an unauthorized access.

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Backup and Restore Feature:

Backup and Restore feature enable to users to create backup and restore when it needed. Windows Vista provide an auto option which automatically cache the files and make an image based backup of the whole computer.

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Problems and Solutions for Windows Vista

Windows Vista came with new technology and uses many of them first time so there is some issues which users are facing such as high system requirements, lack of compatibility with hardware and software, takes long time boot. These are the most common issues in Vista, to solve them user need to check windows update is working properly, check system in safe mode or by disabling Aero glass.
If system is still troubling because of above mentioned issues, due to these issues users will face the problem of an inaccessible or corrupt hard drive, which means that hard disk is failing. This is the condition where users face the data loss problem. To recover their data users need a recovery software i.e. Windows Vista File Recovery Software, It can retrieve all lost and corrupted data.