Build a Windows Vista System Today!
2006-01-20
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Build a Windows Vista System Today!
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Feature: Windows Vista is coming. If you plan on moving to the new Microsoft OS, or are simply curious, we offer our tips and strategies on how to build a system that will run Vista effectively. Within the next few weeks, Microsoft will be releasing beta 2 ofWindows Vista . The actual ship date of Vista hasn't been announced, but Microsoft's new OS is likely to ship sometime this Fall.
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Feature: Windows Vista is coming. If you plan on moving to the new Microsoft OS, or are simply curious, we offer our tips and strategies on how to build a system that will run Vista effectively. Within the next few weeks, Microsoft will be releasing beta 2 of
Since Windows Vista (formerly codenamed "Longhorn") was announced, some of the bleeding-edge features have been scaled back. For example, WinFS, a file system built using relational database concepts, won't be included in the final release. But it's likely that the Windows Vista's feature list is now stable enough that we can predict what kind of system you'll need to build today to accommodate the new OS. Here are a few details we do know:
- Vista moves away from GDI/GDI+, Microsoft's current graphics API used for the Windows desktop. Instead, Microsoft will use a desktop compositing engine built on DirectX. Each window will be its own 3D surface. There will be a fallback mode for systems that can't handle the 3D load. Note that GDI apps will run, because a GDI layer will exist atop the Desktop Window Manager.
- Windows Vista will ship on DVD discs, so a DVD-ROM drive, at a minimum, is required.
- Microsoft is encouraging hard drive makers to develop
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