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12/6/2006 Heidi Parasye/Vista vs. WinXP 1
Evaluation of Vista Compared to Windows XP
Heidi Parsaye
CS522 Semester Research Project
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Vista
I will compare Vista with Windows XP Home Addition based on the following Criteria:
• USER EXPERIENCE
• SECURITY
• PERFORMANCE
• NETWORKING
• BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY
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USER EXPERIENCE
• Uncomfortable changes to the user interface and menus on Vista. Will illustrate by setting IP address on both systems.
• Replace the green start button with a round button with a Vista logo and no text.
• The Start Menu has been reorganized. • Sub-menus have changed throughout the OS. • IE 7 has a new look, new features and a new navigation
menusure to confuse and frustrate users. • No clear instruction on how to handle user access
control pop-ups will have users calling the help desk asking what to do.
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Networking How Static IP setting is done on XP:
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Control Panel,Network Connections
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Right click on Network and select Properties
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Select Internet protocol and properties and then you can set up the IP address.
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And this is how it is done through Vista: Select Network
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Click Network, Select Properties
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Now which one do you think you should select? Customize or View status?
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View status! Then Properties
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Now you can select the Protocol
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Vista is not very intuitive and it might be confusing as well.
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SECURITY
• Vista claims that it is more secure than ever, with its 64-Bit Security Enhancements, Kernel Patch Protection and Mandatory Driver Signing.– Vista pops up for confirmation every time critical
system features, such network IP address change is requested.
• Windows XP now has some of the features in Vista with the Service Pack and some of the other enhancements might be available outside of Vista like IE 7 and Office 2007 and Windows Defenders.
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PERFORMANCE
• SuperFetch
• ReadyBoost
• ReadyDrive
• Sleep on desktop PCs
• Sleep on laptop PCs
• Windows SuperFetch
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BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY
• I tried to install three different programs, Auto Cad 2006, Typing instruction and Counter Strike Source Game, and … I was not able to install any of them!
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Summary
• Windows XP is still good enough for most people; Until Microsoft officially stops supporting Windows XP, many customers may take a wait-and-see approach until Vista is more widely adopted and "proven" in the business market.
• Like it or not, Windows Vista will be here by next year, and available pre-installed on PC systems. Then, Windows XP will only be available for another two years before it is discontinued.
• Do you have any choice?
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Referecnes
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