Windows Vista


01 february 2007         USAUSA,

USA

Released in 2007, this version of Windows expanded on XP's functionality and adds increased security and reliability, improved digital media functionality, and the dazzling Aero 3D user interface.

Let's start with the interface, which requires enhanced graphics horsepower to run, thus limiting Vista's upgradability from many older PCs. The Aero interface displays true 3D elements with a see-through, glass-like look. And everything else in Vista looks a bit different, too.

Folder and file icons now show thumbnails of their contents. When you switch between open applications, the windows twist and turn to display in a three-dimensional stack. And the windows are smoother and rounder and translucent, heightening the sense of depth when you view multiple windows onscreen. There's even a translucent Sidebar that holds Gadgets, mini-apps dedicated to a particular task.

Under the hood, Vista is designed to run more securely and more robustly than Windows XP. One of the security features—much maligned by users—is User Account Control, which interrupts even the most mundane operations to get user approval. The intention was good (to prevent unwanted access to the system), but the implementation was simply too intrusive for most users.

Even worse, many users had problems upgrading older equipment to Vista. Many older peripherals didn't have Vista-compatible drivers (a problem with any Windows upgrade, to be honest), and some XP-era programs never did work right in the Vista environment.

While most users didn't have any problems, the ones who did were quite vocal about it, creating the general perception that Vista was a failure. I certainly don't feel that way about it, but this perception did lead Microsoft to fast-track Vista's successor—the upcoming Windows 7.

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