After such a long gap of nearly 2 years Microsoft came up with the new OS Win VISTA.....Well, Frankly speaking it appears as if the OS has failed to cope up with the expectation and the hype which was created b4 its release.
Microsoft, before the release of the OS kept using the mantra:"Confidence, clarity, and connection."
Well contemplating on that we may assume they mean greater stability and security within the OS, better graphics throughout, and an enhanced ability to share documents and files, including built-in P2P services.
Instalation:
The set up of the OS, which is very important and forms the first impressio on the user is very much simplified. Windows Vista, comes mainly on a DVD. Even though versions of CDs are availlable. Setup only prompts you for a few simple items and then does its thing. An upgrade install (where you upgrade from XP to Vista) does not appear to be available in Beta 1. The routine goes like this , First is the REG KEY followed by the EULA and then choosing the installation type, Partition and then the installation.
Display and Visuals-An Extravaganca?
One that clearly strikes the user of WIN XP when using WIN VISTA is their styles and schemes. A Sense of using a non windows platform sweeps our mind.
he Windows, Windows feature a polished, glass-like translucent look, and the window buttons light up as you mouse over them. The Recycle Bin visually appears to fill up with little crumpled balls of paper as you use them.
There is also a change in the way the all program list in windows start menu is instead of the cascading menu it appears as if they all will be set up in a group. This is not so comfortable.
Overall the look and feel of Windows Vista is cool and well-designed, with a slight Mac OS X-like look. The use of transparencies and translucencies, however, shows that Microsoft is still years behind Apple.
File System and User Settings:
Windows Vista, also introduces the concept of Virtual Folders. These are not "real" folders but are instead XML-based containers for links to other files and folders. Virtual Folders point to lists of other files. Further these Folders are smart ie., they update dynamically hence make it easier for you to organize your data in ways that make sense to you.
Windows VISTA also has this preview sort of thing for all the folders and they tend to appear all over the place as we use different folders there is nothing like consistency.Yeah, the explorer window in the VISTA is excellent.
In Windows Vista, Microsoft borrows a lot of clever ideas from its competitors.Borrowing from Linux, Windows Vista runs all users at a Standard user level and creates a separate Administrator login, so even if you are the only user of the OS, you will still need to log in with Administrator privileges to do high-level work, such as changing the status of hidden or read-only files. Standard users should still be able to install and uninstall applications, provided they know the password for Administrator privileges. This extra effort should minimise the occurrence of spyware installing without your knowledge and remote-access exploits from taking control of your computer.
Borrowing from Apple's MAC OS, Windows Vista incorporates enhanced desktop search features throughout its new OS. You can search from the Windows Start menu or within applications.
Newbies:
Well Vista comes with the IE7 and Win Media Player 7 whose reviews will be updated soon.
Conclusion:It's too early to say how successful Microsoft Windows Vista will be. Windows XP hasn't swept the world after four years (there are millions of people still using Windows 98 SE, for example), and in the corporate space, Windows 2000 remains the preferred environment, despite Microsoft's many attempts to discontinue support of Windows 2000.
Windows VISTA may not be a new trend in the operating system like either WIN 98 or WIN XP. So VISTA may well be a OS which is just a enhanced version of WIN XP.
PLUS:
- Visual themes and styles
- Explorer bar
- Enhanced Search
- Performance compared with WIN XP
- Feels as if something is less
- Appears out of 'windows platform' and leans more into MAC and Linux
- The change in 'all programs' start menu
- Inbuilt firewall is not too powerful
- Could have done better with transperancy
Rating:6/10
posted by visveshwar @ 9/27/2006 06:42:00 pm
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