WINDOWS VISTA LINKS
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Version 1.8 — May 26, 2008
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VISTA VERSIONS

• Windows Vista Editions Overview — Microsoft's overview of Window versions.
• Windows Vista Versions — A spring 2006 article by Scot Finnie with an excellent overview of the different Vista versions.
• Upgrade to another edition of Windows Vista — All editions of Vista are on the same disk. This “how to— article tells you how to upgrade from one to another. See also this FAQ.

VISTA INSTALLATION & MIGRATION

• Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor — Run this first to find out whether your software and hardware are ready for upgrading to Windows Vista
• Vista Enterprise Hardware Planning Guidance — So what is Microsoft recommending with respect to hardware?
• Windows NT Backup/Restore Utility — Utility for restoring backups made on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 to computers running Windows Vista and Windows Server Codename Longhorn.
• Windows Vista Software Compatibility List — A wiki concerning, well, application compatibility with Windows Vista.
• Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update — An important update patch addressing application compatibility issues between Windows Vista and dozens of popular applications.
• You cannot uninstall a program after you upgrade to Windows Vista — Gives specific steps for this problem.

VISTA SUPPORT & COMMUNITY

• AumHa Vista Forums — AumHa Forums has Vista support forums. Come ask your questions and share your (good and bad) Vista experiences.
  • Windows Vista Support
  • Installing Windows Vista
  • Specific Issues in Windows Vista
  • Other Vista FAQs & Best Practices
  • Windows Vista — General Discussion
• Windows Vista Community — Microsoft’s online Vista community. Get answers from other Windows Vista users.

NETWORKING IN WINDOWS VISTA

• File and Print Sharing in Windows Vista by Brien M. Posey. A valuable, accessible introduction to key concepts. (Some of the illustrations are from the pre-release development versions of Vista.)
• File and Printer Sharing in Windows Vista A more technical and comprehensive discussion from TechNet.

WINDOWS VISTA ARTICLES OF INTEREST

• Setting up Windows Vista Parental Controls by MS-MVP Lawrence Abrams
• Vista Resources for IT Professionals — Links assisting with product evaluation, planning and architecture, OS deployment, security and protection, management, and more.
• Vista Visuals: Windows Sidebar, Gadgets, Media Player 11, And More — Another great Scot Finnie overview (from March 2006 — still early in the development process) showing many of the features that will excite new Vista users the most.