CyTRAP Labs tech brief for non geeks - moving to a 64-bit operating system with Windows Vista and what it will do for you
In the past we have reported about Windows Vista:
- Off-the-beat: Apple trying to take on Vista security
- Windows Vista content protection - why it will fail and hurt users in the developing world the most
-Why Microsoft’s Open XML is not an open standard
During the recent WinHEC event in Los Angeles, Bill Gates, as usual, gave the keynote address, and he repeated the company’s message about Windows Vista selling twice as fast as Windows XP.
Bill Gates mentioned that the launch of Windows Vista has resulted in more than 40 mio sales. He pointed out that 78 % of Vista sales were of the premium edition of the operating system.
We expect that he was almost certainly talking about retail sales, as bundled sales tend to be dominated by the Home Basic version.
WinHec - Bill Gates Speech - transcript (Tue May 15, 2007)
WinHec - Bill Gates Speech - audio (Tue May 15, 2007)
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Home users and small business enterprises, however, who rely on personal firewalls and personal editions of AV software, should wait another 12 months until those products are more widely available before taking the plunge to upgrade to 64-bit computing. Incidentally, why not wait until you replace the hardware anyway because it will be delivered with a 64-bit system (e.g., Windows Vista).
There will no doubt be teething pains and patches required for certain types of programs, despite Microsoft’s best efforts.
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NEW PRODUCT
For the more than 40 million homes with multiple PCs in the U.S. and many more households around the globe, Windows Home Server, its aspiring for customers’ file-sharing headaches. Slated for a fall release, Windows Home Server will be sold by OEM vendors and off-brand system builders, as well.
In the Windows Home Server demo, Microsoft officials showed that from the server console, the administrator (in this case, “dad”) can monitor all of the computers on a network and manage them, such as turning on a firewall or setting up regularly scheduled backups. In a demonstration of 21st century parenting, the product manager denied his son access to his music collection as punishment for turning off the firewall.
Home Server will also do disk mirroring, so if the drive in your computer dies, you can install a new physical drive and it will build an entirely new image of your drive, complete with Windows, applications and settings. No more reinstall headaches.
Home Server customers will get a free domain name from Windows Live, which will allow users to access the entire network remotely. So long as you have browser access, you will be able to access the computers on the network to get and put files or manage the network.
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