Important Information for Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users. Important Information for Windows Vista/Win. Users. Note: in the following document, nearly all references to Vista also apply to Win. These two operating systems share the same roots and core features. For users that have Windows Vista, it will be important that you understand certain aspects of Windows Vista, and how Vista may affect the installation and usage of Reality XP products, as well as other products in general. Please make sure you understand the disclaimer below before proceeding to the technical areas of this page. One of the major differences between a 32-bit and 64-bit Windows is the support for more than 4GB of RAM. Here is good news for Windows 8, 7 and Vista users because. A perfect guide to show you how to optimize and make your Windows Vista run faster. Get rid of excess baggage when you don't need it. Find support for our complete range of memory and system storage, along with helpful information on warranties, installation guides and firmware updates. Overview - What it means to use Vista. Windows Vista has some major changes that could affect how you use your computer. Some of these changes may hinder your ability to use your computer in ways you have been accustomed to. Both developers and users are going to have to adapt to the new Vista structure also. As time progresses, you will likely have less and less issues most because developers will have altered applications to be more compatible, plus you, the user, will have gained an important and necessary understanding in installing and configuring software on Vista. With Vista, you can reconfigure your system so that it works similar to the way XP worked and this may take care of many issues. However, there still could be issues. Some products and applications (of all types) will run just perfect, and some may not run at all. Some may run with updates, and it is even possible some may work on some Vista installations and not work on other Vista installations. So please be aware that Vista is a major change! So you should be prepared for both the good and bad. In less common cases, some software may never be Vista compatible. So do check to see if and when upgrading to Vista is right for you by seeing if your most important software is Vista compatible before upgrading or switching to Vista. If you are considering the 6. Vista, make sure this is something you really need. If you do not have a specific need to run 6. Vista. This page will start out assuming that you are using the default Vista settings after a new installation of Vista. Almost all hard disks that you purchase have already had a low-level format. It is not necessary, therefore, to perform a low-level format yourself unless you want to. How Much RAM Do I Have? To check how much RAM is installed on your computer, first open a new File Explorer window SkyDrive For Windows 8: The Cloud Storage And. This opens the Properties window for your computer. In the section labeled System, note the amount of Installed Memory (RAM). Then, close the Properties window. If you are the . In some cases, compatibility will only be achieved if you understand how to use Vista in certain ways, and in other cases, usage may be as seamless as it was with earlier operating systems. But as a general rule, you should try to learn about the new security aspects of Vista. Important Information for Windows Vista/Win7 Users. Note: in the following document, nearly all references to Vista also apply to Win7. These two operating systems. Without understanding what Vista does, you may be limited in how you can use your computer. But if you understand the restrictions that Vista puts on certain areas of your system, you should have good success in running most applications. Important Disclaimer - Read Before Proceeding! Disclaimer - Many of the notes, comments, and recommendations in this page are the opinion of the Reality XP staff writer only. By proceeding below, you agree to not hold Reality XP responsible for any event that occurs from your use of the information listed on this page and/or associated links. Table of Contents. Running Installation Programs, and Regular Program Applications. Windows Security Warnings. On Windows Vista, if you get a Windows Security warning giving you one of the following messages: Windows needs your permission to continue. A program needs your permission to continue. An unidentified program wants access to your computer. Then, if you trust the source of the software, it is very important that you give permission to allow program to run. This most commonly occurs with Setup programs, but it could also occur with other applications during their normal operation. If full permission is not granted in the above scenario, you may not be able to install or run your software properly. Certain installers and applications require full administrator rights in order to function. These security warning messages were not part of previous Windows operating systems. But they have recently been added to Windows Vista. In some cases there will be a long delay before you get the above notification screen. This is part of the User Account Control function of Windows. See the next section below for more information. More information on User Account Control (UAC)By default, Windows Vista has a feature called User Account Control enabled. User Account Control limits the usage rights for all users using the system, including any Administrator account. What this means is that any software that requires access to your system must be given permission for this access. This requirement is common with setup utilities. This is because the program in the setup utility may require certain runtime modules be explicitly installed to your system. This has been common for years, but with Windows Vista, the system security has been tightened up to prevent malicious programs from gaining automatic access to the system. If you know where your software is coming from, then it is usually always safe to install that software. User Account Control is enabled by default, but it can be disabled so you do not have to always see the Windows Security warning messages or have trouble with certain applications. Computers are more secure with UAC enabled, however, if you are a more advanced user, or if you are trying to install an application that is not so Vista friendly, you may find it easier with UAC disabled. To do this, follow these instructions (these instructions may vary slightly on your machine): Go to User Accounts. You can do this from the Start button in your taskbar. Click Start/Settings/Control Panel/User Accounts and Family Safety/User Accounts. Select Turn User Account Control on or Off. Uncheck the box to turn User Account Control off and select OK. You will have to restart your computer. You can always re- enable it if needed later. Program Files is Restricted by Default (Administrator Access is Required)Because of the way Vista is setup, you have limited rights to anything in your Program Files folder by default. This can cause errors because some programs can't write data correctly. To get this to work so applications can save data to these folders, you can try to right click your applications icon (e. This may or may not work in every instance. You may have to change the ownership and permissions of your Program Files folder. For a more permanent solution, you have 3 options, with 1 and 2 maybe being both required: 1. Turn off User Account Control. See this section above for instructions on disabling User Account Control. Change Folder Ownership and Permissions. Open Program Files in Windows Explorer, or double- click . You will see the Flight Simulator folder. Right click that folder. Select Properties/Security Tab/Advanced. Optional and recommended - You can select the entire Program Files folder instead of the Flight Simulator folder, and then you do not have to worry about this for other applications in the future. Select the Owner tab, then Edit. Click Continue if a User Account Control dialog comes up. Highlight your user account (it must be an administrator account and the one you use when using Flight Simulator), and select Apply. Click OK all the way back to your folder list. Now, right click the same folder again. Select Properties, then the Security Tab. Select Edit and type in your user name. After it appears, select Full Control in the checkbox list. Click all the OK buttons again. To test (optional): Open up the folder you just changed permissions on. Then from the File menu in the top of the screen, select New, and then it should open up a dropdown list with many items such as Text Document. Select Text Document. If this document is created, it means you now have a rewritable folder! Do not install Flight Simulator to Program Files. We do not recommend installing to Program Files unless the above 2 steps are made. If User Account Control must be enabled, you may want to remove Flight Simulator X, and reinstall it to a new folder that is outside Program Files, such as C: \FSX. A shorter path makes the program easier to work with when working with files manually because of the shorter path. Firewalls and the Internet. In Windows Vista, you must configure the default firewall so that programs that need to communicate through the Internet have full access to communicate. This should be easy and in most cases automatic with any of the Reality XP Software you may download. However, if the default firewall (or a 3rd party firewall) is limiting connection of the program you are trying to run, then your program will not likely function. The default Vista firewall is entirely sufficient in our opinion. We do not recommend any 3rd party firewall software of any kind. The hardware firewall in your router and cable box is fine also! This can be used alongside your Vista firewall with no problems. A prime example is the 3rd party firewall causing program interference, even if the firewall is disabled. This is quite common based on our past experience. Please use 3rd party firewalls with caution. We have seen some cases in Windows XP where systems had to have a system rollback in order repair the affects from 3rd party software firewalls. This was after manual configuration and subsequent uninstall of the software firewall did not work. We recommend the Shields. Up test at www. grc. Internet . It is a free test, and it will tell you if you are visible on the Internet. If with your default Vista firewall (plus any firewall that may be active in your cable or DSL modem), the Shields. Up test shows you are in Steath mode, then you are likely very safe out there on the Internet. Nobody will be able to find you! So extra firewalls in this scenario may only cause additional problems for you. Windows Defender and other Spyware and Virus Scanners. Security applications are one of the most common reasons for software application failures. Windows Defender and any other security programs you install can cause program interference, and prevent your software from running. Windows Vista editions - Wikipedia. Windows Vista, a major release of the Microsoft. Windowsoperating system, was available in six different product editions: Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate. Microsoft did not make it available in developed technology markets such as the United States, Canada, the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, or other high income markets as defined by the World Bank. Starter Edition comes with some locale- specific desktop wallpapers not found in other editions of the operating system. This edition lacks the Windows Aerographical user interface with translucent glass effects; however, it does support desktop composition. Home Basic supports one physical CPU, but with multiple cores. Windows Movie Maker is included as well, but without support for working with high- definition video. Home Premium also includes premium games, including Chess Titans, Ink. Ball, and Mahjong Titans, and includes support for network projectors, touchscreens, auxiliary displays via Windows Side. Show, and the ability to schedule backups. Home Premium supports 1. SMB peer- network connections (compared to 5 in Home Basic). It includes all the features of Home Basic with the exception of parental controls and the Windows Vista Standard theme. This edition can join and participate in a Windows Server domain. It includes Internet Information Services, fax support, Rights Management Services client, Encrypting File System, system image backup and recovery, Offline Files, a single user Remote Desktop server, ad- hoc. P2. P collaboration capabilities, Shadow Copy support which provides access to previous versions of files, support for tablet PCs, and other business- oriented management features. The Business edition of Windows Vista supports up to two physical CPUs. Additional features include support for Multilingual User Interface (MUI) packages, Bit. Locker Drive Encryption, and UNIXapplication- support. Not available through retail or OEM channels, this edition will get distributed through Microsoft Software Assurance (SA). Since Vista Enterprise classes as a benefit of Microsoft Software Assurance, it includes several SA- only benefits, including a license allowing the running of up to four virtual machines running a mix of Vista editions and versions, access to Virtual PC Express, and activation via VLK. The former featured the signature of Bill Gates on the front of the packaging along with a unique production number; the edition was limited to 2. The versions include links to competing instant messaging and media player software, and the . Microsoft sold these licenses online through its website. Most 3. 2- bit programs can run natively, though applications that rely on device drivers will not run unless those device drivers have been written for 6. Windows. The 6. 4- bit edition of Home Basic supports 8 GB of RAM, Home Premium supports 1. GB, and the Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions support 1. GB of RAM. Processes created on the 6. Windows Vista can have 8 TB in virtual memory for user processes and 8 TB for kernel processes to create a virtual memory of 1. TB. The Commission concluded that Microsoft . Unlike that decision, however, Microsoft was also forced to withdraw the non- compliant versions of Windows from the South Korean market. This decision resulted in Microsoft's releasing . Microsoft lists the system requirements for these editions as being the same as their desktop variants. These editions are licensed exclusively for the development of embedded devices. Accordingly, it includes capabilities not found in Vista Business for Embedded Systems such as Bit. Locker Drive Encryption, the Subsystem for UNIX- based Applications, and Virtual PC Express. Unlike the . By default, it does not include Windows Media Player and its related components, or Windows Movie Maker. Windows Vista games are also available as optional components in the Business and Enterprise editions, but are not installed by default. Dotted lines indicate the need for a . However, upgrading from a 3. The following chart indicates the possible upgrade paths: Upgrade path to Windows Vista, showing which original products can perform an in- place upgrade to which editions of Windows Vista. Version and itsspecific edition of. Windows toupgrade from. Edition of Windows Vista to upgrade to. Starter. Home. Basic. Home. Premium. Business. Ultimate. Enterprise. XP Starter. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. No. XP Home. No. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. No. XP Professional. No. No. No. Yes. Yes. No. XP Media Center 2. No. No. Yes. Yes. Yes. No. XP Media Center 2. No. No. Yes. Yes. Yes. No. XP Media Center 2. No. No. No. No. No. No. XP Tablet PCNo. No. No. Yes. Yes. No. XP Professional x. No. No. No. No. No. No. XP Embedded. No. No. No. No. No. No. Vista Starter. N/ANo. No. No. Yes. No. Vista Home Basic. No. N/AYes. No. Yes. No. Vista Home Premium. No. No. N/ANo. Yes. No. Vista Business. No. No. No. N/AYes. Yes. Vista Ultimate. No. No. No. No. N/ANo. Vista Enterprise. No. No. No. No. Yes. N/ANotes: Only Windows XP can be upgraded to Windows Vista; a clean install is required for PCs running Windows 2. Windows Vista Home Premium does not support joining an Active Directory Domain. See also. News Center. Retrieved May 2. 6, 2. Ars Technica. Retrieved June 2, 2. News Center. Retrieved May 2. Redmond Magazine. Media Inc. Retrieved May 3. Windows Vista Team Blog. Archived from the original on November 1. Retrieved May 2. 6, 2. Windows How- to. Retrieved May 2. Super. Site for Windows. Retrieved May 3. 0, 2. Super. Site for Windows. Retrieved May 3. 0, 2. News Center. Retrieved May 2. Retrieved May 2. 6, 2. Retrieved May 3. 0, 2. News Center. Retrieved May 2. Retrieved May 2. 6, 2. Retrieved May 2. 6, 2. Retrieved May 2. 6, 2. Help with Windows. Retrieved May 3. 0, 2. Retrieved May 3. 0, 2. Windows How- to. Retrieved May 3. Retrieved May 3. 0, 2. Archived from the original(PDF) on August 2, 2. 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