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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Windows Vista Comparision Table

Key to the table:
Str - Windows Starter 2007
Home N - Windows Vista Home N (Europe only)
Home B - Windows Vista Home Basic
Home P - Windows Vista Home Premium
Bus N - Windows Vista Business N (Europe only)
Bus - Windows Vista Business
Sm Bus - Windows Vista Small Business
Ent -Windows Vista Enterprise
Ult - Windows Vista Ultimate

Fundamentals
Feature Str Home N Home B Home P Bus N Bus Sm Bus Ent Ult
SafeDocs backup and restore No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup (scheduled) No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup (network-based) No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Shadow copy client No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Encrypted File System (EFS) No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports migration from XP No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Productivity
Feature Str Home N Home B Home P Bus N Bus Sm Bus Ent Ult
Desktop Window Manager (DWM) No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Aero glass, animations, visual effects No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Productivity features (rolodex, tab previews, task bar previews) No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unlimited screen resolution support No 1024x768 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fast User Switching (FUS) No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Communications
Feature Str Home N Home B Home P Bus N Bus Sm Bus Ent Ult
RDP/Remote Desktop No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
P2P Meeting Place (ad-hoc meetings, people discovery, presentation broadcast) No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Web Server (optional) No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Fax client No No No No Yes (opt) Yes (opt) Yes Yes (opt) Yes (opt)
Digital Media & Entertainment
Feature Str Home N Home B Home P Bus N Bus Sm Bus Ent Ult
DVD Video Authoring No No No Yes No No No No Yes
Direct Media Mode No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Media Center (including Extender and games) No No No Yes No No No No Yes
Number of remote Media Center sessions supported n/a n/a n/a 5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 5
Movie Maker HD Publishing No No No Yes No No No No Yes
Advanced Photography features No No No Yes Yes (opt) Yes (opt) Yes (opt) Yes (opt) Yes (opt)
Premium Games (3D Chess, Shanghai Solitaire) No No No Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt)
Windows Media Player 11 and related components Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Networking
Feature Str Home N Home B Home P Bus N Bus Sm Bus Ent Ult
Number of supported network connections 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
Domain join support No No No Quattro only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1:1 Network projection No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SNMP support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt)
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) No Yes Yes Yes Yes (Opt) Yes Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes
Mobility
Feature Str Home N Home B Home P Bus N Bus Sm Bus Ent Ult
PC-to-PC Sync No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mobility Center No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tablet PC functionality No No No Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt)
Auxiliary Display support No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Offline folders with client-side caching No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PC management
Feature Str Home N Home B Home P Bus N Bus Sm Bus Ent Ult
Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) No No No No No No No Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt)
Secure Startup (Cornerstone) No No No No No No No Yes Yes (Opt)
Single Session Virtual PC No No No No No No No Yes (Opt) Yes (Opt)
Multi-Language User Interface (MUI) No No No No No No No Yes Yes (Opt)
Licensing
Feature Str Home N Home B Home P Bus N Bus Sm Bus Ent Ult
Windows Activation Services Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No


Processor and memory support
Feature Str Home N Home B Home P Bus N Bus Sm Bus Ent Ult
Supports 32-bit processors (x86) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Amount of RAM supported on 32-bit systems 256 MB 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB Max physical Max physical Max physical Max physical Max physical
Supports 64-bit processors (x64) No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Amount of RAM supported on x64 systems n/a 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB 128 GB+ 128 GB+ 128 GB+ 128 GB+ 128 GB+
Number of physical CPUs supported 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2

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