Before Upgrading to Windows Vista

I am listing those points which you should consider while upgrading to vista. If you are a professional than the Upgrade will be tough because your previous hardware and software that you used to work on Windows XP may not be compatible with vista so you also need upgrade that.

This does also requires you to shed extra money just to use Microsoft’s new Operating System without any glitch.

Although you should know that vista is the most secure OS in Microsoft’s History.When Windows XP was launched it was targeted for Business use but vista is specifically designed for digital home entertainment (Vista home premium) also including many features for business (vista business edition) users also. When vista was launched many productive software were incompatible but now vendors have given updates and patches.

If you are running a PC with 512 MB RAM you could have some performance issues while using vista, you should consider upgrading to at least 1024 MB. While upgrading to vista

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Vista’s Improvements over XP

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I am now listing the main points only

• You need to have compatible hardware
• You need to have compatible software
• Be prepared for learning the new features (as many things has been changed from Windows XP)