I believe that the operating system is good enough and worth upgrade from XP SP2, yet final edition of Windows Vista is expected in January 2007.



As I clean installed it on a clean partition on Intel Pentium 4 with HT. Windows Vista RC2 build 5744 required more than one hour to be installed. I hope this process will be streamlined and the installation time will be reduced in next final release.

After installation, it takes some time to give you final desktop because of its building data feature, for easy search in future. It gathers file in one centralized data source, so when ever you do search in future, it will go through results veary fast?.at the other end its resource hog feature

Now I have installed Vista, I searched for improvements and new features. I found some of them are very useful and it attracted me for various reasons.

Now I got New improved Internet Explorer 7 in windows Vista with great features, great fast engine?.spam protection, anti phising, pop up blocker and many more?

Also I got Windows Media Player 11 with really nice look and feel?.lot of new features, Sounds Gadgets Connectivity, CD-DVD Ripper and many more?

Windows Photo Gallery is nicely improved, it is much better thant the current gallery of Windows XP. One good feature is Vista's Flip 3D function. Using this, you can load up your open windows as 3D view on the screen, you can scroll through them with the mouse.

There is a new and improved GUI-AERO, creating a screen with see-through, 3-D-like elements. Aero would only lash out if your PC is having an outdated graphics card carrying less video memory.

The mailing application is designed with style appeal in mind?.Vista's new Mail system, which replaces Outlook.

I am impressed with the Network and Sharing Center feature. With this you can connect to the Internet very smoothly.

RC2 continues offering the great options that Microsoft must convince home and professional users to upgrade is Vista Gadgets, the eye catching small utilities that are set on the right side of your desktop.

Other great feature is RAM Boost; you can use your PEN Drive or USB Thumb Drive as RAM when ever you need more memory?.it sounds great?.now no need to buy extra memory for one application.

Microsoft has also improved the control-panel settings. It also appears to selection of aero theme options.

My 128-MB graphics card runs Vista fine. Vista 's GUI continues to improve. Microsoft is yet changing colors, shapes, opacity, and positions of icons, applications in terms with end-user perspective rather than by developers

Performance-wise, RC2 looks and feels good. In my mid segment system, it works fine enough.

My conclusion is that with RC2, Vista is increasingly looking like a Great combination of Professional functionality and entertainment; it will rock corporate users as well as home users and children. In near future, this OS will overtakecome as one of the best OS in all over the world.