Windows Vista Home is really basic - it doesn't have all the bells and
whistles, so no fancy aero desktop or 3D flip.
If you want aero you really need Enterprise or Ultimate (these are the most
security concious - mainly because they will be targetted at small
businesses). However, is your PC up to these versions? If you don't have a
compatible graphics card you still won't get Aero. I use ATI graphics and
the minimum is ATI radeon 9550. Also while 512MB RAM is okay for Hoem
version, the more intensive aspects of exnterprise and Ultimate need 1GB and
above. I'm not saying they 'won't' work on 512MB because they will, it's
just that they system is more responsive with 1GB and above of RAM.
Windows Mail i suggest you forget it. Windows Mail is a new fancy name for
Outlook Express - nothing has really changed but the name. Calendar, of
course, speaks for itself. Personally i'd stick with Microsoft Outlook.
--
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"lfessler" <lfessler@discussions.micorsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AC804388-E20A-4076-AAE9-D3791D28F84C@microsoft.com...
> My current OS is XP Pro SP2, and I'm very interested in trying Vista RC1.
> Unfortunatley their are (as I understand it 4 versions) different levels
> of
> the program that you can get from the "Ultimate" to the basic "Home
> Verson".
>
> At this stage of my life I'm of the opinion that the basic version would
> be
> fine for me to try, but want to be sure it has strong security features.
> I'm
> currently using Windows Defender and Live OneCare, and from what I can
> determine, OneCare is not currently available for Vista, althought it
> appears
> to be in developement.
>
> I'm seekling sugggestions on which version of Vista to install, and for
> those who use OneCare, and who have installed Vista, what to you use in
> the
> place of OneCare?
>
> I also use Office Pro 2007 B2TR and have been used to Outlook, word,
> excel,
> etc, etc, for many years, but am desirous of finding out more about
> Windows
> Mail and Windows Calendar, that appears to be part of Vista.
>
> I'll now shut up and ask for any guidance/suggestions that you experts my
> be
> willing to provide.
>
> Thank You -------- Larry
> --
> Larry D