John - Thank you very much, I do have plenty of power on my system. Graphics
is fine and I have 1GB of RAM. Additionally I ran the Vista program on my
system to see if I had enough juice for Vista and everything checked out ok
with no recommendations for any changes or upgrades.
I personally cannot stand Outlook Express and very glad you enlightened me
on Windows Mail. Becasue of my past and with the things that I have become
used to and the whistles and bells that I like, I will (after reading your
kind reply) probably go with Ulitimate. Far more than I need, but have
always been sort of a glutten for wanting the latest and greatest in the
computer world relative to the things that interest me.
Thanks again ------- Larry
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Larry D
"John Barnett MVP" wrote:
> 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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> John Barnett MVP
> Associate Expert
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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
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