Vista - Newbie about Vista

Hello!

May be my questions will be strange for you for which I apologise !

I have been working as an IT for some years and here the moment comes in
which I should learn again . Windows Vista is the new one that is still a fog
for me . I haven't tested the BETA (due to lack of resourses and time) and
I'm waiting for the final version on 30 January.

However , I started receiving questions about which are or less technical .
I know very well the public things (available on forums or in the MS official
site) but the technical is thing to be learned . I have a friend of mine who
is now having Vista (a new built but don't know which one exactly) and he is
having problems with svchost.exe but I'm helpless .

So my questions and my requests are :
if you could describe me more Windows Firewall (in Vista) , the way it works
, modes , settings , is it intrusive and things like that .

Can you tell me more about Windows Defender , is it cooperating well or what
and is it intrusive . Can it be completely disabled (for example its service
to be disabled like in Win XP) because I don't want it , for example .

Could you tell me more about IE7 and especially about its "Protected mode"

Does Vista has Winsock , how can it be repaired (reinstalled) and is Winsock
still the name . Does it use the same commands like in Win XP ?

Wondering which built will be most appropriate ? I mean to start with I'm
planning to buy and install it only at home (the office will wait Vista SP1)
but wondering between Home basic and Home Premium . Home basic has networking
, it supports connection with LAN / WLAN / DSL , right ? I have read Home
Premium has "Advanced networking" and have seen some nice screenshots from
this but Home basic lacks Advanced networking , as far as I have read in a
magazine . So if you could make it cleared , it would be great :-)

And one, more :
For my laptop I have OEM Windows XP Home edition . I can use discounted
price of Win Vista to buy an upgrade DVD but what will that upgrade DVD give
me ?
I mean everytime I reinstall Windows , will I need to install first XP and
then use Vista upgrade disk (which would be quite stupid) or this upgrade DVD
gives me the change to send the XP CD in the bin and with it I repair and
fully install/reinstall the new Vista .

Thanks very very much for the answers !

Regards!
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Panda_man
Silver level Contributor

"Panda_man" wrote:
> if you could describe me more Windows Firewall (in Vista) , the way it works
> , modes , settings , is it intrusive and things like that .

The New Windows Firewall in Windows Vista:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...uy/cg0106.mspx

http://www.google.com/

Google is your friend.

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"Panda_man" <Pandaman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6F648BC4-269B-4C0F-97A7-B253E25350B6@microsoft.com...
> Hello!
>
> May be my questions will be strange for you for which I apologise !
>
> I have been working as an IT for some years and here the moment comes in
> which I should learn again . Windows Vista is the new one that is still a
> fog
> for me . I haven't tested the BETA (due to lack of resourses and time) and
> I'm waiting for the final version on 30 January.
>
> However , I started receiving questions about which are or less technical
> .
> I know very well the public things (available on forums or in the MS
> official
> site) but the technical is thing to be learned . I have a friend of mine
> who
> is now having Vista (a new built but don't know which one exactly) and he
> is
> having problems with svchost.exe but I'm helpless .
>
> So my questions and my requests are :
> if you could describe me more Windows Firewall (in Vista) , the way it
> works
> , modes , settings , is it intrusive and things like that .
>
> Can you tell me more about Windows Defender , is it cooperating well or
> what
> and is it intrusive . Can it be completely disabled (for example its
> service
> to be disabled like in Win XP) because I don't want it , for example .
>
> Could you tell me more about IE7 and especially about its "Protected mode"
>
> Does Vista has Winsock , how can it be repaired (reinstalled) and is
> Winsock
> still the name . Does it use the same commands like in Win XP ?
>
> Wondering which built will be most appropriate ? I mean to start with I'm
> planning to buy and install it only at home (the office will wait Vista
> SP1)
> but wondering between Home basic and Home Premium . Home basic has
> networking
> , it supports connection with LAN / WLAN / DSL , right ? I have read Home
> Premium has "Advanced networking" and have seen some nice screenshots from
> this but Home basic lacks Advanced networking , as far as I have read in a
> magazine . So if you could make it cleared , it would be great :-)
>
> And one, more :
> For my laptop I have OEM Windows XP Home edition . I can use discounted
> price of Win Vista to buy an upgrade DVD but what will that upgrade DVD
> give
> me ?
> I mean everytime I reinstall Windows , will I need to install first XP and
> then use Vista upgrade disk (which would be quite stupid) or this upgrade
> DVD
> gives me the change to send the XP CD in the bin and with it I repair and
> fully install/reinstall the new Vista .
>
> Thanks very very much for the answers !
>
> Regards!
> --
> Panda_man
> Silver level Contributor
>

Panda_man,

Considering your knowledge and experience, by far, the below Sites / URLs
will direct to a True Source for knowledge, and more !!!

For certain you have visited at least one Site.

You can visit our Windows Vista website at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...y/preview.mspx for news and
updates.

You can also visit our community pages and newsgroups for additional
information
and community based support for Windows Vista at:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...s/default.mspx

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...S/default.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...y/default.mspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvis...y/default.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvis...s/default.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/win...y/default.mspx

Below is special just for you !

Vista Feedback Panel software
http://wfp.vistatechbeta.microsoft.c...px?StudyID=152
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/sentiments/

--
Firewall

Disclaimer:
Accept Vista as it is, or, Abandon Vista


"Panda_man" wrote:

> Hello!
>
> May be my questions will be strange for you for which I apologise !
>
> I have been working as an IT for some years and here the moment comes in
> which I should learn again . Windows Vista is the new one that is still a fog
> for me . I haven't tested the BETA (due to lack of resourses and time) and
> I'm waiting for the final version on 30 January.
>
> However , I started receiving questions about which are or less technical .
> I know very well the public things (available on forums or in the MS official
> site) but the technical is thing to be learned . I have a friend of mine who
> is now having Vista (a new built but don't know which one exactly) and he is
> having problems with svchost.exe but I'm helpless .
>
> So my questions and my requests are :
> if you could describe me more Windows Firewall (in Vista) , the way it works
> , modes , settings , is it intrusive and things like that .
>
> Can you tell me more about Windows Defender , is it cooperating well or what
> and is it intrusive . Can it be completely disabled (for example its service
> to be disabled like in Win XP) because I don't want it , for example .
>
> Could you tell me more about IE7 and especially about its "Protected mode"
>
> Does Vista has Winsock , how can it be repaired (reinstalled) and is Winsock
> still the name . Does it use the same commands like in Win XP ?
>
> Wondering which built will be most appropriate ? I mean to start with I'm
> planning to buy and install it only at home (the office will wait Vista SP1)
> but wondering between Home basic and Home Premium . Home basic has networking
> , it supports connection with LAN / WLAN / DSL , right ? I have read Home
> Premium has "Advanced networking" and have seen some nice screenshots from
> this but Home basic lacks Advanced networking , as far as I have read in a
> magazine . So if you could make it cleared , it would be great :-)
>
> And one, more :
> For my laptop I have OEM Windows XP Home edition . I can use discounted
> price of Win Vista to buy an upgrade DVD but what will that upgrade DVD give
> me ?
> I mean everytime I reinstall Windows , will I need to install first XP and
> then use Vista upgrade disk (which would be quite stupid) or this upgrade DVD
> gives me the change to send the XP CD in the bin and with it I repair and
> fully install/reinstall the new Vista .
>
> Thanks very very much for the answers !
>
> Regards!
> --
> Panda_man
> Silver level Contributor
>

Thanks very much , BillD and FireWall2 !
I appreciate your help :-)

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Panda_man
Silver level Contributor