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Vista Emphasizes Safety, Performance
Vista Emphasizes Safety, Performance
Windows Vista is assuming its final form. According to Microsoft, the latest beta, Build 5270, is nearly feature-complete, although some of Vista's interface (code-named Aero) isn't yet in place.We took the beta for a spin and found that its focus on security and performance looks promising--yet still in need of much more polish.Security Highs, LowsWe expected Vista's firewall to address a major shortcoming in XP's built-in protection by alerting you to outgoing as well as incoming traffic. But the new firewall monitors only incoming connections by default. Microsoft contends that this is sufficient for most users. We continue to recommend that you replace it with a bidirectional product, such as Zone Labs' ZoneAlarm.