index.gif button
antivirus.gif button
build-specs.gif button
components.gif button
contents.gif button
pcscans.gif button
windows.gif button
news.gif button
search.gif button

BuildOrBuy Group Network
www.buildorbuy.org | www.buildorbuy.net ]

images/usa-flag.gif
BuildOrBuy News
  1. AMD Phenom CPU Chart
  2. Vista FAQs - 32 / 64
  3. Vista Footnotes
  4. Vista
  5. Vista Minimum Hardware System Requirements
  6. Virtualization

Windows Vista Comparison Chart

Differentiated feature

Window Vista Home Basic

Windows Vista Home Premium

Windows Vista Business

Windows Vista Enterprise

Windows Vista Ultimate

Security and performance enhancements

Search and organize

User Account Control

Peer to Peer Meeting Space

Join Only

Scheduled and networked backup

 

 

 

       

Windows Aero Glass, Live Taskbar Thumbnails, Windows Flip 3D and visuals

 

Windows Media Center (including Extender)

 

 

 

Windows Movie Maker HD and DVD authoring

 

 

 

Network projection

 

Mobility (Tablet, auxiliary display)

 

Shadow Copy    

 

 

 

     

Encrypted file system

 

 

Remote desktop hosting

 

 

Web server

 

 

Fax and scanning utility

 

 

Domain join

 

 

Offline folders

 

 

Group Policy

 

 

SUA (UNIX Subsystem)

 

 

 

Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption ***

 

 

 

Virtual PC Express

 

 

 

Multilingual User Interface—All languages

 

 

 

Windows Vista Ultimate extras

 

 

 

 

 
  1. *** Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption requires a USB Flash Drive and a system with a TPM 1.2 chip.
  2. For TPM (Trusted Platform Computing) Specs, see: Trusted Computing Group Home
  3. Windows Vista Secure Online Key Backup release information

 

Copyright © 1992, 1994, 1995-97, 2000-2008, BuildOrBuy Group Network News!
Web Development, Gill Boyd & Team - Posted 03/21/2008; Updated 10/18/2009