Friends, I have installed Windows Vista RC2 build
5744 last week and I want to share my experience with you all.

I believe that the operating system is good enough
and worth upgrade from XP SP2, yet final edition of Windows Vista is expected
in January 2007.

As I clean installed it on a clean partition on
Intel Pentium 4 with HT. Windows Vista RC2 build 5744 required more than one
hour to be installed. I hope this process will be streamlined and the installation
time will be reduced in next final release.

After installation, it takes some time to give
you final desktop because of its building data feature, for easy search in
future. It gathers file in one centralized data source, so when ever you do
search in future, it will go through results veary fast....at the other end
its resource hog feature

Now I have installed Vista,
I searched for improvements and new features. I found some of them are very
useful and it attracted me for various reasons.

Now I got New improved Internet Explorer 7 in
windows Vista with great features, great fast engine....spam protection, anti
phising, pop up blocker and many more...

Also I got Windows Media Player 11 with really
nice look and feel....lot of new features, Sounds Gadgets Connectivity, CD-DVD
Ripper and many more...

One good feature is Vista's
Flip 3D function. Using this, you can load up your open windows as 3D view
on the screen, you can scroll through them with the mouse.

There is a new and improved GUI-AERO, creating
a screen with see-through, 3-D-like elements. Aero would only lash out if
your PC is having an outdated graphics card carrying less video memory.

The mailing application is designed with style
appeal in mind....Vista's new Mail system, which replaces Outlook.

I am impressed with the Network and
Sharing
Center feature. With this you can connect to the
Internet very smoothly.

RC2 continues offering the great options that
Microsoft must convince home and professional users to upgrade is Vista Gadgets,
the eye catching small utilities that are set on the right side of your desktop.

Other great feature is RAM Boost; you can use
your PEN Drive or
USB Thumb Drive as RAM when ever you need more memory....it sounds great....now
no need to buy extra memory for one application.

Microsoft has also improved the control-panel
settings. It also appears to selection of aero theme options.

My 128-MB graphics card runs Vista
fine.
Vista 's GUI continues to improve. Microsoft is yet changing colors,
shapes, opacity, and positions of icons, applications in terms with end-user
perspective rather than by developers

Performance-wise, RC2 looks and feels good. In
my mid segment system, it works fine enough.

My conclusion is that with RC2, Vista
is increasingly looking like a Great combination of Professional functionality
and entertainment; it will rock corporate users as well as home users and
children. In near future, this OS will overtakecome as one of the best OS
in all over the world.

Author:

Yusuf Gandhi

Yusuf Gandhi is working as a project Leader at Semaphore Infotech Pvt. Ltd, India. He has more than 5 years Experience. You can contact on email: yusuf@semaphore-software.com.