Windows Vista Preview

Thanks to Kim James for the Stuffed Rats with Lab Coats featured on today's episode.

- Windows Vista Beta 2 can be downloaded by going to: http://microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx

- In order to download a preview copy of Windows Vista Version Beta 2 you do need to be signed up as a Beta Tester and have either an MSN or Hotmail e-mail account. Microsoft Windows Vista Home Page http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista
32-bit edition = 3.5 GB
64-bit edition = 4.4 GB

- Andy's Shameless Book Plug: Absolute Beginners Guide to Security, Spam, Spyware, & Viruses

- Improved Security Features:
The User Access Control (UAC) feature alerts you when a change is being made to your system
Windows Firewall - now a capable two-way firewall.
NOTE: The User Access Control feature CAN be turned OFF in Local Polices/Security Options when you run secpol.msc.

- Current security feature while attempting to delete a file off your desktop is bad.

See Below:

- Aero 3D glass effect
- 2 New Backup Tools:
Backup
- Protect your documents, pictures, and other files by creating backup copies using Windows Backup; also create a CompletePC backup for disaster recovery.
Easy Transfer
- Migrates files and settings from one computer to another.
- Premium Hardware Requirements:

1 GHz Processor
1 GB Memory (RAM)
128 MB Graphic Memory

- Microsoft Hardware Guidelines Link - click here.

- Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor beta - click here.