Windows Vista - I have seen various templates of the new Windows Vista on my friends computers...?
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You're quite possibly talking about window blinds which can be found on the link below.  They have a Vista skin, and based on my experience, their skins seem to be very good indeed.\n\nI personally got fed up with the software, and have since uninstalled it (I also don't wanna pay for it) but have a look if you can't wait for Vista to come out!
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Windows XP is the current Windows Operating System. Vista won't be available until sometime in January. In the XP family there is service pack 2 which you can download from www.microsoft.com but ONLY if you have legitimate software and the copy of Windows you are running isn't pirated.
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Windows Vista Beta: A lot like Mac OS X\n\nAfter playing around with my newly-installed copy of Windows Vista Beta 2 for a couple of hours, the thought that kept popping up in my head over and over again like a persistent mole was: "Wow, that's a lot like the Mac."\n\nFrom the emphasis on searching and not browsing (Spotlight) to the Windows Sidebar (Dashboard) which runs Gadgets (Widgets), to the built-in Windows Calendar (iCal), the similarities are striking. Come look with me, after the jump.\n\nWidgets and Gadgets\nMac OS X Dashboard widgets:\n\n \nWindows Vista Sidebar with Gadgets (just two letters off!):\n\n \nHome directory view\nMac OS X Finder:\n\n \nWindows Vista Explorer:\n\n \nBuilt-in calendar\nMac OS X iCal:\n\n \nWindows Calendar:\n\n \nSearch don't browse\nMac OS X Spotlight:\n\n \nWindows Vista (no longer) Start menu search:\n\n \nNow, don't get me wrong: tech products have been stealing adapting one another's ideas since the dawn of computing. Hell, Lifehacker didn't invent the weblog, or even the term "life hack"! So our glass house couldn't survive any thrown stones.
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Download the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor from Microsoft website. Then install it onto your computer. Run the application and it will let you know if your current good machine is good enough to run Vista.\n\n\nNote: Vista will be available in 5 flavours. Basic to Premium.
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Windows Vista, while providing comprehensive core system upgrades, follows the same rules as previous versions of Windows.  It works on the "Three Click" principle (meaning you should be able to access most features with no more than three clicks), it has a taskbar, start menu, etc. \n\nIt's file folder system has seen dramatic changes that, at first, will probably take some getting used to but are not that much of a leap forward.\n\nThe new 3D engine in Vista (Aero) is neat, and provides some unique opportunities to programmers.\n\nOverall I have enjoyed Vista Beta 2, and am eagerly looking forward to the final release!
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windows 2003 is for servers. vista will be for home computers . like xp and of course there will be a pro version as well.
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The best Vista themes for WindowBlinds\nhttp://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8368
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1st. windows vista will take some more time , its not yet available , also with that ram even xp-sp2 is not enough
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Run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor beta to help get your PC ready for Windows Vista.\n\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx
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I have not used it yet, but I have heard some bad things in Microsoft Message Boards which are for the newest programs coming out. Vista, the newest OS, is due out next year. They put off sending it out for main stream use as it is having too many bugs in its testing mode. Internet Explorer 7 is really intended for the new OS, Vista. Yes some are using it with Windows XP, but I have not heard anything but problems with it. I would not download it onto my computer until I hear these bugs have been worked out.\n\nGo to the Microsoft site and serf onto the message boards. Create an account if needed. Then go to the message boards and begin following the development of these new programs and read what the testers have to say. \n\nI read many who wish they could get rid of it. They downloaded and started using it, had nothing but trouble and now can't seem to get rid of it and get version 6 with service pack 2 back onto their systems. There is "Help" all over the boards! I would never install a software product that is having such trouble. But you have to decide for yourself if you want to give it a try. I have also heard the same about Windows Media Player 11. Which is also intended for Vista. \n\nGood luck deciding what you want to do! :-)\n\nP.S. when a product is in BETA, each instance of the software can be differant than what somebody else may have. So,while some may have a great experiance, others may have nothing but trouble. It is a gamble I am not willing to take with a Microsoft Product, as it installs on our system as a Windows Componant, and is difficult to get off. It is not in the usual place in Add/Remove applet.
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You can find lots of templates at www.microsoft.com
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You can check the reviews done by Paul Thurrott. See the link below.\n\nMean while, Windows Vista, as the next OS from Microsoft, has a lot of adventages over Windows XP. It features a new look & feel, better file searching tools, very nice effects on windows (minimizing, switching or maximizing windows), new programs and games.\n\nFor both, Vista and messenger, aren't released jet, and because of that there could be some minor errors once they'll released, but they will be corrected from Microsoft as soon as posible.\n\nIf you are going to purchase Windows Vista, You must first check if your computer can run it, not all the computers are compatible with it.\n\nI dont know much about Messenger Live, but in Paul Thurrott's site is a review about it.\n\nGood luck.
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Microsoft's press release claims that Windows Vista for Business is planned for release in November 2006, and Vista for Consumers is going to be available in January 2007.\nThis is the website for Microsoft Vista Updates:\n\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/mar06/03-21WindowsVistaDeliveryPR.mspx
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Microsoft.com has lots of templates for just about everything
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There is nothing for free. The best is WindowsBlinds from Stardock and use www.wincustomize.com to download themes (there is a Vista theme somewhere on the net)
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Windows Vista. Beta version is available already. It will be even more "visual", transparent windows etc, --> requires a modern video adapter.
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Buy a new hardware for next version Windows Vista. ^^