Microsoft’s Vista operating system is the most robust office tool they have produced, so far, with time-saving and enabling features, skills, and abilities for the office and home requiring formidable hardware to use the set of new capabilities designed into Vista. It’s available in four primary versions - Vista Home Basic, Vista Home Premium, Vista Business and Vista Ultimate. The fifth version, Vista Enterprise, is intended to service big corporations and it’s only obtainable using Microsoft’s corporate Software Assurance Program. Information on the various options available to you can help with knowing the Vista’s hardware requirements as well as which version will best serve your needs, whether it be for the home or the office.
In this part one of a two part series on Vista’s versions, we will discuss Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium Editions, including the differences between them, the features included with each and the capabilities common to both.