Yes. However, it's likely that this product, currently codenamed Longhorn Server, will be called Windows Server 2007. It will definitely not be called Windows Vista Server. Longhorn Server is being developed concurrently with Windows Vista, but will ship 90-120 days after Windows Vista.

Yes. The industry is moving towards 64-bit computing and Microsoft remains committed to providing small businesses with the same level of performance and key benefits enjoyed by large companies. Windows Small Business Server "Cougar" (the next major release of SBS) will be available following the release of Windows Server "Longhorn" in 2007, and will be offered in 64-bit only.

If your current version of The Groomer's Write Hand is 3.3 or lower the answer is no. Any version below 3.4 can not be supported on Vista. I strongly suggest that you do not install.

Microsoft are also working on a server operating system, currently still codenamed "Longhorn Server" (Vista used to be codenamed "Longhorn"). It is likely that this will be renamed to Windows Server 2007, following the strict pattern that Microsoft have adopted for their server operating systems. Every four years a major Server OS is released, and named after that year. Two years after each of these releases a second version, R2 (or Release 2), will be brought out.

Unlike Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, IPv6 in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 cannot be uninstalled. However, you can disable IPv6 in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 by doing one of the following: In the Network Connections folder, obtain properties on all of your connections and adapters and clear the check box next to the Internet Protocol version 6 (TCP/IPv6) component in the list under This connection uses the following items.

The IPv6 protocol for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 is installed and enabled by default. It appears as the Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IP) component on the Configure tab when you obtain the properties of a connection or adapter in the Network Connections folder (available from the Network and Sharing Center).

Windows Small Business Server 2003 and Windows Small Business Server 2003 with SP1 run well on 64-bit capable CPUs today. Customers today will see performance benefits running 32-bit Windows Small Business Server 2003 on 64-bit chips. To build a 64-bit version of Small Business Server, we need all the Small Business Server components, such as Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server, to be 64-bit.

Genuine Windows XP Pro Edition + PC meeting Windows Vista system requirements (meeting Premium Ready requirements strongly recommended). Genuine Windows XP Media Center Edition + PC meeting Windows Vista system requirements (meeting Premium Ready requirements strongly recommended). Genuine Windows XP Tablet PC Edition + PC meeting Windows Vista system requirements (meeting Premium Ready requirements strongly recommended).

Yes, but there are currently a few known issues that the development team are working on. DirectSound hardware acceleration no longer exists on Vista (resulting in broken support for 5.1/7.1 speakers); Skinned scrollbars may not be displayed correctly; Video playback may be a bit flaky (most likely related to old/buggy video drivers or directshow codecs) or doesn't work at all with Aero enabled; and DWM/Flip3D displays the built-in Classic skin for all Modern skins.

Yes. PowerArchiver 2006 9.64 and greater will work great in Windows Vista. PowerArchiver 2007 has been designed with full support for Vista and has received Windows logo certification.

Yes - the calculators work with all versions of Windows Vista. The only difference is the security messages that may appear during a routine installation of the SUN Java Plug-in. This security change doesn't affect people who already have Java installed on their computer, or if they install Java manually by downloading the install executable instead of using www.java.com's automatic install.

No. However, Windows PowerShell will run on both. The plan is to include Windows PowerShell in a future version of the Windows operating system.

Yes indeed. Right-click the Start button, select Properties, and choose Classic Start Menu to get a Start menu that's composed primarily of cascading menus that lead to programs. Right-click the desktop, select Personalize, and double-click Theme to choose the Windows Classic theme, which does away with much of Vista's slickness (and gives you a Start button labeled "Start"). Take both of these steps, and Vista will have a decidedly old-school, Windows 2000-like flavor.

While current indications are that Sea-Bird software is compatible with Vista, we have discovered that the Help files included with the software are not compatible. To open Sea-Bird's software Help files, a Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) must also be installed on your computer. WinHlp32.exe was automatically installed with the installation of Windows for all previous Windows releases. However, Microsoft has announced that it is no longer including WinHlp32.

Microsoft Windows Vista was broadly available as a stand-alone product or pre-installed on new PCs on January 30, 2007. Testing with Skylog V5 on the Vista Business edition showed that Skylog V5.06 and earlier were not fully compatible with the new OS in the following areas: Skylog's current Help system - based on WinHelp - does not work as MS have withdrawn support for this Help system in Vista. The WinHelp Help system has been replaced by the HTML system in the Skylog V5.10 Vista update.

Yes. Under the Software4Students programme Microsoft provides students with an upgrade license to use operating system software. For a list of supported upgrade paths please check here.

a) No. Microsoft will provide availability of Windows Vista Enterprise directly to customers that purchase Software Assurance. Microsoft indicates that OEM manufacturers will not sell this edition as a standard offering.

By default your Windows Virtual Server will come with Windows Server 2003 Web Edition. This is the preferred operating system for Virtual Private Web Servers, however you can order Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition for an additional fee.

Yes. Results of our testing can be found by clicking here and reading the information near the bottom of the page.

In an upcoming release we'll be adding the ability to save all of your default compose preferences, but right now you can't. When you start a new message, it will always come up plain text by default for now. When replying to a message, the compose window opens up as HTML (Color and Graphics) when the message being replied to was HTML already. I am using webmail on Earthlink. I am also using a Mac OS-X10. I recently switched from Apple mail because of problems to earthlink mail.

Unfortunately, no. But it's a frequent request from our users that we're looking into for future releases.

The newest Demo (Full Version) install of Music Book Deluxe is Vista compatible. If you have not installed Music Book Deluxe yet then download the Demo to install. The CDROM might upgrade, however Vista's UAC can get in the way. You can download a Acrobat PDF from our upgrade center that has full instructions on how to install from cd in Vista. 'Upgrade Center' However it really is best to just download Demo.

The OpenGL Programming Guide (The red book) version 1.1 ( pdf version ): A comprehensive guide to using OpenGL The OpenGL extension registry : For the latest OpenGL extension specifications and the essential glExt.h header file.