Windows Vista Starter was designed specifically to help more men, women and children in developing technology markets learn valuable computer skills and reach new opportunities. With the goal of addressing digital divide challenges around the world, Windows Vista Starter is the most affordable edition in the Windows Vista line-up. Windows Vista Starter is designed for the beginner computer user. While it doesn't provide as many benefits as Windows Vista Home Basic, it is great for the beginner user who wants to perform basic tasks. Windows Vista Starter provides everything you need to: Easily browse the Internet Communicate with friends and family around the world Listen to music and watch videos Store, print and share photos online with easy-to-use tools Limit a child's access to specific web sites, games and other mature content with parental controls Use educational, productivity, small business and other software designed for Windows Connect cameras, printers, speakers and other hardware devices designed for Windows Access updates and enhancements from Microsoft online
Windows Vista Starter is not available in developed technology marketssuch as the United States, the European Union, Australia or Japan. Windows Vista Starter ships on lower-cost computers sold by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Microsoft OEM distributors in 139 countries. In essence, Windows Vista Starter is ideal for beginner computer users and is the most affordable edition of Windows Vista. The reduced-cost operating system runs on low-cost, entry-level hardware, making Windows Vista Starter the most affordable way to experience the basic features of Windows Vista. Instantly find information on your computer - including documents, emails, photos and even music files - withInstant Search, which is integrated throughout Windows Vista. Searching for information on the Internet is easier than ever withWindows Internet Explorer7, which includes web searching right from the browser, with no additional toolbars necessary.Tabbed browsingalso enables you to simultaneously browse multiple web pages in one window. See the information you care about instantly with Gadgets forWindows Sidebar, which bring real-time information, like weather and news, directly to your desktop. Flexible organisation features make it simple to instantly find and view your files any way you want. Relive a lifetime of memories usingWindows Photo Gallery. It's now easier to download photos from your digital camera and then organise, edit, view and share them with family and friends. Get up and running fast usingWindows Easy Transferto automatically copy your files, photos, music email and settings from your old PC to your new Windows Vista-based PC. Windows Vista works in the background to take care of itself, giving you a faster and more reliable computing experience. Using newperformance self-tuning and diagnosticstechnologies, Windows Vista can improve the responsiveness of the applications you use most often and help to decrease file download times. Windows SuperFetchhelps make your PC run faster and enables your applications to load faster. Windows Vista includes newself-healingtechnology that can help identify problems and fix them so you can keep system disruptions to a minimum. Windows Vista containsbuilt-in diagnosticsthat look for hardware failures, network problems and slow performance issues so they are resolved before they affect your productivity. The comprehensive My Support help system includes getting started guides, how-to guides and instructional videos on the most popular tasks. The operating system and help system are localised in 88 languages, making it easier to understand in your own language. Simplified task management includes the ability to have a maximum of three programs running concurrently. Using genuine Windows software helps ensure your computer experience is always up-to-date and provides innovative security technologies through access to updates and enhancements from Microsoft'sWindows Updateonline - and is backed by Microsoft's support services. Windows Defenderhelps automatically safeguard your PC against pop-ups, slow performance and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software. Withdynamic security protection, Internet Explorer 7 helps you achieve a higher level of security protection than ever before when browsing the web. Theanti-phishingtechnology in Internet Explorer 7 helps protect you from fraudulent websites that attempt to steal your personal information. Unique to Windows Vista isInternet Explorer protected mode, which helps prevent unwanted malicious software downloads when browsing the web. WithParental Controls, you can manage the rules for your children's computer use. You can set time limits for use, and also manage their access to the web and to PC games. UsingStandard user accounts, you can confidently allow your children to use your PC, and lessen the risk that they will install malicious software or make harmful changes to the PC. Usebasic backupfeatures to safeguard your files - priceless digital photos, music, movies, documents and more. Windows Vista Starter is licensed to run only on: Intel® Celeron®, Celeron® D or Celeron® M processors PCs with Intel Pentium 3 processors PCs with Intel Pentium 4 processors not supporting Hyper-Threading technology PCs with Intel Pentium 4 processors model 541, 531 and 524 supporting Hyper-Threading technology PCs with AMD Athalon XP, Duron, Geode or Sempron processors PCs with similar value processors from other manufacturers
800 megahertz (MHz) 32-bit (x86) or higher recommended 512 megabytes (MB) RAM recommended, 1024 megabytes (MB) of RAM maximum 15 GB of available disk space, 120 gigabytes (GB) maximum disk space Super VGA 800x600 resolution video adaptor Monitor Keyboard Mouse or compatible pointing device CD-ROM or DVD drive
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