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Windows Vista Starter Overview
Windows Vista Starter is intended to be an entry-level computer for users and their families in countries that have developing technology markets. Windows Vista Starter is distributed in 139 countries and in 70 different languages. Windows Vista Starter is only available preinstalled on computers distributed by system builders and OEMs. Windows Vista Starter looks like other Windows operating systems, but a watermark of the Windows Vista Starter logo has been added to the desktop to distinguish Windows Vista Starter from other Windows Vista operating systems.
First-time home computer users can take advantage of the core Windows Vista features in a simplified and more affordable version. To simplify the Windows operating system, some features are limited in Windows Vista Starter.
Listed below are some of the differences between Windows Vista Home Basic and Windows Vista Starter.
In Windows Vista Starter, three programs can run concurrently without a limit to the number of windows that are open.
Home networking is disabled. Windows Vista Starter computer can be connected to an existing network, but cannot be the gateway computer.
For more information about programming for Windows Vista Starter, read Best Practices in Programming for Windows Vista Starter.
Basic Differences
You can create multiple user accounts in Windows Vista Starter, but fast user switching is unavailable. In Windows Vista Starter, right-clicking opens the same shortcut menus available in Windows Vista Home Basic.
In Windows Vista Starter, a user can only open three programs at a time, but unlike Windows XP Starter Edition, an unlimited number of windows can be opened for each program.
Entertainment
In Windows Vista Starter, you can do many of the same entertainment-related tasks that you can do in Windows Vista Home Edition. For example, you can download pictures from your camera, edit and organize these photos using programs that come with your camera, and send pictures by e-mail to family and friends. You can burn a CD using the built in features of the operating system. The basic features in Windows Movie Maker can also be used to edit movies. Media cannot be streamed from a Windows Vista Starter computer.
The following advanced features are disabled in Windows Vista Starter:
DVD video authoring
Direct Media Mode (Hot Start)
Media Center Features
Limited Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) cannot establish inbound connections
High Definition Publish from Movie Maker (high definition home movies)
High Def capture from HDV camcorders
Advanced Photography
Premium games (for example, 3D chess, Shanghai Solitaire)
Windows Codec package (for example, Dolby and mpeg2 decoders) for DVD movie playback and editing movies
Windows Media Player network sharing service
Networking and Sharing
A Windows Vista Starter computer can connect to the Internet using a wireless, dial up, or high-speed connection, and can access a server using a variety of protocols. A Windows Vista Starter computer can be connected to the Internet through a router. Windows Vista Starter computers can access the resources on another computer, but cannot share its resources with another computer. You cannot connect to a Windows Vista Starter computer from another computer using Remote Desktop Connection, but you can connect to another computer from a Windows Vista Starter computer using Remote Desktop Connection. Even though you cannot access a Windows Vista Starter computer using Remote Desktop Connection, Remote Assistance can access a Windows Vista Starter computer.
Computers running Windows Vista Starter cannot do the following:
Connect to a domain.
Share its resources such as printers and data.
Share its Internet connection with other computers.
Belong to an ad hoc (computer-to-computer) network.
Create a network bridge to join two or more networks together. However, a Windows Vista Starter computer can communicate with computers on a different network if someone on another non-Windows Vista Starter computer has created a bridge between the networks. If you still can’t connect to a share, make sure that the Ipsec policy allows connection to computers that are in the workgroup.
Printers
In Windows Vista Starter, you can print using a printer that is connected directly to the computer or a printer that is shared on a non-Windows Starter Edition computer. The printer connection can be set up using protocols like SMB and LPR, or via a hardware print server.
System Requirements
To view a current list of system requirements, visit www.windows.com/starter.
Windows Vista Starter supports DirectX 7 or higher graphics cards and any other graphics cards supported by other Windows Vista Editions.
Widescreen support
Widescreen support is now available in Windows Vista Starter.
Extending Windows desktop onto a second monitor In Windows Vista Starter, the desktop cannot be extended onto a second monitor.
Language
Windows Vista Starter has been localized into 70 languages. You can find a list of available languages at www.windows.com/starter.
Furthermore, you can install multiple Language Interface Packs (LIPs) on your Windows Starter Edition computer, but multiples languages cannot be used simultaneously on one user account. A different language can be selected for each user account that is created.
Windows Vista Starter is currently unavailable in the United States, Canada, the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, or other high income markets as defined by the World Bank.
Security and Safety
The security features of Windows Vista Starter protect and maintain a computer with antivirus, firewall, and antispyware functionality. Windows Vista Starter includes all Windows security resources, including Windows Update, Windows Security Center, Windows Firewall, Windows Defender, and Anti-phishing programs to ensure your personal information is protected. The firewall settings can be changed in Windows Vista Starter by logging in as administrator.
Like other Windows Vista products, Windows Vista Starter provides a rich and powerful set of parental control features to help parents monitor, manage, and administer their children’s computer use to keep them safe.
OEM Activation
OEM Activation is a procedure used by major computer manufacturers used to pre-activate Windows before mass distribution. OEM Activation is available in Windows Vista Starter.
Getting Technical Support
If you own a Windows Vista Starter computer, you can get technical support from the system builder or OEM that built your computer.
If you are a system builder or OEM, you can get support from the OPK.
Royalty OEMs can also access the OPK through the OEM Communications site at https://oem.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/oem.
OEM system builders can access information at http://oem.microsoft.com by registering and logging in using a Windows Live ID or Passport account.
Upgrading Windows
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