Windows Vista Starter, is it possible to buy and use in the company?
The main purpose of this review is to find out the possibility of normal operation in Windows Vista Starter Edition and the justification for purchasing this version with the company. While all the tests were conducted on laptops in a virtual machine, this does not change the situation, I hope.
So the installation is taking place slowly, "cut down" version do not feel the weight.
The desktop is no surprise for us, except that in the lower right corner of the “elegantly” inserted logo with the inscription Windows Vista Starter, which is always on top of all windows.
We begin the installation program. I chose a batch from Adobe Photoshop CS2, Corel Draw X3, PhpExpert Editor, Denwer 3, AntiVir, FireFox. There were no problems with the installation.
I read a rumor on the forums that after installing FireFox and rebooting the PC, the system deletes any necessary files and FF does not work anymore - nonsense, everything works fine.
Now the most important thing is the restriction on launching more than 3 applications, and the number of windows for any application is not limited. All applications follow this rule, starting with Paint, a calculator, ending with the same FF. If we want to exceed the limit, we are kindly told - "Neither, nor."
Is there any way to get around the problem of 3 applications? You can, if you run several programs at once, then everything works fine and functions, which the picture proves.
Microsoft may have made a mistake, but to call it a convenience language does not turn, since we do not always know how many programs we need for the whole day.
And what about antivirus, how does the system consider it an application or service. Tested on AntiVir'e. Immediately after installation, it started and began to function as a service, without interfering with other 3 programs to work.
No problems arose when setting up the network, do not forget that it is forbidden to drive a car into the domain as in the Home versions. Just as it is written in the documentation, it is forbidden to tear off access to local files over the network - as long as it is not checked, and it does not matter.
So the installation is taking place slowly, "cut down" version do not feel the weight.
The desktop is no surprise for us, except that in the lower right corner of the “elegantly” inserted logo with the inscription Windows Vista Starter, which is always on top of all windows.
We begin the installation program. I chose a batch from Adobe Photoshop CS2, Corel Draw X3, PhpExpert Editor, Denwer 3, AntiVir, FireFox. There were no problems with the installation.
I read a rumor on the forums that after installing FireFox and rebooting the PC, the system deletes any necessary files and FF does not work anymore - nonsense, everything works fine.
Now the most important thing is the restriction on launching more than 3 applications, and the number of windows for any application is not limited. All applications follow this rule, starting with Paint, a calculator, ending with the same FF. If we want to exceed the limit, we are kindly told - "Neither, nor."
Is there any way to get around the problem of 3 applications? You can, if you run several programs at once, then everything works fine and functions, which the picture proves.
Microsoft may have made a mistake, but to call it a convenience language does not turn, since we do not always know how many programs we need for the whole day.
And what about antivirus, how does the system consider it an application or service. Tested on AntiVir'e. Immediately after installation, it started and began to function as a service, without interfering with other 3 programs to work.
No problems arose when setting up the network, do not forget that it is forbidden to drive a car into the domain as in the Home versions. Just as it is written in the documentation, it is forbidden to tear off access to local files over the network - as long as it is not checked, and it does not matter.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/26349/
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