The most complete edition of Windows.

 

Get EVERYTHING that Windows has to offer. Windows Vista? Ultimate is the most complete version of Windows Vista. It includes all the features available in Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Enterprise. In this version, you get the best of advanced innovation for business usage scenarios, advanced productivity for mobility-focused usage, as well as the top of the line digital entertainment features that you can enjoy at home. You will love how Windows Vista Ultimate transforms your PC to be simply amazing for your home, on the go, or at the office.

 

Keep your PC and your family safer online

Help keep the entire family safe online with Parental controls. Windows Vista also helps you protect your PC from the impact of viruses and spyware by alerting you when potentially dangerous software is trying to run on your computer. Windows Vista Ultimate uses Windows Defender to help protect your PC by regularly scanning your computer and offering to remove any spyware or other unwanted software that it finds.

 

All the right tools you need to work more effectively

Now, Windows Vista Ultimate makes working from home or remotely more efficient because it includes all the advanced networking, security, and productivity features included in Windows Vista Business. It keeps your data more secure even on shared computers by encrypting the files of each user, provides  flexible, integrated faxing and scanning capabilities that make it easier to send and receive faxes, scan documents and images, and share those resources with other people. Windows Vista Ultimate also helps boost your PC performance and makes it more responsive by caching key system information on a USB flash drive or other flash memory form factor. (This speeds performance because the flash memory can often be accessed more quickly than the hard disk). It also helps improve PC responsiveness and helps make system performance more consistent by tracking which applications are used most often and preloading them into memory for quick access.

 

Everything you need to be fun and creative at home or even on the go.

Sit back and enjoy your favorite television shows on your own time with Windows Media Center. Watch, pause and record your favorite TV or premium high-definition (HD) cable television content, find the program you want using the built-in television guide, listen to your favorite music and share your photos with family and friends in a slideshow set to the soundtrack of your choice ¡V all on your PC or a TV screen. With Extender devices like the Xbox 360 connected to your home network, you can even enjoy all the digital media you have on your PC virtually anywhere in your home. With Windows Vista Ultimate, retain high-definition (HD) quality as you capture, edit, and publish movies from your HD camcorder and create professional-looking DVDs complete with transitions and chapters that you can enjoy in your home DVD player.

 

The greatest Windows Vista experience available.

• Windows Aero--features stunning visual effects, including helpful animations, transparent glass menu bars, and live thumbnail previews of open programs.
• Windows Flip 3D--enables you to dynamically flip through your open programs in a three-dimensional, stacked view.
• Instant Search--Find anything on your PC and on the internet with search technologies integrated throughout Windows Vista.
• Windows Ultimate Extras--get new and exclusive software and services available only for Vista Ultimate customers.
• Use your PC in multiple languages--can run in a different language for each user. 

Safer

• Windows Defender--helps safeguard your PC against spyware and security threats.
• Dynamic security protection--helps you browse the web more securely.
• Windows Backup and Restore Center--helps schedule automated backups of your important files and settings.
• Windows BitLocker? Drive Encryption[1]--helps to better protect your data against loss or theft if your mobile PC is ever lost or stolen.
• Anti-phishing technology--helps protect you from fraudulent websites that attempt to steal your personal information.
• Internet Explorer protected mode--helps prevent unwanted malicious software downloads.
• Parental Controls--manage the rules for your children's computer use including web access and games.

Entertaining

• Windows Media Center--catch, pause and rewind live TV or enjoy your entire digital entertainment library on your PC or television.
• Windows DVD Maker--burn your photo slide shows and home movies to DVD.
• Extend Windows Media Center--enjoy your digital entertainment on TVs throughout your home with an Xbox 360 or other media extender
• Games for Windows--are available on your PC or online for every age and ability
• DirectX 10--enables Windows Vista to run the latest, most graphically advanced PC games in the market.
• Windows Games Explorer--helps you install, manage, and enjoy all of your games in one easy-to-access location.
• Three new premium games--includes Mahjong Titans, Chess Titans, and InkBall
• Windows Movie Maker--helps you capture, edit, and publish your digital home movies in standard or high-definition format.
• Windows Media Player 11-- new features are designed to help you manage your library of digital music, photos, and video and synch with a variety of portable players.

Mobile

• Fast Sleep and Resume--Pause and resume your computer session in just seconds while conserving your battery life in sleep mode.
• Network and Sharing Center--helps you more easily and securely connect to wireless networks.
• Windows Mobility Center--saves time by giving you quick access to key mobile system settings.
• Remote Desktop--connect more easily with remote PCs.
• Windows Fax and Scan--helps you send, organize and share faxes and scans.
• Domain Join--it¡¦s easier than ever to confidently connect with company or school networks.
• Windows Meeting Space--helps you wirelessly connect your mobile PC to a friend¡¦s PC for sharing files, even when you¡¦re not connected to the Internet.
• Sync Center-- helps keep your portable devices synchronized with your PC.
• The best version of Windows for notebook PCs with enhanced Tablet Technology.

• Platform: PC
• Category: Operation System

Minimum System Requirements: 

• Processor
  1-gigahertz (GHz) 32-bit (x86) processor or 1-GHz 64-bit (x64) processor
• Memory
  1 GB of system memory
• Display
  *Windows Aero-capable graphics card
• Video
  128 MB of graphics memory
• Hard Disk
  40-GB hard disk that has 15 GB of free hard disk space (the 15 GB of free space provides room for temporary file storage during the install or upgrade.)
• Drive
  Internal or external DVD drive
• Other
  Internet access capability
  Audio output capability 

*A Windows Aero-capable graphics card is a graphics card that meets the following requirements:

• Supports a Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) driver
• Has a DirectX 9-class graphics processor unit (GPU) that supports Pixel Shader 2.0
• Supports 32 bits per pixel
• Passes the Windows Aero acceptance test in the Windows Driver Kit (WDK)