Busting Vista Myths

I'm at a Microsoft Partner office today where the team are talking to customers about Windows Vista.  There was a customer on the phone earlier who said he didn't want to upgrade to Vista because of the following myths:

• “I can’t manage Exchange Server 2007 using Windows Vista”
  • Not true, you can setup the management tools on Vista with no problems.  Here’s how:
  • To install the Windows Vista operating system prerequisites for the Exchange management tools
    • Download Windows PowerShell for Windows Vista from How to Download Windows PowerShell 1.0.
    • Run the installation package to install Windows PowerShell.
    • From the Start menu, open the Windows Vista Control Panel and then open the Programs and Features applet.
    • In the Tasks area, click Turn Windows features on or off.
    • Expand Internet Information Services, expand Web Management Tools, and then expand IIS 6 Management Compatibility.
    • Select the checkboxes for IIS 6 Management Console and IIS 6 Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility, and then click OK.
• “I can’t manage my blackberry devices on Windows Vista”
  • Have you tried Windows Mobile?  :-)
  • Interesting article on the recent Blackberry downtime (3^rd time this has happened in the last 12 months) https://blogs.msdn.com/jasonlan/archive/2008/02/12/blackberry-network-down-again.aspx )
  • Blackberry Desktop Software is compatible with Vista:
    • https://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/desktop/req_4dot3.jsp
    • To run BlackBerry® Desktop Software v4.3, you’ll need the following:
    • An Internet/email-enabled computer
    • One available USB or serial port
    • The Microsoft® Windows® Operating System in one of these versions:
    • With a USB port: Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista™ including x64 bit support
    • With a serial port: Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista

Stay tuned for more myths being busted on Windows Vista!

Comments

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
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• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  regarding your Exchange myth, you still need Exchange SP1 which I believe was released in late Nov, so its not uncommon to hear this.

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  James Senior busts two interesting myths that uninformed IT guys seem to harbor. Vista Myth #1: I don't

• Anonymous
  February 14, 2008
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