1. Vista and halFILE

2. Vista Minimum Specs An 800 MHz processor 512 MB of RAM A 20 GB hard drive with 15 GB of free space

3. Vista Recommended Specs 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1 GB of system memory 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:  WDDM Driver  128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)  Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware  32 bits per pixel

4. halFILE and Vista halFILE 3.0  2.2 unsupported  Requires halFILE 3.0 workstation installer Vista  Run upgrade advisor from Microsoft  Ultimate or Business only UAC (User Account Control)  Installer will ask for administrative credentials  Consider disabling AERO  halFILE windows support 3D cascade

5. Vista Tips and Tricks Elevated command prompt  Windows key  Cmd  Ctrl+Shift+Enter  Confirm UAC Aero task switching  Windows key + Tab Disable UAC  Control Panel User Accounts

6. Vista Tips and Tricks Open Command Prompt Here  Shift + Right Click Folder Copy as Path  Shift + Right Click File Start-Run  Right Click Start – Properties  Customize on start menu tab  Check “Run command”

7. Vista Tips and Tricks Quick Launch Items  Windows key + 1,2,3,4,..., n Command Prompt During Setup  Shift + F10 Zoom  Ctrl+Scroll Wheel  Desktop icon size  Explorer views (details, thumnails, icons, etc.)