HP Dc5750 Installing Microsoft Windows Vista on Selected HP Products - Page 4

Update Drivers and Utilities Individual drivers and utilities can be downloaded, in the form of Softpaqs, from the Hewlett Packard Web site at http://www.hp.com/support. SoftPaqs provide a distribution method for driver and ROM updates and product software enhancements. Driver Softpaqs should be downloaded and backed up prior to beginning a Vista upgrade or install. Check for Application Compatibility Run the "Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor RC" provided by Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor This tool will list all known compatibility issues, and recommend appropriate actions. In some cases, you will be instructed to uninstall an application before upgrading to Windows Vista. Contact the appropriate software vendors for Vista compatible versions before upgrading. Additional Information For information on the new Power Management feature, Hybrid Sleep, please see the Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/features/foreveryone/performance.mspx A Note on Aero Glass Some video cards do not enable Aero Glass by default. On some cards it may be possible to enable this feature manually; however this may cause performance issues and it is not recommended. A Note on User Access Control (UAC) User Access Control (UAC) is a new security feature in Windows Vista that requires the user to grant permission every time an application makes an administrative change, or before certain programs are opened. More information on this feature can be found on Microsoft's Vista webpage. Some automated processes may have trouble dealing with this required user interaction, and may require that UAC be disabled via msconfig. This is not recommended for the average user, as it will make your system more vulnerable to malicious attacks. In addition, some software applications may not behave as expected while UAC is enabled. If the application does not appear to work correctly, try running the application as an administrator, as this may solve the issue. To do this, right click on the application and select "Run as administrator." A Note on Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) The behavior of RDP has changed slightly. In XP, when an RDP session is requested on a system that already is hosting an RDP session, the second request is shown a dialog box stating that another user is logged on and only that user or an Administrator can logon. Selecting OK will cancel the second RDP request. In Windows Vista, the second request is shown a dialog box indicating that there is already an active session on the machine and the current user will have to be disconnected. The second user is now given the option to attempt to disconnect the first user. The first user then has thirty seconds to refuse this new connection. If the first user does not refuse the connection, then he will be disconnected and the second user will be allowed to connect. This may result in data loss for the first user. A Note on the new Boot Loader Architecture Previously, the OS boot option could be configured within the boot.ini text file. However, the boot.ini text file is not available in Windows Vista. Windows Vista has a new firmware independent boot configuration and storage system called Boot Configuration Data (BCD), and a new boot option 4