Vista and halFILE

Vista Minimum Specs

An 800 MHz processor 512 MB of RAM A 20 GB hard drive with 15 GB of free space

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

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

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

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”

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.)