No one would expect a new OS adoption to be easy, and certainly adopting Windows Vista® across a desktop infrastructure can come with a few challenges. In this article, we will look at five features of Windows Vista that are often misunderstood, provide their background and rationale, and present the straight scoop on how to deal with them.

• User Account Control
• Image management
• Display Driver Model
• Search
• 64 bit architecture

Each of these features has specific benefits for Desktop (and Laptop) management, but they also make adoption a bit tougher, since they affect two key areas: application compatibility and hardware performance. We will explain the rationale behind these features, show how they actually make PC administration more controllable and robust for you, and provide guidance and tips to make them easier to work with.