This version is an entirely new concept, hitherto only seen in Windows Server 2003. It includes software, such as Virtual PC. It's very close to Windows XP Professional Edition in it's scope, but it lends itself to those who need a more powerful client.
| Windows Vista Edition List |
| Windows Vista Product List: Starter | Home N | Home Basic | Home Premium | Professional N | Professional | Small Business | Enterprise | Ultimate |
| Microsoft Operating System Versions |
| Microsoft Operating System Versions:
MS-DOS: QDOS | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.11 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.21 | 3.3 | 3.3A | 3.31 | 4.0 | 4.01 | 4.01A | 5.0 | 5.0A | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.21 | 6.22 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 8.0 Windows 1.x: 1.0 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 Windows 2.x: 2.0 | 2.01 | 2.1 | 2.2 Windows 3.x: 3.0 | 3.0A | 3.1 | 3.11 | 3.2 Windows for Workgroups 3.x: 3.1 | 3.11 Windows 9x: 95 | 98 | ME Windows NT: 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.51 | 4.0 | 2000 | XP | 2003 Future Windows NT: Vista | Longhorn Server | Blackcomb Server Windows CE: 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.11 | 2.12 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.0 Windows Embedded: NT | XP Windows Mobile: 2003 | 5.0 Previous Windows Codenames: Janus | Snowball | Kato | Daytona | Chicago | Memphis | Millennium | Cairo | Odyssey | Neptune | Whistler | Longhorn | Blackcomb |