En este manual se utilizan las siguientes abreviaturas.
Llamaremos Windows 7 a Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional y Windows 7 Ultimate.
Llamaremos Windows Vista a Windows Vista Home Basic Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, Windows Vista Business Edition, Windows Vista Enterprise Edition y Windows Vista Ultimate Edition.
Llamaremos Windows XP a Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition y Windows XP Professional.