There is no precise answer for this question because the operation speed depends on your hardware configuration. I can take minute or less for SCSI drives and optical hard drives and several minutes for IDE and SATA drives.
There is no set amount of time. It can vary tremendously, depending on the type of partition, the size of the partition, and the speed of the computer.
As long as the computer meets the system requirements for Windows Vista, yes.
As long as you have a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Works Spreadsheet or OpenOffice.org, you can do spreadsheets on Windows Vista.
Yes one can use the vista in a server 2003 network As long as it is Vista Business or Vista Ultimate.
Approximately 2 or 3 hours.
Windows 98 can be installed on a FAT16 or FAT32 partition (FAT32 is the best choice for disks larger than 512 MB, and supports long file names better).
Windows computers are made to communicate with each other as long as they are on the same internet Network. You could have Windows XP communicate with Windows Vista and Windows Vista communicate with Windows 7. They will all talk with each other and you should have no problems aslong as your Network is properly setup and they are all on the same network. Once they are connected, turning on File or Folder Sharing will give you access on your Windows 7 to your Windows Vista or the other way around.
As long as it has Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 the software works.
Yes, as long as they are given permission under the fstab.
As long as it's a 32 bit application, yes.
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No - it is perfectly compatible with Vista. As long as your specs meet the minimum recommendation, then your computer should be set. I have personally played Minecraft on a Vista - at least three Vista's!