Windows 7 RC review:

Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is the successsor of Windows 7 beta and gets an edge over its beta due to a series of user-interface changes. In this article we will discuss Windows 7 RC review and the various features it offers

Windows 7 RC includes the new “taskbar thumbnail overflow feature”. Instead of showing the list of all opened files, Windows 7 RC’s taskbar works with a thumbnail view. You can hover your mouse over the icon and you will be able to see the preview of the program running. Also, Windows 7 RC will allow you to manually pin your files to a “JumpList” for a program that usually handles different file type. Also, in the jumplist all the remote connections are saved enabling you take control of remote PC more easily.

In previous editions of Windows including the Windows 7 beta, the taskbar setting were saved only after you exit the explorer at the end of session. In case of a system crash or sudden shut-down, the new taskbar settings are lost. However, in Windows 7 RC, the changed taskbar settings are saved after 30 seconds of their implementation.

The Alt-tab windows switching is now integrated with new Aero Peek feature in Windows 7 RC. While shifting windows you can see the open windows and peek through the desktop as well. RC also offers an enhanced searching tool. It includes longer and more frequent snippet information.

Windows 7 XP mode support is the most amazing feature that comes along with Windows 7 Release Candidate. It allows a user to run the various XP applications in an XP compatibility box and gives a look as if they are running in Windows 7 directly.

XP mode feature is sufficient for small businesses but larger business need to also run the older applications. For them Windows 7 RC offers MED-V that allows control over the administrative rights of the PC. This feature will add strength to the XP mode of Windows 7

Change the Windows 7 Startup programs

Change the settings for current startup applications in Windows 7 through system configuration tool.

Follow these steps:
Step 1. Click the Windows ‘Start’ button and navigate to ‘All Programs’. Right click the ‘Startup’ folder in the menu and select ‘open all users’. This option opens the folder for all users on the computer. Choose ‘Explore’ to open the folder for the currently logged-in user only.
Step 2. Right-click the folder or file you wish to start when the computer boots. Select “Copy Shortcut” from the menu.
Step 3. Right-click any white space in the “Startup” folder opened in Step 1. Select “Paste” from the menu list. The program will now launch the next time you start the computer.

Change the Current Startup Programs:

Follow these steps:
Step 1. Click the Windows “Start” button and type “msconfig” in the RUN text box. This opens the System Configuration console.
Step 2. Click on Startup tab. This tab contains list of all programs installed on your computer.
Step 3. Check boxes of the applications you like to start when you boot the computer. For programs you no longer want to start, clear the checkbox.
Step 4. Click “Apply” and close the window. A popup window asks if you want to reboot the computer. Click “Restart” to reboot the computer and save the changes.

Microsoft looks into Windows 7 upgrade troubles

Microsoft is working on upgrade snags that some users have described when migrating from Vista to Windows 7. The complaints started late in the Microsoft Answers forum for Windows 7. Users seems to be experiencing two distinct problems. In one case, Windows 7 installation process burns short at 62 percent completion. The other problem involves an endless reboot, where the Windows 7 upgrade never finishes.

The company is recently working on the reboot issue. Microsoft is continuing to look into this issue, and it will post information on the existing threads in the Answers forum as it becomes available, a company spokesperson explained in an e-mail. Customers who had requested an alert when the answer is posted will be advised. The GCN Lab currently reported that upgrade could be made easier by using Mictosoft’s Windows Easy Transfer utility.

Disgruntled forum posters weren’t the only ones experiencing the problem. A Microsoft employee found the reboot when migrating to Windows 7 on a home PC, the spokesperson explained. Endless reboot is a phrase that may clip some memories. Last year, some Vista users faced a similar reboot cycle when migrating to Vista Service Pack 1. Microsoft has fixed that problem. With regard to the incomplete upgrade problem with Windows 7, Microsoft does provides a workaround. Apparently a service, possibly the Iphlpsvc service, interferes with the upgrade to Windows 7. The workaround involves executing a detailed set of steps that may take the joy out of the upgrade process, especially for home users. Possibly, Microsoft may launch an easier-to-apply solution.

Finally, users could face another problem that may occur after a successful new Windows 7 upgrade on machines that use solid-state drives (SSDs). The upgrade results in a storage system failure on certain machines using Intel SSD firmware, according to a report by Betanews. The storage failure looks to be linked with “Trim command” technology, which gives SSDs keep track of file additions and deletions. Trim technology is specifically supported in Windows 7, according to the Engineering Windows 7 blog. The Microsoft spokesperson indicated that the firm is recently investigating the SSD storage failure problem and will post to the Microsoft Answers forum should more information become available

In another development, some of the comments on the Windows 7 review and follow-up piece indicated when it was tried with the new OS on a netbook. However, the same performance lag we found impressing from Windows XP 7 on desktops was also evident with the netbooks, only to a much greater extent. A netbook with an Atom N270 processor running at 1.6 GHz got a respectable 246.4 on our Passmark Performance Test benchmarks version 7.0 with XP. But after the Windows 7 install, this dripped to 188.8. That’s a 58 point drop, meaning the poor netbook runs 24 percent slower than before. The second netbook had an Atom N280 processor executing at 1.66 GHz. With XP, it got 259.4 on the benchmark, which is not storming given that it’s a slightly faster processor than the N270. However, it also dropped big time once Windows 7 came on board, to 214.2. So you can expect an 18 percent drop in performance if you move that system from Windows XP 7.

Windows 7 is just Vista with small alterations

A new Microsoft Windows operating system is always big news, especially for the federal government, which irresistibly depends on Windows of one stripe or another to execute just about everything. The last really stable operating system to find widespread acceptance was Windows XP. Vista added a lot of user-friendly choices but was more or less branded as a consumer product that is not really suitable for business. And now we have Windows 7, which is examining to keep most of the shades of Vista while maintaining the businesslike status that XP enjoyed. The Windows 7 desktop seems suspiciously like Vista, but there are a few new things executing behind the scenes.

When loading of the install was done and were stormed that it could execute from the drive like a normal program and not need to be booted. Once it scanned the test computer, it asked if you want to upgrade your existing operating system or install a clean edition of Windows 7. Because you are migrating from Vista, you chose the upgrade option, which did keep all of the existing programs in place. A lot has been written about how XP users are out of luck in terms of holding their old programs. If you are moving to Windows 7 XP, you must select a clean install.

At this point, the program admonished that the install could take hours and that the system would reboot several times. On these points, it was correct. The time from when we clicked OK to the time Windows 7 was ready to go was 1 hour, 40 minutes on the tested system, which had a 1.6 GHz dual-core processor. There is a nice progress bar at the bottom of the install screen that shows how far along you are. It’s a guess at best given that the actual status percentages for each element seem to rush ahead and then stop for half an hour at an odd spot, such as 72 percent. But at least it gives some reading as to what’s going on.

Here’s the dirty little secret that Microsoft is definitely not telling anyone. If you hated Vista because of the interface, then you are going to hate Windows 7, too. Vista totally changed the look and feel of Windows from XP, but Windows 7 only marginally modifies the look and feel from Vista. In fact, 90 percent or more of the interface is exactly the same as identical. Going on just the look and general behavior, Windows 7 is little more than what Microsoft could have pitched in a free service pack to the Vista operating system.

On the bad side, most of Vista’s annoyances have remained intact, even if Windows 7 is executing an internal process. Performance is also unaltered overall on a system executing Vista compared with Windows 7. The systems executing Vista and then benchmarked them again once they changed to Windows 7. They were unchanged. Going from Windows XP 7 resulted in a little performance decrease, much like when going from XP to Vista.

Windows 7 starter versus Windows 7 home basic

Windows 7 home starter is specifically designed by Microsoft targeting the low end market especially netbooks and some other PC hardware which are sold for the cheapest possible price. In fact, the main reason behind Windows 7 home starter is to come up with a Windows edition that can be put cost effectively on various low end products.

The release of Windows 7 home Starter was followed by a lot of controversy. Its multi application and other advanced features add to the delight of many people. However, there was a lot of comparison between Windows 7 starter edition and other expensive Windows 7 edition. Some of the features that you can expect in a computer running on Windows 7 home starter includes:

• Windows Internet Explorer 8

• 32-bit only support
• Windows Media Player 12
• Home Group join only
• Concurrent Applications Unlimited

The main factor which was behind criticism for Windows 7 home starter edition was its limitation to just three concurrent applications. Although applications like anti virus, messengers etc were not included in deciding the limit, still it was said that users may find it difficult and disappointing if they reach the limit. Microsoft finally decided to remove the limit and much for the user’s pleasure there is no restriction on number of applications running on Windows 7 home starter edition.

The nest operating system following the Windows 7 starter edition is Windows7 Home Basic. It will be available only in some emerging markets. Most of the features of Windows 7 home basic is similar to Starter edition with some advancements like both 32 bit and 64 bit support. It also comes up with partial Aero support and desktop Windows manager. Some of the main features that come along with Windows 7 home basic includes:

• 32-bit and 64-bit mode support
• Concurrent Applications Unlimited
• Windows Internet Explorer 8
• Desktop Window Manager
• Home Group (Create & Join) Join Only
• Windows Mobility Center
• Windows Media Player 12
• Windows Aero Partial

Limited availability of Windows 7 home basic has kept Windows 7 starter as more popular in spite of advanced features in Windows 7 home basic.

Windows 7 with Windows Media Center

What was originally devised as an interface for what was once called the Windows 7 Media Center PC it is basically a computer operating on Windows XP that’s solely configured for working out multi-timedia solutions and is often loaded with a TV tuner card and add to that a special wireless remote; one can now use the Windows version of this attractive application to play music, view digital pictures, play movies, and also get the option to watch and record TV (provided your computer comes loaded with a TV tuner card).

Remember, that a user can only connect a computer that is running the Windows 7 Media Center for Windows directly to a home entertainment center by buying the Media Center Extender. Connecting directly to an Xbox 360 by buying the Media Center Extender for Xbox is also a viable option. When Windows 7 Media Center is launched , the Welcome to the Media Center Wizard will be directly visible , which guides one through the steps of setting up the center of a screen display, then configuring it to get a TV signal and downloading the TV guide which is available online. If a computer comes with a TV tuner card, that is. Thereafter, each time the Media Center is launched, the program reveals a full screen in a largely dark-blue window.

Since the Media Center options have been crafted to be accessed by enabling the use of a special Media Center remote control along with a standard mouse, its interface is a lot times fluid than what can be usually found in other conventional Windows application. The first thing that will come in sight in the Media Center interface is the amount of audio and visual feedback it emits.

When a program is launched like the new Windows 7 and one selects the menu option thereafter, Windows gives you distinct tones and clicks as well as visual answers to enable people to know which menu option to opt for and when the selection is completed.

Once the preferred option is selected, the user can select and display its sub menu options by clicking on the mouse button. With the Media Center remote control, move up and down through the main menu options by pressing on the device’s up and down arrowheads. Click the OK button which is located around the middle of the remote from the one which separates the arrowheads and choose the main option accordingly.
You can play Media files in Windows 7 using Windows Media Player. On computers, the term media refers to something other than text: Audio and video are examples of media. Audio is a term that has wide variety of items for music and other sound files, such as books on CD. Music is often entirely digital nowadays. You can use Media Player to play the sample music included with Windows 7. You can play your audio CD on your computer using Media Player. If you want to make that CD playing more convenient then you can copy the audio files to your computer. You can create your own CDs with a library of music copied from your CD collection and you can also combine tracks. You can also copy audio files to an MP3 player.

Listening to Music and Watching DVDs in Windows 7

You can play Media files in new windows 7 using Windows Media Player. On computers, the term media refers to something other than text: Audio and video are examples of media. Audio is a term that has wide variety of items for music and other sound files, such as books on CD. Music is often entirely digital nowadays. You can use Media Player to play the sample music included with Windows 7. You can play your audio CD on your computer using Media Player. If you want to make that CD playing more convenient then you can copy the audio files to your computer. You can create your own CDs with a library of music copied from your CD collection and you can also combine tracks. You can also copy audio files to an MP3 player.

Play Music with Windows Media Player

1. To start Windows Media Player, click its icon which appears as a white triangle on an orange circle on a blue square in the taskbar. The initial settings screen will appear the first time you start Media Player. Now click Recommended Settings and then click Finish.

2. Now, the Media Player Library shows music that comes with Windows 7 and any other music that you have already copied to your computer. The toolbar at the bottom of Media Player’s window provides the following controls:

• Shuffle: To turn on shuffle, click this button. This option randomly mixes the tracks you play. A second click on shuffle turns it off and the tracks play in the order in which they appear onscreen.

• Loop: Click this button to turn on loop which means repeat. This option will continuously play all the tracks again after all have played.

• Stop: Click to stop a track.

• Previous: This button jumps to the previous track.

• Play/Pause: To pause play mid-track, click the button with two vertical lines. To resume playing from the point you paused, click the same button which is now with a triangle pointing to the right.

• Next: This button jumps to the next track.

• Mute/Unmute: To silence the player, click this button. Although the track will continue to play but you won’t hear it. A red circle and slash appear next to the speaker icon when mute is on. You need to click the button again to hear the track.

• Volume: To decrease or increase the volume of track, click or drag the slider to left or right respectively. Your speakers may also have manual volume control. Windows 7 also has a separate volume control in the taskbar.

• Now Playing: It is located far to the right of the toolbar, to reduce the player to a small size, click this button.

3. You can use these controls to play the music. You can adjust the volume with the slider. Mute and unmute the music. You can also pause the music and resume playing. To stop music use Stop button.

4. To shrink Media Player to a smaller window, click the Switch to Now Playing button to the right of the toolbar. Click the Switch to Library button to return to the larger window.

You can also buy music online and download the tracks directly to your computer using this media player.

Why Prefer Windows 7 Over Vista

Many of my relatives and friends completely denied to make the switch to Windows Vista when it was released. Some who purchased new machines with Vista installed immediately downgraded the OS. A few said that they would give up XP only when you pried it from their cold, dead hands. But even in the last category, many of them are impressed with what they’ve seen in the Windows 7.

Reasons why to choose windows 7 over windows vista

While some tech professionals are saying Windows 7 isn’t really all that different from Vista and indeed, one of the plus point for Vista users is that Windows 7 can generally use the same drivers and run the same applications as Vista.

Microsoft redesigned the UAC in Windows 7. Most of the people feel this on-going effort has been successful.

Microsoft has reduced the actions that prompt you making it less annoying for the users. The software giant has made several changes, but the biggest change is the User Account Control “slider” setting which results in less annoyance and more security.

User Account Control safeguards your computer against hackers and protects it against malicious software. The tool prompts the user for the permission, if any application wants to make any changes to your computer. UAC is more flexible in Windows 7 than in Windows Vista. Now, every task doesn’t require your consent in Windows 7, and if you have administrator privileges, you can easily fine tune to UAC’s notification settings from the control panel.

Vista made the left navigation pane in Windows Explorer a constantly moving target. As you navigate your mouse, it will automatically scroll back and forth.

You can avoid the auto-scrolling by dragging the pane to make it wide enough to accommodate the entire tree.In Windows 7, the navigation pane stays still, so you no longer risk getting seasick from all the swaying back and forth.

In Windows XP, you could use pretty much whatever graphics cards you wanted for multiple monitors. According to reports, that to use multiple graphics cards, you would have to all use the same driver. That meant I couldn’t use cards from different vendors together. I had to shell out a few bucks to get more ATI cards before I could use all my monitors again.

According to reports, Windows 7 has added support for multiple heterogeneous graphics cards from different vendors. Now this probably doesn’t mean you can combine ATI and NVIDIA cards in an SLI-configuration, but it sounds as if we can have our multi-vendor multi-monitor setups back.

Another common issue about Vista has been the inordinate amount of time it can take to boot up. This might not be a problem for those who leave their systems on all the time, but if you shut down your system every night, waiting around forever for it to get started in the morning can turn into a major annoyance.

A Microsoft official indicated that the company’s goal for Windows 7 is a 15-second boot time, whereas three quarters of Vista users report boot times of more than 30 seconds.

Personalize Windows 7 with a Theme & Change Icons

You can personalize Windows 7 with a theme and change icons by follow these easy steps:

1. Firstly, you need to right-click on the desktop and then select personalize from the shortcut menu. Now the Personalization window will appear.

Note: In many cases, the window stays open as you make choices. If you need to open this window again, repeat Step 1.

2. Now navigate down through the themes displayed in the window. These themes are Windows 7 settings collection, such as desktop background, color, sounds and many more. You may need to explore the themes under these headings:

• My Themes: These are the themes that you can customize and save. If you have not saved a theme then you can see Unsaved Theme, which is your current setup.

• Aero Themes: These themes show beautiful photos as a changing desktop background and set
clear colors for windows. Specially the Landscapes and Nature themes are lovely. The Characters theme is freak.

• Basic and High Contrast Themes: These are easier, plainer themes which mostly have solid-color desktop backgrounds. For someone with a vision disability the high contrast may be useful or it may be handy in low light.

3. Click the Landscapes theme. If you can’t see the desktop, you may not notice a change. You can click the Minimize button or press Q+D on your keyboard to see the new desktop background. Other Personalization settings change with this theme, as well.

4. Now to return to the Personalization window you need to click its icon on the taskbar. Try various themes by clicking on it. Click the Unsaved Theme under My Themes to restore your original settings.

Change Desktop Icons

1. Icons on the desktop are the easy way to access certain files or programs. The Recycle Bin is the only icon on the Windows 7 desktop which is by default. The computer manufacturer may add other icons. The installation process may also add icons to the desktop. You can select a few Windows 7 icons to show on the desktop.

Now click the Change Desktop Icons link in the Navigation pane on the left in the Personalization window. Now the Desktop Icon Settings dialog box will appear.

2. Choose the check boxes next to the icons you want to add or deselect icons you want to remove and then click 'OK' to keep your changes or Cancel to discard changes.

To make it easy to find when you need to undelete files, leave the Recycle Bin check box selected. All the other icons are already displayed on the Start menu and in Windows Explorer also, so you may not need them on the desktop.

3. Now minimize the Personalization window and right-click the desktop to change the size of icons on the desktop. Choose View>Large Icons and repeat for Medium or Small Icons, whichever you prefer.

Some people consider desktop icons to be muddle that obstruct the desktop background. To solve this issue, you can hide all desktop icons by right-clicking the desktop and choosing View>Show Desktop Icons, which deselects and hides those icons. Repeat to bring the icons back.

Windows 7 – A Featured Story

The latest version of Microsoft Windows, Windows 7 OS slated to be released on October 22, 2009 is designed to be more focused on incremental upgrade thereby providing full compatibility with devices and applications with which Windows Vista is already compatible.
Windows 7 includes a stream of new features like advancement in touchscreen, speech, and handwriting recognition, support for virtual hard disks, support for additional file formats, improved boot performance and kernel improvements. This explains Windows 7’s superiority over Windows XP, Windows Vista.

Features

Windows 7 includes a number of new features, such as advances in touch and handwriting recognition support for virtual hard disks, improved performance on multi-core processors, improved boot performance, Direct Access. Windows 7 has inbuilt mechanism which adds up as support for systems using multiple heterogeneous graphics cards from different vendors.

The operating system also includes a new version of Windows Media Center with a Gadget for Windows Media Center, improved media features, the XPS Essentials Pack and redesigned Calculator with multi-line capabilities including programmer and statistics modes along with unit conversion.

Introduction of new features presents an all new Control Panel. The list includes Clear Type Text Tuner, Display Color Calibration Wizard, Gadget Recovery, Troubleshooting, Workspaces Center, Location and Other Sensors, Credential Manager, Biometric Devices, System Icons, and Display.

Renaming of Windows Security Center to Windows Action Center as part of Windows 7 streamlining process encompasses both security and maintenance of the computer.

A new improved visual appearance to taskbar includes, the Quick Launch toolbar's replacement with pinned up applications to the taskbar. These pinned applications are integrated with the task buttons, thereby enabling the Jump Lists feature to allow easy access to common tasks. This feature enables effective reordering of taskbar buttons. Show Desktop icon present on the far right of the system clock in form of a small rectangular button is part of a new feature called Aero Peek introduced in Windows 7. Hovering over this button makes all visible windows transparent for a quick look at the desktop. In touch-enabled displays, such as touch screens, tablet PCs, etc., this button is slightly wider to accommodate being pressed with a finger. Clicking this button minimizes all windows, and clicking it a second time restores them.

Additionally, another feature named Aero Snap has been added, that automatically maximizes a window when it is dragged to either the top or left/right edges of the screen. This allows users to snap documents or files on either side of the screen to compare them. When a user moves windows that are maximized, the system restores their previous state automatically. This functionality is also accomplished with keyboard shortcuts. Unlike in Windows Vista, window borders and the taskbar do not turn opaque when a window is maximized with Windows Aero applied. Instead, they remain transparent.

Start Menu Search Box In Windows 7

Windows 7 Start menu has a Search box and you can access it in the lower left corner of the Start menu. It has further three more features.

List when it was introduced in Windows Vista, and it’s still right up there the time savings it provides are just amazing. The first thing to note about Start menu Search is that it’s immediately available regardless of what you’re currently doing on your computer. Just click the Start button or press the Windows logo key and the Start menu offers the Search box. Simply type any characters or word in the box and windows immediately displays a list of programs such as, Control Panel, Recent document, Videos, and e-mails containing that string of characters or word. It can refines the search results almost instantly.

You can access any program that appears in the search results by clicking it, or you can open the folder containing that item by right-clicking the item and then clicking Open File Location.

In new Windows 7 you can display the All Programs menu by pointing to or clicking All Programs at the bottom of the left pane of the Start menu. Newly installed programs or folders are highlighted to make the easy to find. If you want to close the All Programs menu without starting a program, you can point to or click Back to return to the standard Start menu.

The All Programs menu offers access to most of the programs and utilities installed on your computer. These include programs installed as part of Windows 7, programs.

How and from where to install Windows 7?

Get your Windows 7 installed with minimum effort.

As Microsoft prepares to launch Windows 7 on October 22, people are getting more and more curious about the prospect of the new operating system. But they are confused about how and from where to install the OS.


Follow the steps for Windows 7 installation:

Step 1 Visit Microsoft websites in order to download Windows 7. You are required to sign in with your Windows Live account or any MSN Hotmail, MSN Messenger, or Passport account. After that you will have Windows 7 Beta 32-bit Product key. Click download at the link at the bottom of the page. The file size should be around 2.43 GB so you need a fast Internet connection. Once you are done with downloading, you will have a single ISO file that you need to be burned using any data burning software.

Step 2 Put the CD in CD-ROM and reboot the system in order to start the setup. Press any key when Windows Prompt that boot from CD. After the media loads the first setup screen will come up for Windows 7. Select the Language, Time & Currency, and Keyboard or input method here. Select Next to proceed with the setup.

Select Install now from the center of the screen. Look over the EULA then select I accept the license terms from the check box below. Select Next to proceed. On the “Which type of installation do you want?” screen select Custom (advanced). Next you have to decide where you will install the Windows it could be any drive. After that you will see Installing Windows screen. The setup will go through the process here and copy files, expand files, install features, install updates and complete the installation. Do not interrupt the setup give it some time. It will take around 45 minutes and can be same as Vista setup. Enter your User & Computer Name when prompted then select next. Enter your Product Key. Select your update settings. Change Time & Date settings, if necessary, and then select your Wireless network from the list and security key if applicable. Select your computers current location.

How to install Windows 7 Beta

The Windows 7 Beta is a trial version, well not in every sense of the word, but it acts as a product insight into the final finished version before it is launched.

In order to install the Windows 7 Beta, it is recommended to get it downloaded directly from the Microsoft website.


The Windows 7 installation process is simple with little effort. One just needs to have an eye for details. To initiate this installation process straight away, first go to the Microsoft website http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx. You will need a I 80 GB blank hard driveHYPERLINK \l “” partition into 240 GB. After partitioning this with the completed download of 2.4 GB, you will have to burn a DVD of the downloaded image. This can be done by burning the software that supports .ISO images.

We are still managing the settings and looking at the compatibility of the hardware to support this installation. After the DVD has been created, the computer has to be restarted. Quickly after this, go to BIOS settings and boot it from the CD/DVD drive. The downloading process is now in motion. In the process, you will be prompted with a question on where to install Windows. At this point, select the empty Hard Drive and simply allow it to install by itself. If you are using or installing this OS at home, you will have to select Home when another prompt pop-up asking you what kind of network is needed of you.

However, there are few things which should be kept in mind before the installation process. You should write the Product Key on some paper to easily locate it later and to shut old windows before the install. It is also important to back up old hard drives before you start.

Windows 7: You Can Leave Complaining Now

Windows 7 is a well-turned modern OS that mostly succeeds in taking Windows 7 usabilityinto the 21st century. Windows 7 has made a good attempt—but here a questions arises that Could Windows 7 complete everything that's expected of it?

Windows 7 is obviously not a "Vista service pack. Windows 7 has a lot of new features and is clearly designed to fix all bad things people said about Vista. This means that Windows 7 is what Vista should have been in the people eyes.

Windows 7 will totally feel like a revelation from the glazy future if you are coming from Windows XP. You'll definitely say that Windows 7 is much better than Vista if you are upgrading your computer or laptop from Vista.

The bad effect of Windows Vista
Clearly, the public opinion of Windows Vista has left a deep impact on Microsoft. However, based on the biggest Windows 7 beta testing process in history, we can say that it sure won't look like the upset Vista launch at all.

There was a solid chance that your computer ran like crap or your programs didn't work if you installed Vista on your PC within the first month of its release as the drivers compatible with Vista were not available. But that's not the case with Windows 7. Windows 7 hardware requirements are basically the same as they are for Vista and it runs better than Vista on that hardware.

The results suggested that there is little difference between Vista and Windows 7 performance when we ran Vista and Windows 7 on two test machines.

Windows 7 actually ran beautifully during the test, even on netbooks. So, the difference isn't based completely on feelings. Even Microsoft never offered Vista for netbooks, but is happily offering Windows 7 to the netbook category.

Windows XP was a great OS of its time. Windows Vista failed to wind people hearts. But what people said about Windows 7 was that its more fast, solid and the easiest Windows yet. Windows 7 launch on October 22nd is a good chance for Microsoft to win people heart again, but it's exactly what Microsoft needs right now. Windows 7 is something people can grab without fear.

Top rated windows xp to windows 7 transformation pack

It has always been a problem for people who are using systems that are not even having minimum configurations required to install its latest operating system. Microsoft has recently published its latest operating system Windows 7 Beta (for testing purposes only). But how to install the new Windows 7 in the system under configuration. Here comes the solution for those users who are in need to use the features of Windows 7 in their old operating systems like Windows XP or Windows Vista.

windows 7 transformation pack

By using the Windows 7 Transformation Pack can have the look of Windows 7 running on the old system to the previous version of Windows. These processing packages are basically a third-party software with the themes and customize the establishment of many incorporated with them in order to bring the experience of using the new Windows 7. This Windows 7 transformation can only make changes in its gaze to the screen of your system files and system as a whole remains the same.

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You can download these 7 Transformation Pack for Windows free and you can install on your old Windows operating system to take full look and experience of Windows 7. Most of these 7 transformation pack for Windows are available here are free to download and are also lightweight eater’s minimum memory for your system. Most of the Windows 7 Transformation Pack is also compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista.

Windows 7 Freezes - How Can I Fix Windows 7 Freezing Quickly and Easily?

They are frequent users of computers? Do you use a computer for daily work, then freezes your Windows 7? If yes, then surely understand its importance. Problem Windows 7 as the freeze can end all the important work of its cause and delay.

Therefore, it is important to perform regular maintenance on your computer. Also, if you have Windows 7 installed on your system, the need to care for it becomes even more critical. This is because Windows 7 is a new operating system and computer experts, very few know how to fix it if it starts to give errors.

One of the best ways to resolve Windows 7 freezing problem is getting a registry cleaner for your computer. The software ensures better cleaning of Windows 7 the performance of the following ways:

* The software performs routine maintenance cleaning of the Windows backup and ensures that your system is free of errors. This is because most of the problems of Windows 7 is due to problems in the archives. With a large number of files, settings and options, the database is huge and is susceptible to errors. These errors occur due to lost or damaged files and settings in the registry. A cleaning program scans the Windows registry, find and fix these errors. This ensures that Windows 7 for solving freezing.

* The cleaning software also ensures that you have a faster computer Windows 7 by deleting all unused files in the Windows registry. These files accumulate to install and uninstall hardware and software. These orphaned files are not unnecessarily use and take a much needed space. By removing these files, a cleaning expert says Windows 7 to get rid of the freezing problem.

* Another advanced feature of a cleaner is its ability to defragment your system periodically to continue to give optimum performance.

* The cleaning experts also keep all the security log files to keep a backup of these files before scanning and repair process. Therefore, even if some information is lost, you can easily recover.

Tired of slow PC performance? Want to fix Windows 7 to freeze quickly and easily? You can scan the error log on your computer to avoid failure for free and fix it using the best registry cleaner on the market. When you install and run a regular cleaning expert, you can be sure that your computer continues to consistent and outstanding performance.