Billed as faster, lighter and more user friendly than Vista; the new operating system from Microsoft is available since October 22. It's worth a visit...
Barely three years after its release, Vista is bowing out and giving way to its successor Windows 7. It was time! Described as "one of the most calamitous versions of Windows" on the Wikipedia site, Vista marked the minds mainly because of its weight and complexity. Microsoft, however, paid dearly for his mistakes. For proof, this was audited last September conducted by research firm Net Applications. According to him, shunned by Internet users around the world; Vista was used by 18.6% of them while 71.5% preferred its Windows XP.
More worryingly, if one looks at the evolution of the number of users of Windows, all versions combined over a period of eleven months, we see that it continues to fall, slowly but surely! Thus, while in November 2008, 94.41% of Internet users still using Windows, this percentage came down to 92.77% in September 2009. Who benefits from this reduction? Essentially Mac OS X operating system from Apple, just as slowly, he rose from 4.12% to 5.12% of users.
The great challenge for Windows 7
The question thus arises now is whether Windows 7 will arrive or not to halt the decline of Windows. Even reverse the trend. Quite clever that venture to make a prediction!
However you'll see later on that the new operating system from Microsoft has actually beautiful assets. Less resource-intensive, less intrusive, more swift and more turned to the general public than its predecessor, Windows 7 has thus pleasantly surprised.
Must crack for him? If you're one of 18.62% of Internet users using Vista - and you're ready to break your piggy bank; the answer is yes without hesitation! Your computer whatsoever finds a second youth. If you're one of 71.51% of XP users, we will issue some reservations.
If your computer starts to date, perhaps it is wiser to wait to renew and take the plunge. Anyway, you will then have a choice. But did you really already decided to take the plunge? Because you really are tired of Vista or simply because the temptation to upgrade to Windows 7 is too high! We're not trying to dissuade you. But before you insert the Windows 7 DVD in your drive, you'd better know what to expect during the installation phase.
If you intend to clean completely reinstalling your computer, installing Windows 7 after reformatting your hard drive, should not be a problem. And this facility should not monopolize your computer a little time. Beforehand, make sure you save all your files. However, if you want only to update your Windows XP or Vista, it is possible that Windows 7 first refuses to settle.
A good and bad surprises
The reason? Simply because of an incompatibility with some software or some device drivers that is present in your computer. In this case, you should uninstall them before trying to install Windows 7. And do not hurry! Thus, in our tests, updating a computer with Vista, which were installed several dozen software lasted four hours! Fortunately, once the installation started, unlike its predecessors, Windows 7 does not seek further action. It installs itself as a major.
And it is finally the first good surprise that you reserve.
The three editions
You remember the three musketeers who in fact were four? Well, Windows 7 is a little similar.
There are four editions of Windows 7: Basic, Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate. But you find that three commercially, the first being preinstalled on mini-laptops. The Professional and the Ultimate add functionality to Windows 7. Thus, in Professional Edition, Windows 7 is seen with an XP mode to use very old programs. It also offers networking features that make it easy undertaking, and it is able to perform backups from one computer to another via a home network or business. In Ultimate, Windows 7 is enriched by an encryption function of hard drive that ensures, in case of loss or theft of the computer, the inaccessibility of these files. In any case, Windows 7 comes with two DVD versions 32 and 64 bits.
What Windows 7 did not contain ...
To avoid any complaint for abuse of dominant position, Microsoft has decided not to impose the previously delivered software in conjunction with Windows XP and Vista. Thus, the Windows Live Essentials suite consists of software Messenger, Mail, Writer, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker parental control, Toolbar, Outlook Connector, Office Live and Silverlight are not part of Windows 7. You can download it in its entirety or by selecting only the software you want on this page. More question for Microsoft to offer only Internet browser like Internet Explorer! At startup of Windows 7, you can choose between at least Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome or Opera.
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