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Windows 7 Review - Windows 7 is Already More Stable Than Vista
July 28, 2009 | |
Windows 7 Review - It’s Time To Get Familiar - Will You skip Vista SP2?
I’ve got 2 PCs running Windows 7. They are absolutely different PCs in that one is sort of five years of age and one is positively cutting edge with all the latest graphics cards, etc. Both run Windows 7 very well and without any errors.
The new Windows 7 Aero theme is pretty and a bit better organized and intuitive than Windows Vista Aero. Enabling the mouse gestures makes Windows 7 much nicer. An example mouse gesture that I use is to shake the mouse backwards and forth like you are scratching something off a list. This immediately clears the desktop by hiding all the open windows. The new interface also permits you to push the thumbnails of the programs that are running. It’s a bit Apple OSX like, except not so animated and aggravating in my humble opinion.
Given that a Windows 7 will be readily downloadable in the near future and given the obvious quality of the apparent quality of the release exceeds that of Vista ask who will trouble to ask who will bother to Vista SP2?
On our 1GB connections, the difference is even more conspicuous. Even if you do not have machine to test Microsoft Microsoft Windows 7 on, you may use Vmware’s free desktop virtualization software to set up and start exploring.
It’s going to be good and if you’re employed in a corporate IT dept, you will have to support it. To set up Windows 7 on Vmware, just tell vmware that you’re going to be using Vista. This works well because one of the explicit goals of Windows 7 is driver and hardware compatibility with Vista.
It basically looks just like the Windows Vista installer with upgraded graphics. Like all new Windows releases, Microsoft has tried to appeal to users on the present platform. The result is lot going on under the hood that has changed but that you won’t see until you’re in a support situation and relealize that some of your tried and true debugging rituals no longer work.
By the point Windows Vista SP2 Beta is stable and out the door, you’ll be on the heels of Microsoft’s Windows 7 release date. At the least you must install a virtual machine on Vmware for familiarization.
Developers should have their beta copy very shortly.
To find out more or see my video reviews of Windows 7 running on my pc please visit my Windows 7 Review Blog.
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