Transcript VISTA Brief
Windows 7 Overview
The new Start Menu
Note the search dialog at the
bottom left
Note at the bottom right
how to enter sleep mode,
lock the computer,
restart,
switch users, etc
You can edit what is shown
in the Menu
Right-click on the taskbar
and select properties
Select Start Menu and click
on Customize
Customizing the desktop
Right-click and select view
select icon size
De-select align to grid
Right-click and select Personalize
Windows Color and Appearance
Select windows colors
At the bottom: Open classic
appearance … let you choose the
desktop interface – AERO, Classic,
etc.
Windows gadgets
You can place gadgets on
the desktop
What else is different?
Administrator account is disabled (fix?)
Power Users are mostly gone
Boot.ini replaced by BCD – boot configuration data stored in
\Boot directory edited using bcdedit.exe or EasyBCD.
\Documents and Settings replaced by \Users
User Account Control (UAC) prompts for admin password (just
like in Linux) even if logged as admin
Run not in Start Menu – add or user the search area
Command prompt to run admin applications now require to be
started as Run as administrator
IPv6 is installed together with IP v4. No problems in small
networks but conflicts with Active Directory. Longhorn should fix
System Restore now restores (undelete) files not only programs
like XP does.
Neat stuff: Flip (Alt-tab) and Flip 3 D (Windows-tab)
Compatibility issues/solutions
Allows programs to be installed and run in compatibility mode
• But 16 bit installers will
no work in 64 bit
Windows 7.
• You can set a program
to run as administrator
• Translation: most
programs will run in 7.
Network settings - ipconfig
Network settings - graphical
System Restore - Versions
Security policies refined
Many more details …
Faster than XP in machines I tested
As stable as XP, not the VISTA debacle
Setup as easy as XP
Versions: Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate
(Enterprise)
Student discount (Professional)
Must choose 32 or 64 bits
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