Windows 7 First Thoughts?
Wow!! After doing a clean install of Windows 7 Professional, (which went flawlessly) I was immediately blown away by the uncluttered desktop and general feel of the OS. I actually thought Win 7 might be simple fixes of Vista, Aww no, this is the real deal, new system, and what a system it is. I played around with some cool new features for a few hours, surprisingly Win 7 is quite fast, the MS engineers have done their homework.
If your looking for such things as Windows mail you’ll have to download and install “Live Essentials”, this little pack includes Mail, Messenger, Photo Gallery, Writer, Movie Maker and Family Safety Feature. You can get the pack here Live Essentials.
I was going to install a Win 7 tweaking programme to ring every last drop of speed out of the operating system but as I delved deeper, I found this system is already geared toward performance, even with the cool effects. For the die hard performance geeks though you would be better off tweaking the system manually, visit the Seven Forums to find some sweet tweaking tutorials for Windows 7.
If you wish to slim down the services visit Black Vipers site for a guide on what services you can disable. This will give a good performance increase but has the possibility of breaking your system if done incorrectly, be wary of which services you disable and read the services descriptions and dependancies.
As I play around with this system I’m liking it more and more, for those thinking it is only a Vista update, think again! Do yourselves a favour and grab a copy, Windows 7 for me is definitely shaping up to be “All That”.
Upgrading to Windows 7
With the release of Windows 7 to the public a question on hardcore Windows OS user minds would be “Should I upgrade or Not?” To help you answer this question I have found some informational write ups and videos about pros and cons, upgrading explanations and what to expect if you go-ahead and upgrade to Windows 7.
Windows 7 Upgrade Write Ups
Windows 7 Upgrade Videos
My clients ask me if they should upgrade to Windows 7, as I haven’t done this yet myself it’s pretty hard to give an informed decision, but going off writeups and videos I have watched it appears Windows 7 is all that Vista should have been.
Pros
- Touch Screen Support
- Better Programme Permission Management
- New Task Bar & Snap-To Resizing
- Uncluttered Clean Look
- 6 Versions Available 32bit & 64bit Support
Well I’m off to grab myself a copy and see first hand what all the Hooha! is about.