Whereas it was easy to find fault with many aspects of Vista, there has
been nothing but praise for Windows 7. Microsoft have soaked up the
punishing criticism of Vista and tackled each and every shortcoming with
zeal. As a result is it's now a pleasure to use Windows 7, whereas
grappling with Vista made many users hanker for their old XP.
It's worth checking out the full list of new features if only to give you
fresh ideas. Guy bets that you will find one item that you did not
know existed, and another element that you had forgotten about. In my
own case I regarded a number of the features as planting seeds of ideas many
of which will germinate over the next few months. Examples,
Taskbar has a new look and feel, User
Account Control gives a better balance, HomeGroup (Home Network) and
AppLocker for domain users. See
more on Window 7 New Features
Libraries This new feature of Folders really does make it easier to find and
organize your documents, music and pictures. See more on
Windows 7 Libraries.
Windows 7 Upgrade from Vista
The first consideration is to what extent does your existing hardware
support Windows version 7? Another key question with Windows version 7 is, 'What to do
about 64-bit hardware, software and drivers'. If you are unsure
if a computer can be successfully upgraded, then call for the aptly named,
Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit.
See more on upgrading from Vista or XP to
Windows 7
Thus utility makes it easy to check the health of a router or
firewall. Check the real-time performance, and availability statistics, for any device
on your network. Get started with an extensive collection of "out-of-the-box"
monitors for popular network devices.
Windows 7 now has PowerShell 2.0 built-in. No longer to you have to
download .Net Framework and PowerShell before you can use this superior
command-line configuration language.
PowerShell in Windows 7
Microsoft started with a master plan for Windows 7. In true project
management style they broke the task down into steps, consequently, as the
development team delivers a major component, so a milestone is reached.
