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The wait is up! The release the final version of WINDOWS 7 is knocking at the door. So frndz lets have some idea about it.
Windows-7
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Microsoft's XP-to-Windows-7 upgrade strategy is right.
Let's put the facts on the table, folks. Here is what Microsoft has said regarding the upgrade: "Customers can purchase upgrade media and an upgrade license to move from Windows XP to Windows 7; however, they will need to do a clean installation of Windows 7. This requires the user to back up their data, install Windows 7, re-install the programs, and restore their data. For PCs running Windows Vista, customers have the option of an in-place upgrade of Windows 7 keeping their data and programs intact or to perform a clean install of Windows 7."Now, the standard home user may be better off performing a clean install of Windows 7. The fact is, if you back up your data properly, check to make sure your actual hardware will run Windows 7 without an issue, and make sure your software has no known issues, then a clean install will give you the best results.
USMT
Has anyone heard of the Windows USMT (User State Migration Tool)?I found a reference to a little video (in WMV format) from the Microsoft Springboard Series regarding the USMT. You use the USMT tool to migrate user files and settings (typically for larger deployments) of XP and Windows Vista. The next release of the tool is due out when Windows 7 (which is still in beta, mind you) is released.As part of the USMT comes the AIK (Automated Installed Kit) for Windows 7 (also in beta form currently). By using Windows AIK, you can automate Windows installations, capture Windows images with ImageX, configure and modify images using Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management, create Windows PE images, and migrate user profiles and data with the USMT.
Windows 7 Updates
Microsoft has announced that it will roll out updates for Windows 7 Beta next week. In a blogpost on the Windows blog, Brandon LeBlanc mentions that the updates will allow Microsoft to 'test and verify their ability to deliver and manage the updating of Windows 7.'
Microsoft specifically stresses that no new features or bug fixes are included in the five updates. The users who've installed Windows 7 Beta will have to download and install these updates manually from the Windows Update control panel. These updates will basically test the Windows 7 servicing infrastructure.
As specifically mentioned by the Microsoft team, the updates won't be automatically installed and will be listed at 'Test update' in the Windows Update control panel. To skip the installation procedure of these test updates, simply right click on each update and select 'Hide Update.'
Interface Enhancements
Windows 7's Desktop interface is even glassier than Vista's. So if you're not a fan of Aero, prepare yourself for Aero overload. That said, the new glassy Taskbar simplifies your view of running apps by using a unique icon - instead of the program's name - to represent each one.The revamped System Tray is as unhelpful as ever, unfortunately, but having the option to hide some icons and turn off notifications from apps and utilities that you don't care about certainly reduces the aggravation factor.
One interface tweak we already love is the elimination of Windows Sidebar - a resource-hogging nuisance that we routinely disabled on every new Vista machine we encountered.
Without more extensive performance testing, we can't say for sure that the Sidebar-free gadgets in Windows 7 will be less detrimental to system performance than Sidebar was, but our first impression is that they're not quite as bad. Of course, they're no more useful than the old gadgets were, either. In fact, they're the same.
One of the biggest improvements in Windows 7 is the new taskbar, but there have also been other improvements like better networking features and a less noisy UAC.
SHUTDOWN MENU
Another improvement in Windows 7's interface compared to Vista's is the simplified Shutdown control on the Start Menu. Gone is the unhelpful icon; in its place are clear, concise textual menus that tell you exactly what will happen when you click on them.
So you no longer have to reconfigure your Start Menu to determine whether your PC will shut down entirely or merely go into hibernation when you click the button.
USER ACCOUNT CONTROL
As noted in our look at the earlier beta, Microsoft has tweaked User Account Control in some important ways that should go a long way toward addressing many Vista haters' complaints.
It now offers four levels of protection: always notify, notify only when programs try to make changes (this is the default), notify when programs try to make changes but don't dim the screen (our preference), and never notify.
I won't win many allies by saying this, but the setting I am hoping to see added to this list is an option to require a password when programs try to make changes, which would add a level of actual security to UAC: any fool with access to your computer can click Continue, but requiring an admin password would add a meaningful level of security.
NETWORKING INTERFACE
Windows 7 adds a few networking improvements that Vista and XP lacked. One of the most significant of these is HomeGroups, which give structure to the process of sharing devices and media files over a home network.
Setting up a HomeGroup between two or more Windows 7 PCs automates the sharing of Libraries (collections of pictures, music files, movies, or documents), printers, and storage devices. Windows 7 also increases the number of SMB network connections that you can have in a single network.
OTHER FEATURES
Its true there’s a new build out in the wild! Here is whats new:
The RC1 of Internet Explorer 8 is now integrated...., Samples of video and music tracks were added.., The design of the side panel was again adjusted..., New views of the Control Panel (Category, large icons and small icons) ...., A few minor changes to the design of the Windows Media Player..., Through the programs and functions option you can now uninstall Media Center, Windows DVD Maker and Windows Media Player...
In the next session i will discuss something new to you.
Goutam.
