Comments on: Why should I move to Windows 7?

By: msigeek

msigeek — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:17:59 +0000

Windows 7 is here, there, and everywhere. And so for the weekend, the SA MVP blog team has picked seven fine posts from MVP blogs where they share tips, tricks, and how-tos for Windows 7.

•Moving To Windows 7? — http://www.beingmanan.com/wp/2009/07/moving-to-...
•Why should I move to Windows 7? – http://www.msigeek.com/why-should-i-move-to-win...
•Master Tutorial to Make Your Windows 7 Super Fast – http://www.askvg.com/master-tutorial-to-make-yo...
•How to Diagnose Memory Problems on Windows 7- http://www.nirmaltv.com/2009/11/07/how-to-diagn...
•9 Touch Gestures in Windows 7 for Multi-touch Magic – http://vasudevg.blogspot.com/2009/10/9-touch-ge...
•Installing Windows 7 on Asus Eee PC Netbook 900 using Pendrive – http://vasudevg.blogspot.com/2009/08/installing...
•Complete Guide To Using VHDs, Windows Virtual PC, Windows XP Mode & ISOs On Windows 7 – http://www.beingmanan.com/wp/2009/10/complete-g...

By: msigeek

msigeek — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:06:25 +0000

Have you ever wondered that how Windows evolved to such a beauty? How was windows when it was first introduced and how it all improved? The Windows 7, Latest masterpiece by Microsoft offers a rich experience to users with its eye-candy animations and solid programming.

To have a peak at the evolution of Windows with time, read more.

http://techtified.com/2009/08/from-windows-1-0-...

By: hkarthi

hkarthi — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:26:26 +0000

Easy Access: Snap, Shake, Peek.. well win xp has a great hotkey: win+d that works great! try it

Sorry but this is not the same as what 'Snap, Shake and Peek' feature refers to!

By: msigeek

msigeek — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:51:56 +0000

I would agreee with you Swamp. Most of these features which are listed here "just" looks like UI jinks. This article was primariy intented for layman and not for powerusers like us. However, there is an honest effort from Microsoft to move it from a UI to UX phase shift. Lot of stuffs are much easier. Best example would be to compare 2 slide-decks and piling it side by side.

Answering your point, Technically Windows 7 has undergone phenomenal change in Kernel and the Application Architecture when you compare with Windows Xp. The way the process handlers are refined, Session isolation implementation, UAC, WRP, Triggered Services enhancements make your machine more secure and stable. It is more responsive, and most important, it uses the resources optimally.. which is btw expected in any OS., and Win 7 just delivers that honestly. There is lots of ups and downs which this Core Engineering team have undergone to get this product. If Windows 7 was your destination, Vista was a journey !!

Personally speaking, I am no big a fan of IE. I love Safari., But I could see a lot of difference in the phishing filters which IE possess. For eg: the phishing website of icicibank was detected on a IE 8 browser and failed in all others.

Saying this, I would also mention.. the upgrade path from Windows Xp to windows 7 (or any other modern OS) is not gonna’be easy. AppCompat is one huge stop point. However, we gotta’ check some options which are available and work towards moving there.., as the final death Knell for XP is on the roadmap.

Cheers’
Vijay

A little fact with the Xpiry date of XP -
"Microsoft formally discontinued Windows XP on June 30, 2008, and it ended mainstream support on April 14, 2009. But the company has continued to permit PC builders to offer downgrade discs that let XP fans install the OS over Vista. It says that manufacturers can ship Windows 7 machines with XP downgrades for 18 months after Win 7's release or until it ships the first Service Pack for the new OS--whichever comes first. In other words, XP downgrades may be available until April 22, 2011 (assuming that Microsoft doesn't extend the deadline further; it has already granted XP so many stays of execution that refusing to grant any more would be a bit surprising.)

Windows XP's final death knell is scheduled to sound on April 8, 2014. On that date, Microsoft says that it will no longer take support calls and issue security fixes. This doesn't mean that no one will run XP on April 9 and beyond--it just means that they'll be on their own. XP holdouts, you've been warned. " - Source : http://www.pcworld.com/article/172610/should_yo...

By: Vivek

Vivek — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:46:48 +0000

So many cool features included in Windows 7 comapred to XP. Techy buddies/ Developers definetly love to use windows 7. I doubt normal end user may take some time show interest on all new features

By: Swamp

Swamp — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:00:50 +0000

Im sorry but im not really convinced on why i should move to win 7 from win Xp.
You mention that win 7 is simple, easy to connect and browse.. well so is xp! And now for the features.

The Enhanced Taskbar, well it seemes nice but its not really that helpful. i think the win xp taskbar works great. Why do i need a mini preview when i hover the apps in the taskbar? it looks cool but i will not really use it.

Jump lists may be usful but often all apps have already been enhaced with smart lists and globalhotkeys etc so these Jump lists arent really nessary.

Easy Access: Snap, Shake, Peek.. well win xp has a great hotkey: win+d that works great! try it also for snapping we have lots of great mini apps that can set your windows to exact x and y position and defined width and hight… i dont think win 7 can do that.

Home Group. we have all sorts of other stuff like these. Most of us just trow up a FTP server that works great over all operating systems and over the net.

Faster on, Faster Off… bah..win xp is fast. i dont really need to boot or quit faster.

Internet Explorer 8?? Why not listen to the public and include Firefox?

No this article not convince me.. you gotta try harder

By: msigeek

msigeek — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:51:32 +0000

Thanks for your comments. I guess, someone has given you a wrong piece of information. Windows 7 indeed has something called a “Restart Manager” which handles effective reboot of even applications, which prompt for reboot.
In such a scenario, the reboots are really less and only upon need.

By: Isabel

Isabel — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:48:59 +0000

Hey but I have heard that Windows 7 can frustrate a simple user with its numerous reboots!! what say??

By: msigeek

msigeek — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:17:09 +0000

Sure buddy. Noted!!

Few of the features which are listed here involve videos and cant be achieved by mere snapshots. Will try to do something goood the next article.

By: Uvarajan

Uvarajan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:13:07 +0000

The details provided about Win7 are short & clear. I have not used Win7 yet and hence on reading I like the features of Enhanced Task bar (replacing the earlier versions icon & name with only icon to save space) and Peek, Snap, Shake.
I want to suggest you it would be better if you have explained by keeping in mind that the reader have not used Win7 yet. For example Peek, Snap, Shake is a replacement for the earlier versions Alt+Tab for selecting opnened windows. These options (Peek, Snap, Shake) are available on right clicking in the far right end of Taskbar. This will help to easily understand/imagine Peek, Snap, Shake for the reader who has not worked in Win7.
Expecting many more posts on the new features of Win7!