Windows 7

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Windows 7

• Not Perfect But Getting Better.
• Is Windows 7 Finally The Answer?
• Rick Bernauer
• Senior Systems Consultant
• CyTek Corporation
• 816-471-3333
• wwww.cytekcorp.com

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Windows 7

• Fool me once...
• Fool me twice

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Vista Crashed Burned
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The Long Road to Windows 7

• 1975 Microsoft founded
• 1981 IBM PC released with DOS
• 1985 Windows 1.0
• 1987 Windows 2.0
• 1990 Windows 3.0
• 1993 Windows NT 3.1
• Anyone remember OS/2?

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The Long Road to Windows 7

• 1995 Windows 95
• 1996 Windows NT 4.0
• 1998 Windows 98
• 2000 Windows Me
• 2001 Windows XP
• 2007 Windows Vista
• 2009 Windows 7

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Windows Vista

• Was it really all that bad?
• Yes and No

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Windows Vista

• First, the bad news
• User Account Control (UAC !_at_)
• UAC actually means Unnecessary Annoying Clutter
• Peripheral support (MNOPQRSTUVW)
• My Nice Old Printer Quit Responding Since They
  Updated Vista Windows

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Windows Vista

• Good Features
• Windows Aero Interface
• Searching Metadata
• Windows Flip Win Tab
• Restore Points / Previous Versions
• Windows Sidebar / Gadgets
• User Account Control - sometimes

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Windows Vista

• Bad Reputation Perhaps deserved
• Helped Apple / Linux sales
• Kept Windows XP available
• Microsoft had to do something

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Windows 7

• Reliable
• Faster
• More compatible
• It actually works
• and
• Hardware/Software caught up with Win7

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Windows 7

• Features
• Faster Booting
• Better performance on Multi-Core PCs
• Searching / Libraries
• Better User Account Control
• Multi-touch support
• Device Stage

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Backup

• File and
• System Image
• Backup
• Options

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Libraries
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Search Feature
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XP Compatibility Mode
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Windows 7

• Interface
• Taskbar improvements
• Thumbnail Previews
• Notification Area
• Aero Peek Button far right on Taskbar
• Aero Shake Snap
• Sidebar is Gone / Gadgets remain

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Windows 7 Versions

• Starter
• Home
• Professional
• Enterprise
• Ultimate

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Windows 7
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Windows 7
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions
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Windows Key Look No Mouse

• Spacebar Aero Peek
• Home Aero Shake
• Up Maximize Window
• Down Minimize Window
• Left Snap to Left Screen
• Right Snap to Right Screen
• D Minimize all Windows (Desktop)
• L Lock computer
• E Windows Explorer
• F Find / Search

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Upgrading To Windows 7

• Existing PC with WinXP
• Stay with Windows XP Professional
• (Unless you enjoy technology or pain)
• Total Reload of Operating System
• Memory / Peripherals
• Is your older software compatible?

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Upgrading To Windows 7

• New PC (Windows XP or Windows 7)
• Go with Windows 7
• 4GB memory
• Replace your old printer?
• Is your older software compatible?
• Windows XP Mode

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Windows 8 ?

• Release in 2012
• 128-bit?