Windows 7 may be the new operating system but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be brilliant, For example some of the features in Windows Vista that I like they have removed and it has taken several beta versions for them to actually release it. Plus the system requirements for the graphics card are very specific and could cause problems for people. I will be looking at the good and bad bits of this new OS. It will be released on disc on October 22, 2009. This is the final version and not the simple versions that were available to download online but it’s not all bad. There are several really useful features. If you have too many windows you can simply grab and shake the top of the windows and it will minimize. You can also snap windows into place so that you can view one on each side of the screen. They have also brought back compatibility for some XP applications.
The new feature for playing music will now let you preview before you play in a smaller window. You can now stream music directly to other computers. This will also let you listen to music in larger not connected speakers. If you have a touch screen enabled screen you can use it to navigate round your computer now.
Although so far Windows 7 hasn’t had many problems it looks as though XP users trying to upgrade will have problems. To upgrade users using XP will have to back up all their files and programs and swipes the hard drive first. Also the new system isn’t cheap. It will cost you around $200 just to but the upgrade.
It has to compete with Apple Macs new operating System though. The new Mac OS X Snow Leopard was released earlier but a new version of it was release this month. In my opinion I’m sticking with Vista for a while because they have taken some things off that I liked about Vista and it’s also expensive and I can wait until the price has gone down.
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