It is now more than 2 years since Microsoft released Windows Vista in January,2007 to much fanfare as the successor of the 2001 released 
XP. Although it was quite robust in security, network connectivity and stability,Vista was dog slow as compared to its predecessor and consumed a huge amount of resources. The Average Joe was at a loss. Come February 2008 and the Service Pack 1 for Vista was released. It improved the file transfer speeds to a significant extent and also plugged any security holes which remained.
XP. Although it was quite robust in security, network connectivity and stability,Vista was dog slow as compared to its predecessor and consumed a huge amount of resources. The Average Joe was at a loss. Come February 2008 and the Service Pack 1 for Vista was released. It improved the file transfer speeds to a significant extent and also plugged any security holes which remained. In the meantime the Redmond based company announced that they were planning to release Windows 7-an incremental upgrade from Vista,by late 2009-early 2010. I am going to shortly mention the features which have been incorporated in the next version of Windows.
Latest Windows 7 build: 6.1.7000, 7th January,2009
New Features:
- Internet Explorer 8
- Windows Media Player 12
- Better support for multi core CPUs
- Improved boot performance
- New version of Windows Media Center
- Security Center renamed to Action Center
- Redesigned Calculator with better features and functions
- New items have been added to the Control Panel, including ClearType Text Tuner, Display Color Calibration Wizard, Gadgets, Recovery, Troubleshooting, Workspaces Center, Location and Other Sensors, Credential Manager, Biometric Devices, System Icons, and Display.
- Quick Launch toolbar has been replaced with pinning applications to the taskbar.
Features Removed:
- Classic Start menu user interface
- Windows Media Player Mini-player
- Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Movie Maker, Windows Mail and Windows Calendar
- Windows Meeting Space
- InkBall, a game
- The numeric keypad from On-Screen Keyboard
- Microsoft Agent 2.0 Technology
- Windows Sidebar (replaced with Desktop Gadget Gallery)
- Windows Ultimate Extras in the Ultimate edition
Editions:
- Starter
- Home Basic
- Home Premium(Available through Retail & OEM)
- Professional (Available through Retail & OEM)
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
I will be covering the snapshots of Windows 7 in the next post.
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