The Advantages of Windows 7

In my opinion, these are the main advantages of Windows 7:

It is faster than Windows Vista and probably equivalent to Windows XP. Unlike Windows Vista, it demands less resources than Windows Vista. Even with 1 GB of ram, everything runs more fluently with Windows 7. The user interface has been completely revamped and there is the new concept of libraries, which is going to revolutionize the way we organize data. The icons in the notification area have also been changed, which is definitely good news.

Continuing in the theme of appearance, the taskbar has finally been changed allowing to drag and reorder items on it. It is quite unbelievable that it took them so long to change the taskbar. It is now much easier to organize your windows and menus than if you are using Windows Vista.

On the plus side, all the drivers and software that worked on Windows Vista should similarly work on Windows 7. When I first migrated to Windows Vista, my sound drivers didn't work and I know that lots of other people had similar problems. Microsoft seems to have learned the lesson this time and at least there are a lot more Windows 7 drivers available.

It looks like that the Microsoft team has really put in the effort to make Windows 7 as indistinguishable from its predecessor as possible. Even programs like calculator and wordpad have been given new interfaces. I have found it difficult to adapt to the ribbon theme in office 2007, but if you liked it then you would also like what they have done with wordpad. Paint also has some new functions such as crayon effects but for me it is still quite primitive.

There is a new addition to the games section - any fan of internet checkers will be surprised by the inclusion of the game in Windows 7. Rather than that inferior inkball game in Windows Vista, this would satisfy any players who like checkers and you can play this at any time you like.

The User account control (UAC) that has plagued Windows Vista users have also been improved allowing users to select the level of security they prefer. Personally, I always turn it off but for those who want some protection, there are now multiple levels that you can set. This shows that Microsoft has at least listened to what users have said and commented with Windows Vista.


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