WiNdOwS 7..

Assalamualaikum,

Fyi..now I'm officially switched my OS from Windows Vista to the latest version of Windows that yet to be released where it is believed that the new version of Windows will be available in the first quarter of 2010. Currently I'm using Windows 7 Release Candidate edition (RC)..reason I changed to Windows 7 is because my Windows Vista is already corrupted due to lightning and even Microsoft technical support has asked me to reinstall fresh copy of windows. Then I think dat this is the rite time to test the new Windows. I rather install the RC version than Beta coz I know that Beta might have a lot of bugs and RC is much more stable .

I installed the 64-bit version of Windows 7 as my machine conform to the minimum requirements needed. First impression during installation..I notice that the installation is much faster than Vista and surprisingly same with the boot up and shut down time where U can notice the difference with the time taken between Vista n 7.

the all new Windows 7... .

From the user's perspective..I can see some differences in term of layout between Vista n 7. First of all..programs or folder can be pinned into the taskbar and similar programs can be grouped together in the taskbar if the user execute the program more than one.

Other interesting addition in 7 is dat it can change the wallpaper of the desktop to other wallpaper in selected time interval for example, 30 mins . I like this feature a lot coz it can give the desktop a new fresh look. I also like 7 because it feels 'lighter' and everything seems to be fast and smooth. Other than that, Vista drivers can be used in 7 as I've read in some articles dat the developers has assured that 7 is backward compatible with Vista drivers and applications.

New application upgrades has been included in 7 such as Internet Explorer 8 and Windows Media Player 12 but there are some programs that has gone missing (eg. Windows Movie Maker) coz Microsoft has decided that some programs will be packed as optional. As a new OS, there are pros n cons. In 7, there are some programs/applications dat didn't work..but it's OK as this version is still under development. Critical applications such as Office 2007, Java, etc. still can be used as usual.

There are so much more features that U can explore in this new version of Windows. If U want to install it..make sure dat U install it in different partition other than C:\ as this version of Windows is a pre-release version..NOT a live release version. Pls do backup of important files b4 installation .

System requirements:

CPU : 1 GHz processor (32- or 64-bit)
Memory (RAM) : 1 GB of RAM (32-bit); 2 GB of RAM (64-bit)
GPU : Support for DirectX 9 graphics device with 128MB of memory (for Aero)
HDD : 16 GB free space (32-bit); 20 GB of available disk space (64-bit)
Optical Drive : DVD-R/W

For the installation files please visit here (3.05GB, .iso file - pls burn it into a DVD-R by using Nero (recommended)).

p/s: dis version is for limited time only until June 2010 n it can't be used anymore afterwards. Thx .