Windows 7. My Thoughts

I have been on the Windows 7 Beta Test for 5 Months now and I am impressed. Very Impressed. Not just with the way Microsoft has handled this but how good the piece of software is.

When I found out about the Beta Test. I couldn't wait. I was a bit late but I got there in the end. When I downloaded it I burn it to a disc using PowerISO then I did an upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 Build 7000. My first impressions were quite optimistic as I thought the new task bar looked cool and the new features looked impressive. I had no problems installing old software and quickly began using Windows as normal.

I love the new task bar because of the jump lists which really do make things go faster as that's the only thing I use to get to stuff these days.

Although this is a new feature in Windows I do believe that this is in Mac OS X for quite a long time. It's great as well because it works for a variety of programmes.

Another feature which I enjoy is new task bar because I am a busy person and I tend to have a lot of windows on at once. In XP this was a pain but in Windows 7 it was easy. I would have about 15 windows on at once at it was so easy to navigate between windows.

Another easy way to navigate through Windows is Aero Peak. I know that some of the features were installed in Windows Vista but I think it looks better because of the revamped task bar. ALT-Tabbing has never been easier easier because of Aero. Overall a very good feature in W7.

Four months after Build 7000 and then installed Windows 7 RC. I was very excited about this. I did the stupid thing and upgraded which is not recommended. After 3 weeks of upgrading I decided to do a clean install. The clean install is great because it runs a lot faster than upgrading. Although the RC is overall better than Beta, it has been a pain to me with a lot of minor problems. Don't let this put you off but it has been annoying.

I have found a scam that Microsoft has given us. That is that we were told that we would get the RC for 13 months but Microsoft didn't tell us that the Time bomb would actually start in 10 months causing the PC to shut down every 2 hours and displaying a "Windows is not Genuine" message every so often. I am not happy about that. Although, I think that there will be a few cracks for this problem soon as the date gets closer

Windows 7 has gone through a lot of development and it wouldn't be like this with our help. I certainly think I will be buying Windows 7 but I would like to have a look at the price tag first.