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Introduction to Windows 7

Introduction to Windows 7. Step 1: Editions of windows 7. In windows 7 there are SIX editions: WINDOWS 7 STARTER : This edition of windows 7 is preinstalled only in netbook laptops

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Introduction to Windows 7

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  1. Introduction to Windows 7

  2. Step 1: Editions of windows 7 • In windows 7 there are SIX editions: • WINDOWS 7 STARTER: • This edition of windows 7 is preinstalled only in netbook laptops • They are aimed at beginners to windows users, windows7 starter contains the fewest features from the other editions, one of them is that u cannot change the wallpaper and the theme. • WINDOWS 7 HOME BASIC: • This edition of windows7 is only available in Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Pakistan, Philippines, Mexico, Russia, Thailand, and Turkey. • Some options are excluded along with several new features.

  3. Step 1: Editions of windows 7 (CONTD..) • WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM: • This edition is aimed at families at home and children and this edition is multi-touch supported. • WINDOWS 7 PROFESSIONAL: • This edition is targeted towards enthusiasts and small business users. • It includes all the features of Windows 7 Home Premium, and adds the ability to participate in a Windows Server domain. • Additional features include operating as a Remote Desktop server, location aware printing, Encrypting File System, Presentation Mode, Software Restriction Policies (but not the extra management features of AppLocker) and Windows XP Mode. • Microsoft will support this edition until 2020 only.

  4. Step 1: Editions of windows 7 (CONTD..) • WINDOWS 7 Enterprise: • This edition is ONLY sold to companies that have a contract with Microsoft. • Like Professional, Microsoft will support this edition until 2020 only. • WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE: • Windows 7 ultimate contains most of the features of professional and enterprise editions combined together with an extra feature only in windows 7 ultimate and enterprise, BITLOCKER DRIVE ENCRYPTION. • Only windows 7 home premium and windows 7 professional users can upgrade to windows 7 ultimate using WINDOWS ANYTIME UPGRADE. • Microsoft will support this edition until 2015 only.

  5. Step 2: FEATURES OF WINDOWS 7(CONTD..) • WINDOWS 7 STARTER: • In my opinion windows 7 starter is like XP, but simpler and much faster, the only new features in windows 7 are JUMP LISTS, PIN, SNAP AND WINDOWS SEARCH. • Connecting to printers and other external devices is much easier and windows 7 starter supports the latest hardware’s and software’s.

  6. Step 2: FEATURES OF WINDOWS 7 • WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM: • In home premium edition u can simplify your tasks with SHAKE, JUMP LISTS AND SNAP. Personalize Ur PC with changing the themes, colours, sounds and a lot more. • Designed to make Ur PC SLEEP AND WAKE UP FASTER. • Connecting to any wireless networks is faster and easier than ever. • Watch some shows for free and u can see the tv guide for all ur favorite channels and if u want to, you can connect a tv tuner to ur pc and watch any movie u want all for free using WINDOWS MEDIA CENTER.

  7. Step 2: FEATURES OF WINDOWS 7 • WINDOWS 7 PROFESSIONAL: • In windows professional u can find and connect to any network in ONLY 3 clicks. • Keep using all of your old programs with WINDOWS XP MODE. You can guard your work with BACKING up your files. • Give presentations more professionally with EASY PROJECTOR CONNECTION and special display settings. • Use WINDOWS MEDIA CENTER to access all your favorite channels and entertainment also for free. Play amazingly realistic games with DIRECTX 11.

  8. Step 2: FEATURES OF WINDOWS 7 • WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE: • BACK UP your complete system over a network. • Help protect data on your PC against loss or theft with BITLOCKER. • It combines remarkable ease-of-use with the ENTERTAINMENT features of Home Premium and the BUSINESS capabilities of Professional, including the ability to run many Windows XP productivity programs in WINDOWS XP MODE. • For added security, you can encrypt your data with BITLOCKER and BITLOCKER TO-GO. • And for extra flexibility, you can work in any of 35 languages.

  9. Step 3: Help & how to on windows 7

  10. Step 3: Help & how to on windows 7(contd..) • Till now if u have read the previous steps then u understood the editions and basic features of windows 7. • Now we shall look into the changes made from windows xp to windows 7. • As u see below the taskbar of windows 7 is a lot different from the taskbar of windows XP • 1st thing about it is that is bigger than the XP's taskbar and the best thing is that u can change its colour and make it translucent and the QUICK LAUNCH icons are bigger in windows 7and the start menu is better, and in windows 7 u can search the whole pc from the start menu for quick and easy access to everything.

  11. Step 4: Appearance and personalization gallery in windows 7

  12. Step 4: Appearance and personalization gallery in windows 7 • In the APPEARANCE and PERSONALIZATION GALLERY u can change the theme, window colours, sounds, pictures, screensavers & u can put more that 1 wallpapers so they appear as a slideshow wallpapers. & when u download themes from the internet u can unpack them and they will be in the appearance and personalization gallery. • U can download themes from www.microsoft.com • In the end we shall see the links for downloading themes for windows 7

  13. Step 5: Gadget gallery in windows 7

  14. Step 5: Gadget gallery in windows 7 (CONTD..) • Gadgets are small icons on the desktop that can be used for many reasons. • Gadgets gallery can be opened by pressing the right click button on the desktop then press on GADGETS. • U can also download gadgets using the internet from www.microsoft.com ,its hard to find gadgets on that site so we shall see the link at the end that will take u directly to the gadgets gallery

  15. Step 6: Windows media center in windows 7

  16. Step 6: Windows media center in windows 7 (contd..) • Windows media center is a program only found in windows vista home premium and ultimate and in windows 7 home premium, professional, enterprise and in ultimate. • It’s used to watch shows for free via internet and if u own a tv-tuner u can watch movies for free all via internet, and even if u don’t have internet u can watch ur movies, tv-shows, pictures and play music that u already own, all in one place.....WINDOWS MEDIA CENTER

  17. Step 7: Links • Here are the links that u can use:for downloading themes for windows 7:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/personalize/themesfor downloading Gadgets for windows 7:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/personalize/gadgets

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