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Windows 7

Windows 7. Not Perfect… But Getting Better. Is Windows 7 Finally The Answer? Rick Bernauer Senior Systems Consultant CyTek Corporation 816-471-3333 wwww.cytekcorp.com. Windows 7. Fool me once... Fool me twice… . Vista Crashed & Burned. The Long Road to Windows 7.

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Windows 7

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  1. Windows 7 Not Perfect… But Getting Better. Is Windows 7 Finally The Answer? Rick Bernauer Senior Systems Consultant CyTek Corporation 816-471-3333 wwww.cytekcorp.com

  2. Windows 7 Fool me once... Fool me twice…

  3. Vista Crashed & Burned

  4. The Long Road to Windows 7 1975 – Microsoft founded 1981 – IBM PC released with DOS 1985 – Windows 1.0 1987 – Windows 2.0 1990 – Windows 3.0 1993 – Windows NT 3.1 Anyone remember OS/2?

  5. The Long Road to Windows 7 1995 – Windows 95 1996 – Windows NT 4.0 1998 – Windows 98 2000 – Windows Me 2001 – Windows XP 2007 – Windows Vista 2009 – Windows 7

  6. Windows Vista Was it really all that bad? Yes and No

  7. Windows Vista First, the bad news… User Account Control (UAC = !@$%) UAC actually means “Unnecessary Annoying Clutter” Peripheral support (MNOPQRSTUVW) My Nice Old Printer Quit Responding Since They Updated Vista Windows

  8. Windows Vista Good Features: Windows Aero Interface Searching & Metadata Windows Flip: Win + Tab Restore Points / Previous Versions Windows Sidebar / Gadgets User Account Control - sometimes

  9. Windows Vista Bad Reputation – Perhaps deserved Helped Apple / Linux sales Kept Windows XP available Microsoft had to do something

  10. Windows 7 Reliable Faster More compatible It actually works and… Hardware/Software caught up with Win7

  11. Windows 7 Features: Faster Booting Better performance on Multi-Core PCs Searching / Libraries Better User Account Control Multi-touch support Device Stage

  12. Backup File and System Image Backup Options

  13. Libraries

  14. Search Feature

  15. XP Compatibility Mode

  16. Windows 7 Interface: Taskbar improvements Thumbnail Previews Notification Area Aero Peek Button – far right on Taskbar Aero Shake & Snap Sidebar is Gone / Gadgets remain

  17. Windows 7 Versions Starter Home Professional Enterprise Ultimate

  18. Windows 7

  19. Windows 7 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions

  20. Windows Key – “Look No Mouse” + Spacebar = Aero Peek + Home = Aero Shake + Up = Maximize Window + Down = Minimize Window + Left = Snap to Left Screen + Right = Snap to Right Screen + D = Minimize all Windows (Desktop) + L = Lock computer + E = Windows Explorer + F = Find / Search

  21. Upgrading To Windows 7 Existing PC with WinXP Stay with Windows XP Professional (Unless you enjoy technology or pain) Total Reload of Operating System Memory / Peripherals Is your older software compatible?

  22. Upgrading To Windows 7 New PC (Windows XP or Windows 7) Go with Windows 7 4GB+ memory Replace your old printer? Is your older software compatible? Windows XP Mode

  23. Windows 8 ? Release in 2012 128-bit?

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