WINDOWS 7

Operating system as we all know is the soul of a particular computer system.These act as a interface between the user and the hardware. Provides platform to run all the application programs and manages resources of the system.

Windows 7 is one such operating system developed by Microsoft corporation released on 22nd of October 2009. This is the 7th generation of Operating systems developed by Microsoft .

HISTORY.

Microsoft released Windows 1.0 way back in 1985 which was

the first operating system developed by Microsoft based completely on DOS. From then various

versions were released such as

Windows 2.0, 3.0 ,Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP SP1,SP2,SP3 , then Windows Vista and finally Windows 7 in 2009. Earlier versions of windows were based on DOS hence were Under the cover and were not recognised widely.

Windows 98 brought in very good Graphical user interface and stability which caught the eye of many which was then widely accepted by all.

Windows 2000 came up with some modifications from Windows 98 and introduced MS OFFICE 2000.This operating system is still used in some of the banking and finance sectors.

Then came the Windows Xp series which revolutionized the world of operating systems and the software market. This provided easy to use GUI and stability which was simply brilliant thus establishing Microsoft's Windows XP in each and every home of the world. Microsoft thus gained a lot of market share and established it's firm footing in the operating system industry which is indeed firm and strong as ever.

Then came the much hyped Windows Vista which had a lot of expectations both by the users and the company, but the OS could not keep up to the expectations and was not accepted by the users due to its many unnecessary features.

By the feedbacks from the users Microsoft came up with its new OS "Windows 7" which is believed to have corrected all the anomalies seen in Windows Vista.

WINDOWS 7

This version of OS was released on 22nd October 2009 by Microsoft Corporation.

This is believed to have corrected the anomalies seen in Windows Vista.

It basically comes in three versions

1:WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM.

2:WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE.

3:WINDOWS 7 HOME BASIC.

INSTALLATION:

Windows 7 has carried out the same Installation environment from Windows Vista but the Installation time when calculated is much more less than in Windows Vista. Installation can be carried out by booting the DVD or directly installing from your operating system you are currently in. When you start the Installation by either of the methods mentioned above you will be welcomed by a blue background with INSTALL NOW option. Click on it .Then you have to accept the terms and conditions then click next. you are directed to the partition table where you have the option of partioning your current hard disks. A minimum of 20GB is recommended for installation.After partioning and selecting the hard drive click next and you can see the installation procedure getting started. It initially copies files and the it expands it and copies all thge files. The installation may move on to 25 min in 3GB RAM systems. The system may reboot many times during installation. Once the installation comp

letes the system reboots and you can see the windows logo animated welcoming you .After all the initial settings you enter the OS. This marks the completion of your installation.

DESKTOP:

The desktop in windows 7 is neat , tidy, and cool to look. Windows 7 has carried the same AERO theme from Windows vista .In addition in comes with many themes in-built. The desktop icons are not cluttered and are located at appropriate positions. Even in the taskbar the icons are well positioned . The default wallpaper is the windows logo , in addition it comes with many high quality wallpapers. The desktop can be arranged with many gadgets coming in-built ,still more can be downloaded from the internet. The START menu is well polished and well positioned.

In terms of appearance it is excellent .

RATING: 10/10.

FUNCTIONALITY:

In terms of performance it is excellent in some areas and fails in some other.

It boots up in 20 seconds and shuts down in 10 seconds which is pretty good.

It occupies 16 GB of hard disk space which is simply not ideal. Due to it's huge built-in drivers ,this OS responds to every hardware you plug-in and installs the drivers by itself.

But the sytem tends to be slow due the huge memory space occupied by it. I also reported some hardware compatibility issues very frequently. The OS supports very few games and if at all the game starts it is in the small screen. Many softwres are not supported by this OS.

The good thing is that it comes with built-in audio and video drivers. It comes with a pretty good disk management system. Locking og drives is possible in ULTIMATE VERSION.

RATING: 7/10

PROS:

1: Comes with many built-in drivers ,thus supporting any hardware you plug-in.

2: Comes with in-built audio and video drivers thus there is no need to install it once more.

3: Has a very good look and feel .

4: Provides solid nvironment for running your application programs.

5: Boot and shutdown time is less.

6: Appearance is awesome with icons well positioned on desktop.

7: Comes with Internet explorer 8 and Windows media player 11 which supports many video and audio formats.

8: User account control has been modified and is made more reliable and provides 4 way firewall system.

9: Comes with many desktop gadgets.

10: Comes with an option called compatibility mode wherein the softwares supported by older versions can be run in this OS.

CONS:

1: Game graphics support is minimal.

2: System response is slow.

3: Many drivers are built-in unnecessarily.

4: Has many hardware issues.

5: Consumes more disk space.

OVERALL RATING: 9/10

WINDOWS 7 IS SURE TO REVOLUTIONISE THE OS MARKET WITH ITS SIMPLICITY, GRACE AND MATURITY.

GO FULL SCREEN , DONT JUST MAXIMIZE IT.

Here is the tip of the day for WINDOWS XP
Want to view the Windows in the full screen mode Here are the steps one should follow:
1:Open any window, by holding down the CTRL key , double click on the task bar or
2:Open a window press F11 key to achieve the same goal.
Wasn't it smart, therefore it is told:
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
WORK SMARTER RATHER THAN HARDER.

MAKE YOUR OWN ICONS !!

Got bored with the same lousy default icons provided by the Windows..

Here is the step by step procedure as to how you can change the icons of your folders.

1: Click on START , go to Programs , further move to accessories , select paint tool provided by windows.

2: Open the paint document, on the task bar you can find an option called "image" click to attributes.

3:Set the width and height to 32 and units in pixels and choose the colour of your choice, click OK.

4:Now you will be provided with 32*32 paint document, do all sorts of designs, provide colours as you want your icon to be.

5:After completing icon designing and colouring move to File save the file with .ico extension wherever you wish to.(.ico extension assures the file as a icon file)

6:Now right click on the folder whose icon you wish to change, click on the properties, move to customize option .Click on change icon button and then browse and include your icon document .Click OK and then apply it.

Whoosh! now you are welcomed with your own design of icon.

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4:

WANT TO INCREASE THE STARTUP SPEED ON WINDOWS??

Here are the methods that you must follow?

1: Go to "RUN" in the startup menu.

2: Type 'msconfig' in the space provided. Press enter.

3: You will be taken into a window wherein various applications will be listed out.

4: These are the various applications which your computer runs them at the startup time, Therefore disable some of the features unnecesserily running without your notice and restart.

5:You will find your computer starting more quickly.

MANDRIVA SPRING

With Mandriva Spring released out there this month , Everybody are eager to catch a glimpse of this distro. Mandriva Spring keeps up all the expectations of the users.

I TRIED MANDRIVA OUT THERE AND COMPARED IT WITH LATEST RELEASE COPY OF MUCH HYPED MICROSOFT PRODUCT WINDOWS 7 .

I TRIED IT ON AN ACER LAPTOP HAVING THE FOLLOWING CONFIGURATIONS.

3 GB RAM .

320 GB HARD DISK.

INTEL MOBILE GRAPHICS CARD.

2.2 GHz FREQUENCY /CYCLE.

I WAS SHOCKED TO TABULATE THE RESULTS.

1.Windows 7 comes with a sleek glossy design with1280X720 high resolution default wallpaper which is that of a fish in the sea.Windows has carried the aero theme used in the vista version.Its looks are treat to the eye and everything looks clean neat and tidy. It has inbuilt gadgets for the desktop.Its perfect in its looks.

Whereas Mandriva Spring is not so as sleek and glossy as windows 7 but has got average looks which actually looks good and stunning. It also comes with a default wallpaper same as that of windows 7 but has lesser resolution that that of windows 7.

RESULT: LOOKS

WINDOWS 7 10/10.

MANDRIVA SPRING 7/10.

2.Windows 7 takes around 30 minutes to completely get installed. It occupies a 16 GB of hard disk ,this is where its drawback comes into picture.Due to huge loaded inbuilt drivers it actually slows down the speed of all the applications being run.Its installation time is also too high.

Whereas Mandriva spring takes the upper hand over the windows 7 ,In the sense that it takes around 15 minutes to complete its installation, and further occupies only 3GB of hard disk space.

But as usual the partitioning of hard disk is simpler in windows than we find it in mandriva.

RESULT: FUNCTIONALITY

WINDOWS7 6/10

MAMDRIVA SPRING 8/10

ONE OF MAIN ADVANTAGE OF MANDRIVA IS THAT IT IS ABSOLUTELY FREE OF COST WHEREAS YOU HAVE TO PAY AROUND 13,000 FOR WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE VERSION.

BY THESE RESULTS WE DEFINITELY CONCLUDE BY SAYING MANDRIVA SPRING IS BEST AS COMPARED WITH WINDOWS 7 IN TERMS OF ITS COST EFFECTIVENESS AND FUNCTIONALITY ...