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Windows 7 (RC)

My Review (Updated 7th of May 2009)

I have been testing the new Windows 7 (RC) version and it is mostly the same as Windows 7 (Build 7000) but with a fresher look on the Operating System. As I was installing it , it was very easy to install I insterted the Windows Installation disk which you can download the installation from Microsoft Windows 7 site at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/ it went through a number of steps from Installing the Windows 7 (RC) files to installing the features that comes with this version. You are also asked to enter the CD-Key that comes with the installation when you download it from the offical website. On my computer was quite fast at installing the version with no errors that I could see (which I imagined they would have cleared up most of them by now on the RC). At the end of the installation I was asked to enter my username and password and a hint which you can change later in the control pannel if you want to and then it did couple of tests on my Video card to rate its performance , after it compeleted the installation , it came to the welcome page and they was a nice touch of a flower there which I thought was quite nice and it makes the welcome screen look friendly too.

26th of June - Microsoft has just released the prices for the different editions of Windows 7 that they are going to be selling ranging from £79.99 for the Home Premium edition and £229.99 for the Ulimate edition. More details

Useful Links

Internet Explorer 8 - Windows 7 - Microsoft - Windows 7 (RC)

This is the first thing that you see when you log in the first time. It contains a "Recycle Bin"

Windows 7 will be released offically on October 22nd. More details

Snap-Screen

This is a feature where if you have two windows on the screen that are different sizes then you can snap them together and have them filling both sides of the screens , this makes it easier to comapre the two windows on Windows 7.

Full Screen Previews

This feature allows you to see a preview of the window with a larger view of the page then in the previous OS (Windows Vista) which will make it easier to see what is on that page so you can decide to open it or not. This feature is intergated on the new Task-Bar of Windows 7.

These are just some of the features that are in Windows 7.