Windows 7 Major Step From XP

Windows 7 definitely is a major step from the drab XP environment. It incorporates many great features that make computing a more enjoyable experience. Some of the great visual features are the taskbar and being able to see a small screen shot of open programs.



You can also quickly view open programs by putting your mouse over the program which will quickly
display the window and then closes it again when you move your mouse away.

On my desktop you can also see that I have the weather forecast displayed on the right. There are many tools that you can add to your desktop, which are called gadgets.

Overall I’ve noticed that windows 7 is faster than Windows XP such as it connects to wireless networks faster than Windows XP and transitions from program to program are faster and more streamline. The speed would also most likely be more noticeable in the 64-bit version of  Windows 7 because of how the RAM is used. Windows 7 also incorporates a new feature called libraries so you can better organize your files into specific groups while the folders in libraries are not actually stored in the library, they are still stored in the my documents folder, they are just displayed in a specific library. This way you can more easily find files.

Overall windows 7 is a big improvement and has many new and innovative features that improve the speed of daily tasks such as changing programs and organizing data.

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