Windows
Its hard to resist myself trying out the latest software’s available. And when it comes to windows, it becomes almost irresistible. But the last experience with Vista had taught me to be extra careful when trying out the newer editions of Microsoft’s operating systems. It was an experience I would very much like to forget.
As a result, I had decided not to jump into the fray and try out the Win 7. Everyday I would read about it in blogs, and yet I confined myself to Win XP. But the threshold of my patience was tipped over when my brother asked me if I have installed the new OS or not.
I have to try it – I decided and immediately got myself a key from the windows downloader. The downloading took some time, and then I was on to installing the new OS.
I chose to have dual boot option, so that I am not at loss if Win 7 proves out to be disappointing. I mounted the image file using daemon tools and started the installation. After choosing Custom Installation mode, selecting the drive in which to install the new OS, the familiar Vista installation screen flashed. Files were copied, extracted, the system restarted, did some more installation stuff, another restart and I was finally ready for the new desktop.
The very first impression is that you have Vista back ! The look and feel is exactly as it is of Vista. The same Aero effects, same Start Menu and even the control panel. Apparently this version has better security, and has a nagging habit of asking for permissions for even more simpler operations.
At the moment my experience with Win 7 is quite limited. I still have to explore a lot of features, do a lot of stress testing and all. I hope to be able to write a more complete post in a few days, specially about how Win 7 is different from Vista (though they look just the same).
But just to point out the one most obvious and interesting feature – Win 7 requires lesser hardware standards than Vista, it for instance can work with 512 Mb RAM, with 1 Gb being Recommended (it was 1 Gb and 2 Gb respectively for Vista). Win 7 scores first ! 
I really hope this version turns out to be good, I don’t want to revert back to the boring look of XP after the experience of Aero. I might otherwise as well shift permanently to Ubuntu + Compiz.
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