Author: Terry Lynch, IT Consultant, appiChar Australia Pty Ltd. Courtesy of http://www.appichar.com.au
What is Windows 7?
After almost 3 years on the market, Windows Vista is being replaced by Windows 7 as the newest operating system in Microsoft’s desktop line-up. It’s no secret that Vista wasn’t quite the success Microsoft were hoping for, with many companies choosing to stick with Windows XP as it was “good enough” but building on Vista and the lessons learnt from it, Windows 7 is being acclaimed as Microsoft coming back stronger than ever and delivering a secure, fast and compatible operating system for users everywhere.
Why Upgrade?As said earlier, a large number of businesses avoided upgrading to Windows Vista as they saw Windows XP as “good enough”. It ran all required company programs and was compatible with existing equipment like printers, scanners and webcams so why should they risk upgrading to a new, untested operating system?. Windows Vista has been available for about 3 years now, after 2 service-pack updates and with companies like Canon and HP updating their software to work within Vista’s new secure environment, things are much smoother with fewer compatibility issues when upgrading.
Windows 7 uses the same secure environment as Vista so all drivers and programs which run on Vista will run on Windows 7 without issues. It also brings new features focused on security, speed and ease of use which which could offer big improvements in the way you use your computer.
