Windows Xp and 7

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Windows Xp and 7



Windows Xp

� Windows XP is an operating system that was produced

by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home

and business desktops, laptops, and media centres.

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It was first released in August 2001, and is the most popularversion of Windows, based on installed user base.

� The name "XP" is short for "experience.

� Windows XP was the successor to both Windows

2000 and Windows Me, and was the first consumer-oriented

operating system produced by Microsoft to be built on

the Windows NT kernel and architecture.



� The NT-based versions of Windows, which are programmed

in C, C++, and assembly, are known for their improved stability

and efficiency over the 9x versions of Microsoft Windows.

� According to web analytics data generated by W3Schools, as

of December 2010, Windows XP is the most widely used

operating system for accessing the Internet in the world with

a 47.2% market share, having peaked at 76.1% in January

2007.

� Windows XP presented a significantly redesigned graphical

user interface, a change Microsoft promoted as more user-

friendly than previous versions of Windows.

�A new software management facility called Side-by-SideAssembly was introduced to ameliorate the "DLL hell" that

plagues 9x versions of Windows.



Windows 7

� Windows 7 is the latest release of Microsoft Windows, a

series of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on

personal computers, including home and

business desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablet PCs, and media

centre PCs.

� Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22,

2009, and reached general retail availability on October 22,

2009, less than three years after the release of its

predecessor, Windows Vista.



� Windows 7 was intended to be a more focused, incremental

upgrade to the Windows line, with the goal of being

compatible with applications and hardware which Windows

Vista was not at the time.

� Microsoft in 2008 focused on multi-touch support, a

redesigned Windows shell with a new taskbar, referred to as

the Super bar, a home networking system called Home Group,

and performance improvements.

� Some standard applications that have been included with

prior releases of Microsoft Windows, including Windows

Calendar, Windows Mail, Windows Movie Maker,

and Windows Photo Gallery, are not included in Windows7; most are instead offered separately at no charge as part of

the Windows Live Essentials suite.









Ten Things You Should Know about

Windows 7 vs. Windows XP

� 1: The Deployment Tools Is Much Better

� 2: Tools Exist to Help with Application Compatibility

� 3: Security Is Better

� 4: The Consoles Are More Grown Up

� 5: You Can Make Windows 7 Look Like XP

� 6: Windows 7 Is Quick

� 7: The Applets Are Better

� 8: Many New Group Policy Settings Only Apply to Longhorn

� 9: Youre Going to Need New Drivers

� 10: Networking Is Better (Even If You Dont Need IPv6)







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