While many people already have Windows 7 and have been testing or simply running it as their OS, today is the official launch. On-Site Technical Solutions is happy to have it available and breathe a sigh of relief that Vista won't be installed in any of our supported environments.
We'll also rejoice at the thought of "no more Vista downgrades!"
Here is Microsoft's Windows 7 Help & How-to page. You might want to start with Getting started with Windows 7. Sounds logical, but if you're a guy who doesn't' read directions and isn't all that technical it might be worth a view.
Here are the Windows 7 system requirements. In previous Microsoft OS launches the system requirements have been laughingly low, as in "try running anything but the OS on THAT hardware." However, we've found Windows 7 surprisingly spry compared to both Win XP and Vista on the same hardware. While Vista ground many of our older client systems to a halt (hence some of the downgrades to Win XP), we anticipate the continuing replacement of older hardware will minimize that issue with the rollout of Windows 7.
The Windows 7 features page is nice because it lets you browse features, functionality and how-to by category or alphabetically and includes a FAQ on 32-bit vs 64-bit processing.
After taking a pass on Vista, we're optimistic about Windows 7 - but we won't be converting any SMB or enterprise clients today! After all, also included by Microsoft is Windows 7: Top Solutions, which we know is going to grow and we also know we're going to be spending our fair share of time there.
Also included in Win 7 is an improved backup utility. Backup and Restore (This link is part of Features above.)
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