Windows 7Presented By- Tonia Alexander

What do we have now…

The New Look

Are you wondering about the new Windows 7 operating system or what has changed in comparison to Vista and Windows XP?

Changes to your current workstation with Windows 7

Improvements for both Vista and XP Users

New Taskbar and System Tray Quick Desktop View button Improved Start Up, Sleep and Resume

performance Improved power management saves

memory and battery life Libraries to improve file access and

organization Action Center for system maintenance,

back ups, troubleshooting and more User Account customization of

notifications Improved back up

New wallpapers and themes Improved Gadgets New premium games include

Chess Titans, Mahjong Titans and Inkball

Advanced Calculator functions including saving history

Improved networking via HomeGroups

Passkey protection with networks Device Stage for recognizing USB

devices faster Windows Mail replaced by Windows

Live

Changes to your current workstation with Windows 7

Changes and improvements from Windows XP only New Start Icon Aero Snap, Shake and Peek Desktop icons like “Computer” and “My Documents” are removed and

accessed through the Start Menu Larger icons and hidden icons in the Taskbar Quick Launch toolbar has been replaced by pinning a program to the

Taskbar Jump Lists for easier access A Search Bar in the Start Up Menu The "Run" command is accessed through the Start Menu's Search Bar Faster and smoother gaming components Parental Controls for monitoring computer use Update feature that eliminates web surfing for patches

Window 7 Aero Feature

Shake Snap Peek Flip Flip 3 D

Homegroup Feature for Windows 7

Concerned about privacy? HomeGroup is password-protected so you just set up one

password for all your PCs and you’re ready to go. You can decide what gets shared and what stays private, or use “Share with” to decide who you want to share specific folders with. You can also make your files "read only," so other people can look at (but not change) your stuff.

New with Windows 7, HomeGroup takes the headache out of sharing files, devices, and printers on a home network. Connect two or more PCs running Windows 7, and HomeGroup makes it easy to automatically start sharing your music, pictures, video, and document libraries, Easily find the files you're looking for and manage them as if they were in one location—even when they're in different folders or on several PCs.

You can join a HomeGroup in any edition of Windows 7, but you can only create one in Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate.

Homegroup

Is Your Computer Ready for Windows 7?

Windows FREE Upgrade Advisor will do the check…

Brief Description Download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade

Advisor to see if your PC is ready for Windows 7. It scans your hardware, devices, and installed programs for known compatibility issues, gives you guidance on how to resolve potential issues found, and recommends what to do before you upgrade.

Upgrade Advisor

Before you begin: Be sure to plug in and turn on any USB devices or other

devices, such as printers, external hard disks, and scanners, that you regularly use with the PC you're checking.

The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor scans your PC for potential compatibility issues and lets you know about your Windows 7 upgrade options. Within minutes, you'll get a report that tells you if your PC meets the system requirements, if any known compatibility issues with your hardware, devices, and installed programs are found, and gives guidance on what to do to before installing Windows 7 on your PC.

Installing Windows 7

You want to make sure that your base score on the Windows Experience Index will enable you to use the Aero Features on Windows 7

What is the Windows Experience Index

The Windows Experience Index measures the capability of your computer's hardware and software configuration and expresses this

measurement as a number called a base score. A higher base score generally means that your

computer will perform better and faster than a computer with a lower base score, especially

when performing more advanced and resource-intensive tasks.

To view your computer's base score

1. Open Performance Information and Tools by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Performance Information and Tools.

2. View the Windows Experience Index base score and subscores for your computer. If you have recently upgraded your hardware and want to find out if your score has changed, click Update my score. If you don't see subscores and a base score, click Score this computer.

Installing Devices

Windows 7 has a Device Stage that should recognize most cameras and mobile phones for example and should recognize them by simply plugging them in.

Windows 7 also has a new Devices and Printers folder where you can view and access everything that is connected to your computer.You will need to go to the Search Bar and type

Devices and Printers to locate this folder.

Performance Tasks on Taskbar

Windows 7 taskbar is still the same familiar place for switching between windows. But now it's easier to see, more flexible, and more powerful.

In Windows 7 you can pin favorite programs anywhere on

the taskbar for easy access. Not crazy about the icon

lineup? Now you can rearrange them any way you like by

clicking and dragging. Finally, there are new ways to preview

windows. Point to a taskbar icon to see a thumbnail preview of open files or

programs. Then, move your mouse over a thumbnail to

preview the window full-screen. You can even close

windows from the thumbnail previews—a big time saver.

Taskbar Features

Peek Action Center Jump Lists

Peek

Peek gives you the power of X-ray vision, so you can peer past all your open windows straight to the Windows 7 desktop. Simply point to the right edge of the taskbar—and watch open windows instantly turn transparent, revealing all your hidden icons and gadgets.

To quickly reveal a buried window, point to its taskbar thumbnail. Now only that window shows on the desktop.

Peek is included in the Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions of Windows 7.

Action Center

Peeved by pop-up balloons? Action Center lets you decide which Windows 7 alerts you see and which you don’t.

Action Center consolidates message traffic from key Windows maintenance and security features, including Windows Defender and User Account Control. If Windows requires your attention, the Action Center icon appears in the taskbar. Click it and you’ll see both alerts—and suggested fixes for any problems. You can fine-tune your choices in Control Panel.

Jump Lists

Jump Lists—new in Windows 7—take you right to the documents, pictures, songs, or websites you turn to each day. To open a Jump List, just right-click a program icon on the Windows 7 taskbar. (You'll also find them on the Start menu.)

It is a “mini-menu” of performance tasks for an icon on the Taskbar.

What you see in a Jump List depends entirely on the program. The Jump List for Internet Explorer 8 shows frequently-viewed websites. Windows Media Player 12 lists commonly-played tunes. Your Jump List missing a favorite? You can "pin" whatever files you like there.

Jump Lists don't just show shortcuts to files. Sometimes they also provide quick access to commands for things like composing new e‑mail messages or playing music.

Customizing Settings on your Computer Screen

Change Text Settings via ClearType Text Tuner in Windows 7

ClearType Text Tuner feature of Windows 7 allows you to adjust the text settings to make the text easier to read on your computer screen.

ClearType is a software technology developed by Microsoft that improves the readability of the text on existing LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays), Flat panel monitors and other display devices. With ClearType font technology, the words on your screen looks very sharp and clear.

Let's see how to make the text easier to read on your computer screen.

1. Click the Start and then choose the Control Panel option.2. The Control Panel window opens up. Click ClearType Text Tuner.3. Check Turn on ClearType and click Next.4. Choose the text sample that looks best to you and click Next.

5. Follow the same for Step 2,3 & 4.6. Click Finish to save the ClearType Text Tuner settings.7. Click Yes.

Having multiple accounts

When multiple accounts are used

for Windows 7 each user can customize certain account settings.

How to Manage Users in Windows 7

By Michael Scalisi, PCWorld

A computer running Windows 7 might be used by a single person, by a group of people in an office, or by a family in a home. Fortunately, Windows 7 was designed from the ground up to be a multiuser operating system. The new OS is flexible and can support many different scenarios, with each user having appropriate permissions and a customized environment. Every person using Windows 7 must log in with an account, and each account has a personalized desktop, Start menu, documents folder, history, favorites, and other customizations.

More on Accounts from Michael Scalisi, PCWorld

Before you start creating new users on your Windows 7 computer, you should understand the difference between the two main account types.

Administrators have full control over the system. They can install software programs and hardware drivers, and they can create and modify new users and groups. Additionally, they can reset passwords, set policies, and edit the Registry. The OS identifies tasks that require administrator permissions with a Windows security icon.

Standard users are permitted to log on to the computer, run programs, customize their accounts, and save files in their user folders. Users are restricted from making systemwide changes.

Only standard accounts can have parental control.

Default Libraries in Windows 7

Exerts from: How to Use Windows 7's New Library FeatureBy Eric Geier Jul 28, 2009

Article is provided courtesy of Que

Using the Default Windows Libraries Microsoft starts you off with several Libraries: Documents,

Music, Pictures, and Videos. By default, each of these already has the associated private and public folders added. For example, when you open the Documents Library, you’ll see the contents of your Documents folder

(C:\Users\yourname\Documents) that only you and Administrators can access, and the Public Documents folder (C:\Users\Public\Documents) that everyone can access.

Exerts continued from: How to Use Windows 7's New Library FeatureBy Eric Geier Jul 28, 2009

Article is provided courtesy of Que

The links on the Start Menu, Windows Explorer, file dialogs, and other spots for the Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos now point to the Libraries, not your private folders. In Windows XP and Vista, for example, clicking the My Documents or Documents button on the Start Menu would bring up the private documents folder. However, for the sake of this new feature, the Documents button on the Start Menu and other places in Windows 7 opens the Documents Library.

Remember, the default private and public folders still remain in Windows 7; the Library feature simply displays these folders in a single window. Additionally, adding a folder to a Library doesn’t copy the files over; it simply shows you the contents.

When you have gotten used to using Windows 7 and are ready to make changes on your own - the User

Account Control puts a temporary lock on the computer.

System Restore with Windows 7

When you have begun to make changes, should you make a mistake almost everything can be corrected accept for recovering lost documents.

So please make sure to back up any information before making any changes.

Let’s not forget some of the fun cool stuff that will be new for Windows 7

“Gadgets”

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