I've used many Windows OS, from Windows 98, ME, XP, Vista, and now Windows 7. My personal opinion are Windows 7 is the best. Like the most people, I love Windows to be quick, secure, comprehensive, easy to use, have appealing display, and good performance. Guess what?! I found all of these criterias in Windows 7.
I search thru the internet, look at some offices PCs and notebooks, PCs or notebooks of my friends, and my conclusion : most of them still using Windows XP, and a few just tried Windows 7, left Windows Vista as part of history or something which is needed to be change immediately.
The main reason why I prefer Windows 7 to Windows XP is its security againts malwares and hackers attacks. For example, recently I found the Windows XP PC of my friend has registry damages such as modified 'My Document' to random characters. This just small problem, because after removing the malware, I'd succeed in repairing the registry by using this method:
First, open Registry Editor or another registry tools.
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID
The sub-key identifications are;
| My Network Places | {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} |
| My Computer | {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} |
| My Documents | {450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} |
| Recycle Bin | {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} |
| Internet Explorer | {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} |
Select the key to be changed in the left pane, then double click the Default value in the right pane and enter the desired text.
I have selected the My Documents key and changed the text from the 'modified' name back to "My Documents" in the Data column in the right pane of Registry Editor. To view the changes, I switch to the desktop and press F5 to refresh the screen (just to make sure change have been applied, restart the computer).
To tell You the truth, nasty actions like this always happens, and unfortunately it also makes people felt insecure. Thank God, I always search the solutions when I don't know how to deal with the problem.
Finally, for your consideration to switch Your Windows OS with Windows 7, I give to You my reviews about Windows 7 features:
- The Taskbar reloaded: Windows 7's version of the Taskbar is less cluttered than Vista's, and it handles both running and nonrunning apps with equal aplomb.
- Slicker, quicker Taskbar Previews (Aero Peek): Now they show you all of an application's open windows, all at once.
- The convenience of Jump Lists: These context-sensitive Taskbar menus let you start accomplishing things in applications before you even open them.
- A System Tray you can love: New controls prevent the System Tray from overflowing with unwanted apps and distracting you with unhelpful, irrelevant messages.
- A more media-savvy Windows Media Player: Love Apple's iTunes Store but hate iTunes? New file-format support enables Windows Media Player 12 to play back unprotected audio and video from Apple's online store.
- Alerts via Action Center: Windows 7's version of Vista's Security Center queues up system messages so that you can respond to them on your schedule--not when Windows feels like interrupting you.
- User Account Control that you control: If you're okay with this security feature but can't stand the rapid-fire prompts in Vista, take heart: You can tune Windows 7's versions to make them less paranoid and intrusive.
- Library privileges: You can bundle folders from locations all across your hard drive into Libraries designed to provide one-click access from the left pane of Windows Explorer to related files.
- Reasonable hardware requirements: Historically, new versions of Windows have gobbled up twice the amount of CPU power and RAM that their predecessors did. But Windows 7 runs a bit better than Vista on the same system; it's even tolerable on a netbook.
- The potential of touch (Windows Touch): Windows 7's support for multitouch input doesn't change anything overnight--but it does lay necessary groundwork for third-party developers to build their own software. If they build killer touch apps, Windows 7 deserves some of the credit. Note: this feature requires touch-screen monitor.
- Windows Live Movie Maker: Make and share movies and slide shows quickly and easily.
- Play To: Send media from your PC to compatible devices on your home network.
- Remote Media Streaming: Away from home? Access photos and more on your home PC.
- HomeGroup: Share files, music—even printers—in just four clicks.
- Snap: Snap is a quick (and fun) new way to resize open windows, simply by dragging them to the edges of your screen. Depending on which edge you choose—top or bottom, left or right—the window will expand vertically, fill the screen, or you can even position windows side by side. Snap makes reading, organizing, and comparing windows a...well, you get the picture.
- Internet TV: Windows 7 pulls the growing amount of media content on the internet into the Windows Media Center experience. You can choose from a variety of online TV shows and movies, all organized and viewable with a consistent look and feel. With a broadband connection, Windows Media Center is populated automatically with Internet TV channels and content, which are conveniently organized in the familiar program guide for easy discovery.
- Pin: Pin programs to the taskbar. Pin files to Jump Lists. Just like tacking notes on a bulletin board, you can use pin to keep the things you need close at hand. A lot of us have a fairly small group of programs and files we use a lot. So it makes sense to be able to keep them handy all the time. In Windows 7, you can use pinning to make your PC work even more the way you want. One big improvement is the ability to control where your programs appear on your taskbar. Always want your web browser right next to the start button? Drag the icon where you want it, and it'll stay there till you move it. You can also pin your program icon to the taskbar, so it's there all the time. You can even pin specific documents and web sites to Jump Lists on your taskbar.
