windows 7 vs windows vista

Windows 7 will be the next version of Microsoft Windows, an operating system produced by Microsoft Corporation for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, netbooks and media center PCs.



Windows Vista is a line of operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, Tablet PCs, and media center PCs. Prior to its announcement on July 22, 2005.

So, which is better between Windows 7 and Windows Vista? That maybe asked by many people who want to have a great experience of Windows 7. Compare these two windows os in three aspects, software, Compatibility, and their System requirement.

Windows 7 VS Windows Vista

Software:

Windows 7 will include Internet Explorer 8 and Windows Media Player 12. The latest beta of Windows 7 blocks the usage of third party video decoders from Windows Media Player. Microsoft says this restriction will not take place in the final version of Windows 7. It may save your time and you can have a great experience.

Compatibility:

As we all know that how much of a resource hog Vista was, thre are so many software can not compatibility of Windows Vista. Unlike its predecessor, Windows 7 is intended to be an incremental upgrade to the Windows line, with the goal of being compatible with applications and hardware with which Windows Vista is already compatible and more.

System requirement:

Compared to Windows Vista, the System requirement Windows 7 is more higher. so the performance of Windows 7 is much butter than Windows Vista. You can also compaer the two Windows OS by the following table.

	Windows 7	Windows Vista
Release date	January 2010 or late 2009	2006-11-08
RTM Build	7106	6000 (SP1: 6001)
Current version	Beta	6.0 SP1(2008-02-04)
Codename	Blackcomb, Vienna	Longhorn
Operating Environments	NT 6.1	NT 6.0
Supported architectures	x86-32, x86-64	x86-32, x86-64
Kernel type	Hybrid kernel	Hybrid kernel
Browser Engine	Webkit	Webkit
Integrated firewall	Yes	Yes
SMP support	Yes	Yes
USB Support	Yes (USB 2.0)	Yes (USB 2.0)
UDMA Support	Yes	Yes
Package management	?	MSI, custom installers
Safe Mode	Yes	Yes
APIs	Win32, .NET	Win32, .NET, POSIX
Theme	Aero	Aero
Internet Explorer	8.0	7.0
Windows Media Player	12	11
Command-line interpreter	COMMAND.COM, cmd.exe, Windows PowerShell V2	COMMAND.COM, cmd.exe
CPU	1 GHz (x86/64)	Pentium III, 800 MHz
RAM	1 GB or higher recommended	512 MB/1 GB or higher recommended
Free disk space	16 GB	15 GB (may be installed with as few as 7GB)
Video adapter and monitor	128MB (Aero)	Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution

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