Microsoft has finally released a new operating system that is long overdue after the infamous Vista disaster. The new operating system, called Windows 7 (for the lack of a better name), offers a smoother user experience, multi-touchscreen capability and more seamless networking with other computers.
Early reviews have been promising. It’s argued to be the best operating system that Microsoft has released thus far. It’s even comparable to Apple’s Snow Leopard (much cooler name).
But before you rush out to purchase a copy of Windows 7, you need to consider the following facts to see if it’s right for you.
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Surfing around the net i found these screenshots of windows 7 on gizmodo
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With Microsoft picking up the pace in both the development and marketing of Windows 7, it’s also finding itself moving ahead with the next amendment package for Vista not too long after the release of SP1.
In an early piece of news that we had expected to hear on Monday, Microsoft will release the first beta editions of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista to private testers on Wednesday, October 29. Those testers will be among the first, according to a blog post from Windows 7 corporate VP Mike Nash this afternoon, to test burning data directly to Blu-ray Discs using only the Vista OS.
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In its monthly advance notice the weekend before the second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft said it will only be addressing four security issues this time around, two dealing with Windows. But a surprisingly big Vista bug fix is under way.
If you think about it, the relative security of Windows Vista hasn’t been the subject of much debate recently. If there’s any problem consumers have with it, whether it’s born out of market perception or real-world experience, it’s a feeling that it’s not all that reliable.
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Hackers continue trying to exploit a patched vulnerability in Microsoft’s Graphic Display Interface (GDI), researchers said this week.
Craig Schmugar, threat researcher at McAfee, reported that the first exploit was discovered on Friday, three days after the issue was patched by bulletin MS08-021.
“One method the bad guys use is to take the patch and reverse engineer it,” Schmugar said on Tuesday. “They look at the files on the computer prior to installing the patch and then after, and try to compare the two and see how they can take advantage of the change.”
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Microsoft’s Vista Ultimate SP1 and Apple, Inc.’s MacBook Air have been hacked through applications, with only Ubuntu unbreached in the Pwn to Own challenge at CanSecWest. The zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft and Apple’s systems have been reported. Shane Macaulay won a laptop and $5,000 for hacking Microsoft Windows Vista.
Last week saw the MacBook Air hacked through a Safari browser at the CanSecWest security conference. But before the week ended, Microsoft ’s Vista Ultimate also fell victim to hackers in the Pwn to Own challenge.
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Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) Release Candidate (RC)is the new XP version release from Microsoft set to accommodate all previously released updates for the operating system, in addition to some previously released functionalities such as: MMC 3.0, MSXML6, Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 v2 (3.1.4000.2435), Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) 2.5, IPsec Simple Policy Update for Windows Server 2003, Digital Identity Management Service (DIMS), Peer Name Resolution Protocol (PNRP) 2.1. Plus some new and enhanced functionalities: Black Hole” Router Detection, Network Access Protection (NAP), Descriptive Security Options User Interface, Enhanced security for Administrator and Service policy entries, Microsoft Kernel Mode Cryptographic Module, Windows Product Activation.
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