Friday, June 26, 2009

Comparison between Windows XP vs. Windows Vista vs. Windows 7

Technology is upgrading day by day. Some of the People thinks the new technology are better and some thinks the old better and stable. Like this confusion may arise on the user of Windows……which OS do i select now…. i prefer to Windows Xp as it is stable or go with Windows Vista or use the latest technology Windows 7 RC…….I have tried to blog this post to remove the confusion on you. May this help you . Here i have a datasheet on the basis of Hardware, Interface, Device and other…….

Windows XP

Windows Vista

Windows 7

Minimum hardware

Processor: 300MHz

RAM: 128MB

Super VGA graphics device

HD: 4.2 GB (for SP3)

Processor: 1GHz

RAM: 1 GB (32-bit), 2 GB (64-bit)

Support for DirectX 9 graphics device with 128MB of memory

HD: 20 GB (32-bit), 40 GB (64-bit)

Processor: 1 GHz

RAM: 1 GB (32-bit), 2 GB (64-bit)

Support for DirectX 9 graphics device with 128MB of memory

HD: 16 GB (32-bit), 20 GB (64-bit)

Windows XP

Windows Vista

Windows 7

Interface

Luna theme

Introduces task-based windows options

Skinning possible but difficult

Desktop Cleanup Wizard automates removing old icons

Aero theme

Introduces transparent panes, window animations, live thumbnails of running programs

New desktop sidebar supports gadgets

Supports touch screens

Aero theme

Supports slideshow backgrounds, RSS and theme packs

Introduces Aero Shake and Aero Snap

Desktop gadgets can be placed anywhere

Supports multitouch on touchscreens

Windows XP

Windows Vista

Windows 7

Explorer

Replaces tree navigation by default with task pane

Improves image handling

Offers thumbnail previews and group views

Supports some metadata

Task pane integrated into toolbar

New breadcrumb navigation

New metadata display

Improved icon resolution

Some documents can be edited from the preview pane

Support for federated searches and libraries

Virtual folders aggregate content from local and networked drives

Windows XP

Windows Vista

Windows 7

Start menu

New layout

Devices and some Control Panel options appear in menu

Added search box

All Programs folder changed to a nested format

Configurable power button

User profile picture

Taskbar jumps appear in the Start menu and replace the right column when viewed

Documents, Pictures, Music buttons now link to their libraries

Control Panel options have been integrated into search results

Windows XP

Windows Vista

Windows 7

Taskbar

New look

Hideable icons in System Tray

Refreshed look

ALT-Tab hot key now shows preview thumbnail of program

Interactive mouse-over preview panes

Replacement of the Quick Launch bar with pinned programs

Program-specific jump lists based on pinned programs

Aero Peek for mouse-over desktop viewing

Revamped System Tray

Windows XP

Windows Vista

Windows 7

Devices

Introduces Universal Plug-n-Play

New driver library allows for downgrading drivers when necessary

Debuts portable device API, designed to communicate with cell phones, PDAs, and portable media players

Introduces Sync Center for managing data synchronizations

New Device Stage provides a centralized, unified window for managing all aspects of printers and portable devices

Windows XP

Windows Vista

Windows 7

Misc.

Introduces context-menu CD and DVD burning from Windows Explorer

Supports multiple versions of a single DLL to prevent programs from overwriting each other

Introduces Hibernate and Sleep modes

Remote Desktop for accessing a computer from another location

Fast user account switching

Built-in drive partitioning

More powerful screen-capturing tool

Hybrid Sleep and better configuration options for more nuanced power management

User-based file-type associations

Previous Version automatically backs up changes to individual files

Expands Windows Explorer disc burning to include ISOs

Introduces XP Mode

Expanded options for disabling components

Can search text in scanned TIFF

Additional power-saving features for laptop

This is the a surface view. also there are many things to be compared…

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