1. Windows 7 And Windows Vista
2. Windows Vista To Windows 7 Upgrade
3. Compare Between Windows Vista And Windows 7 Activator
4. Windows Vista Vs Windows 7

With Windows 7 to be released tomorrow, this seemed like a perfect time to take a final look at how its performance compares with that of its much-maligned predecessor, Windows Vista. What we found probably won’t surprise you very much, if you’ve been following the progress of Windows 7 since folks first started getting their hands on it around a year ago: Windows 7 beats Vista—just not always by a huge margin.

Given that—cosmetics aside—Windows 7 isn’t really that different from Windows Vista, this was probably to be expected. Still, it was interesting to see the areas in which 7 really walloped Vista, and those in which there was little (if any) change. I’ll turn the e-reins over to Michael Muchmore, who did the testing and wrote about his findings over on PCMag.com:

• 1.Windows 7 is the later release compared to Vista 2.Where Vista focuses on new features, Windows 7 focuses on stability 3.Vista has higher requirements than Windows 7 4.Windows 7 has more compatible programs during its release compared to Windows Vista.
• Difference between Windows 7 and Windows Vista Key Difference: Windows 7 and Windows Vista are two operating systems that are offered by Microsoft for running on their PCs and Laptops. Windows 7 offered a new look, layout and is considered to be a polished version of the Vista.

In Windows Vista, an UAC prompt is triggered in all 17 scenarios. In Windows 7, in only 5.5 of them. The half of point was assigned due to the fact that, when uninstalling some applications, Windows 7 can show an UAC prompt. This happens only when you uninstall applications which modify important system settings.

…The new OS starts up significantly faster than Vista on the same machine. And it’s not just faster in boot time, but on a number of other benchmarks we ran, including video encoding, the SunSpider JavaScript benchmark, Geekbench, and PCMark Vantage. The only area in which the new OS didn’t show at least a little improvement was in shutdown speed.

We tested on clean installations of 64-bit Windows 7 and Vista on the same machine: a Dell Studio 14z running a 2.4-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3GB of DDR3 RAM and Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics…

In a new OS with a lot of new features, it’s impressive that Microsoft has trimmed down and sped up the code…. Most of the tests showed about a 14 percent improvement—a pretty nice boost. Of course, your mileage will most definitely vary. I performed several of my tests on other laptops as well, including 32-bit systems, and got roughly similar results. Where there were differences, they were generally in Windows 7’s favor. Overall, I’m confident that most users will experience noticeable performance improvement if they upgrade from Vista.

Be sure to read Michael’s whole piece, in which he goes into greater detail about his tests and lists all of results—which pretty conclusively point to Windows 7 as the winner of this speed match-up.

I definitely agree with Michael that not everyone can expect comparable results. On my self-built home PC, which has a Core i7-920 CPU and 6GB DDR3 RAM plugged into an Asus P6T motherboard, I haven’t seen an enormous performance difference after switching between a relatively new installation of Vista and a completely fresh installation of Windows 7. The new OS gets to the login screen maybe two seconds faster than Vista did, and to a usable desktop another three seconds sooner, but Vista was never distractingly slow in these areas for me.

Sure, even that little bit of extra time is nice, but the rest of Windows and most of my programs run just as well under 7 as they did under Vista—certainly not worse, but also not appreciably better. The biggest speed gains I’ve experienced have been incidental ones: Installing Windows 7 in the first place took about half the time Vista did, for instance, and thanks to Jump Lists, the new taskbar has made me a lot more organized and productive.

Have you observed major speed gains switching from Vista to Windows 7? How about (gasp) speed losses? Leave a comment or e-mail us at editor@extremetech.com to let us know your experiences.

Windows XP vs Windows Vista vs Windows Se7en
Minimum hardware:
Windows XP:
* Processor: 300MHz
* RAM: 128MB
* Super VGA graphics device
* HD: 4.2 GB (for SP3)
Windows Vista:
* 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)
Windows 7:
* 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)

Interface:
Windows XP:
* Luna theme
* Introduces task-based windows options
* Skinning possible but difficult
* Desktop Cleanup Wizard automates removing old icons
Windows Vista:
* Aero theme
* Introduces transparent panes, window animations, live thumbnails of running programs
* New desktop sidebar supports gadgets
* Supports touch screens
Windows 7:
* 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

Explorer:

Windows XP:
* Replaces tree navigation by default with task pane
* Improves image handling
* Offers thumbnail previews and group views
* Supports some metadata
Windows Vista:
* Task pane integrated into toolbar
* New breadcrumb navigation
* New metadata display
* Improved icon resolution
* Some documents can be edited from the preview pane
Windows 7:
* Support for federated searches and libraries
* Virtual folders aggregate content from local and networked drives
Start menu:
Windows XP:
* New layout
* Devices and some Control Panel options appear in menu
Windows Vista:
* Added search box
* All Programs folder changed to a nested format
* Configurable power button
* User profile picture
Windows 7:
* 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
Taskbar:
Windows XP:
* New look
* Hideable icons in System Tray
Windows Vista:
* Refreshed look
* ALT-Tab hot key now shows preview thumbnail of program
Windows 7:
* 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
Devices:
Windows XP:
* Introduces Universal Plug-n-Play
* New driver library allows for downgrading drivers when necessary
Windows Vista:
* Debuts portable device API, designed to communicate with cell phones, PDAs, and portable media players
* Introduces Sync Center for managing data synchronizations
Windows 7:
* New Device Stage provides a centralized, unified window for managing all aspects of printers and portable devices
Misc.:
Windows XP:
* 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
Windows Vista:
* Built-in drive partitioning
* More powerful screen-capturing tool

Windows 7 And Windows Vista

* 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
Windows 7:
* 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 laptops
Date Released:
Windows XP:

Windows Vista To Windows 7 Upgrade

2001
Windows Vista:
November 2006
Windows 7:
2009-10
Source: Cnet

Compare Between Windows Vista And Windows 7 Activator

Windows Vista Vs Windows 7

Edited by NealTheGuitarist, 19 May 2009 - 05:43 AM.