Windows 7 Microsoft next operating system is out to the public yet again. Microsoft did something that was not normal when they released the different Beta versions to the public. Now Microsoft has released the release candidate to the public as well. This is normally something that only gets released to the MSDN users. When you download the release candidate it comes with a activation key that is good from when you activate it to June 1, 2010. This is almost 5 months after the actual release date is for Windows 7.
Windows 7 has came a long way from Windows Vista with a much smaller and faster system. The system requirements are almost smaller than what was needed for Windows XP. Here are some of the computer requirements necessary for Windows 7 to runs.
For the Basic Windows 7 –
- 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- 512 MB of system memory
- 20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB available space
- Support for DirectX 9 graphics and 32 MB of graphics memory
- DVD-ROM drive
- Audio Output
- Internet Access
For the Premium Windows 7 –
- 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- 1 GB of system memory
- 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
- Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:
- WDDM Driver
- 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)
- Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware
- 32 bits per pixel
- DVD-ROM drive
- Audio Output
- Internet Access
If you would like to check out Windows 7 for your self you can go to:
Some of the new feature’s to Windows 7 are state of the art and very cool and creative. My favorite is the Aero Shake. Please take a look at Windows 7 and share your input about what could change and be advanced.