Windows 7 Vs Windows Vista

Windows 7 is almost here, with most PC and Laptop manufacturers starting to ship Windows 7 at the end of this month. We thought we would have a quick look at Microsoft’s new Operating System to see if improvements have been made from the much maligned Vista system.

A first impression if you are coming from Windows XP is that Windows 7 is glossier. It is also something of a step forward for Microsoft into the 21st Century. If you have used Vista, than you will be happy as Microsoft has taken great pains to put right the problems users had with Vista.

For a start Windows 7 will run faster on the same hardware as Vista. This is the first time this has happened with a new release of Windows. You will also find that most software doesn’t have a problem running on it as it’s based on the Vista system. Gladly it doesn’t seem to have the hardware driver problems that haunted Vista when it was first released.

Windows 7 also has a nice new interface and a better search facility. It now offers floating widgets rather than the side bar from Vista and a Calculator that you can actually use.

Home Group allows you to easily set-up a home workgroup to share files and printers and there is a 'Virtual Environment' option which allows you to run XP applications on it should the need arise. Wireless network switching is also easier.

If you are looking for a lot of new extras you may be disappointed. Microsoft has gone for the safe option of just putting right, what was wrong in Vista.

On the down side the control panel is very messy and hard to navigate. It also comes with Internet Explorer 8 so you may find yourself upgrading to Firefox, Chrome or Opera quite quickly. In fact if you upgrade from Windows XP you will get asked which browser you wish to use.

On the whole Windows 7 seems to have a put Microsoft back in the right direction and a lot of users will be breathing a sigh of relief. So overall don’t be too afraid when someone offers you Windows 7 on your new PC, you will be pleasantly surprised with the latest instalment.

Windows 7 Shut Down - Know How to Fix your PC Instantly!

Windows 7 is a very advanced and up-to-date system which has become extremely popular since its launch - but many people are now discovering that this system is prone to shutting down randomly, leading you to lose data and unsaved games. This issue is very common and extremely damaging to your PC, and here's how to fix your PC instantly!

One of the biggest causes of this problem is down to overheating. Computers are a lot like cars - they continually get hot and have to be cooled. It's often the case that if you're using your computer too much or are restricting the airflow inside it, then it can become overheated and just shut down. To fix this, if you have a laptop then place the laptop onto a desk or flat surface to make sure that all the air can get to it as designed. If you have a desktop, then you should take the side case off the computer and use a fan to blow cool air at your system. If your computer is overheating, this solution should solve it.

However, there's a much more common cause of random computer shut downs which many people don't even know about - the "registry" of Windows. The registry is a database which Windows uses to store information and settings for inside your PC. It's basically like the "Yellow Pages" of your system, as its where Windows keeps many different pieces of information that it calls whenever it needs to. Unfortunately, the registry database is a constant cause of errors for the Windows system, as it's forever being saved in the wrong way.

Each time you use Windows, it's constantly saving a lot of the vital registry settings your computer needs incorrectly, causing your computer to become extremely unstable and unreliable. As Windows needs to use a lot of registry settings each time you use it, if any of these are damaged, corrupted or unreadable, your system is going to run slower and with a series of errors. However, if the setting is so important that Windows is unable to run without it... and it cannot read that setting... you're either going to get the "blue screen error" or your PC is just going to shut down.

To fix this cause of the problem, you can actually use a 'registry cleaner' to fix the various damaged parts of the registry that could be causing your system to run slower. A registry cleaner is a software tool that's designed to scan through the central registry database of your PC and fix any of the damaged or corrupt settings that are inside it. This means that if your computer has any damaged or corrupt registry settings, using one of these tools will make it much more reliable and stable.