What Is Different in 7 From XP Pro?

TomBrooklyn

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Coming from Windows XP Pro, what changes can I expect when I move to Windows 7?
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
OS
Win 7 Pro
CPU
Intel i7 2600K
Motherboard
Asus P8Z68-V LX
Memory
16 GB 1333 Crucial Hyper-X Blu I think
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual LCD IPS panels
Screen Resolution
1980x1200, 1980x1080
Hard Drives
3 SATA: 250, 160, 2000 GB, External USB 3TB
PSU
OCZ modular 500W
Case
Antec 300
Cooling
Case: 2 Stock fans, CPU: CoolerMaster Evo 212; PSU: fan
Keyboard
Dell Logitech wireless
Mouse
Logitech Wireless 510
Internet Speed
1.0 Mbps down, 448 Kbps up
Other Info
Case is too small.
A lot of changes...
You can learn more from official site.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit SP 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU 3.30GHz
Motherboard
Asus P8H61-MLE
Memory
4.00 GB DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Codec:
Monitor(s) Displays
SyncMaster (1280x1024@60Hz)
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
Hard Drives
1465GB Western Digital WDC WD15EARS-00Z5B1 ATA Device (SATA)
977GB Western Digital WDC WD10EADS-00L5B1 ATA Device (SATA)
1863GB Western Digital WDC WD20EARX-00PASB0 ATA Device (SATA)
156GB Seagate ST3160813AS ATA Device (SATA)
PSU
Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 650W
Case
Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus
Keyboard
Razer Tarantula
Mouse
Razer Mamba
Other Info
Creative SBS A200 speaker
When I first went from XP to Win 7 I practically lived on this site. There are to many little changes and some big ones to list here.

The tutorials and by asking questions when something came up that I did not understand got me through the first month. I though XP was the ultimate in Operating Systems until I got Win 7. I was wrong.

Win 7 is much more reliable once I understood it. Anyway I think you will greatly appreciate Win 7 once you get used to it.
 

My Computer My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Duel CPU E2200 2.20 Ghz
Motherboard
GA-G41M-ES2L
Memory
4 gb 2.96 Usable
Graphics Card(s)
Onboard
Sound Card
Onboard
Hard Drives
2 - 1TB WD Sata Drives
The main things to get used to is the use of library's (which are folders containing multiple locations) and User account control, other than that it's mostly extra features such as aeropeek (show window contents in thumbs on the taskbar) better security and more streamlined interfaces.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 2.5Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P5QD Turbo
Memory
Kingston HyperX 4x1GB DDR2 1066Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Asus/Nvidia 9500GT 1GB
Sound Card
On-Board HD
Monitor(s) Displays
22" Widescreen TFT
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
2x 320Gb Seagate SATAII RAID 0
2x 80Gb Seagate SATAII RAID 0
1x 1tb hybrid (8gb ssd)
PSU
650w
Case
ATX
Cooling
140mm front, 120mm Rear, 80mm Chipset + stock CPU and GPU
Keyboard
Plastic one
Mouse
Plastic one
Internet Speed
4Mbps
Other Info
Laptop: HP Elitebook 2560p
i5 @2.7Ghz 4GB DDR3

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Asus Build
OS
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4130 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Motherboard
B85M-E
Memory
8.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
None
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 23.6" Monitor
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
INTEL SSDSC2BW180A4
Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series
PSU
Seasonic S12II-380Bronze
Case
Lian Li
Cooling
Fan, Passive
Keyboard
Logitech K120
Mouse
Microsoft Touch Mouse
Internet Speed
4ms Ping, 19.0 Mbps Download, 19.0 Mbps Upload
Antivirus
Eset Endpoint
Browser
Internet Explorer, Chrome
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