Features

RemoteFX is a new feature Microsoft is offering in its latest release of Service Pack 1 for the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 Operating System. It promises to streamline and enrich the mulimedia experience of users connected on the network.

If you recently upgraded to Windows 7 from Windows XP, you certainly would have noticed that the new operating system is different from the old, not only visually beautiful. For example, the Event Viewer which you probably used to help diagnose problems with Windows XP, the new version differs radically from its predecessor. In this article I will discuss the new features of the Event Viewer in Windows 7.

Please follow the instructions to configure the screen saver in the Windows 7 and Vista Operating Systems.

Please follow this procedure to turn On the Windows Aero user interface in the Windows 7 Operating System.

1. Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, click Appearance and Personalization.
3. In the Appearance and Personalization window, click Personalization.
4. In the Personalization window, click to select any one of the Aero Themes.

A computer will need to meet the following requirements in order to be able to run the Windows Aero feature:

• The Windows 7 Enterprise, Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate operating system.
• 1-GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1 gigabyte (GB) of random access memory (RAM)
• 128 megabytes (MB) graphics card with a DirectX 9 class graphics processor that supports a Windows Display Driver Model Driver, Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware, and 32 bits per pixel.

Follow this procedure to use the Program Compatibility Wizard in Windows XP Operating System for legacy Sofwatre meant to work with the older version of Windows than Windows XP.

NOTES:

• The Windows XP operating system compatibility wizard will assist in configuring an application for compatibility mode.
• Any application or setup program on the hard drive, a floppy disk, or a CDROM or DVDROM disc can be configured using the wizard.
• Compatibility mode settings for applications on floppy disk or CDROM or DVDROM discs are retained only until the program is closed. The compatibility wizard will need to be used each time the application is started.

Follow this procedure to install an application using Compatibility mode in the Windows 7 or Windows Vista Operating System. This is quite handy when you want to install a legacy Software which used to work on the previous versions of Windows.

Follow this procedure to configure the Windows Fax and Scan Software included in the Windows 7 Operating System.

NOTE: The Windows Fax and Scan software is included with all versions of the Windows 7 operating system, but it is only included with the Business and Ultimate versions of the Windows Vista operating system.

There are six editions of the Windows 7 Operating System. The different versions are listed below:

NOTE: Each version includes the feature set of the lower version and additional features. The versions are listed in order from lowest to highest.

* The Windows 7 Starter operating system : Designed for ease of use.
* The Windows 7 Home Basic operating system : Designed for ease of use and includes a larger feature set.
* The Windows 7 Home Premium operating system : Designed for home computers and includes many multimedia functions.
* The Windows 7 Professional operating system : Designed for office computers and includes advanced networking features.
* The Windows 7 Enterprise operating system : Designed for large corporations.
* The Windows 7 Ultimate operating system : The most powerful and versatile version.

The Windows 7 Operating System natively supports writing to Blu-ray Disc (BD) media. However, the InterVideo WinDVD BD Software or other third-party player Software is still required for Blu-ray Disc (BD) playback.