Microsoft Unveils Windows 7 to Hardware Engineers
Del Williams
November 07, 2008
Microsoft WinHec (Hardware Engineering Conference) 2008 started with the unvealing of the new Windows 7. Windows 7 will be the upgrade from the problematic Vista. Learning from their past mistake, Microsoft has rolled out the pre-beta version to developers to learn the features and benefits of the new Windows 7.
"We've done a great deal of work in Windows 7 to enable new scenarios with our hardware partners, and we are excited by the partner innovation we have shown today," said Jon DeVaan, senior vice president of the Windows Core Operating System Division at Microsoft. "Windows 7 presents tremendous opportunities for hardware developers. This innovation will enable our hardware partners to provide customers with even greater choice in rich computing experiences."
DeVann also said that the primary goal of Windows 7 was reliability for the customer. In keeping with that they have instituted the Customer Improvement Program. Aside from reliability, they have developed a system that would have lower crash situations, and faster boot times.
DeVann went on to lay the foundation for Windows 7.
Transition from Windows Vista ("What works in Vista has to work in Windows 7."
Window Server 2008 & Windows Vistan sp1 (95% of customers are using the right tools for Vista.)
Ecosysytem Readiness (pre-builds, deliver on time, need to transition early)
Compatibility
Scenarios (realiability, OS Crashes, Boot time)
Mike Angiulo demonstrated the speed of Windows 7 compared to Windows Vista, and there was a clear difference.
Some of the features that were demonstrated include:
Real life photos of devices that are plugged into the system, even cell phones.
Battery time extended by a minimum of 20 minutes (depending on the unit) with high CPU pulling devices such as DVDs.
Faster Bootup by eliminating how many things need to be loaded on startup.
The Win7 Quality Program is focused on two things.
1. Velocity-The overalflcustomer experience with Windows.
2. Logo Program-Making sure that products are compatible and reliable with Windows.
Resources
Windows Vista Compatibility Center (WVCC)
http://www.windows.com/compatibility/partner
Windows Hardware Development Center (WHDC)
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc
Windows Quality Online Services (WinQual)
http://winqual.microsoft.com
Calls to action
1. Winqual: Find & Fix the problem
2. WHDC
A. Use Xperf for performance
B. Run application verification and driver verification.
C. Check OS version correctly installed.
3. WVCC:Update your support info for 64-bit
4. Run powercfg/energy in Windows 7
Overall, the Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System seems impressive, and much more user friendly than Vista. It will be a while before customers will be able to get their hands on Windows 7. It appears that it might not be until early 2010.
"We've done a great deal of work in Windows 7 to enable new scenarios with our hardware partners, and we are excited by the partner innovation we have shown today," said Jon DeVaan, senior vice president of the Windows Core Operating System Division at Microsoft. "Windows 7 presents tremendous opportunities for hardware developers. This innovation will enable our hardware partners to provide customers with even greater choice in rich computing experiences."
DeVann also said that the primary goal of Windows 7 was reliability for the customer. In keeping with that they have instituted the Customer Improvement Program. Aside from reliability, they have developed a system that would have lower crash situations, and faster boot times.
DeVann went on to lay the foundation for Windows 7.
Transition from Windows Vista ("What works in Vista has to work in Windows 7."
Window Server 2008 & Windows Vistan sp1 (95% of customers are using the right tools for Vista.)
Ecosysytem Readiness (pre-builds, deliver on time, need to transition early)
Compatibility
Scenarios (realiability, OS Crashes, Boot time)
Mike Angiulo demonstrated the speed of Windows 7 compared to Windows Vista, and there was a clear difference.
Some of the features that were demonstrated include:
Real life photos of devices that are plugged into the system, even cell phones.
Battery time extended by a minimum of 20 minutes (depending on the unit) with high CPU pulling devices such as DVDs.
Faster Bootup by eliminating how many things need to be loaded on startup.
The Win7 Quality Program is focused on two things.
1. Velocity-The overalflcustomer experience with Windows.
2. Logo Program-Making sure that products are compatible and reliable with Windows.
Resources
Windows Vista Compatibility Center (WVCC)
http://www.windows.com/compatibility/partner
Windows Hardware Development Center (WHDC)
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc
Windows Quality Online Services (WinQual)
http://winqual.microsoft.com
Calls to action
1. Winqual: Find & Fix the problem
2. WHDC
A. Use Xperf for performance
B. Run application verification and driver verification.
C. Check OS version correctly installed.
3. WVCC:Update your support info for 64-bit
4. Run powercfg/energy in Windows 7
Overall, the Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System seems impressive, and much more user friendly than Vista. It will be a while before customers will be able to get their hands on Windows 7. It appears that it might not be until early 2010.
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