Ma^(Are) waxaad hadda bilaabaysaa Windows 7 , ka dib markaad isticmaasho nooc kale oo Windows ah ? Ma jeclaan lahayd buug kooban oo gudaha ka weyn kan bannaanka, oo sharxaya wax kasta oo qof la kulma Windows 7 markii ugu horreysay u baahan yahay inuu ogaado, isagoon kula hadlin? Ma jeceshahay buugaagta si faahfaahsan ugu filan oo ku saabsan dhammaan aasaaska oo muujiya wax kasta oo ay ku tusayaan? Haddii ay jawaabtu haa tahay dhammaan su'aalahaas, sida buuggani adiga kuu yahay.

Kor, Kor iyo Fog

Shaacinta:^{(Disclosure:)} Uma malaynayn inaan jeclaan lahaa buuggan. Waxaan doorbidayaa buugaag kombuyuutar oo si faahfaahsan wax iigu sharaxaya sawiro badan si aan u ogaado waxa aan arki doono ka hor intaanan laftaydu wax ka qaban, mana u malaynayn in buug is haysta uu awoodi karo inuu sameeyo shaqada. Waan ku faraxsanahay inaan sheego in malahayga ugu horreeya uu ahaa mid dhintay. Windows 7: Kor iyo^{(Windows 7: Up and Running)} socodsiinta waxay diiradda saartaa waxyaabaha daruuriga ah waxayna bixisaa tilmaan cad tallaabo kasta

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Qoraagu waxa uu u malaynayaa in akhristuhu uu khibrad u leeyahay noocyadii hore ee Windows , oo ay ugu horreeyaan Windows XP ama Windows Vista , oo aan wakhti ku bixin in uu sharaxo waxyaabo ay ka mid yihiin "tani waa jiirkaaga, kani waa kiiboodhkaga" iyo wixii la mid ah. Buuggu wuxuu ku bilaabmayaa isagoo faahfaahinaya faraqa u dhexeeya noocyada Windows 7 , iyo shuruudaha nidaamka si loo rakibo si guul leh. Waxay siisaa hage cad oo faa'iido leh dadka ka cusboonaysiinaya Windows XP iyagoo isticmaalaya utility Transfer^{(Easy Transfer)} ee fudud ee Microsoft . In kastoo Easy TransferXaqiiqdi waxay ku nooshahay ilaa magaceeda, waxaan ku farxi lahaa in aan haysto tilmaamo si cad u qeexan oo hortayda ah markii aan ku rakibay Windows 7 kombuyuutarkayga ku shaqeeya Windows XP . Nasiib darro ma aanan haysan buuggan markii aan samaynayey rakibidda.

Qaybta soo socota waxay sharxaysaa sida loo rakibo Windows 7 haddii aad leedahay kombuyuutar cusub, ama haddii aad ka cusboonaysiinayso Windows Vista , maadaama nidaamku aad isku mid yahay. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, waxaan u maleynayaa inay aad u sahlan tahay inaad seegto tilmaamaha kor loogu qaadayo Windows Vista - waa inaad ka shaqeysiisaa rakibaha Windows 7 gudaha ^(within) Windows Vista haddii aad rabto in xogtaada hadda la ilaaliyo. Xogtaasi waxay ahayd inay marka hore timaado. Qoraagu wuxuu bixiyaa tilmaamaha rakibida nadiifka ah, iyadoo hal jumlad oo keliya lagu xusayo nidaamka kala duwan ee Windows Vista , ka dibna ku soo laabto Windows Vista .habka rakibo dhamaadka qaybta. Waxaan u maleynayaa inay aad ugu dhowdahay in akhristuhu uu ka cusboonaysiin lahaa Windows Vista halkii uu ku rakibi lahaa Windows 7 darawal adag oo cusub, markaa digniinta ah in rakibaha laga bilaabo gudaha Windows Vista oo aan laga soo qaadin diskka waxay ahayd inay ahaato mid hore iyo xarun halkii ay ahayd. laba bog ka dib.

Bal eeg, way cusub tahay!

Midda xigta waa tilmaanta dhammaan sifooyinka cusub ee Windows 7 , oo loogu talagalay in lagu tuso dadka isticmaalay Windows XP ama Windows Vista noocyada waxyaabaha ay heli doonaan kuwa ugu faa'iidada badan ka dib casriyeynta, ka bilaabma shaqada iyo u gudubka sharaxaad si fiican loo sawiray Aero iyo dhammaan kala duwanaanshaheeda. (Sharaxaad buuxda oo ku saabsan barta shaqada iyo Aero ayaa ku jirta cutubka soo socda.) Kadib buuggu wuxuu si kooban uga hadlayaa Desktop Gadgets (wax badan oo laga hagaajiyay kuwa ku jira Windows Vista ) iyo daabacadaha cusub ee dib loo eegay ee codsiyada Windows ee la ixtiraamo ee ku dhex jira sida Rinjiga^(Paint) , WordPad , iyo Xisaabiyaha^(Calculator). Qoraagu waxa uu u malaynayaa in dadku ay hore u garanayeen sida loo isticmaalo codsiyadaas.

Navigation iyo in ka badan

Barta shaqada ee Windows^(Windows) 7 ayaa si weyn looga cusboonaysiiyay kuwii ka horeeyay, sifada cusubna waxay mudan yihiin sharaxaad buuxda - oo ay helaan. Waxaan si xaqiiqo ah u qadaray sawirada Aero Peek , maadaama kombuyuutarku aad u da' weyn yahay inuu si buuxda uga faa'iidaysto Aero . Sharaxaada ku saabsan sida codsiyada loogu dhejiyo barta shaqada ayaa iyana aad waxtar u leh. Sannado ka hor, waxaan isticmaalay barnaamij la yiraahdo Geoworks kaas oo kuu ogolaanaya inaad ku dhejiso menu kasta, waxaanan had iyo jeer u maleynayay in Windows ay gaabinayso dadka iyaga oo aan u oggolaan inay sidaas sameeyaan. Hagaag^(Well) , hadda horumarinta Windows waa la qabsaday, waxayna ka dhigaysaa is-dhexgalka mid aad u saaxiibtinimo badan. Sharaxaada Liisaska Jump^{(Jump Lists)}ahaa mid si siman u qiimo badan.

Safarka maktabadda

Daaqadaha 7: Kor iyo^{(Windows 7: Up and Running)} socodsiinta waxay si cad u sharraxaysaa fikradda Maktabadaha^(Libraries) , oo wata sawirro badan. Tani waa qaab kale oo cusub oo Microsoft ay u abuurtay si ay u caawiso isticmaalayaasha Windows 7 inay si hufan ula socdaan macluumaadkooda. Sida buuggu qorayo, dadka badankiisu may isticmaalin "My Documents" nooca galka laakiin waxay abuurteen iyaga. Tan waxaan u arkay mid la yaab leh. Waxaan u maleeyay inay tahay uun isticmaalayaasha kombuyuutarrada canabka ah ee aniga oo kale ah kuwaas oo abuuray faylkooda halkii ay isticmaali lahaayeen kuwa Microsoft lagu dhisay (wali waxaan isticmaalayaa si qurux badan qaab-dhismeedka haga ee aan ku lahaa PC-gaygii ugu horreeyay dabayaaqadii 1980-meeyadii). Maktabadda _^(Library)Waxay dadka u ogolaataa in ay haystaan ​​waxa ugu wanaagsan labada adduun - faylal ay door bideen oo ay weheliso qaab-dhismeed fududaynaya in lala socdo waxa aad dhigtay meesha. Runtii aad ayaan uga mahad celiyay sawirada cad iyo sharaxaadda sida uu u shaqeeyo nidaamka Maktabadu^(Library) . Waxaan isla markaaba abuuri doonaa qaab-dhismeedka Maktabadayda^(Library) .

Tag Gadget

Waa inaan sheegaa inaanan taageere u ahayn "waxyaabaha" desktop-ka. Waxa aan ku hayaa dhawr astaamood oo ii dul saaran, aniga oo door bida in aan isticmaalo-menus-hoosaadka ka baxsan Menu-ga Bilawga^{(Start Menu)} si aan u gaadho meesha aan rabo. Barta dhinaceeda ee kumbiyuutarkayga Windows Vista ayaa ii kaxeeyay lowska oo si fiican ayaan u damiyay ka dib markii aan markii ugu horeysay la kulmay. Windows 7: Up and Running waxa ay taxdaa agabka la heli karo ee Windows 7 ,^{(Desktop Gadgets)} oo waxa uu sharaxayaa in aanay mar dambe ku xidhnayn dhinaca dhinaceeda^(Sidebar) . Tani waxay i siisay calaamad muujinaysa inay faa'iido u yeelan karaan dhammaanba. Dadka aan sidaan u jeclayn waxa ku jira desktop-ka sida aniga oo kale, Gadgets -ka^(Gadgets)xaqiiqdii waxay noqon doontaa mid faa'iido leh, sharraxaadduna waxay fududaynaysaa isticmaalkooda. Waxaan isku dayi doonaa inaan wax yar tijaabiyo, hadda oo aan meel dhigi karo meesha aan rabo.

Share garee oo la wadaag

Qaybta xigta ee buuggu waxa ay u heellan tahay wadaagista faylka iyo Kooxda Guriga^(HomeGroup) . Laga bilaabo sharraxaad cad oo ku saabsan waxa uu yahay HomeGroup iyo sida loo abuuro mid adiga iyo kuwa kale ee shabakadaada ku jira, Windows 7: Up and Running waxay galaan waxyaabaha gaarka ah ee wadaaga faylasha, ilaalinta xogtaada, iyo xakamaynta cidda geli karta waa maxay. Tallaabo kastaa waxay la socotaa sawir cad oo ah waxa aad ku arki doonto shaashaddaada. Marka ugu horeysa, wadaaga daabacaha USB-ku-xiran yahay waa sahlan tahay, iyo wadaagista muusiga ee ka dhexeeya kombiyuutarada ku jira isla HomeGroup waa sahlan tahay sidoo kale. Intii aan akhriyay qaybtan, waxa aan aad uga warqabay in qoyskayagu ilaa hadda ka kooban yahay hal kombuyuutar oo Windows 7 ah - inta kale waxay isticmaalaan Windows XP .ama Mac OS X - sidaa darteed ma awoodi doono inaan ka faa'iidaysto dhammaan horumarinta Windows 7 ee isku xirka iyo wadaagista faylka. Ka dib waxaan arkay qaybaha sida gaarka ah uga hadlaya la wadaaga faylasha nidaamyada kale ee hawlgalka waxaanan ahaa qof faraxsan. Waxaan jeclahay in aan dib u soo celiyo faylalka kombuyuutarrada mana aanan si buuxda ugu guulaysan in kumbiyuutarka Windows 7 lagu daro shabakadeena guriga. Hadda waan garanayaa sida loo sameeyo. Waxaan u malaynayaa in qaybtan oo keliya ay ku habboonaan lahayd iibsashada buugga.

Ammaan iyo Ammaan

Ma jiro buug ku saabsan nooc kasta oo Windows ah oo dhammaystirmi kara haddii aan la helin qayb wanaagsan oo ku saabsan amniga. Windows 7: Kor iyo Running^{(Windows 7: Up and Running)} waxay ku wajahan tahay arrintan muhiimka ah oo leh cutub aad u dheer oo daboolaya mawduucyo aad u ballaaran, kuwaas oo qaarkood aan dhab ahaantii xiriir la lahayn midba midka kale, in kasta oo ay weli hoos yimaadaan qaybta "amniga." Tani maahan jahawareer sida ay u dhawaaqi karto, sababtoo ah qayb kasta oo ammaan ah si cad ayaa loo sharraxay, laakiin cutubka laftiisa ayaa waxoogaa go'an oo mawduucyada qaarkood waxay u muuqdaan kuwo aan waxba ku lahayn amniga marka la eego. Tusaale ahaan, buuggu waxaa ku jira Xarunta Waxqabadka^{(Action Center)} , maadaama Xarunta Waxqabadku^{(Action Center)} ay ka hadasho nidaamka iyo fariimaha amniga. Waxay sharxaysaa sida Xarunta Waxqabadka^{(Action Center)}waxa uu meesha ka saaray in badan oo ka mid ah Windows Vista 's muuqaal xumo iyo sida loo habayn lahaa, ama xataa dami haddii aad rabto. Mawduuca soo socdaa waa mid ay dadka isticmaalayay Windows Vista ay aad u wada baran doonaan, oo aan daruuri ahayn si wanaagsan. Microsoft waxay^(Microsoft) dhageysatay cabashada isticmaaleyaasha ee ku saabsan Windows Vista 's ^{(Windows Vista)}Control Account User^{(User Account Control)} aad dhibsado waxayna meesha ka saartay xanaaqii ugu darnaa, taasoo ka dhigtay Windows 7 ka soo casuumid ka badan kii ka horeeyay. Windows 7: Kor iyo^{(Windows 7: Up and Running)} socodsiinta waxay cadaalad buuxda u fidisaa Koontaroolka Koontada Isticmaalaha ee^{(User Account Control's)} cusub, isdhexgal saaxiibtinimo oo badan. Heer kasta oo suurtagal ah oo amniga ah ayaa si cad loo sharaxay.

Ku sii wadida codsiyada kale ee la xiriira amniga, buuggu wuxuu xusayaa in Windows Vista ay soo bandhigtay Maareeyaha Aqoonsiga^{(Credential Manager)} , meel ammaan ah oo ammaan ah oo lagu kaydiyo gelitaankaaga, ereyada sirta ah, iyo shahaadooyinka. Windows 7 waxa ay fududaynaysaa in la isticmaalo, sidoo kale Windows 7: Up and Running waxa uu bixiyaa sharaxaad faahfaahsan oo ku saabsan sida uu u shaqeeyo iyo sida loo habeeyo si uu ugu habboonaado baahiyahaaga. Windows Vista sidoo kale waxay soo bandhigtay BitLocker , codsi sir wadista kaaso ka dhigi kara waxa ku jira wadistaada mid aad uga adkeysi badan u yeelashada. Windows 7 wuxuu soo bandhigayaa BitLocker to Go, kaas oo kuu ogolaanaya inaad sirayso darawallada meesha laga saari karo. (Kama heli karo dhammaan noocyada Windows 7.) Haddii aad xiisaynayso amniga wadista, qaybtani aad bay faa'iido u yeelan doontaa. Windows 7: Up and Running waxa kale oo ay si cad u sharraxaysaa sida loo xafido faylalka gaarka ah iyo faylalka NTFS Encryption (oo aan sidoo kale laga heli karin dhammaan noocyada Windows 7 ). Buuggu waxa uu galay tafaasiil badan oo faa'iido leh oo ku saabsan Shahaadooyinka^{(Certificates)} , kuwaas oo aanan hore u arag in si cad loo sharraxay. Waxaa jira sharraxaad kooban oo ku saabsan Difaaca^{(Windows Defender)} Daaqadaha iyo Dab^{(Windows Firewall)} -damiska Daaqadaha . Siiyay^(Given)sida ay lagama maarmaanka u yihiin difaacyada noocaan ah, ayaamahan, qaybtani waxay noqon kartaa mid aad u faahfaahsan. Ma jiro wax wada hadal ah oo ku saabsan habaynta caadiga ah ama haddii isticmaaluhu uu rabi karo inuu beddelo, ama sharraxaad waxa uu yahay firewall. Run ahaantii, qoraagu waxa uu khibrad u leeyahay qaar ka mid ah noocii hore ee Windows , laakiin iyada oo maanta xoogga la saarayo amniga, labadan codsi ee ku dhex jira waxa ay ahayd in si faahfaahsan looga hadlo.

Kuwaani miyay Muhiim yihiin?

Qaybta xigta waxay u go'day "codsiyada muhiimka ah." Nasiib darro, cinwaankani wuxuu tilmaamayaa qaybaha Windows Live Essentials , taas oo laga yaabo ama laga yaabo inay noqoto mid lama huraan ah. Windows Live Essentials kuma jiraan, sabab aan la garanayn, oo lagu daray Windows 7 , laakiin waxa ay diyaar u tahay soo dejinta bilaashka ah ee shabakada Microsoft . Waxaa ku jira Messenger , Boostada^(Mail) , Sawirka Gallery^{(Photo Gallery)} , Qoraa^(Writer) , Badbaadada Qoyska^{(Family Safety)} , iyo Sameeyaha Filimada^{(Movie Maker)}. Qayb kasta si kooban ayaa loo sharraxay oo loo sharraxay. Ma aha in la diido codsiyadan aadka waxtarka leh, laakiin uma maleynayo in mid ka mid ah uu dhab ahaantii ka dhigayo darajada mid "muhiim ah," oo sida muuqata Microsoft waxay dareemeysaa si la mid ah, maadaama aan lagu dhisin Windows 7 .

Dhismay-Ins

Windows 7 waxa ku jira dhawr codsi oo faa'iido leh oo ku soo dhawaada inay noqdaan "muhiim" Waxaa jira Qalab- Snipping Tool (shaashadda shaashadda), Rikoodhiyaha Codka^{(Sound Recorder)} , Windows PowerShell (luqad qoraal ah iyo dalabka khadka amar ee isticmaalayaasha khabiirada ah), Daawade Sawirka^{(Photo Viewer)} , Gubida Sawirka^{(Disc Image Burner)} , Xarunta Warbaahinta^{(Media Center)} (oo aan la heli karin dhammaan noocyada), Gudida Galitaanka Xisaabta^{(Math Input Panel)} ( kaas oo kuu ogolaanaya inaad "qorto" dhibaatooyinka xisaabta), XPS Viewer (si aad u abuurto oo aad u saxiixdo dukumeentigaaga saxiixyada dhijitaalka ah - codsi kale oo khubarada ah), Qoraalada^{(Sticky Notes)} dhejiska ah , Xisaabiyaha^(Calculator) , WordPad , Rinjiga^(Paint), iyo Ciyaartoyga Warbaahinta^{(Media Player)} . Windows 7: Up and Running waxa ay soo bandhigaan codsiyo kooban oo sawiran, laakiin qof kasta oo raba in uu si buuxda uga faa’iidaysto waxa uu rabi doonaa buug si faahfaahsan uga hadlaya. Weli, aad bay faa'iido u leedahay inaad aragto waxa aad gacanta ku hayso, adigoon u baahnayn inaad raadiso software dhinac saddexaad ah.

Sahaminta Internet Explorer

Cutubka Internet Explorer 8 waxa uu si tafatiran uga hadlayaa astaamihiisa badan ee browser-kaas, waxana uu si cad u muujinayaa dhammaantood. Microsoft waxay^(Microsoft) dhageysatay isticmaaleyaasheeda (waxayna si gaar ah u fiirsatay waxa ay sameynayaan barmaamijyada browserka kale) waxayna ka dhigtay Internet Explorer 8 mid aad uga wanagsan qoraaladii hore. Halkan waxa aad ka baran kartaa barta Ciwaanka^{(Smart Address)} Wacan , Baadhitaanka iyo kooxaynta la xoojiyey, Aragtida ^(Enhanced)Laqabsiga^{(Compatibility View)} , Ka hel ^(Find)Bogga^(Page) , Goobid La Wanaajiyey , ^(Improved)Goyn Shabakad^{(Web Slices)} , Xawaariyeyaasha^{(Accelerators)} , Baadhitaanka Gaarka^{(InPrivate Browsing)} ah , Shaandhaynta Gudaha Gaarka^{(InPrivate Filtering)} ah ,Goobaha la soo jeediyay^{(Suggested Sites)} , Domain muujinta iyo Shaandhaynta SmartScreen^{(SmartScreen Filter)} . Maadaama qaar badan oo ka mid ah sifooyinkaas ay ku cusub yihiin Internet Explorer 8 , ama ay horumar weyn ka yihiin kuwii iyaga ka horreeyay, Windows 7: Up and Running waa tixraac faa'iido badan u leh qof kasta oo isticmaala Internet Explorer .

Samee saaxiibo cusub, ilaali kuwii hore

Mid ka mid ah sababaha shakhsiyaadka iyo ganacsiyada badani ay uga caga jiidayeen inay u cusboonaysiiyaan Windows Vista waxay ahayd la'aanta ku-meel-gaadhka software-kooda muhiimka ah. Qaar ka mid ah noocyada Windows 7 ( Professional , Ultimate , iyo Enterprise ) waxaa ka mid ah Windows XP Mode , taas oo ah qirashada Microsoft in qof kastaa aanu awoodin dhammaan software cusub si uu ula socdo dhammaan nidaamka cusub. Habka Windows XP^{(Windows XP Mode)} wuxuu u baahan karaa soo dejinta iyo ku rakibida Windows Virtual PC , taas oo noqon karta mid aad u dhib badan marka loo eego celceliska isticmaalaha ayaa raba inuu isku dayo. Iyada oo la raacayo tilmaamaha sawirka ee Windows 7: Kor iyo socodsiinta^{(Windows 7: Up and Running)}, tani maaha mid dhib badan sida ay u muuqan karto marka hore. Buuggu waxa uu talaabo-tallaabo u qaadayaa akhristaha soo dejinta, rakibaadda iyo isticmaalka Windows XP Mode . Qoraagu waxa kale oo uu ka hadlayaa khaladaadka suurtogalka ah ee laga yaabo in uu qofku la kulmo marka la isticmaalayo mashiinka farsamada, iyo waxa la samayn karo si loo dhaafo. Mid ka mid ah isticmaalka kale ee Windows Virtual PC waa in lagu rakibo nidaamyada kale ee hawlgalka. Ubuntu Linux waxaa loo isticmaalaa bandhig ahaan. Qof kasta oo xiisaynaya inuu baadho isticmaalka Windows Virtual PC wuxuu rabi doonaa buug aad uga faahfaahsan kan kan, laakiin Windows 7: Up and Running waxay siin doontaa akhristaha bilow wanaagsan.

Talooyin iyo Tabaha

Buuggu wuxuu ku soo gabagabeynayaa xulashada tabo iyo tabo faa'iido leh oo diiradda saaraya habeynta is-dhexgalka Windows 7 , cilad-saarista, adeegsiga furayaasha furaha keyboard-ka, gubida sawirada diskooga iyo ku rakibida Windows 7 warbaahinta la saari karo sida suulka. Waxa kale oo jirta qayb kooban laakiin faa'iido leh oo sharxaysa sida kombayutarkaga loogu rakibo laba-boot Windows 7 iyo Windows XP . Qaar ka mid ah talooyinka ku jira qaybtan maaha kuwo loogu talagalay isticmaalayaasha cusub ee Windows 7 mana hubo sababta loogu daray. Ka dib markaad diirada saarto aasaaska, waxay u muuqataa wax aan caadi ahayn in la arko qayb ay ku jiraan wax badan oo ka mid ah shaqada khadka taliska.

Xukun

Sidaan bilowgii horeba u sheegay, buugan waxa aan u arkay mid faa’iido badan leh, maadaama uu wax u sharxayo sida ugu wanaagsan ee aan wax u barto: hadal toos ah iyo sawirro badan. Waxaan filayaa in habaynta qaybaha qaarkood, gaar ahaan qaybta rakibaadda, ay ka fiicnaan lahayd, oo cutubyada oo dhami aanay faa'iido u yeelan doonin dadka oo dhan. Laakiin kuwanu waa qallafyo yaryar, anigana, buuggu waa ilaaliyaha. Windows 7: Up and Running waa kheyraad aad u wanaagsan qof horayba u yaqaan Windows oo aan u baahnayn "tani waa jiirkaagii" gacan-qabsiga. Waxay sharraxaysaa Windows 7si kooban iyo sawiro badan. In kasta oo runtii loogu talagalay in akhristuhu "kor u kaco oo ordo," waxay hubaal ka heli kartaa booskeeda sanduuqa buugaagta si loogu tixraaco, maaddaama isticmaaluhu uu khibrad badan u leeyahay oo uu rabo inuu sahamiyo dhammaan sifooyinka cusub ee cusub ee Windows 7 .

Book Review - Windows 7 Up and Running

Arе you jυst starting out with Wіndows 7, after having used another verѕion of Windows? Would you like a comрact book that's bigger on the inside than on the outside, and explains just about everything someone encountering Windоws 7 for the first time needs to know, without talkіng down to you? Do you lіke books that go into just enough detail abоut all the basics and illustrate everything they're shоwing you? If the answer is yes to all those questions, than this book is for you.

Up, Up and Away

Disclosure: I didn't think I was going to like this book. I prefer computer books that explain things to me in detail with plenty of illustrations so I know what I'm going to see before I take a whack at it myself, and I didn't think a book this compact would be able to do the job. I'm happy to report that my first assumption was dead wrong. Windows 7: Up and Running focuses on the essentials and provides clear illustrations for every step

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The author assumes that the reader has experience with previous versions of Windows, primarily Windows XP or Windows Vista, and doesn't spend time explaining things like "this is your mouse, this is your keyboard," and the like. The book starts by detailing the differences between the versions of Windows 7, and the system requirements for successful installation. It provides a clear and useful guide for people upgrading from Windows XP using Microsoft's Easy Transfer utility. Although Easy Transfer definitely lives up to its name, I would have been happy to have such clearly illustrated instructions in front of me while I was installing Windows 7 on my computer that ran Windows XP. Unfortunately I did not have this book when I was doing the installation.

The next section explains how to install Windows 7 if you've got a brand new computer, or if you're upgrading from Windows Vista, since the procedure is much the same. However, I think it might be a bit too easy to miss the instructions for upgrading from Windows Vista - that you have to run the Windows 7 installer from within Windows Vista if you want your current data to be preserved. That information should have come first. The author gives the instructions for a clean install, with just one sentence noting the different procedure for Windows Vista, and then comes back to the Windows Vista installation process at the end of the section. I think it's more likely that the reader would be upgrading from Windows Vista rather than installing Windows 7 on a new hard drive, so the warning to run the installer from within Windows Vista and not boot from the disk should have been front and center instead of two pages later.

Oh look, it's new!

Next up is a description of all the new features in Windows 7, designed to show people who've been using Windows XP or Windows Vista the kinds of things they'll find most useful after the upgrade, starting with the taskbar and moving on to a well-illustrated explanation of Aero and all its variations. (A fuller explanation of the taskbar and Aero comes in the next chapter.) Then the book talks briefly about Desktop Gadgets (much improved from the ones in Windows Vista) and the newly revised editions of such venerable Windows built-in applications as Paint, WordPad, and the Calculator. The author assumes people already know how to use those applications.

Navigation and more

Windows 7's taskbar has been substantially upgraded from that of its predecessors, and the new features deserve a full explanation - which they get. I definitely appreciated the illustrations of Aero Peek, since my computer is too old to take full advantage of Aero. And the explanation of how to pin applications to the taskbar was very useful as well. Years ago, I used a program called Geoworks that let you pin any menu, and I always thought Windows shortchanged people by not letting them do something like that. Well, now Windows development has caught up, and it makes the interface much more user friendly. The explanation of Jump Lists was equally valuable.

A trip to the Library

Windows 7: Up and Running explains the concept of Libraries clearly, with plenty of illustrations. This is another new feature that Microsoft created to help Windows 7 users keep track of their information more efficiently. According to the book, most people didn't use the "My Documents" type folders but created their own. I found this rather surprising. I thought it was just vintage computer users like me who created their own folders instead of using the ones Microsoft built in (I am still using pretty much the same directory structure I had on my very first PC back in the late 1980s). The Library lets people have the best of both worlds - their own preferred folders plus a structure that makes it easy to keep track of what you've put where. I really appreciated the clear illustrations and the explanation of how the Library system works. I will be creating my own Library structure right away.

Go Go Gadget

I must say that I am not a fan of desktop "stuff." I keep only a few icons on mine, preferring to use sub-menus off the Start Menu to get where I want to go. The Sidebar on my Windows Vista computer drove me nuts and I turned it off pretty quickly after I first encountered it. Windows 7: Up and Running lists the available Windows 7 Desktop Gadgets, and explains that they're not confined to the Sidebar any more. This gave me an indication that they might be useful after all. For people who are not as picky about desktop contents as I am, the Gadgets would definitely be useful and the explanation makes using them easy. I'm going to try out a few myself, now that I can place them where I want.

Share and Share Alike

The next section of the book is dedicated to file sharing and the HomeGroup. Starting with a clear explanation of what a HomeGroup is and how to create one that works for you and the others on your network, Windows 7: Up and Running goes into the specifics of sharing files, protecting your data, and controlling who has access to what. Each step comes with a clear illustration of what you'll see on your screen. For the first time, sharing a USB-connected printer is simple, and sharing music between computers in the same HomeGroup is easy as well. As I read through this section, I was only too aware that our household so far contains only one Windows 7 computer - the rest use Windows XP or Mac OS X - so I would not be able to take advantage of all the Windows 7 improvements in networking and file sharing. Then I spotted the sections that deal specifically with sharing files with those other operating systems and I was a happy camper. I like to move files back and forth between computers and had not been entirely successful in integrating the Windows 7 computer into our home network. Now I know how it's done. I think this section alone would have been worth buying the book for.

Safe and Secure

No book about any version of Windows could be complete without a good section on security. Windows 7: Up and Running approaches this essential issue with a fairly long chapter that covers quite a broad spectrum of topics, some of which aren't really related to each other, although they still fall under the category of "security." This isn't as confusing as it might sound, because each security element is clearly explained, but the chapter itself is somewhat choppy and some topics might not seem to have anything to do with security at first glance. For example, the book includes the Action Center, since Action Center deals with system and security messages. It explains how the Action Center did away with a lot of Windows Vista's visual clutter and how to customize it, or even shut it off if you wish. The next topic is one that people who have been using Windows Vista will be all too familiar with, and not necessarily in a good way. Microsoft listened to users' complaints about Windows Vista's supremely annoying User Account Control and did away with the worst of the irritations, making Windows 7 much more inviting than its predecessor. Windows 7: Up and Running does full justice to the User Account Control's new, more user-friendly interface. Each possible level of security is clearly explained.

Continuing with other security-related built-in applications, the book notes that Windows Vista introduced the Credential Manager, a safe and secure place to store your logins, passwords, and certificates. Windows 7 makes it easier to use, and Windows 7: Up and Running offers a detailed explanation of how it works and how to customize it to suit your needs. Windows Vista also introduced BitLocker, a drive encryption application that could make the contents of your drive much more resistant to prying. Windows 7 introduces BitLocker to Go, which allows you to encrypt removable drives. (It's not available in all versions of Windows 7.) If you're interested in drive security, this section will be very useful. Windows 7: Up and Running also clearly explains how to encrypt individual files and folders with NTFS Encryption (also not available in all versions of Windows 7). The book goes into a lot of very useful detail about Certificates, which I had not seen explained so clearly before. There is a brief explanation of Windows Defender and Windows Firewall. Given how necessary these kinds of defenses are, nowadays, this section could have been a bit more detailed. There is no discussion about the default settings or whether the user might wish to change them, nor an explanation of what a firewall is. Granted, the author assumes experience with some previous version of Windows, but with today's emphasis on security, these two built-in applications should have been discussed in more detail.

Are These Essential?

The next section is devoted to "essential applications." Unfortunately, this title refers to the components of Windows Live Essentials, which may or may not really be essential. Windows Live Essentials is not, for some unknown reason, included with Windows 7, but it's available for free download from the Microsoft web site. It includes Messenger, Mail, Photo Gallery, Writer, Family Safety, and Movie Maker. Each component is briefly described and illustrated. Not to disparage these very useful applications, but I don't think any of them really makes the grade as "essential," and apparently Microsoft feels the same, since they're not built into Windows 7.

The Built-Ins

Windows 7 does include several really useful applications that come closer to being "essentials." There is the Snipping Tool (screen capture), Sound Recorder, Windows PowerShell (a scripting language and command-line application for expert users), Photo Viewer, Disc Image Burner, Media Center (not available in all versions), Math Input Panel (which lets you "write" math problems), XPS Viewer (for creating and signing your documents with digital signatures--another application for experts), Sticky Notes, Calculator, WordPad, Paint, and Media Player. Windows 7: Up and Running offers brief, illustrated instructions for these applications, but anyone who wants to make full use of them will want a book that goes into a lot more detail. Still, it's very useful to see what you've got on hand, without having to look for third-party software.

Exploring Internet Explorer

The chapter on Internet Explorer 8 goes into detail about that browser's many features, and illustrates them all clearly. Microsoft listened to its users (and paid close attention to what the other browser programmers were doing) and made Internet Explorer 8 much more versatile than previous editions. Here you can learn about the Smart Address bar, Enhanced tabbed browsing and grouping, Compatibility View, Find on Page, Improved search, Web Slices, Accelerators, InPrivate Browsing, InPrivate Filtering, Suggested Sites, Domain highlighting and SmartScreen Filter. Since many of those features are new to Internet Explorer 8, or are a vast improvement over their predecessors, Windows 7: Up and Running is a very useful reference for anyone who uses Internet Explorer.

Make New Friends, Keep the Old

One reason many individuals and businesses were reluctant to upgrade to Windows Vista was its lack of compatibility with their essential software. Some versions of Windows 7 (Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise) include Windows XP Mode, which is Microsoft's acknowledgement that not everyone can afford all new software to go with an all new operating system. Windows XP Mode may require downloading and installing Windows Virtual PC, which could be more complicated than the average user is willing to attempt. With the illustrated instructions in Windows 7: Up and Running, this is not quite as daunting as it might appear at first. The book takes the reader step by step through the download, installation and use of Windows XP Mode. The author also talks about possible errors one might encounter while using a virtual machine, and what can be done to get past them. And one other use of the Windows Virtual PC is to install other operating systems. Ubuntu Linux is used as a demonstration. Anyone interested in exploring the uses of Windows Virtual PC will want a much more detailed book than this, but Windows 7: Up and Running will give the reader a good beginning.

Tips and Tricks

The book concludes with a selection of useful tips and tricks that focus on customizing the Windows 7 interface, troubleshooting, using keyboard shortcuts, burning disk images and installing Windows 7 on removable media such as thumb drives. There's also a brief but useful section that explains how to set up your computer to dual-boot Windows 7 and Windows XP. Some of the tips contained in this section are definitely not for the new Windows 7 user and I'm not sure why they were included. After focusing on the basics, it seems odd to see a section that includes a lot of command-line work.

Verdict

As I said in the beginning, I found this book extremely useful, since it explains things the way I learn best: straightforward talk and lots of pictures. I do think that the arrangement of some sections, especially the installation section, could have been better, and not all chapters will be useful to all people. But those are minor quibbles, and for me, the book's a keeper. Windows 7: Up and Running is an excellent resource for someone who is already familiar with Windows and doesn't need "this is your mouse" hand-holding. It explains Windows 7 concisely and with plenty of illustrations. While it is indeed designed to get the reader "up and running," it could certainly find its place on a bookshelf for reference, as the user gains more experience and wants to explore all the great new features in Windows 7.

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