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Ten Things You Should Know about Windows 7 vs. Windows XP

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Overview So you're an XP shop, and your organization skipped Vista but is considering taking the plunge to the latest revision of the Longhorn platform: Windows 7. Windows 7 is a big jump from Windows XP! XP was one of the best operating systems ever to come out of Redmond, but Windows 7 contains enough goodies to make a persuasive case for change in most environments. This white paper discusses ten things to help you evaluate Windows 7 for your environment.

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Publisher	Global Knowledge	File Format	PDF
Date Published	October 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	Interfaces - Buses - I-Os, Desktop Systems - PCs, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

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Ten Things You Should Know about Windows 7 vs. Windows XP

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Publisher:
Global Knowledge

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interfaces - buses - i-os

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interfaces - buses - i-os

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Ten Things You Should Know about Windows 7

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The Weekly Round-Up: 16.11.07

Redmond's latest operating system didn't fare so well, with Vista trailing both Linux and the Mac OS in the popularity stakes with a paltry 14 per cent. Plan a business trip, arrange the itinerary, pack, drive to the airport, leave your laptop in...

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Weekly Round-up

Windows 7: Who's adopting it, when and why?

Windows 7 will have an XP Mode allowing XP programs to run in Redmond's upcoming operating system, helping the new OS avoid the difficulty Vista had in running existing corporate applications. And it's not just netbook makers who stand to benefit...

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