Prepared by: Dennis S.

Chua
CHS NCII-INSTRUCTOR/ASSESSOR
What is an operating system (O.S) ?
Previous versions of Microsoft Windows O.S .
Windows 7 overview.
Boot performance .
Benefits of using Windows 7 .
Windows 7 system requirements .
Flavors of Windows 7.
Features of Windows 7.
User-friendly GUI
Performance considerations of Windows 7
Conclusion
What is an operating system ?
Definition :
An Operating System is an interface between user and
hardware of a computer system.

Goals of O.S :
• To make the computer system convenient to use.
• To use the computer hardware in an efficient manner.

Purpose of O.S :
The purpose of an operating system is to provide an environment
in which a user may execute programs.
Operating System Functions
Process management
Interrupts
Memory management
Virtual file system
Device drivers
Networking
Security
Graphical user interfaces
 Previous versions of windows
Release date Product name File System

May 1990 Windows 3.x FAT

July 1993 Windows NT FAT

August 1995 Windows 95 FAT
June 1998 Windows 98 FAT
February 2000 Windows 2000 FAT

September 2000 Windows Me FAT32, NTFS

October 2001 Windows XP FAT32, NTFS

November 2006 (volume

licensing) Windows Vista FAT32, NTFS
January 2007 (retail)

July 2007 Windows Home Server FAT32, NTFS

February 2008 Windows Server 2008 FAT32, NTFS

October 22, 2009 Windows 7 NTFS

 Windows 7 Overview

What is “windows 7”?

Most Recent version of Microsoft Windows

Operating system.
Windows 7 was released to Manufacturing on July

22,2009,and reached general retail availability on

October 22,2009.
Why the name “windows 7”?
 Windows 7 is the current release of Microsoft Windows.

 Initially codenamed Black comb and Vienna.

 Naming of windows 7

 It is an operating system produced for personal computing

which includes
 Home and business desktops
 Laptops
 Tablet PCs and
 Media center PCs.
 Boot performance
 Boot time is fast. On the same computer, Vista booted in

approximately 80 seconds. Windows 7 booted in 50 seconds.

That's about a 38% fast boot time with Windows 7 .
 Applications load faster. With Vista it took approximately 30

seconds. Windows 7 loaded in 20 seconds

 The installation is faster than Windows Vista
 Benefits of Windows 7
Performance : Windows 7 starts, shuts down, and resumes

from Standby faster than earlier versions of Windows.

Reliability :Reliability improvements in Windows 7 include a

Fault Tolerant Heap that resolves common memory

management issues.
Application Compatibility :A key engineering goal for

Microsoft is that software that runs on Windows Vista will

run as well or better on Windows 7.
.
 Device Compatibility : As with software, Microsoft set an

engineering goal that devices that work with Windows Vista will
also work with Windows 7—and has greatly expanded the list of
devices and peripherals that are being tested for compatibility
 Security : Windows 7 delivers new capabilities to better protect

your security and privacy, and makes existing security features

such as User Account Control and Windows Defender easier to
use.
 Improved Battery Life : Improvements to power management in

Windows 7 will help extend the battery life of your mobile PC.
 Windows 7 system requirements
Architecture 32-bit 64-bit
Processor 1 GHz 32-bit processor 1 GHz 64-bit processor
Memory (RAM) 1 GB of RAM 2 GB of RAM
Graphics Card DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver
model 1.0 (For Aero)

HDD free space 16 GB of available disk 20 GB of available disk

space space

Optical drive DVD drive (only to install from DVD/CD

Media)
 Flavors of Windows 7

Windows 7 Starter Edition:

Will only be offered pre-installed by an OEM on new PCs

limited to specific types of hardware.

Only 3 simultaneous applications can be ran at a time.

Ability to join Home Group.

 Improved taskbar abilities (Superbar) and Jump lists.

Windows 7 Home Basic: user interface

 Only available in emerging markets.

original equipment
manufacturer
 Missing Aero UI Tweaks.

Windows 7 Home Premium:

 Available worldwide to OEMs and in retail.

 Includes Aero UI Tweaks (Screen Docking, Windows Peeking,

etc).
 Multi-touch capabilities.

 Media capabilities (Media Center, Media Streaming).

 Handwriting Recognition.
Windows 7 Professional:
 Available worldwide to OEMs and in retail.

 Includes all features of Premium.

 Enhanced networking abilities.

 Backing up Data and Encrypting Data.

 Data protection and advanced networking support.

 Mobility Center.
Windows 7 Enterprise:
 Not available in retail or by OEMs, only available through

volume licensing.
 Includes features of Professional

 Includes Advanced Data Protection and IT tools (Branch

Cache, Bit Locker, AppLocker).

· Improved Remote Access (without the need of VPN with

Direct Access).
Windows 7 Ultimate:
Offered only as an add-on to Home Premium or

Professional.
 Includes features from Enterprise.
 Features of Windows 7
 More personal: Redecorate your desktop with fun new themes,

slide shows, or handy gadgets.

 Performance improvements: Designed to sleep and resume

quicker, be less memory hungry, and spot USB devices faster.

 Play To: Play your media on other PCs, stereos, or TVs around the

house.
 Remote Media Streaming: Enjoy music and video on your home

PC—even when you\'re not at home.

 Windows Touch: Pair Windows 7 with a touch screen and you

won't always need a keyboard or mouse.

 User-Friendly GUI
Jump Lists graphical user interface

Jump Lists provide users

with quick access to a
mini-Start menu
containing lists of
pictures, music, word
documents or links that
they use most
frequently.
 Libraries
Instead of having all
files and folders
organized under the
familiar Documents
folder, Windows 7
features separate
Libraries for specific
content types such
as contacts,
documents,
downloads, music,
pictures and videos.
Taskbar Peek
This feature applies the Aero Peek technology to taskbar
thumbnails.
 Aero Peek
Aero Peek expands on
Vista's Aero
graphical interface.
If you have many
windows open, Peek
brings the window
you want to focus
on to the front,
while turning all
other open windows
into transparent
"glass sheets."
Sharing with HomeGroup
Home Groups let you easily link Windows 7 computers on your home network to share
pictures, music, videos, documents and devices such as a printer.
Aero Snap
Maneuvering between windows is a pain, and comparing the content of two
windows side by side requires awkward resizing that never quite works.
Federated search :
Windows 7 supports searching for documents beyond the
user’s own PC, as well as a preview of search results
 CONCLUSION
Windows 7 helps meet the needs of both end users and IT
professionals, to make the things that people do today faster
and easier .
Windows 7 focused on delivering greater customer satisfaction
in both big and small ways.
INSTALLING WINDOWS 7
Installing and reinstalling Windows 7
There are two options to choose from during the Windows 7 installation
process:

•Upgrade. This option replaces your current version

of Windows with Windows 7, and keeps yourCompare
files, settings,
editionsand
programs in place on your computer.

•Custom. This option replaces your current version

of Windows with Windows 7, but doesn't preserve your files, settings,
and programs. It's sometimes referred to as a clean installation for that
reason.
 The screen as shown below should appear, and
thus you shall press any key in order to boot from
the Windows 7 CD.
The Windows Installation will begin to start
up!
 Installing Windows
Press Next when the Install Windows dialog
appears!
Press Install Now
Accept the license terms.
Choose the Custom (advanced) installation because we
want a Fresh/Clean Install of Windows 7.
Now you will have to choose the partition (disk drive)
you want to install Windows in.
If you have more than one partition, I suggest deleting the partitions one by
one until they merge and the screens shows “Unallocated Space”. Then press
next as Windows should be installed in the “Unallocated Space”.
Now it’s time to turn on your favorite episode of “The Wire,” drink that cup of
coffee and come back to the computer in about twenty minutes as the
Windows installation shall do the rest.
Don’t get scared as the computer may restart automatically a couple of times
as updates are being installed. Restarting is totally normal.
The Installation shall finish.
The computer will reboot, and once the screen below appears, it is pretty much
a sign of victory!
Setting Up Windows
A “Set Up Windows” screen shall pop up. The instructions are pretty much straight
forward as you will chose an username and password afterwards.
Finally you will be prompted to enter the product key of your Windows
7 copy.
After filling out a couple of more boxes such as this, which I advice
to choose “Use recommended settings,” Windows shall finally
boot up.
The fresh install desktop should look like this, more or
less and thus, we have official formatted our computer!
Final Step
Restore files and drivers from previously made backups and turn on
windows update.
Windows Update
THANK YOU