Windows 7 SP1, the Evolution
The first major step in the evolution of Windows 7 is synonymous with the first service pack for the operating system.
Customers should not in any way expect a release of the magnitude of Windows XP SP2, but the upgrade is cooking, although the company is not making any timeline dates public, not for Beta, RC or for RTM for that matter. However, so far, Microsoft did confirm two features which will be introduced by Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX, both impacting the company?s desktop virtualization stack.
Microsoft RemoteFX is a technology designed to make the user experience barriers between local desktops and virtual desktops in remote scenarios disappear, according to Max Herrmann, from the Windows Server Remote Desktop Services marketing team at Microsoft. In this regard, RemoteFX is the evolution of technology that Microsoft acquired from Calista Technologies, a couple of year back. The new SP1 features come with the promise that virtual desktops will offer support for Windows Aero, all media types, highly-synchronized audio, as well as for Silverlight and 3D graphics. Microsoft emphasized that RemoteFX was designed as a collection of Remote Desktop Services technologies, and not as a standalone product.
?Microsoft RemoteFX as the ?special sauce? in Remote Desktop Services that users will be able to enjoy when they connect to their virtual and session-based desktops and applications over the network. With Microsoft RemoteFX, users will be able to work remotely in a Windows Aero desktop environment, watch full-motion video, enjoy Silverlight animations, and run 3D applications ? all with the fidelity of a local-like performance when connecting over the LAN. Their desktops are actually hosted in the data center as part of a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) or a session virtualization environment (formerly known as Terminal Services). With RemoteFX, these users will be able to access their workspace via a standard RDP connection from a broad range of client devices ? rich PCs, thin clients and very simple, low-cost devices,? Herrmann explained.
Following the introduction of SP1, Hyper-V will be optimized to allow customers to leverage new levels of virtual machine density, through the new With Hyper-V Dynamic Memory feature, noted Jeff Woolsey, from the Windows Server team. According to Microsoft, Dynamic Memory was born from customer feedback. Microsoft received two requests for the evolution of Hyper-V with predilection, for the hypervisor to make use of physical memory not only efficiently but also dynamically while delivering as minimal an impact on performance as possible, and for performance and scalability capabilities to be consistent.
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Re: Windows 7 SP1, the Evolution
I am using windows xp sp2 and I am very happy with it.
Why should I change it to 7?
Re: Windows 7 SP1, the Evolution
For me the only reason to switch from XP is DirectX 10 and 11. Those will never see the light on Windows XP. If you're fine with XP, then don't change.
Re: Windows 7 SP1, the Evolution
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Why should I change it to 7?
If it aint broke dont fix it..
This question is all together too common. It is simple really.. If you like things to work and you dont like injecting troubles in to your computing paradigm , dont upgrade. So many people think that they are missing out by not upgrading when M$ tells you too. The simple fact of the matter is, if you're happy with it,lave it be..
Upgrading is for two types. Tetchy people that like to experiment and can afford to. If you have more then one computer, and dont really care if the second runs or not, you may be in this category. Also for company that mandate it. If you're told to update, then do it, the company made the decision for you.
Upgrading is not for, people who need work done. If your doing the daily grind and dont want to relearn a new os, or having something unpredicted pop up, its not for you. Unless of course you already have problems. Then in that case, back up your data and go for it.
Yes, upgrading gives you the latest and greatestl bells and whistles, and new toys. BUT its not needed unless you want it. Lets face it, M$ has a track record of intruding more headaches in our lives. They focus so hard on preventing the user from doing what they dont want, and making things work the way they want it to that you give up reliability. M$ is very much like a mini gov when you think of it. THEY WANT YOU TO UPGRADE. Like the gov wants you to buy cars with a GPS in it. If companies can control what there customers do, they can only stand to profit.
IMO, XP is one of the best OS m$ has released. 2000 was also a good OS. They both had a good track record. Win7 may also do well, I here lots of good stuff about it, but there are bad things heard as well.
So to answer the question
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Why should I change it to 7?
- Because you want to. Its up to You, not anyone else.
