Windows 7 can overcome Vista driver defects?

Microsoft revealed the frequency data index of driver failures under Vista installation. Microsoft hopes to achieve the goal of zero hardware installation when Windows 7 is released, but at present it exceeds 10%. The printer driver failed to install under Vista, which really doubts whether it can achieve the intended goal in Windows 7. Jon DeVaan, senior vice president of Microsoft's core operating system division, also stressed that things that can run under Vista can run under Windows 7.

According to this statement combined with Microsoft data, not all software can run well under Vista, then the situation under Windows 7 does not seem so clear, the following is Microsoft in September 2008 to Vista SP1 user installation driver problem data statistics:

The biggest driver installation problem is the printer driver, which exceeds the installation failure rate by 10%. In Windows 7, Microsoft hopes to identify multi-function printers through device management and increase the success rate of installations, unlike Vista, which is only recognized as a multimedia device.

Modem, although only used by a small number of people, is still a major aspect of driver installation failure under Vista, up to 8.64%. The 3G broadband modem has become the main source of this problem. Microsoft Windows TV project manager Chris Matichuk said that any failure rate of more than 3% is a bad performance, such as printer drivers, will be the focus of our work, and when Windows 7 is released, all devices can work, this It is the goal of our efforts.

Chris Matichuk also revealed that Microsoft's internal goal is to achieve at least 90% drive coverage through the system built-in and Windows Update when the Windows 7 RTM version is released. This means that 90% of the device drivers can be installed in both ways.