Microsoft's latest operating system Windows 7 Q & A

Paul Thurrott answers some of the concepts related to Windows 7, these concepts are more important, please understand that there is a preparation for the arrival of Vienna. Because Windows 7 is a transitional version compared to Windows Vista.

Q: Is Microsoft developing an operating system after Vista?

A: Yes, the next generation of Windows was originally "Blackcomb", but it was renamed "Windows Vienna" in early 2006, and it was recently called "Windows Seven" or "" Windows 7”.

Q: Why is Windows 7?

A: Because Windows Vista is Windows 6.0, Vienna is logically 7.0.

Q: Is Windows Vista the latest major operating system from Microsoft?

A: No. Windows-based PCs will continue to focus on digital life, and Microsoft still has a lot of work to do. Such as: speech recognition and storage.

Q: Will Vienna be an important version of Windows?

A: No. If Windows Vista is a major release, and Vienna is just a minor update, transition.

Q: When will Vienna be released?

A: Microsoft said it was released in 2009, about two years after the release of Vista. The next Windows estimate is released in 2011.

Q: What important features does Windows Vienna include?

A: Microsoft has not publicly acknowledged what features Vienna will include. As far as we know, Vienna will include: a new version of Windows Explorer, which was produced by a development team that developed the Office 2007 Ribbon UI; it may include the "Hypervisor" (Windows Virtualization) technology released with Windows Server "Longhorn"; WinFS technology.

Q: Will Windows Vienna have both 32-bit and 64-bit versions?

A: No. Vienna will only have a 64-bit version.

Q: Will Microsoft release some Windows updates before the release of Vienna?

A: Yes. During the release of Windows Server "Longhorn", Microsoft will release Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1, code name "Fiji") and will include a new version of the kernel. And no previous SP will contain major kernel updates!