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Windows 7 미리보기: 기존과 다를 바 없음

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief January 15, 2009 · 3 min read

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저는 약 일주일 동안 Windows 7 베타 버전을 인텔 코어 2 쿼드 기반 콤파크 프레자리오와 애트머 기반 넷북에 설치해 왔으며, 지금까지 마이크로소프트의 차기 운영체제는 상당히 좋은 인상을 주었습니다.

저는 약 1 년간 Windows 비스타 사용자로 지내왔으며 성능에 상당히 만족하고 있습니다. 이전에 겪었던 문제들은 주로 64 비트 버전의 비스타 울티메이트와 호환되는 드라이버와 관련이 있었습니다. 따라서 Windows 7 을 처음 사용해 보았을 때 큰 변화가 느껴지지는 않았습니다. 다른 분들이 보고한 것과 달리, 제가 사용하는 시스템에 따라 Windows 7 을 완전히 설치하는 데 약 1.5 시간에서 2.5 시간이 걸렸습니다.

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오늘 아침 ANC의 'Mornings @ ANC' 게스트로 출연했을 때 TJ 와 저는 Windows 7 에 대해 약간 이야기를 나눴습니다. 저는 "기존과 별반 다를 바 없는" 것이라고 말했는데, Windows 7 의 전체적인 느낌은 여전히 Vista 와 유사합니다. 모든 행동을 확인하기 위한 팝업 확인 창이 여전히 존재하며 탐색 스타일도 동일합니다. 심지어 제가 Microsoft 가 처음부터 다시 만들어야 한다고 생각하는 10 년 전의 Windows 레지스트리 시스템까지 그대로 사용되고 있습니다.

네요, 도구 모음이 달라졌고 애플리케이션 창 동작도 약간 변경되었지만, 훈련받지 않은 눈에는 (비스타를 사용해 본 적이 없는 사람들에게) 그 차이가 표면적으로만 느껴질 수 있습니다.

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그렇다면 Windows 7은 왜 이를 사용해 본 사람들뿐만 아니라 아직 사용하지 않은 사람들까지도 많은 이들에게서 긍정적인 평가를 받을까요?

우선, 저는 Windows 7이 비스타의 간소화된 버전이라고 느꼈습니다. 불필요한 요소가 적고 시각 효과도 줄어들어 덜 성가셨죠.

둘째, 현재 우리가 보유한 기계들은 3 년 전 사람들이 Windows Vista를 처음 베타 테스트했을 때보다 훨씬 더 강력합니다. 2GB에서 4GB DDR2/DDR3 RAM을 탑재한 Core 2 Duo 및 쿼드 코어 시스템으로 대부분의 사람들에게 시스템 요구 사항은 문제가 되지 않습니다. 이러한 기계에서 Windows 7의 성능은 훌륭합니다. 만약 사람들이 당시 PC 구성으로 Windows 7을 테스트했다면 어땠을까 상상을 해보세요.

저에게 Windows 7 는 더 빠르고, 기능적이며, 똑똑합니다. 일부 사용자는 OS X 와 유사하게 작동한다고 주장하지만 저는 OS X 를 사용하지 않아 그 주장을 입증할 수는 없습니다. 이 운영체제는 다양한 트릭과 자주 사용하는 기능을 위한 단축키, 데스크탑을 정리하는 방법 등을 제공합니다. 태블릿 PC 를 위한 특수 기능도 포함되어 있으며, 이에 대한 테스트가 완료되면 공유하겠습니다.

마지막으로, 장치 드라이버 호환성에 대한 문제는 거의 없습니다. Windows 7 은 주로 비스타 드라이버를 채택했기 때문에 시스템에 새로운 장치를 추가해도 문제되지 않았습니다. 이는 사용자가 엑스피에서 비스타로 마이그레이션했을 때와는 다른 상황입니다.

Windows의 대중 공개 시기가 적절했으며, 이는 수년간 비스타를 괴롭혀온 저주를 피할 수 있을 것이라 믿습니다. 마이크로소프트는 여기서 승리를 거둘 것입니다.

How long did it take to install Windows 7 on different computers?

Installation took 1.5 to 2.5 hours, depending on the computer.

What is the main difference between Windows 7 and Vista according to the article?

Windows 7 feels like a stripped-down version of Vista with less clutter.

Does Windows 7 have a new registry system?

No, Windows 7 still uses the same decade-old Windows Registry System.

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65 Comments

Justine · 17 years ago

Need help…
Will this work on my system? I have a 2.20 GHz Dual Core Processor, 1 Gb of system memory, 160 hard drive.

I’m planning on getting this OS cause i’m stuck with XP for years now, and i think i need upgrading.

Silverlokk · 17 years ago

I have Windows 7 on triple boot (along with Vista Starter and OpenSolaris). Starter is fast enough on my rig:

Lenovo ThinkPad SL400
Intel Core2 Duo 1.6GHz
2GB RAM
160GB hard drive

but then that’s Starter. Windows 7 *feels* about as fast, maybe faster. Hard to tell because neither Starter nor 7 come with with the usual demoware that bloats PCs. It *does* have more eye candy than Starter. For instance, if you hover the mouse pointer over the IE icon on the taskbar, you get thumbnails of the open tabs and windows. OTOH, IMHO its handling of tabs still sucks. With FireFox, I can drag a link to a tab. If I try to do it with IE, it just opens the link in the same tab :grumble:

Took about 25hrs to download the ISO, maybe because this was the 64-bit version and therefore about a gigabyte larger. Have to check the EULA, it *might* be OK to give out a copy of the DVD but you’ll have to get your own activation code.

Jacobato · 17 years ago

I installed Windows 7 fresh, overwrote Vista in my midrange laptop and it was ready for use in half an hour. Downloading the internet updates took another 10 minutes.

Overall, a more functional taskbar and the jumplist are to me its killer features. It does save time, especially for users who have multiple application windows open at the same time.

This same Toshiba laptop am using used to consume about 950MB of RAM right after boot up of Vista SP1. Imagine, with no application running, it eats nearly a gig of RAM. With Windows 7, it uses 650MB of RAM after boot up. That to me is substantially reduction of resource consumption.

After using it for a month now, I believe I will move my XP and Vista laptops to Windows 7 once it’s officially released. XP is still faster in some applications, but Windows 7 has nearly been as robust as XP even though it’s still at beta. Besides, XP is indeed starting to look very old.

inerman777 · 18 years ago

Vista’s fine with me but with this new thing-a-ma’jig from microsoft, I can’t help but wait ’til I get my hands on it.^^,

I’m almost done with my mid-ranger rig

Phenom X3 8450
GA-MA78GM-S2H
Kingston 2Gb
Lite-on 20x SATA
Western Digital 160Gb 7200 rpm

just need the Radeon 3450 or 3470 and a 2Gb RAM and this is good to go.^^,

I guess this will do the trick for Windows7

aeriolewinters · 18 years ago

I would like to know if a Northwood can Run 7 provided that it has RAM?

Jep · 18 years ago

interesting article, may i know where to get the Windows 7? i want to try it out myself, when will it be release for public? :)

Josh · 18 years ago

@madmanz23 hey don’t give out false info! the minimum requirements of win 7 are:

Minimum recommended specs call for:
1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor
1 GB of system memory
16 GB of available disk space
Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128 MB memory (to enable the Aero theme)
DVD-R/W Drive
Internet access (to download the Beta and get updates)

here is the link

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx

i hope the price is lesser than vista since plenty of features were stripped from vista

wh@ · 18 years ago

@ madzman23
thanks for the info. It would mean a lot to me. Haiz… Sayang naman i cant try windows 7. Wla pa kasi ako pang upgrade ng PC ko. Cguro tri ko muna XP SP3 4 d min tym. hehehe :)

Kevin · 18 years ago

“Some even claims it nearing the way OS X behaves though I canâ€™t attest to that as I donâ€™t use OS X.”

I watched a few videos and am still downloading the ISO, but I can assure you that the taskbar is nearly duplicating OS X’s dock functionality.

jhay · 18 years ago

I’d wait for the final version to come out before making the upgrade.

klystech · 18 years ago

Windows 7 is indeed a cleaner vista, Vista is just like Windows ME of the past. Vista served as a large scale test for the new version of kernel architecture to be implemented for the next versions of windows. Vista is plagued with bugs and dis-functions, this are flaws in the new kernel. Which eventually had been minimized in Windows, but still windows OS are still plagued by BSODs, which it had inherited in older versions of kernel, which until now unsolved and no way to be solved… Unless they fully open their architecture in the community, and be ready to scrutiny, then I think great minds of the open source community will be able to solve it. :)

Erik · 18 years ago

w*f . i download windows 7 beta last night. It took about less than 14 hours to finish. But i’m so unlucky because when im installing i got an error ..

[ Windows could not collect information for [OsImage] since the specified image file [install.wim] does not exist. ]

Screen shots

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=zkk74j&s=5
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=o5ztw6&s=5
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=53wjs4&s=5

Anyone can help me ? About this error ?

Patrick · 18 years ago

I’m off to try Windows 7. I use Vista on my laptop and despite a few quirks, it’s miles better than XP.

Maurice B. · 18 years ago

hmmm. can we use windows 7 for netbooks? I have a windows xp sp3 on my rig and its a Blue h1 netbook. Whats the difference between these OS? i tried vista and didn’t like it cuz of driver problems and it crashes alot with my other laptop, so i chnge it with XP sp3.

Unknown Soldier · 18 years ago

I maybe rude but for me…

Windows 7 is Windows Vista SP2! Period!

Windows XP > Windows 7

but…

Ubuntu > Windows XP! LMAO =))

chiemartin · 18 years ago

There are always the “minimum” and “recommended” system requirements with every software package, including OS, but honestly, it can run on lower specifications.

I have a 16GB SSD attached to the mini-PCIe slot on my EEE 701, partitioned 9GB for the Windows 7 installation. I used the public beta build 7000 and ran Windows Update, which used up around 6.5GB.

Installation was such a bore, taking around 2 hours I think, considering my 701 was set at stock speed (630MHz). Ahahahaha. When everything was done, the boot-up was pretty quick. If it ran at 900MHz clock speed, now that would be way prettier. ;)

Another thing to note, after the Windows Update, everything worked perfectly. All drivers were updated. I didn’t have to pop-in the Asus driver CD at all.

If you have a netbook and would wish to participate in our discussions of Windows 7, visit our forums: http://www.netbooks.ph/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1057

Andre Marcelo-Tanner · 18 years ago

dont think they sell dvds, download it and copy files to USB drive, its about 3-4GB the installer. if you dont have broadband, then go to Netopia or local internet cafe, download ISO, burn ISO to DVD and there’s your windows 7 installer.

Noone gave the beta link I believe:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/

Erik · 18 years ago

i want to try windows 7 .. any one can give me a link or where i can buy dvd for this os ?. thanks

tia

seoulbox.com · 18 years ago

its still on beta so, there’s a lot of possibilities that might happen. :)

madzman23 · 18 years ago

@ wh@ – Hey buddy, the minimum System Requirement for Windows 7 are:
* 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
* 512 MB of system memory
* 20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
* Support for DirectX 9 graphics and 32 MB of graphics memory
* DVD-ROM drive
* Audio Output

So I think your memory needs to upgrade, even if you changed your memory to 512, although you can install it. Your system will slows down also because of its graphic animations. I will recommend to stick on Windows XP so that you’ll not get pissed about your system. If you really want to used Windows 7, better get a new high-end system. ;)

wh@ · 18 years ago

guys 2long naman jan. Pwedi kya sa pc un windows 7?

Soft Guru · 18 years ago

internet downloads? i copied iso files to usb drive and booted from there.

Andre Marcelo-Tanner · 18 years ago

honestly it seems like windows 7 is like the Windows 98 to Windows 95, nothing new, just improved.

chingy · 18 years ago

@yuga

I installed mine somewhere between 30 to 45 mins, so far this is the fastest OS installation I encountered. Did a clean install via DVD, everything went smoothly from beginning to end. So far I’m having problems with my Realtek soundcard, only the left speaker’s working, still trying to find a fix but it seems everyone’s having trouble with it as well.

As for my Windows 7 evaluation, I’d have to agree with Yuga. It’s pretty much a modified and improved Vista. Everything looks cleaner, its a lot more efficient, and remastered all the quirky functions Vista used to have. As for its performance, its somewhere between my XP setup and my previous Vista setup.

Oh by the way, I’m using an Athlon X2 2.4GHZ. I know its an aging processor compared to your Duo’s and Quadies, =P I’m still waiting for the Phenom II’s to hit mainstream. =)

Andre Marcelo-Tanner · 18 years ago

internet downloads? i copied iso files to usb drive and booted from there.

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 18 years ago

@sky – how did you install it? USB or via DVD? did you include the internet updates during installation? I did it 3 separate installations from a PC to a laptop to a netbook and the fastest I got was over an hour.

It’s possible the additional internet downloads slowed me down.

Andre Marcelo-Tanner · 18 years ago

supposedly Windows 7 will run faster than Vista and XP and can run on Netbooks, so it should work on lesser specs. I tried installing to a usb drive but I couldnt make it work

sky · 18 years ago

“And contrary to what other have reported, too me somewhere around 1.5 to 2.5 hours to completely install Windows 7 which is dependent on the rig Iâ€™m running it on.”

What?! Mine installed in less than 30 minutes! While not the 15 minutes some have reported, it wasn’t long enough to keep me impatiently waiting — honestly, I sat through the entire installation! It was THAT fast! And this is a 1-year-old laptop, btw. C2D 2.0 GHz, 2GB RAM, 160GB 5400RPM hard drive. Almost obsolete specs in today’s standards.

wh@ · 18 years ago

can i used Windows 7 to my P4 1.70 GHz, 1.69GHz, 256MB of RAM. cause i want to try this beta version, im using XP..
thanks.

wh****@hotmail.com

TechPinas · 18 years ago

I don’t really have major complains about Vista — but if Windows 7 promises to be better overall, then that should be ayt. :)

Robert · 18 years ago

Vista is a curse! Even though I am a Vista user until now, I am just on the support. Honestly, I am not expecting good about this new release. I am thinking if they will create a new OS, they should give themselves time to beautify or make the OS undeniably amazing, perhaps 6-10 years would be great. I just hope Microsoft could surpass Windows 98 and XP’s great performance!

Robert
http://www.KuyaRobert.com