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Windows 7 privacy statement describes new features
Here are a few highlights:
- It appear there will be several editions of Windows 7, with names like Windows 7 Enterprise Edition and Windows 7 Ultimate Edition popping up throughout the privacy statement.
- Device Information Retrieval is the service that download info from Microsoft about your computer's hardware. It looks like you can check an option to turn this off in Windows 7, which I believe is new.
- There's a new driver protection feature that stops the computer from starting drivers that are known to cause stability issues.
- Windows can perform a one-time check with Windows Update to download system updates during the Windows installation process, saving you from having to install Windows and then run a system update once you're finished. Update: Not exactly new, but still useful
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Subscribe to commentsMarkOct 27th 2008 5:35PM
"Windows can perform a one-time check with Windows Update to download system updates during the Windows installation process, saving you from having to install Windows and then run a system update oncee you're finished."
That's not exactly new, Windows XP can do that too. :)
Brad LinderOct 27th 2008 5:37PM
Yeah, that's why I'm always wary of writing these "what's new in..." posts. It's too easy to mistake features I haven't used for brand new features. :)
SDreamerOct 27th 2008 6:10PM
Sounds like Vista again. Multiple versions (hopefully people who bought Ultimate actually get what they paid for). The drivers thing, isn't that what caused quite a few BSODs on startup of Vista cause Vista stopped the drivers from starting? Not bashing Vista, (I prefer it over XP for my own computers), but those don't exactly sound too new.
michas_piOct 27th 2008 8:26PM
"There's a new driver protection feature that stops the computer from starting drivers that are known to cause stability issues."
I assume it will never allow the NVIDIA driver to initialize.
Big DOct 27th 2008 10:32PM
Why is it that no one is complaining that M$ is charging for 3 different versions of an operating system? Meanwhile, Apple has one version of its operating systems with full features for all its computers!
hazardOct 28th 2008 8:18AM
you have much to learn young grasshopper ..