The Microsoft people have come up with a new version of an operating system in recent months. In an interview to Newsweek, Bill Gates announced this version is meant to be more user centric than previous OS's. This is a new wrinkle of an upgrade. Certainly, earlier versions of the Windows operating systems were never said to be centric, though in some ways, they were.
So, what does Mr. Gates mean by centric and what will it do for us? The word centric is derived from the word center. A centric structure has its main body in the middle and layers form around it which this central body controls. However, the real meaning I get from the way the word centric is being used here is that Microsoft is the central controlling body.
Tracers
The reason I say this is because Windows 7 uses tracers to keep the operating system running. Whereas with previous versions of Windows you used to have to click OK to send a report to Microsoft after a crash, this is no longer necessary because Windows tracers will take care of it. While all this sounds 1984ish, it really is not a bad thing.
If you were to take your Windows XP or Vista Operating System disk and try to install it on another computer, you would not be able to. So, you can see Microsoft has, to some extent been in our homes for a while already. Though this concept may be hard for some of us to swallow, that is just the way it is.
Cutting the Waste
Of course, probably what Mr. Gates was meaning to convey by centric is that the time has come for operating systems to be very, very efficient. In the past, upgrades were built as additions slapped onto the previous operating system.
With Windows 7's centric system the waste has been cut from the inner to the outer core of the system. This makes it so your microprocessor can do more while working less. Windows 7 has achieved this goal by sacrificing, to some extent, compatibility. In other words, you won't see too many programs compatible with Windows 7 and everything else.
No Windows Mail!
Window 7 comes without Windows Mail or Photo Gallery installed. However a free download including these two pieces of software and some other niece features as well, can be downloaded. All in all, I see this as a plus over previous operating systems.
Some users of Windows 7 have complained it is slow. Actually, this operating system is built for speed but your computer has to have the horsepower to run it. A 40GB hard drive with 16GB of free space is an absolute minimum. Also, you cannot even get this OS off the ground without at least 1 GB of RAM. Microsoft states the minimum speed of the processor to be 1 GHZ, but I would add you need a top Microprocessor with ample L1 cache onboard as well. In other words, a so-so computer will not run Windows 7 very well.
Still, this operating system has some nice features. Myself, I have been delighted with my Windows Vista system but with we computer users becoming more and more video obsessed, an operating system structured to cutout wasted computer effort is needed. Windows 7 is at least an attempt at designing this non wasteful, centric system.
The author, Ed Lathrop is a comp TIA A+/Network+ certified computer technician familiar with the operation, repair and upkeep of today's PC's. His site, Registry Repair Reviews, rates the latest registry programs and tells which registry cleaners work and which ones might actually be dangerous to your computer. Also, Computer is Slow Why? gives you step by step instructions on how to get your computer's speed back!
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