A First Look at Windows 7 Ultimate - IBM PC Club Demo Aug 2009 Tim Massaro & Bill Hanson timmassaro @ usa.com

A First Look at
Windows 7 Ultimate

     IBM PC Club Demo
         Aug 2009
 Tim Massaro & Bill Hanson
   timmassaro @ usa.com
  wshanson@us.ibm.com

Agenda
•   Introduction
•   New Installation Types
•   Demo of New Features
•   Tips and Links

Introduction
• This is the Windows 7 Release Candidate
• Windows 7 is a Microsoft follow-on to the
  unpopular Windows Vista which was released on
  November 30, 2006 (beta mid 2005).
• Some PCs will be shipping with Windows 7 as
  early as fall 2009 (look for coupons good for Win 7
  upgrades on new PC hardware).
    Lenovo (and others?) have announced that people who buy systems
     with > Vista Home Basic can get free Win7 upgrades
Win 7 is a polished piece of work, that contains
  trusted XP features, best of Vista, has feeling
  and excitement of driving a new car!
• Microsoft is encouraging downloads and testing.
  The Win 7 RC available for download and testing
  until August 20, 2009

Features New to Win 7
• Faster Bootup
• Improved Window management
• Improved Power management for
  Notebooks
• Less features focus, more compatibility
  focus
• Windows Aero (first developed with Vista)

Agenda
•   Introduction
•   New Installation Types
•   Demo of New Features
•   Tips and Links

Projected Windows 7 Shipments
       (www.thewindowsclub.com)

Windows 7 New Installation Types
• Windows 7 most popular versions (80%)
  will be Home Premium or Professional
  Editions similar to WXP home and WXP
  Professional.
• Like Vista other versions will be available
  eg Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium,
  Professional, and Ultimate.
• Bare bones Starter and Home Basic only
  available in emerging markets.
• W7 RC download available until 8-20-09
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/download.aspx

What's Missing in Home Premium?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/compare-editions?T1=tab01

Agenda
•   Introduction
•   New Installation Types
•   Demo of New Features
•   Tips and Links

Win 7 Snipping Tool
     (Easy way to cut/paste graphic information in e-mails or documents!)

Similar to the Snipping tool in Vista, this new feature allows you to “Snip” or Copy
a window or region of the screen. Then comment or draw on the image and save or
email the image (not in the Win 7 Basic edition) Note that no undo in this tool (but
erase button is similar to erase)

Gadgets R Us

The Weather gadget can’t customize in
W7 RC defaults to New York, NY

Look and Feel Demo
• Windows 7 tabbing features
• Very Graphical Interface, printers and devices on
  same menu
• New looking Screen Resolution Settings interface
• New looking Personalization interface with many
  new desktop screen backgrounds, time selectable
  backgrounds
• Control Panel settings use the category and icon
  view. Small icon similar to XP traditional view.
• Has Vista Gadgets feature but no Vista like
  sidebar.

Look and Feel Demo
• Aero Desktop, visual window mgr
  Glass effect, open apps and see underneath
• Window borders wider, icons glow, uses the
  best Vista features.
• Taskbar flyover window previews
• “Flip” with live previews, replaces Alt-Tab
  (ctl-alt-tab locks till you press enter or esc)
• 3D Flip (Flag-Tab) (Ctl-Flagkey-Tab locks)
• (both flips support “Flip to desktop”)
• New Explorer Windows default browser is IE8

What's Shakin w Aero?
• Snap – new way to organize windows (drag to edge to expand
vertically/maximize/go side by side

• Aero Peek – Xray vision...hover over lower right to see desktop and toggle
minimize all
• Aero Shake – toggle minimize of all other windows by grabbing a window head
frame and shake

• Windows 7 Search – look for files using built in indexing

Vista/Win 7 Experience

   Taskbar preview             Aero glass effects

       Flip replaces Alt Tab

                                       3D Flip use Win-Tab button
New Navigation Pane

Win 7 Jump Lists
Jump Lists—new in Windows 7 shortcuts to documents, pictures, songs,
websites, or commands.

Open a Jump List by right-clicking a program icon or find them on the Start
menu.

Jump List differ based on the program. Internet Explorer 8 shows frequently-
viewed websites. Windows Media Player 12 lists commonly-played tunes.

Use Jump Lists to Pin Shortcuts to task manager or Start menu

Personalization

Control Panel

Control Panel
   Small Icon View

Devices and Printers

Internet Explorer 8
• Many new features in IE 8 including:
• Slimmer location bar
  – Favorites/RSS/History frame
  – RSS (Really Simple Syndication) support (improved tagging
      methods, feed items-automatic authentication methods,etc)
  –   Tabbed browsing (used instead of multiple browser windows)
  –   Grouped tabs (save/restore tabs)
  –   Anti-phishing (better security Malware protection, more like Firefox)
  –   Zoom Enhancements (Cntl-+/-)
• Users can download IE 8 and run it on XP today.
  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.ms
  px
• (IE8 and IE7 Still not recommended at IBM due to
  compatibility issues)

Features Available in XP
• IE 8 (no parental control or protected mode)
Windows Media Player 11
• Windows Defender (malware agent)
• Powershell command line environment
• Office 2007

See PC World August 2009 issue for lists of products that can be simulated in
   XP

Win7 Only Features
 Most features mentioned in this presentation can be simulated on Vista and
XP via various software products, Here are several that can't

 Device State – Special treatment of Device Drivers, custom graphics for new
devices as they are plugged in.

 HomeGroup – Improved ease of use for home networking, also promises to
allow sharing within and without your network by use of “Libraries”

 JumpList - improvements to ShortCut lists (see earlier in presentation)

 One-Click Wi-Fi – similar to Access Connections IBM/LenovoThinkVantage
product

Other Win7 Features

• Media Streaming capabilities with promise 25G Windows Live Storage Space
can “Share recorded TV programs with friends”

• Paint UI improved (major facelift more consistent with Office 7 Ribbon
Interface)

    Integrated Search

    Calculator UI improved (scientific/statistics/programmer views available)

    ISO Burning Software included

Improved
                  Paint Program

 Programmer
Calculator View

Agenda
•   Introduction
•   New Installation Types
•   Demo of New Features
•   Tips and Links

Things to do after Installing
• Set other than default search engine (Live
  Search)
• Install appropriate graphics driver that matches
  your hardware
• Install Firefox and other desired applications
• Install Thinkpad device drivers, fix unresolved
  device issues like volume button issues etc
• Install OpenOffice (there are not even office
  viewer apps installed)
• Select Aero theme to get preview when flying
  over tabs on system tray.

How to Fix Network Drive Mapping
• Can't MAP network drive... eg NT Lan Manager
  authentication level NOT defined... do the following!!!
   – problem is probably caused by NT Lan Manager authentication
     level.
   – OPEN Cntrl Panel..... then System and Security... next
     Administrative Tools
     open Local Security Policy under Administrative Tools....
     Navigate down the tree: Security Settings | Local Policies |
     Security Options
     Find: Network Security:LAN Manager authentication level
     Set To: Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session security if
     negotiated

How to resolve Notes 8 and
        Sametime Word Wrap Issue
• Text in Notes 8 Integrated Sametime
  messages will not wrap on systems using
  IE 8!
• Need to edit stchat.css file
C:\lotus\notes\data\workspace\.config\org.eclipse.osgi\bundles\###\1\.cp\css
* where ### directory will vary depending on Notes install

• Follow instructions per this link:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=477&uid=swg21380355

How to Enable LPR Print

How to telnet to another computer

My Other Problems
• Unload of graphics driver caused W7 lockup
   – 2 time consuming safe mode restore points
   – Graphics shrinks does not rescale at lower video resolutions on the
     W500 Lenovo Laptop
• Occasional IE lockup when saving web page before load completes
• Occasional bluescreen when trying to restore from hibernate
• The My Computer structure changed
   – User stuff is stored in different location c:\users\massaro however we
     noticed installing programs to c:\documents and settings\massaro was
     ok.
• Symantec Endpoint Protection Issues
   – Faulty messages, no Symantec W7 version
   – IBM E-biz team will work out, for now recommended the SEP Vista
     version

Compatibility Risks
• Deemed very compatible with XP
• Documents and Settings\userid -> Users\userid
   • File structure different than past OS (Vista/W7)
• NetMeeting replaced, not compatible w\XP
   • IBMers should use Lotus Sametime
• Some Drivers for devices missing on Install
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/WIN7-BETA.html
• Windows help files deprecated use putty or ssh
  (can install viewer)
• telnet command not there by default (can be turned on
  from Control Panel -> Programs -> Turn Windows
  Features On or Off

Helpful Links
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=477&uid=swg21380355
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1694
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/WIN7-BETA.html
http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-solve-compatibility-problems-in-windows-7/
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/category/w7itpro/
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx?ITPID=wcfeed
Create Bootable USB Drive for Win7
http://www.windowsvienna.com/windows-7-faq-a16.html
http://find.pcworld.com/63213