Week 5. Seesion 1: Demonstrate the application of MS Windows computer operating system. Windows OS history, Microsoft Windows, Windows 7 aims, Upgraded from Vista/XP, Improvements from XP only, Windows 7, Anatomy of Windows 7, Aero, Taskbar, Search, Libraries, Gadgets, Additional tools in windows 7, Windows 7 requirements. Session 2 and 3:Windows 7 file management, Managing files and folders, Efficient file management, Finding files and folders, types of libraries, using search, Search options and features, A new Approach to Accessing content, Windows Special folders, Windows Special folders, system tool folder, System restore

Windows OS history

Microsoft released a number of Windows operating system ranging from Windows xx, NT, server from 1985 till now. The latest is  Windows 7, released in 2009. Windows 8 isn’t yet released.

Microsoft Windows

•       Microsoft created the operating system, WINDOWS, in the mid-1980s.

•       They have a version of the 

     operating system that is designed for the home user, and professional version, which is intended for the businesses

•       The versions differ in the depth of networking, security, and multimedia support

•       Windows is a proprietary software, which means that Microsoft has placed restriction on how people can use or copy the software

Windows 7 Aims

- decrease Start up and shutdown times by 20 seconds

- go to sleep and Resume faster

- use up less memory

- pop ip search result faster

- Reconnect to your Wireless Network more quickly

- Recognize USB devices faster

main elements of windows 7

- Aero view

- Taskbar

- Search

- Libraries

- Gadgets

Windows 7 Requirements

in order 

Windows 7 Aero

Windows Aero is the premium visual experience of Windows Vista. It features a translucent glass design with subtle window animations and new window colors.

Aero’s distinctive visual style combines the appearance of lightweight, translucent windows with powerful graphic advances. With Aero, you can enjoy visually appealing effects and appearance and also benefit from better access to your programs.

File Formats and Data Stores

In Windows 7, Windows Explorer makes file management and manipulation easier for the user in several way
The preview for your application's file type is more accessible with a new button that lets users show and hide the preview pane.

• Immersive visual stacks aggregate thumbnail images for file types in a view.

•  Windows Explorer views show useful information based on properties written with your property handler.

•         Document snippets and hit highlighting use your IFilter interface implementation to make searching and finding files easier.

• Context-menu verbs and commands are easier than ever to implement.

By implementing all of the appropriate format handlers for the items returned from your protocol handler, search results from your custom data store can be as rich as search results from files. Libraries are automatically created for your protocol handlers so users can scope their searches easily. And the logic for creating Libraries can be easily customized through the registry.