About
Windows 7
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Introduction
Windows 7 is not an
upgrade to Windows
Vista, but an entirely different operating system. With it, you can
expect greater functionality in communication, multimedia, and security,
including improved, streamlined User Account Control (UAC) performance with
fewer prompts. The interface introduced with Vista, Windows Aero, uses 3D
graphics and other high-end visual effects.
System requirements
The minimum hardware
requirements for Windows 7 as specified by Microsoft, as well as further
recommendations from UITS, are listed as follows:
- 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit
(x64) processor
UITS recommends: A dual-core (Core 2) processor
- 1 GB of system memory (32-bit)
or 2 GB of system memory (64-bit)
UITS recommends: 2 GB system memory
- A graphics processor that is
DirectX 9-capable with Hardware Pixel Shader v2.0 and WDDM Driver support
- 128 MB of graphics memory
UITS recommends: 256 MB graphics memory; non-integrated video card
- 40 GB of hard drive capacity
with 16 GB free space (32-bit) or 20 GB free space (64-bit)
UITS recommends: 80-100 GB capacity
- DVD-ROM drive
- Audio output capability
- Internet access capability
Windows 7 at IU
Both 32- and 64-bit
editions of Windows 7 are available to students, faculty, and staff on disk at campus
bookstores for $20 plus tax.
Note: In order to
install Windows 7 from these disks, you must already have an earlier Windows
version installed on your computer. If so, you can do a clean install, which includes
formatting the hard drive; if you have Vista or Windows 7, you can upgrade to
Windows 7 Ultimate.
Windows 7 versions and
upgrades
IU students, faculty,
and staff will install and use Windows 7 Ultimate; IU departments will use
Windows 7 Enterprise.
- If you are using any version of
Windows 7 or Vista except Enterprise, you can upgrade to
Windows 7 Ultimate. For example, if you purchase a new computer from an
outside retailer, it might be shipped with Windows 7 Home Premium; you can
upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate if you wish.
- Departments that use Vista
Enterprise can upgrade to Windows 7 Enterprise. If you have Vista
Enterprise for personal use, you cannot upgrade that to Windows 7
Enterprise, but you can do a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate, which
will format your hard drive and remove your previous version of Windows.
- For all other versions of
Windows, migrating to Windows 7 will require a clean install.
- Your upgrade path must be
consistent with your system type (i.e., you cannot upgrade from Windows
Vista Ultimate 32-bit to Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, or from a 64-bit to a
32-bit operating system).
- The 64-bit version will not run
on a 32-bit computer.
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