What is available when using Windows 7?

Answer 1

You get a whole pile of good looking features, including...Aero Desktop (improved)

• Aero Peek: A specific open window or all open windows can be made transparent
• Aero Snaps: Open windows can be snapped to screen borders, Maximized by dragging to the top, snapped to the left hand side by dragging the window to the right, similarly with snapping to the left.
• Aero Shake: Desktop items can be minimized or maximized by shaking them
• Maximize a window by dragging its border to the top of the screen
• Dragging the bottom border expands the window vertically
• Dragging two windows to opposite sides will resize them to fill half of the screen

Windows Taskbar (the Superbar) (improved)

• Graphic thumbnails for open windows
• Switch between multiple windows by just hovering over the taskbar thumbnail
• Icons are big enough to be selected easily with the new touch feature
• Applications can use the taskbar to provide information (a progress bar for example)

Libraries (new)

• Libraries are containers similar to folders, but their content is based on file properties such as file type, pictures by date taken, or music by genre
• There are default libraries (documents, music, pictures, etc.) and one can create personalized libraries
• Libraries can contain files, not network shares, which are indexed by Windows Search
• Easier to navigate through files because you can just add a folder to the library

Jump lists (improved)

• Jump lists are automatically populated links in the Start Menu to frequently accessed sources (apps, documents, etc.)
• Taskbar items, the internet Explorer, and Windows Media Player will have them too, allowing you to jump directly to a certain task of a program
• Right click on a program in the taskbar or hold down primary click and drag upwards.

Windows Sidebar (improved)

• Is no longer a sidebar. They can't be docked, but you can still line them up.
• Gadgets are now placed on the desktop. Just freely placed.
• Gadgets are resizable
• Aero Peek lets you see gadgets behind open windows. (Aero peek must be enabled)

Windows Explorer (improved)

• New user interface, quick access buttons like print, open with, burn to disc, share, share with a homegroup, A new folder button and organize, all appear when you click on a file just below the address bar.
• New copy engine: fewer prompts, shows file names being copied, more reliable. Shows more info, like transfer speed more accurately.

Ribbon Interface (new)

• Paint and WordPad now have a ribbon similar to the one in Office 2007 & 2010
• Third-party developers can integrate ribbons into their apps. They can use the ribbon for themselves.

Start Menu Search (improved)

• Searches in Libraries (also external files)
• Search results are grouped according to Libraries
• System administrator can define up to five external search destinations
• Search will be executed on the server

Windows Search 4 (improved)

• Input recommendations based on previous searches
• Dynamic filters to narrow down results
• New relevance algorithm
• Word highlighting in results
• Search Federation: search external resources (servers, Sharepoint, Web sites (OpenSearch))

Tablet PC enhancements (improved)

• Supposed to have improved handwriting recognition
• Supports handwritten math expressions
• Personalized custom dictionaries, and supports new languages
• Automatically learns your style of writing.

Sticky Notes (improved)

• Ink support (graphic tablets)
• Paste support
• Note colors
• Resize possible

Accessibility (improved)

• Improved speech recognition
• Magnifier (whole desktop or portion of the screen)
• Accessibility support tools for developers

Windows Touch (new)

• Windows 7 can be controlled by touching the screen
• It also supports multi-touch allowing you to use more than one finger
• On some PCs of course

Other desktop enhancements (improved)

• More styles
• Region specific styles
• Multilingual browsing no longer requires font installation, language-based fonts

Answer 2

you can have

windows 7 Home Premium

windows 7 Professional

or

windows 7 Ultimate