Evolution of the Windows interface
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The screens shown here trace the evolution of Windows personalization options over the course of nearly a decade. The vintage-2001 XP interface is a single dialog box with multiple tabs. Vista adds a slicker Control Panel pane, but most of the links just open tabs of the old XP-style dialog boxes. With Windows 7, virtually the entire UI is accessible from a single pane.
For more details, see the full companion post:
A deep dive into Windows 7 (build 6801)
The screens shown here trace the evolution of Windows personalization options over the course of nearly a decade. The vintage-2001 XP interface is a single dialog box with multiple tabs. Vista adds a slicker Control Panel pane, but most of the links just open tabs of the old XP-style dialog boxes. With Windows 7, virtually the entire UI is accessible from a single pane.
For more details, see the full companion post:
A deep dive into Windows 7 (build 6801)
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- microsoft has done some stupid things over the years which includes Vista and know they are launching Windows 7, didnt they learn from Vista.
Microsoft did some new things with 7 but it is a peiace of "crap" excuse my langauge.... (Read the rest) - Posted by: dyingkiller56 Posted on: 01/09/09 You are currently: a Guest | Log in | Terms of Use
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