Microsoft has released a first draft version of the Windows 7 Reviewer’s Guide which is basically a first look type of guide that has been divided into three main categories that addresses certain user groups; The categories are Windows 7 for end users, Windows 7 for professionals and Windows 7 for the ecosystem. The guide does contain quite a few screenshots of a current build of Windows 7 which might make it interesting for users who just want to see how the upcoming operating system looks in this stage of development.
The new features, like the Windows 7 Taskbar, that have been introduced at the PDC 08 are already included in the guide which makes the guide a great read for everyone who missed the conference and wants to know what has changed since the last week.
This guide provides a first look at how Windows 7 helps meet the needs of both end users and IT professionals. It’s written as a companion to the pre-Beta preview version of Windows 7 that Microsoft is distributing at the Professional Developer’s Conference (PDC) in October 2008. Some features described in this guide will be demonstrated at the PDC, but will not be available in the pre-Beta build Microsoft is distributing at this event. Throughout the guide, we have noted which features are not enabled in the pre-Beta build.
Also, not all features that will be delivered in the final version of Windows 7 are covered in this guide; however, it provides a great first look at how Windows 7 will make the things you do today faster and easier and make new things possible. We encourage you to reference this guide as you experiment with the pre-Beta preview version of Windows 7, and to try the Beta version of the product when it becomes available.
Here is the windows 7 reviewers guide download link that will download the guide as a pdf document to your computer.
