Windows 7 on a 600 Mhz UMPC with 512 MB RAM
<Date: 2009-01-31> <Category: Windows, Windows 7> 4 CommentsWindows 7 is being touted as a light on resources OS. But really, how light is it? The answer may lie in the video, as someone has managed to run Windows 7 on a UMPC with a 600 MHz A100 Intel Processor with only 512 MB of RAM. The Experience Index gives a score of 1.2 which is more than Vista’s 1 on this very same UMPC. The installation was done using a USB DVD drive and installed on 18 GB of storage on the device. I wouldn’t even dare running Windows XP on such a configuration, let alone Windows 7. But it just works, with Aero!
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Windows 7 has introduced many new features that let the average joe customize the way he works more easily and efficiently. One of these new, but very less written about, features is the Display Color Calibration wizard. If you’ve used Windows Media Center before, you’ll be pleased to find it making its way to the Windows Control Panel. It’s very similar to the color calibration options in Media Center. The great thing about this new wizard is the ease of use and the detailed instructions provided in each step, making sure that you get your display colors just right. While, it’s all good news for the average user, Photoshop users and video editors will be delighted to find built in gamma and color balance controls in Windows 7. Finally, this feature has made it into Windows itself, and you are no longer dependant on you graphics cards’ control panel. Although you still might have to go there for company specific technologies which Intel, nVidia and ATi provide to further improve colors on your display. Oh, and yes, it works for multiple monitor setups as well. You just have to move the calibration wizard to the monitor, you want to calibrate the color of. 
