Microsoft vows compatibility in Windows 7

Microsoft is getting ready to begin manufacturing Windows 7 in time for the holiday season and claims it won't give customers the same compatibility headaches that its predecessor, Windows Vista, did.

 

At Microsoft's TechEd conference this week, Bill Veghte, senior vice president for the Windows Business, insisted that Windows 7 won't suffer from these issues.

 

Microsoft made many architectural changes between Windows XP and Vista, including an overhauled security model, Veghte said. But with Windows 7 sharing much of the same code as Vista, Microsoft has had a much easier time ensuring that applications that work with Vista will work with Windows 7, Veghte said.

 

"That's a number that you generally would see at general availability of the OS or on a really good cycle at Released to Manufacturing. We have 10,000 at the release candidate," Veghte said.