Windows 7 is intended to be more focused, incremental upgrade to the Windows line with fully compatible with applications and hardware with which Windows Vista is already compatible.
Bill Gates, in an interview suggested that this version of Windows would "be nore user-centric". Gates later said that Windows 7 would also focus on performance improvements.
Windows 7 is available in six different editions, but only Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate editions are available for retail sale in most countries. The other editions are used at other markets and enterprise use.
Minimum Hardware Requirements for Windows 7
Architecture 32-bit 64-bit
Processor 1GHz 1GHz
Memory (RAM) 1GB of RAM 2GB of RAM
Graphic Card DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver model 1.0 (for Aero)
HDD free space 16GB 20GB
Optical Drive DVD Drive (only to install from CD/DVD Media)