Is Windows 7 a Vista Service pack in disguise

[JayCub]

Something that has been bothering me for awhile, is windows 7 a service pack of Vista, don't get me wrong i like 7 there have been a few additions to 7 and new tweaks and it's based on the core archetecture of Vista.. as Vista has a bad rep and im aware of repeating myself part of me thinks it's just a cut down tweaked Vista,
My PC can handle Vista quite comfortably and windows 7 easier again..

What im looking for is opinions, from people that have used both, im dissapointed with Vista but i did like the new features compared to say XP and i may consider using Vlite and search around to see if i can transform Vista to bridge the gap between them, Vishal Gupta is one of the sources i could use and google is my mate..

Microsoft sold the new operating system as 7 knowing that most would not give it a chance if the word Vista was mentioned..

Thank you in advance guys..

[sid8010]

I think you are right and i noticed that 7 is memory consuming as vista
btw i am xp lover and using xp

[safeguy]

Vista was a failure in terms of words/reviews that goes around on tech blogs....sale-wise is arguable since most new PCS came with Vista as OEM. MS had no choice but to try and bring back a "good image" for themselves - and hence they improved upon Vista responsiveness, made a few tweaks to UAC to make it 'less annoying', added a few features such as Libraries, SuperBar, etc (or what some people would refer to as 'gimmicks') and came up with a new title for it - Windows 7. And they succeeded - well, at least they got a few thumbs up from some geeks online.

If they had released all that under a new service pack, they might not get the same kind of 'praise' they got for Windows 7 now since it would still be referred to as "Vista". (aka the dreaded Vista if you'd like that)

Whether or not Windows 7 is a disguised service pack is one that you can break about into a map of thoughts...and still may lead to no conclusion. But this you can be assured of - a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet. (and if you don't like roses, you'd not like it no matter what the florist says to you)

[JayCub]

Thank you safeguy, very well written and an enjoyable read, i like how 7 handles and it did indeed redeem MS, They where well aware they had a disaster on their hands and needed to recover fast, and what better way than to paint over an old canvas and produce a master piece..

[Ande]

Windows 7 might be classified as a service pack, but quite a lot of the code is new, adding to, or replacing old code.

[kv777]

The Person Here has the exact feeling as you.I do think that 7 very much similar to Vista.People how avoided using Vista and switched 7 from XP,had a feeling that its an fresh brand new operating system because they never used Vista.Windows 7 is just like a service pack to Vista with Quite a lot of improvements.

[johnshaw1917]

I fall in that category of going from XP to 7. I didn't upgrade to Vista because of all the negative comments I heard about it. It wasn't until after I joined this this forum, that I found out there are some people who've had good luck with it.

[hellnoire]

I've used Vista and I've used 7, and I feel it's more then a service pack... especially considering it actually stabilized my system. So... hit and miss to each person.

[MS.]

Its faster and less buggy than Vista. That's it.

[Boyfriend]

Windows 7 can be considered much improved service pack of Vista. MS released SP2 for Vista, which has technical similarities to Windows 7 (MinWin, WDM 1.1, Updated Patch Guard, etc.). Still Windows 7 has many distinguished features like Aero, Taskbar improvements, Libraries, Updated modules (IE, Windows Defender, Search, and Disk Defragmenter etc.), Device Stage, Gadgets, much improved stability, and reduced I/O load etc. Technically, it is enhanced service pack of Vista.