Well, its time to summarize the Virtual Roundtable for Windows 7, it was not bad at all, I like it the first 40 min. 
, anyway, I encourage you to check the video (ON DEMAND) at https://ms.istreamplanet.com/springboard/Default.aspm, in any case you will see this in the video:
- The classic thing "Run on Windows Vista, then run on Windows 7", "Run on Windows Vista, then run on Windows 7 FASTER", that is the main goal right now for the Windows 7, and in my tests so far is true (that is in the first minutes of the video)
- Go to hybernation is very fast! (that was improved!).
- You can see also a nice talk about the fundamentals just jump to 6 min. 29 sec. you will hear about the device compatibility, performance, battery life, security (well all the internals that are improved in Windows 7)
- Also as we all know they handle better the Driver compatibility issues - Hardware compatibility issues (thanks that they give to OEM first)
- This was very nice: PERFTRACK. That is an instrumentation ro run the OS.. (Mark Russinovich talk about it around at min. 10)
ex. green section (goal ok)
yello almost
red (didn't met performance)
all about the START MENU
- Over 400 foortprint reductions across all components!! that makes consistently Windows 7 is better!
- Around the minute 11, the DEMOS begin... you will see the following:
- WIndows Vista introduces the resource monitor and now process explorer?.. but is not a reeplacement of task manager.
- RESOURCE MONITOR --> improvements about VIsta, is that you have checkboxes so you can FILTER and zoom in just for the process you are interested
another improvement for example WHO HAS THIS FILE LOCKED?... and now in the CPU TAB this will let you find the hanldes and in the NETWORK TAB you have the TCP/IP information also.
- BATTERY LIFE --> (powerconfig powercfg), what is new special switch /energy, since provides powerful energy report, in about 60 seconds, it drops an interesting information, for example it drops that you have too many different configurations that affects the power manager, ex. Display is not configured to sleep after x. seconds, disk idle is disabled, etc. Also review the for example CPU if the driver allow you to go to sleep mode, etc. and show specific threads thath show the specific CPU utilization(?)
- Windows appllication compatility kit, will release in the next few months.
- About the version number that is a minor change. 6.1
- Windows display driver?, we have in Windows 7 the revision of that, and help the WDM, your 1.1 will work on 1.0.
- The cool tool... problem step recorder (psr.exe). to collect the steps and start recording (see also in the demo for minute 23)
- MANAGEABILITY AND SECURITY: group policy.. really like applocker to secure the application (rules) (check more at minute 29:00 on how to use in a company)
- Another is the POWERSHELL v. 2.0 (check more at minute 31)
- Bitlocker -> it let you encrypt your drive that is internal to your system (minute 33)
- DIRECT ACCESS? -> you don't notice that you are not in the office, you can access corporate resources, check more at minute 35
- VDI, VDR --> VDI is a supported network, we see the enhancments, speed of the hybrid, perform the video the encoding and decoding in the server, watching video is better moving to the user better experience, etc.
- Boot from VHD, profiles in a Server (around minute 37)
- Windows DEployment Service, the MULTICAST functionality (in the past the lowest client is who dictate the speed), meanwhile now you can switch to low medium high.
.. now we have the hardware provisioning driver
Well, as I told you at the beggining a very nice video to know quickly and from the experts the new features of Windows 7.... a must see video!!!, just jump to the areas that you like most!