DX11 = Direct X ( Graphics interface from Microsoft )
IE8 = Internet Explorer 8
WMP11 = Windows Media Player 11
Sorry, computer speak, I even find myself abreviating my name in e-mails
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Nothing drastically new or ground-breaking in Windows 7 but the whole platform just feels alot more stable and coupled with the new versions of the above it runs everything straight from the install.
Minimal updates required, all codecs included and all optimized for 64 bit processing.
In lamens terms.......everything loads and runs much faster.
My only gripe was that Microsoft did not bundle an e-mail program ( AT ALL ! ). You need to download Windows Live mail seperately, and for those used to using Microsoft mail like me, getting used to and setting up a new e-mail program was a pain.