Two tests performed by lifehacker, on a PC with an Intel Core 2 Duo 3.16GHz and 4GB of RAM, show that Windows 7 is faster than XP and Vista.

First test: from the boot screen to Desktop “Fully-loaded”:

• Windows 7 Ultimate (Preview, PDC edition, 32-bit): 32 seconds
• Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit, SP1): 33 seconds
• Windows XP Professional (SP3): 40 seconds

Second test: from the boot screen to the user selection screen:

• Windows 7 Ultimate (Preview, PDC edition, 32-bit): 23 seconds
• Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit, SP1): 24 seconds
• Windows XP Professional (SP3): 29 seconds

More surprising, this gap of 7 seconds between Vista and XP for the first test…

Finally the multi-touch for Windows 7! Finally, the manipulation is possible through third-party software, and has been tested on the first beta of the new Windows. We wait the final versions with impatience!

Some images gleaned from the website of Cnet of a Build 6801, it did not refuse huh? In all cases, we can not say that the transition from Vista to Windows 7 is too steep that it could be between XP and Vista…

Meanwhile tomorrow (you obviously noted on your small calendars that tomorrow Windows 7 will be unveiled at the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles…), here are some last-minute details about Windows 7. We can therefore expect a “Device Stage”, a sort of control panel for each device connected to your PC (printer, camera, MP3 players…), allowing you to manage, to explore the content, sync, etc… It appears that the devices will be “Device Stage enabled”. It is already less funny…

Second point, the “Action Center”, a “troubleshooting center”. Need further explanation? It continues with the “StreamOn” which would manage the multimedia content on PCs and other devices, a new animated framework, like what is happening with Apple, a new taskbar, support for multi-touch and gestures, an improved management of Bluetooth, and integrated ribbons everywhere (in the way of Office). We’ll see that all tomorrow …