[Swarup Chowdhery]

Hi is it a good idea to upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows Vista. I am using ultimate version. How good is the product or it is just mere Vista 2.0

[Ashish]

Yes its a lot better than Windows Vista both in terms of performance and features. Here is an official guide which can help you do the upgrdations http://windows.micro...ta-to-windows-7

[Ashish]

Also check out Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT)

It contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Windows 7, Windows Vista®, a Windows Update, or a new version of Windows® Internet Explorer® in your environment.

[tylernol]

I work as a computer tech at Staples and I have not gotten one computer in with Windows 7 on it. Get my drift?

[flash2178]

The only issue I have with Windows 7 is the messenger seems to want to be in the task bar even after you close it out. I found a way to get around it now, but it has been annoying for the last month. Other than that I prefer it over XP and definately over Vista!

[bob625]

Ive got to ask. is it worth buying windows 7 now if im still content with xp. My only hang up on xp is not being able to "officially" support dx10 or 11. I run xp and xp64. I know ill take flak for this but when windows vista launched i was working for geek squad. yeah yeah monkeys in ties could do better than most geek agents. With vista i saw this buggy monstrous slow unstable virus magnet and i could not justify dealing with it just to get something that looks pretty when it works. Now I have not even seen windows 7 let alone tried to use it. I'd like to try it before buying. And i'd like to get the "ultimate" package without having to pawn everything i own. any suggestions on where to see a demo?

[Ashish]

flash2178, on 12 February 2010 - 05:19 AM, said:

The only issue I have with Windows 7 is the messenger seems to want to be in the task bar even after you close it out. I found a way to get around it now, but it has been annoying for the last month. Other than that I prefer it over XP and definately over Vista!

Yup thats annoying for sure but if you right click on it and close it will go off.

[Ashish]

bob625, on 12 February 2010 - 01:43 PM, said:

Ive got to ask. is it worth buying windows 7 now if im still content with xp. My only hang up on xp is not being able to "officially" support dx10 or 11. I run xp and xp64. I know ill take flak for this but when windows vista launched i was working for geek squad. yeah yeah monkeys in ties could do better than most geek agents. With vista i saw this buggy monstrous slow unstable virus magnet and i could not justify dealing with it just to get something that looks pretty when it works. Now I have not even seen windows 7 let alone tried to use it. I'd like to try it before buying. And i'd like to get the "ultimate" package without having to pawn everything i own. any suggestions on where to see a demo?

There was a beta release of Windows 7 few months back which many of use had tried it and was very satisfied with the result. I would suggest to check out with some friends who do have Windows 7. I will try to figure if there is a online demo of Windows 7 which you can try before you buy it.

[Ashish]

tylernol, on 21 January 2010 - 03:33 PM, said:

I work as a computer tech at Staples and I have not gotten one computer in with Windows 7 on it. Get my drift?

How is the drift now ?

[bob625]

Has anyone found a good deal on win7?