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Windows 7 is scheduled for release on October 22nd, as most of us know. I had the pleasure of obtaining an early copy. I figured that I should share with you all the advantages of upgrading vice staying with Vista or even XP (for those of you not wanting to conform).
7 is the operating system we all expected (and hoped) Vista would be. With the release of Vista, we all hoped that it would improve on features introduced in XP. However, Vista was fraught with bugs that Microsoft never fully fixed. To put it bluntly, Vista was a hot mess.
Fast forward to present day, Microsoft has moved on from their major blunder and have finally released an OS worthy of fanfare. While elements of Vista are still present, they don't require as much memory to function as Vista itself did.
Most new features are too small to notice. However, one of the most noticeable new features is the taskbar. It's now taller and instead of a Quick Launch toolbar and a rectangular box for each open program (or window), you're treated to space-saving boxes with just an icon of the program. Moving your mouse over any box will prompt preview box to come up. Unlike Vista however, moving your mouse over the preview box prompts a full-screen preview of whatever it is your mouse is hovering over. This is also my favorite feature of 7, thus far.
With 7 not being a full-fledged upgrade from Vista, most programs should function without any problems whatsoever. This cannot be said for every program out there. If you're running an anti-virus program, it's best to check the Microsoft 7 page to check and see if it is compatible with 7. Most of the more popular a/v programs are compatible, but it doesn't hurt to check beforehand.
There is also a tool you can download, prior to buying 7, to check your computer's compatibility.
Overall, the look and feel of 7 is very much similiar to Vista, but you'll find that 7 is a much better operating system and is the definitive upgrade from XP.
A must get!
7 is the operating system we all expected (and hoped) Vista would be. With the release of Vista, we all hoped that it would improve on features introduced in XP. However, Vista was fraught with bugs that Microsoft never fully fixed. To put it bluntly, Vista was a hot mess.
Fast forward to present day, Microsoft has moved on from their major blunder and have finally released an OS worthy of fanfare. While elements of Vista are still present, they don't require as much memory to function as Vista itself did.
Most new features are too small to notice. However, one of the most noticeable new features is the taskbar. It's now taller and instead of a Quick Launch toolbar and a rectangular box for each open program (or window), you're treated to space-saving boxes with just an icon of the program. Moving your mouse over any box will prompt preview box to come up. Unlike Vista however, moving your mouse over the preview box prompts a full-screen preview of whatever it is your mouse is hovering over. This is also my favorite feature of 7, thus far.
With 7 not being a full-fledged upgrade from Vista, most programs should function without any problems whatsoever. This cannot be said for every program out there. If you're running an anti-virus program, it's best to check the Microsoft 7 page to check and see if it is compatible with 7. Most of the more popular a/v programs are compatible, but it doesn't hurt to check beforehand.
There is also a tool you can download, prior to buying 7, to check your computer's compatibility.
Overall, the look and feel of 7 is very much similiar to Vista, but you'll find that 7 is a much better operating system and is the definitive upgrade from XP.
A must get!
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"I was walking down the street with my friend and he said, "I hear music", as if there is any other way you can take it in. You're not special, that's how I receive it too. I tried to taste it but it did not work." - Mitch Hedberg
