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Nowadays, fast-developing communication and information technologies trigger an explosion of data on a scale millions of times larger year-to-year, yet your effort and strain on data management also rises. So you might need to find ways to make your computer both more powerful and easier to use. That is what Microsoft's new Windows 7 Operating System was designed to do.
Windows 7 has better ways to find and manage files—like Jump Lists and improved taskbar previews—to help you speed through everyday tasks. It's designed for faster and more reliable performance, so your PC just works the way you want it to. With 64-bit support, you can take full advantage of the latest, most powerful processors. Great features like HomeGroup, Windows Media Center, and Windows Touch make new things possible.
Upgrade to Windows 7 Professional, and enjoy all the new features today!
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Great OS, questionable price
- Pros: Although most people consider Windows 7 to be the same thing as Vista (so did I until I installed it), there are some very nice advantages to 7 that most people do not realize.
Here are the most notable:
Backup and Restore - this feature allows you to easily and quickly make a backup image of your current system configuration over the network, onto a hard drive, or on a DVD. You can also make a system repair disk. Vista had nothing like this.
You can set what you want to be displayed on the start menu - I don't know why Microsoft doesn't do this by default, but the Downloads folder is not displayed on the start menu. You can easily add it by right clicking on the start button, selecting Properties -> Customize.
Multicore support - If you have a quad core, definitely get 7.
Better power modes - You can actually use wake timers without having to manually add them.
Desktop changer - Although this was included with Vista, it was only on Ulti
- Cons: Overall, I don't see many cons. There are only two major ones in my opinion.
UAC mode is still rather annoying. Even at the lowest setting it still pops up quite often. At lowest setting it claims to only notify you if a program wants to make "changes to my computer," but programs that would seem to not make any changes at all will request permission.
However, this is really the fault of the programmers who made the software (although obviously it's not their fault if the software was made before Windows 7 came out).
This is the biggest issue for me: it costs $199.99 just for the upgrade. Let's be honest. Windows 7 is a lot better than Vista, but it is still, in technical terms, an incremental change. In my opinion the retail version should sell for $199.99 and the upgrade should sell for $100. Come on, most of the people upgrading will probably be Vista users, and they paid good money for a flawed product. I think it's only fair to charge an incremental upgrade
- Other Thoughts: This is what Vista should have been. It's a solid operating system that has very good driver support, features, and aesthetics. I am rating it 5 eggs because I never rate the actual product on price or previous versions; it is a very good operating system that lives up to its claims...it's too bad that the computer world had to suffer through (and waste who knows how much money) to get to this point.
A Must Buy
- Pros: Lots of small improvements from Vista.
The new task bar is very nice
The new aero interface.
Free copy of XP pro (virtual PC) included for enhanced compatability
Works great with games (L4D, CoD(4 & WaW), Fallout 3, FarCry2)
Easy multimonitor support via the windows key + p
Homegroup
- Cons: Had issues with wireless drivers dropping the connection
Had to install some programs/drivers in either compatibility mode or at Admin level
- Other Thoughts: Great OS, got 2 copies from MSDNAA, 1 from academic discount and 2 preorders from Newegg, shipped today(10/21)
I have been using Windows 7 since beta to RC to RTM
| Model | FQC-00130 |
| Version | Upgrade |
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Great
- Pros: Fixes almost all the glitches with vista. Upgraded well. It actually works. Boot up time was chopped in half.
- Cons: Took 2 hours to upgrade my old vista OS. But it went well and all my old programs worked. Did have to reinstall my printer.
RAID and Windows 7
- Pros: None yet.
- Cons: I bought two copies of Windows 7 to upgrade two RAID 1 equipped XP computers. These MBs were bought in 2006 and 2007. I found that neither MB (both from ASUS) had Windows 7 compatible drivers available. Microsoft Tech Support was no help. The result is either a) buy a new MB for each computer to be able to upgrade these RAID equipped systems to Windows 7 or b) don't upgrade.
The moral of the story.. Make sure YOUR MB has Windows 7 drivers available for all functions BEFORE you buy Windows 7!
windows 7
- Pros: *easy to use for the average user
*has windows xp mode
*can be accessed remotely
*has a high level of customization
*high level of testing was done
- Cons: *need additional fiddling to get the normal games on it.
*can't run windows xp mode without intel-vt or amd-v
*I can't run my really old games
- Other Thoughts: *It has some of the felling of working with a mac
*It reconized all my hardware
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Microsoft |
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FQC-00130 |
| Spec |
| Name |
Windows 7 Professional Upgrade |
| Version |
Upgrade |
| System Requirements |
If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here's what it takes:
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Additional requirements to use certain features:
Internet access (fees may apply)
Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware
For some Windows Media Center functionality a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required
Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware
HomeGroup requires a network and PCs running Windows 7
DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive
Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB of available hard disk space, and a processor capable of hardware virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on
Music and sound require audio output
Product functionality and graphics may vary based on your system configuration. Some features may require advanced or additional hardware. |
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Retail |
| Features |
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Easier to use
Simplify your PC with new navigation features like Aero Shake, Jump Lists, and Snap.
Customize Windows to look and feel the way you like by changing themes and taskbar programs.
Easy to network (with or without a server).
Back up your complete system over a network.
Faster and more flexible
Designed to make your PC sleep and resume quicker.
Takes full advantage of 64-bit PC hardware and memory.
Windows XP Mode gives you the business flexibility you need.
Best PC entertainment experience
Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV with Windows Media Center.
Watch your favorite DVD movies.
Includes integrated video and Dolby audio codecs. |
Introduction
Nowadays, fast-developing communication and information technologies trigger an explosion of data on a scale millions of times larger year-to-year, yet your effort and strain on data management also rises. So you might need to find ways to make your computer both more powerful and easier to use. That is what Microsoft's new Windows 7 Operating System was designed to do.
Windows 7 has better ways to find and manage files—like Jump Lists and improved taskbar previews—to help you speed through everyday tasks. It's designed for faster and more reliable performance, so your PC just works the way you want it to. With 64-bit support, you can take full advantage of the latest, most powerful processors. Great features like HomeGroup, Windows Media Center, and Windows Touch make new things possible.
Upgrade to Windows 7 Professional, and enjoy all the new features today!
Highlights
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Windows XP Mode
Run many existing productivity and business programs designed for Windows XP – additional necessary software is available for download, free-of-charge from Microsoft.
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Save Time and Money Resolving IT Issues
Take advantage of the powerful diagnostics and troubleshooters built into Action Center to resolve many computer problems on your own.
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Interact with any Compatible Device Connected to Your Computer
Device Stage makes connecting and working with devices easier than ever with a single interface to manage devices and run common tasks. Plus, the new Devices and Printers folder shows you everything connected to your PC, making it a handy way to check on a printer, music player, camera, mouse, or digital picture frame (just to name a few).
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Connect Multiple PCs, with or without a Server
Use Domain Join to connect PCs quickly and more securely to your wired or wireless domain network.
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Automatically Back up Your Files
Protect your data from user error, hardware failure, and other problems. You can back up your files to an external hard drive, secondary hard drive, writable CD or DVD, or to a network location.
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Share Files across the Various PCs in Your Home
With HomeGroup, it’s simple to share music, documents, printers, and everything else with the other PCs running Windows 7 throughout your house.
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Quick Specs
| Brand | Microsoft |
| Version | Upgrade |
| Packaging | Retail |
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Reviewed By: 7 on 10/26/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
