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Computeractive readers respond to XP and Vista's successor
Trust the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor tool?
When I ran this tool on my Windows Vista Professional PC it told me that some
programmes might not run and that I should visit the manufacturer's website to
download compatible software if it were available. So I then purchased a Laptop
pre-installed with
Windows
7 Home Premium - to try out various programmes for compatibility - some of
which were more than 10 years old. I had no problems whatsoever in installing
all the programmes I wanted - including the ones " flagged up" by the
Windows
7 Upgrade Advisor Tool. By all means run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Tool
but do not necessarily believe the results is my advice.
George C Griffiths
Waste of money
Maybe having a brand new computer and software will work ok but the Home premium
upgrade is a complete waste of money. Before I loaded Windows 7 I checked with
the Windows upgrade advisor which told me that only two of my programmes were
not compatible. In reality only two were compatible and I was unable to use most
of the links within emails and websites. I would encourage anyone considering
upgrading to think again or at least to spend a long time on the internet
checking the sites of every programme on their machine to check compatibility
before even buying it. Microsoft are up to their usual trick of producing flawed
programmes and expecting Joe public to sort them out'.
R. Fielding
Video evidence
Compliments on the excellent
Windows
7 videos. I had been wondering what benefits I would get by upgrading from
WindowsXP or Vista (I have both). The videos are worth thousands of words and so
now I can see (apart perhaps for Libraries) there's nothing worth spending money
on. I'll stay with what I've got thanks. At least until I buy another PC. That's
how I got Vista.
Les Tonks
Six good reasons not to upgrade
1. Cost. Upgrading to Windows 7 will cost you a minimum of £58. Why bother if
Vista is working well for you?
2. You will lose Windows Mail and be left with Windows Live Mail, which in my
opinion , is a lesser product. I don't want a seperate inbox for all my e-mail
accounts with corresponding deleted boxes. I just want all e-mails delivered to
one inbox - as Windows Mail did.
3. I don't want to have to go into Windows Live Mail to access Calendar. I want
to have a shortcut to go straight there (as I could in Vista).
4. I don't want to use Windows Live Movie Maker - I want to carry on using the
old Windows Movie Maker - a much better program.
5. I want my laptop webcam to work.
6. I want to be able to have the option to have control panel etc in Classic
View as I did in Vista.
Yes, Windows 7 is a much slicker, faster, leaner operating system and the new taskbar is brilliant. I would recommend anyone buying a new computer to choose it but for anyone considering upgrading from Vista to Windows 7 I would say no way! I now use Mozilla Firefox for internet browsing, Mozilla Thunderbird for e-mail and Mozilla Sunbird for calendar. Windows 7 is a godsend to Mozilla!
Chris Reynolds
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Windows 7 Ultimate
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Posted by Ray, 20 Nov 2009
Windows 7 Professional
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Posted by Ken Hill, 20 Nov 2009
Cost of Windows 7 upgrade from Vista
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Posted by Jim Collier - Dubliin, 20 Nov 2009
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