Comments on: Early thoughts on Windows 7

By: Windows 7 Professional (64 bit)

Windows 7 Professional (64 bit) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:40:35 +0000

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By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:03:09 +0000

I would suggest backing up the data and giving the upgrade a try. If the data is backed up, you can’t lose anything but a little time. I always prefer installing an operating system from scratch, but many people get by just fine with an upgrade. The instructions are pretty easy to follow…just read all your options thoroughly as you move through the upgrade screens.

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:53:53 +0000

A friend just bought a brand new computer, HP with Vista on it, but it comes with a free upgrade to Windows 7? Is the upgrade something she can do herself or should someone with lots more computer knowledge do it for her? Does the upgrade come with step by step instructions for the basic home user?

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Last 7 days in tech: Week of November 2, 2009 | Tech Hacker — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:18:24 +0000

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By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:15:56 +0000

You are a Google fanboy like me and spend a lot of time in the cloud, it seems. For that reason, the OS means less to us. I haven’t done any upgrades except my own clean install so far..all the rest have been new setups. Overall, 7 appears to be a good start, but I’m waiting to see how security issues turn out. I was disappointed that when I left a house on Friday, Windows 7 was already downloading 23 updates!! Seems kind of high to me for a product that has been in public beta for nearly a year!

By: Chris Smith

Chris Smith — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:27:32 +0000

All I know is that Windows 7 closes the gap on OS X. I seriously cannot find too much wrong with. Actually there is one thing:

Activation and upgrading.

I personally haven’t had any trouble at all with it, but in listening to Windows Weekly for the past two weeks it seems that the Windows guru, Paul Thurott, says that there are a ton of problems with it and that Microsoft is doing hardly anything to help consumers.

Are you having any trouble with upgrading and doing in-place upgrades on any machines?

By: Rick

Rick — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:33:39 +0000

Good to hear about less problems running older apps. How has performance been compared to Vista?

By: Walter

Walter — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:41:20 +0000

I was thinking about a clean install, but, having to re-install programs and then do the updates, finding all of the original install disks, etc., the four hours seemed like a bargain.

I’m using the Home Premium edition and have not had to use the Compatibility mode, the programs have been running fine without it, unlike in Vista.

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:08:02 +0000

Thanks for comment. Yep, the MSE seems to protect very well and has a small footprint, requires zero interaction from the user once setup, and costs nothing. So far, so good. Regarding transferring your email, I have one for you: Gmail.

By: Matthew Kettlewell

Matthew Kettlewell — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:53:18 +0000

Interesting that you’re dumping AVG for Security Essentials… I’ll keep that in mind.

I think you nailed in on the head though, that if you don’t need a windows specific application, the move to Ubuntu or Mac is a smart choice.

I had the privilege and honor of transferring files from a PC to a MAC (R.I.P. PC) and it was as painless as could be. Only thing I couldn’t do was transfer emails from Outlook Express 6.0 … seems that version is a bit too old even for Mac

Seems that the trend is toward Macs right now.

Thanks for keeping us updated on Windows 7