Preparing for a week with Windows 7

Starting tomorrow, I will be embarking on a week long venture of using only Windows 7. I downloaded the beta version of Microsoft’s next Windows release immeadiately after it was made available in January. However, since I installed it on my presentation laptop, I don’t use it very often. That will change tomorrow as I use it exclusively for the next week.

Look for daily reports of how my 7 days with Windows 7 is going. In one week, I hope to answer the following questions:

• Is Windows 7 faster than Vista?
• Does it require as much hardare (RAM, processor, etc) as Vista?
• Will it be a significant enough upgrade from XP to warrant a change?
• If so, then who whould change? Who shouldn’t change?
• Is Windows 7 more secure than Vista or XP?
• Does all this really matter since the operating system becomes less important every day?

These are some of the questions I came up with that I want answered. If you have any questions about Windows 7 that you want me to explore, leave a comment and I’ll try to find the answer for you over the next week.

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4 Responses to “Preparing for a week with Windows 7”

1. Paul says:

   March 17, 2009 at 8:49 am

   Determine as best you can if you should change by the use of your computer,ie, business vs. games vs internet vs games, etc.

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   • Rick says:

     March 17, 2009 at 7:04 pm

     Do you mean how to determine if you should upgrade based on your use of the computer?

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2. Dennis says:

   March 17, 2009 at 3:49 pm

   I’m so disgusted by the many bad experiences I’ve had with different versions of Windows VISTA. I got rid of all of it from every computer it came with. I’m hoping that Windows7 is not just another copy of Vista in disguise. I love XP and if this can be a true improvement without losing the benefits – great. Your test will tell! Looking forward to the results.

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   • Rick says:

     March 17, 2009 at 7:08 pm

     The little I’ve used it so far, Dennis, I can tell you it is definitely a large step up from Vista. However, I still live by the age old adage; If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. XP users who get along fine with their computers should use them until they give out.

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