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4 Stars Windows 7 Is Micro$oft's Best Yet!
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Recommendable: Yes

Advantages Graphical uplift with some nice new features. Overall feels alot more modern.

Disadvantages Fairly pricey and difficult to find things if you are used to older versions.

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Windows 7 is an operating system for your PC or laptop. Some noticeable changes in this version are the desktop layout. The icons appear somewhat larger on the desktop although this can be changed through various custom options. The icons in the system tray are also larger and have been changed slightly graphics wise. As well as an all round graphical uplift there are more help files readily available if you get stuck with things. Overall it has a more modern appearance and feel.

Another noticeble change is that any programs you have open can be minimized to the bar at the bottom and you can easily browse between them by hovering over the various windows you have open. All Office documents open of the same type also stack in one neat icon in the bottom bar. For instance if you have 5 Excel documents open rather than having 5 separate Excel icons in the bottom bar it stacks it into one neat icon and if you hover over it, it then displays each document in a neat window (hard to explain but I hope it makes sense).

Being so used to Windows XP its kind of annoying how they have revamped where all the options are. It can be a bit tricky to find your way around at first but there are loads of help files readily available or solutions can easily be found by browsing the internet.

I think Windows 7 is also trying to become a more all in 1 media center. It states features such as being able to watch, record & pause tv although I have yet to try these features.

Windows 7 is a good upgrade from Vista and I highly recommend it. It has more customization available, better appearance, better feel and some nice new features.

Windows 7 can be purchased from the Micro$oft website for £125 or you can upgrade from a previous version for £84.99.

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    Nice to have some advice a sI am still stuck on Vista. I culd have done with a few more technical pointers and a bit of possible criticism to part with one of my precious E's...

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