Windows 7: Is what Microsoft is saying really true?

Advantages: Runs really fast, Some very good features, any decent machine can run it.
Disadvantages: The Price. It looks like vista and it really is just a brush up on the old OS

...Windows 7 has been said by Microsoft as being much improved and everyone would be happy with the end result. But is it really better, below is my review of a few sections which I believe is most important and compare it to older versions. Speed: 9/10 Much faster than Vista. To compare with the Vista OS, on Vista it took around 30 secs to 45 secs to boot up and log me in. Now on Windows 7 it takes 20 - 30 secs to boot up. Shut down is also so much faster. Vista = 15 secs... Windows 7 = 5 secs..... So there is a huge improvement. Also when running programs or browsing the internet you feel like this Operating System is very smooth and just does what you want (most of the time) Program Compatablilty: 8/10 Most Programs that run on Vista will run on Windows 7 (32-bit) very well. Though (64-bit) has a few problems such as many...

dndewar1 28.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Windows 7 overview

Advantages: Easy to use, Aesthetically pleasing, User friendly
Disadvantages: Not enough variation from vista, no desktop button

...Windows 7 Review With the recent release of the new Microsoft operating system windows 7 many people believe windows vista will be forgotten about with its constant security alerts and lack of user options. The new operating system has many new features which I will run through now. Firstly the new taskbar down at the bottom is a lot easier on the eye as it no longer has any text whatsoever, instead Microsoft have opted to use just the logo of the software the user currently has running. Another improvement to the taskbar is the ability to lock items to the task bar which is a replacement of the quick launch system in Vista, this simply means that you right click click on the logo of the software you want to lock and click ?pin to taskbar? this means that when the program isn?t open it still has an icon on the taskbar and can be...

joshsmit 10.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Windows 7 - The Best OS Yet!

Advantages: Great new toolbar, excellent personalisation, overall brilliant design
Disadvantages: Really similar to Vista.

...In July, I downloaded the Release Candidate of Windows 7 to evaluate the new operating system and I have to say it's the best version of Windows yet! It surpasses Vista in every way. Windows 7 is not available yet but I'm encouraging all Vista uers to upgrade in October as soon as the software is released. In the rest of my review I will outline some of the key features. For starters, the toolbar has been changed dramatically. In previous versions of windows, the active windows (i.e. open programs and applications) would appear seperately as tabs with the symbols and titles of the programs (with the option to group similar windows together under one tab, such as all the internet explorers open). In Windows 7, the toolbar features the start button (the windows logo), followed by programs pinned to the taskbar and open programs, then...

tb240904 31.08.2009 (13.09.2009) · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Windows 7 - it makes Vista look like a beta

Advantages: smooth, quick, easy to install and use, pretty to look at, simplified for the masses
Disadvantages: Vista should have been like this - Microsoft robbed us!

...Windows 7 makes Windows Vista feel like a beta. That?s my philosophy. It was my philosophy before I bought Windows 7 and it?s still my philosophy now. That?s where the ?it looks like Vista? comments come from. Windows 7 is Vista without all the rubbish. Everything people moaned about in vista is gone (or improved) and 7 is more spangly and all singing and dancing. It looks better, runs more smoothly and is simple to use. You might even say its been dumbed down for the masses. Simplified. It?s a pleasure to use. It loads more quickly than Vista and is aesthetically pleasing as it does so. The first thing to note is the ease with which it installed. For those of us brave enough to install our own operating systems (and re-install every so often to keep it fresh), we all know the pain and misery that it can lead too, but I have to say...

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Review of Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate

Advantages: Beautiful Interface
Disadvantages: Over Security, Not Compatible with many software and hardware

...after filling the serial number, because restart process done automatically as well as boot manager that is created automatically through the installation process be completed. Interface: Beautiful After the installation is finished, I started entering for the first time in the environment of Windows Vista Ultimate. And the difference the first time I see when entering the Windows Vista is replaced its "start" button that we usually find in Windows XP with the button that picture image of Microsoft logo. And some other different features that can not be found in Windows XP is Windows Side Bar where we can see the clock and calendar, and other gadgets that are located on the right side of the desktop. The other different thing from the Windows Vista is skin that is now black, and cannot set or change into other colors. But the most...

kuco2 17.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

New bottle, old Wine, microsoft windows vista home basic

Advantages: Easy to use, improved features
Disadvantages: Find out

...windows vista home basic Operating System. This is one of six Microsoft's new version of Operating System. Users can install it to a Windows or Macintosh based Computer, along with upgrading from the previous xp versions. A Computer user interface, is the graphics, the layout of the software program. In simple terms it is what the user can see on the screen. The home version that I am reviewing in comparison to my existing xp home Computer Operating System seems as the name suggests to offer just the basic new features. Is it any good? The start button is smaller and squarer than that in xp home. The design based on what you see on the Desktop screen is far clearer and more professional from a design and quality perspective. Upon running the start menu, there is a Search Toolbar that enables fast browsing and access. Also...

costas1234 09.03.2008 (27.05.2009) · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic

Windows 7 - a great operating system.

Advantages: looks great, easy to use, nice new taskbar, high compatibility
Disadvantages: cost is still high

...I recently upgraded from Windows Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate. I had not minded Windows Vista as much as other people; my computer has a 2.13GHz dual core processor and 4GB of RAM. Windows 7 doesn't actually seem to be any faster, but it has some better features and is overall easier to use. It took about 2 hours to upgrade, which isn't bad but it's not amazingly fast. It runs all of my programs that ran under Vista no problem, and some of my hardware is actually now supported that wasn't supported in Vista. I haven't found anything that doesn't work after upgrading. I still recommend that you run the "Windows 7 upgrade advisor" first just to make sure. The new taskbar looks a bit different, but don't be worried, you'll get used to it, and once you do you'll find out that it's a big improvement. Programs no longer have text, just...

ellisbodds 15.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

Upgrade Immidiately to MS Windows XP Professional

Advantages: Easy booting, less crashes, much faster and yes user friendly
Disadvantages: Dual boot becomes a problem

...all the OS is very software friendly. Even system crashes is far less frequent with Windows XP Professional. It has overcome the unfriendly interface woes of Windows 2000. The best of it is that disk partitioning and formatting the HD has become much more easier with XP which means in case your OS gives you problem, even a reasonably eloquent user can reload or even format or partition the hard disk just by reading the massages properly, in fact the option for formatting individual drives are there. The backup option is great. Create a back up of your files and remove all the partitions then format and recreate your disk partitions to your requirements. I think it's one of the safest OS when you're online with continuos software and security updates from Microsoft, it's avisable to upgrade the ie to ie 8 for best surfing experince. To my...

roktimdutta 27.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/SP2 Complete package

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic/Premium

Advantages: If you have the hardware, the speed will be amazing.
Disadvantages: If your not using a 64bit system. Only thing you will see different is the design.

...Well, are you thinking of getting vista? Well a few things you might want to know before you decide. Vista home basic is well, basic. Maybe suitable for the basic user who has no idea how there pc is working. Its security is regarded by Microsoft as the best yet. Maybe so, but when things go wrong, because its basic, the recovery tools to fix your system without losing everything is next to nothing, hence Basic. If you do chose to buy vista, I would recommend buying Home Premium as that has everything you need to keep your windows sweet & secure. If any problems, crashes or data lass happens. It has good recovery tools to make sure the loss is kept to the minimum. Windows Vista is a powerful windows. Everything is designed for high quality graphics & style. So, if your pc has limited memory & CPU power, you?re going to have...

daveylee20 13.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic

Microsoft Windows Xp home with SP2

Advantages: easy to run, is compatible with most software
Disadvantages: bug prone, easily becomes unstable

...rarely loses this connection. I have only lost it once and this was a fault with the router, not win Xp! Another new adaptation of XP is the new layout of the control panel. It is now organised into catagories - like appearance and theme and users etc. This differs from previous windows versions in so far as they organised it into specific things like mouse etc (you get the idea) if however, like my parents!! you prefer the old layout of the control panel Microsoft have made it easy enough to convert back by the cick of the button called "switch to classic view" I personally prefer the new layout. Microsoft have also made changes to the use of the CTRL + ALT + DEL key combination. Before, in Me and so on, this key combination just got you out of the program you were in, and two of these restarted the Pc. Not very useful. In the new...

joemadagascar 10.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition w/SP2 Complete package