Is Your System Ready for Windows 7?

Written by: Justin Germino

October 12th, 2009 7:00 am - 17 Comments

Are you as eager as I am to install and start running Windows 7 on your home computer or laptop, but aren’t sure if your older system will be able to support it? Try Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Adviser.

This free download from Microsoft site will scan your system and inform you of all items that may have to be resolved prior to, or during the upgrade to Windows 7 so that you can ensure your upgrade will be smooth and seamless.

In my case, I cannot do an upgrade, I have a very small Windows drive with no room left to accommodate an upgrade, so I must do a clean install on a separate hard drive. I also see some of my drivers won’t support Windows 7 yet, though I am fairly certain there are new drivers already for most of those applications.

I will be purchasing Windows 7 on the release date for several reasons:

1) Windows 7 will not have the TCP connection limits of Vista, and even though Windows Vista SP2 should have resolved this, it made my system much worse

2) Windows 7 supports SSD drives as a primary hard disk much better than Vista for even better disk write performance

3) I don’t have 64 bit Vista, and Windows 7 includes the 64 bit and 32 bit in the same purchased Home Version

4) Speed, Windows 7 is reported to be much faster and more efficient in almost every way over Vista and XP.

5) I want to create a Windows 7 category for my technology blog and bring new Windows 7 articles to my readers, no better time to start than the release day.

Who else plans on upgrading or installing Windows 7 when it releases?

-Dragon Blogger

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Melissa@Goji

What is amazing is that windows 7 looks more and more like the mac os interface.

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&quot;Joann@pressurewashinglosangeles&quot;

I've been using Windows 7 for about a month now and I love it.

Charles@Las Vegas Homes

A couple of my friends got into the beta and loved it. Both are not what you would call Microsoft fanboys either. This may be the one operating system that is a must have upgrade for both home and work users.
.-= Charles@Las Vegas HomesÂ´s last blog ..First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Extended =-.

Paul@Computer Repair and Upgrade

Well since the last comment, Windows 7 has been released and I'd be interested to see what people think of it.

I personally love it. I have Home on both my office and Media Centre PC's, and must say that it is infinitely better than the outgoing Vista Ultimate. The new Media Centre GUI is slick, everything works (so far) and it seems much less resource intensive than Vista (again so far, haven't really had a chance to test it yet).

dragonblogger

I upgraded the day it was released, it is fantastic and am happy so far with Windows 7, except for one issue with my USB Microphone.

Michael Aulia

I never use the Upgrade Advisor because I normally upgrade my computer every now and then to be able to play the latest games. Nothing that a new Windows can't handle :)
.-= Michael Aulia´s last blog ..How to backup Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera, and IE with FavBackup =-.

I only used it to see if my hardware has drivers compatible already for Windows 7.

Mona@Stretch Mark Cream

I have installed Windows 7 on my system and its working fine as ever.I love its GUI..its somewhat similar to windows vista...

Girish@Auckland Car Rental

Me too.. I read the windows developer guides and it seems to be pretty cool. They are anticipating a great sales increase once this is officially released. I personally feel that the pseudo name of "blackcomb" was pretty attractive than "windows 7". What do you guys think about it??. I am sure my system will be able to run windows 7 without any issues, cause when i made a purchase an year back I bought the best configuration which can sustain for the next 4-5 years. With just a week to go for the official release the hype and tension is mounting up.

Mack@Las Vegas Homes

I am also anxious and very eager to check out the latest OS from windows. I am lucky that I bought a brand new laptop couple of months back which had windows vista preloaded and I also get a free upgrade to windows 7 when it is released. I have heard from that techies that the 7 has got almost many of the flaws fixed and its also very lite.. I will post my experience as soon as my free version ships. Thanks!
.-= Mack@Las Vegas Homes´s last blog ..Commercial Real Estate Bubble =-.

John | Retro Programming

I'm not planning to upgrade, but I need a new laptop so I'm waiting until I can buy one with Windows 7 pre-installed.

Apparently it doesn't support old DOS applications :-( I'll have to find some way to run those.
.-= John | Retro Programming´s last blog ..A History of Programming Games 1961-1989 =-.

Windows 7 will have a full XP compatibility mode, run it like a virtual OS inside of Windows 7, I am sure there will be DOS emulators within a few weeks of its release.

Ralph

I haven't given it a thought. My system works with vista. The problems it may have are not readily apparent to me and the confidence I feel that updating will go without problem is very low. I will read your posts with interest because I have been known to be wrong.
.-= Ralph´s last blog ..Sunday Funnies =-.

Ditesco

Oh well. I really have some mixed feelings about upgrading my current Vista to W7. Obviously, the first barrier is the investment $$. Not sure what it will cost here in my side of the world. Second, and obviously these are only rumors, I heard that it is actually "slower" than Vista. Maybe I'll wait and see for your W7 category and after several articles, I might just be able to make a better decision.
.-= Ditesco´s last blog ..DiTesco's Weekly Echo #5 =-.

The TCP/IP stack tuning alone is worth it for me, as are many other improvements. I plan on dropping the $200 and buying the full version (Home edition) the day it releases, so I will be doing blog posts about it for sure.

Greg Ellison

No I will need a new computer before I upgrade to windows 7. Thanks Greg Ellison
.-= Greg Ellison´s last blog ..New Milestone For This Blog =-.

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