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MS Windows 7 Ultimate
by Deoborahkelly196
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (Windows 7)
I bought Windows 7 back around two months after its release date for an update to my Windows Vista machine. I bought the full software package for any installations on other machines rather than buying an update package. I purchased Windows 7 Ultimate for around £210 from amazon.co.uk. ... I also have windows 7 which was preinstalled on a computer which I purchased towards the end of last year from Dell, A Dell Studio XPS 700. I thought I wouldn't write about windows 7 until I had properly used and now nearly a year of using the same version of windows 7 on two of my main computers I thought I was pretty confident on what I was talking about.
Inside the Windows 7 Box...
This is pretty obvious what is inside the box as it's only a piece of software so there is 1x Windows 7 Ultimate install DVD, Manuals and I had a product key in mine although some other people I have hear d of not having in theirs.. I don't know why?
Installation of Windows 7...
For my installation of windows 7 I personally backed up all my data on windows vista my previous operating system, and then I for my dell computers installed a fresh install of windows 7. I did this by hitting F12 at the boot up sequence and changed my boot sequence to boot from disc. This brought up a message "Press any key to boot from disc". This automatically brought me to install windows 7, The installation was very easy to do so. You can install windows 7 by doing an update from your old operating system and this keeps all your documents and programs but I wanted to install a fresh install to make sure there wasn't any virus's on my new operating system. For a fresh install in the booting of the computer on most dell computers you hit F12 but this varies by the make of your computer e.g. Acer, HP, Packard bell etc.
Features of Windows 7...
There are many newer and easier features in windows 7 compared to windows vista. Some including that it is easier for windows 7 ultimate users to install "XP Mode" on your PC.XP mode is a virtual machine of Windows XP for users that want to run XP on their machines alongside Windows 7. XP mode is free and easy to install for users that run windows 7 ultimate as I know as a friend of mine has windows 7 professional but they couldn't install it as it brought up a message stating that this feature can only be installed on windows 7 ultimate. But for windows 7 business users you may be able to install this. There are other ways for other windows 7 users to install windows XP on a virtual machine if you have Windows XP software by downloading virtual machine from Microsoft. Some other features include that the taskbar is easier to use than windows vista and more importantly users have the ability to use Aero which lets users put two windows equally side by side. This can be done by dragging the window to the top ends of the screen and it will show an outline of where the window will be placed. Other features include that on the taskbar when more than one program is opened it is easier to choose the window you are looking for example if I have two tabs open in Internet explorer when I place my cursor over the internet explorer icon two previews come above the programs icon on the taskbar which I then click on, this is a new feature as to older versions of windows when two or more tabs in a programme is opened there would be two programmes icons on your taskbar. Also in windows 7 most software that was released before the windows 7 release e.g. software for windows XP or Vista. Will run on your windows 7 which means you don't have to worry about any software not working on your new operating system. Overall there are many features of windows 7 which I couldn't explain here as they mostly are similar to previous versions of windows but are made better easier to use.
Overall...
Windows 7 Ultimate in my opinion is the best operating system out there for home users at the present moment, it is much easier to use than previous windows operating systems. It is easy to run, easy to install and easy to install any updates or missing software as most of it does this automatically in windows update. The Operating system itself reminds me of windows XP as it is such a great operating system to run just like Windows XP when it was released. I have been running windows since DOS and personally I think this is Microsoft's best version unlike when vista came out I gave Windows XP I higher rating. The package cost me a £210 around 2 or 3 months after it came although mostly every PC is now sold with windows 7 unless you are buying a Macintosh which even can install windows 7 by using boot camp. But for users looking to upgrade but are unsure if it is a good enough operating system I would fully recommend any one to upgrade or buy a computer with this operating system on it. I personally use a computer a lot throughout the week and windows 7 has made my daily usage a lot easier to use the computer with its speed and features it offers to the user. Overall rating 9/10 cause nothings 100% perfect but this operating system in my opinion is 99% perfect I haven't had any problems with it and I have been running it nearly a year now. Recommend to anyone looking a new fast, easy to use, productive operating system.
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MS Windows 7 Home Premium N
by pringlelad
So I purchased a new laptop the Samsung Rv510 which comes with the new instalment in the windows series... windows 7. I also have a desktop tower computer running vista but with the same specs as my laptop. Comparing the two i found the laptop ran at least 4 times as quick, this may be because the laptop is better somehow but personally ... I feel that it is the operating system it literally feels like a breath of fresh air.
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Windows 7 Home Premium is so simple to use, where vista was extremely hard to configure windows 7 has just turned it around and made it so easy to use. The new improved task bar or now regarded as the 'super bar' has made it very easy to view the tabs you have open as hovering over an icon produces a small preview of the page which I have found very useful especially when using windows live messenger(msn).
-----Features-----
This version of windows 7 comes with plenty of fun and entertaining games that will keep you entertained for hours. It comes pre-installed with Skype as well as windows live messenger meaning you can now straight away get into a phone call or instant messenger chat instead of having to download the files. Also it comes pre-installed with windows media centre which previously cost quite a bit however now it is already on here meaning you can do things such as watch sky and connect to your Xbox 360 which is very useful indeed.
-----Usability-----
Windows 7 home premium is very easy to use and everything flows really well, unlike vista there are from what I can see no glitches/bugs and everything is really quick which is good if you are impatient like me. The layout is more or less the same as vista however it feels a lot different because unlike vista this actually works.
-----Verdict-----
Windows 7 and especially the home premium for me is defiantly the best operating system i have ever used, after years of struggling with '98, ME, Xp and the dreaded vista I had nearly given up hope and was considering switching to a MAC but Microsoft pulled through this is defiantly worth buying for around £75 or buy a laptop with it pre-installed.
Thank you for reading please comment and rate, if you are going to comment with a low rating please explain to me why don't just leave it at that because i want to improve my writing cheers.
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MS Windows 7 Home Premium
by TheMegaMiner
Windows 7! As I quietly type across my slim keyboard on top of a beautiful interface, I can definitely say this is a very top notch operating system!
After being burned by Vista, I was afraid to go back into Windows 7, but I heard some friends talk about rather positively, so I decided to try it out. My XP computer finally died on ... me, which was sad, but now I'm glad that happened. (Luckily, I was able to save everything on the hardrive!) I picked up a new HP computer about 6 months ago and have never looked back.
First off, setting up Windows 7 was quite easy to do, I was able to get everything up and running under an hour. Since this computer is brand new, the response time is very quick, which I did assume, but I have tried other computers that used to have XP or vista, and in still runs very smoothly.
With the response time, I was also surprised how well the interface worked. It's somewhat like a combo between XP and Vista. It takes what was good about XP, takes it, takes what was bad and good about Vista, improves it, and puts it's own spin on it. Back when I was a teenager, I had to set my mom up with email, or something, but the easy of use is so good she can do everything myself. I'm finally released of my duty! (Getting my own place after college was the best thing I ever did XD )
The new icons on the toolbar, I absolutely love. It keeps them small, but not too small. I like how you can keep bookmarks for your web browsers inside the little icon, as well as how it combines multiple windows into that single icon which I always found frustrating with Vista and XP because you'd always have to have something like 4 or 5 windows up to have them auto-combine. (I bet there was something you could do back with XP or Vista to do that, but I never found anything on that.)
I have successfully installed many programs very easily too, Windows 7 plays nice with many programs and I've found that they haven't had any problems.
I can also say it's great for gaming. It processes things nicely and keeps CPU usage pretty low for most games. Of course, I'm just a casual gamer, but I still find it easy and fun and not a hassle.
Microsoft has certainly recovered from the whole Vista fiasco. Whether they will with their dollar, I'm not sure. It's unfortunate that this couldn't have been out first.
Although, I recommend this to anyone looking to upgrade or get their first computer. Fair to say though, I have not encountered any problems yet. I may have different opinions in the future, but so far, I love Windows 7. That, and so does my mom. ;-D
It works well, has a nice look, and is very user friendly. If you can get it, and let go of XP, you'll definitely be satisfied.
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