Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade
| Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade |
Upgrade to Windows 7All editions of Windows XP and Windows Vista qualify you to buy an upgrade license.1. Choose your edition of Windows 7 Explore key features and choose the edition that's best for you. Be sure to check the expanded list of extended features in Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, and Windows 7 Ultimate. System requirements vary for each edition of Windows 7 because some features might require special hardware. 2. See if your PC has what it takes to run Windows 7 In general, if your PC can run Windows Vista it can run Windows 7. To make sure, download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to do a quick check. If you want certain features, such as HomeGroup or Windows Media Center, check to see if your PC has the hardware that's needed. 3. Check which operating system your PC is currently running How you make the move to Windows 7 depends on your current operating system.
Designed for people who want it allEasiest Windows to use ever
Faster and more flexible
Best PC entertainment experience
Simplifies Everyday TasksSimple to usePreview Manage lots of open programs, documents, and browser windows easily with thumbnail and full-screen previews of open windows. Pin Open files and get around your PC faster with the improved taskbar. You can easily pin programs you use often to the taskbar and launch them in just one click.
Jump Lists Open files you use regularly in just two clicks with Jump Lists on the improved taskbar. Snap Windows 7 has simple new ways to manage open windows. For example, with Snap you can arrange two windows side-by-side just by dragging them to opposite sides of your screen. Peek and Shake Windows 7 lets you peek behind open windows to get a quick look at your desktop. Windows Search Instantly locate and open virtually any file on your PC, from documents to emails to songs, right from the Start menu, with Windows Search. Easy to connect
Wireless setup With Windows 7, setting up wireless connections is easier with consistent, one-click connections to available networks, whether those networks are based on Wi-Fi, mobile broadband, dial-up, or corporate VPN. HomeGroup Connect Windows 7 PCs on a home network in just four clicks and easily get to the photos, music, and files on each one--even share printers--with HomeGroup. Easy to browse the webInternet Explorer 8 Visual search helps you quickly find the information you want by adding visual cues and previews to search results from top search providers including Live Search, Wikipedia, Yahoo, Amazon, and others. Internet Explorer 8 Use Web slices to conveniently keep up with changes on frequently updated websites, like eBay auctions or traffic sites, directly from the IE8 toolbar. Easy to communicate and shareWindows Live Photo Gallery Windows Live Photo Gallery makes share your photos to your favorite photo site easy. Windows Live Mail Windows Live Mail makes managing multiple email accounts easy. Windows Live Family Safety Keep your child safe by managing what sites they can visit and who they can send/receive emails and im communications from. Note: Windows Live components need to be downloaded separately. Works The Way You WantFaster and More ReliableResume from sleep We designed Windows 7 to help PCs sleep and resume from sleep more quickly by improving the way Windows 7 manages drivers, programs, and power. Faster and more reliable We reduced the amount of memory your PC needs for open windows and to execute commands to help it be more responsive to commands. Fewer clicks and less interruptions Makes New Things PossibleMedia on your termsWindows Media Center Turn your PC into a TV with Windows Media Center. Windows Media Center Watch shows for free when and where you want with Internet TV. DirectX 11 DirectX 11 technology delivers breathtaking game graphics so real, it's unreal. New ways to engageWindows Touch Windows Touch makes PCs with touch screens easier and more intuitive to use. Media on your termsWindows Media Player More and more consumer electronics, from TVs to digital photo frames, can be connected to home networks. With Play To in Windows 7, you'll be able to easily send music, photos, videos from your PC to a networked device throughout your home. You can enjoy the photos, music, and videos on your home PC when you're away from home with remote media streaming. Work anywhereLocation Aware Printing Windows 7 will automatically pick the right printer for you when you move from home to work networks. Work anywhere with less effort.
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 Rating:  - Thanks, but... no thanks!The only reason for getting this, and it applies to ALL Win 7's versions, would be "Work in the language of your choice and switch between any of 35 languages." because I work with 3 or 4 languages regularly, and often need the OS in the native language or something will simply not work. As for MS and their Win offers... it's always down the slope! MS should stop trying to control people's PCs. The choice, in EVERYTHING, should be left to the user! One thing I learned from MS, and I am a sucker for technology, and support other people's PCs often, is, NEVDER buyanything from MS until 1 year after release date; NEVER upgrade anything (SPs or Service Packs OK sometimes... yet, not always...); NEVER get anything that has not received at least ONE Service Pack bag of fixes; PREFERABLY, buy a new OS with a new machine (that may mean every 5-7 years...) because companies will send you a machine with all the drivers, etc. installed for you... And finally, NEVER EVER upgrade if you are happy, and being productive with your current OS!!! If it ain't broke, don't fix it!... I am planning the next couple of years to move over to LINUX based solutions, although I will keep a Win machine around for those legacy programs that won't run on a LINUX --- yet, even that is becoming less and less of a problem, with emulation, etc. Rating:  - I love it!I have upgraded to Windows 7 ultimate after using windows vista ulimate and it's previous O/S. I enjoy it as I have never did on any previous O/S. In other words, I love it. Microsoft has done a good job! Rating: - Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit is the best OS ever released by Microsoft, periodI own a 3-year-old Dell XPS 410 with an Intel Core 2 6700 CPU @ 2.66GHz, equipped with a RAID 0 650 GB dual hard drive, 4 GB DDR2 RAM and an Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB "Direct X 10"-compatible graphics card. Sadly, I have been displeased with the performance of my computer ever since I chose to upgrade from Windows XP Media Center Edition to Vista Ultimate 32-bit a mere few weeks after initially purchasing my computer. After several years of using the miserably sluggish, sporadically buggy Vista Ultimate 32-bit OS, I have recently upgraded my computer to Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit. All I can say is... WHAT A DIFFERENCE. The last time my computer ran this quickly was when I used it with Windows XP, with which it came pre-installed with. It retains all of the best features of Vista, while adding lots of performance and visual tweaks that really adds to the overall user's computing experience. My computer really does feel like a new machine. All of my software (including Adobe Master Collection CS4, Microsoft Office 2007 Professional, Kaspersky Internet Security Suite 2010 and Roxio Creator Pro 2010) works like a dream, and have thus far experienced zero compatibility issues with 32-bit software using Windows Ultimate 64-bit, even with my two-year-old Dell printer. As a matter of fact, much of my software seems to actually run better now than it ever did when I was using Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit... and that's where I am most pleased with Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit: its fine, smooth performance. This is the OS that Microsoft promised, and failed, to deliver with windows Vista, and it really does compare favorably with Mac OS X... an event I thought I'd never live to experience, quite frankly. In fact, this is the first time in years that I have not regretted being an early adopter (I'm cursed with poor impulse control): this is something I can't even claim with Windows XP (as I recall, I experienced far more driver compatibility issues with XP when it first debuted). All in all, I cannot recommend this OS enough. For PC users, this is as good as it currently gets. Rating: - Windows 7 was a good moveWith all the reported troubles with Vista, I skipped it and ran Windows Xp since it came out. I was ready for a change and heard good reports on Windows 7. I took a chance and I'm glad I did. I love it and only wish it would have come out sooner. Rating: - Overpriced upgrade, but well worth it if you skipped VistaI'm in the IT Industry, so I consider myself an early adopter. I purchased the Iphone 3G on launch day. I purchased the Motorola Droid on Launch Day. I bought Leopeard the day it came out and immediately installed it. Same goes for Snow Leopard. You get my point. With Vista, on the other hand, I completely avoided it like the plague after hearing of all the problems. Then, one day, I accidently forgot to select the XP Downgrade on Dell's site, and my new laptop came shipped with Vista. I tried to love it, but me and Vista just had a love hate relationship, starting with the simple fact that Nero CD Burning software was not working with Vista (eventually fixed with an update that took several months)... And ended with my hatred for the interface in Vista! So, I ended up deleting Vista and installing XP Pro. Fast forward to Windows 7... About 2 days after Windows 7 came out, my XP Pro machine at work got infected with spyware. After spending 2 days trying to clean my machine with all the latest products (Malwarebytes, Spybot Search & Destroy, and Symantec Endpoint), I finally said SCREW THIS, and I backed up my data, reformatted my hard drive and installed Windows 7 instead. If for no reason other then SECURITY, I highly recommend anyone still running the obsolete Windows XP to move to Windows 7 because as time goes on, Microsoft will stop updating XP, and your computer will be at much higher risk for viruses, spyware, and malware. With Windows 7, I'm sure that risk exists, but let's face it, it's like running Mac OS. There aren't a lot of people using it yet, so there are significantly less threats out there. And of course, 7 has much better protection built into it. I would still recommend the following to protect yourself: 1. Do not use your computer as the administrator, browse the web with another user account that only has limited permissions. 2. Do not use IE! Use Firefox and install Adblock Pro as well! 3. Don't visit web sites that give you free music, games, tv shows, etc.. LOL Anyway, as far as the overall experience in 7, I am still getting used to the user interface. I *LOVE* the aero peek where I can preview my windows I have open, and it nicely organizes all your Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer, etc windows into 1 nice little icon instead of having hundreds of open windows. Startup and shutdown... I think these are a little slower the XP Pro, especially waking back up from sleep mode. However, I have significantly LESS problems now when I put it to sleep at work and then wake it up at home. Before, when I would come home, my system would hang for 5 minutes trying to access our network file shares, now it seems to know that I'm not at work any more and comes up much quicker. Stability... I have yet to have anything crash! Seriously Microsoft, you guys rock! Systray & Clock - I Love the new design! Especially how it corrals all your systray icons into a little center where you can disable them! Finally I can stop that annoying Adobe and Java updater from constantly nagging me! And, HELLO! It shows the time AND the date now, what a novel concept huh? ;) Compatibility.. Well I don't have 5 million programs, so I can't speak for that, but everything I've tried to run so far has worked.. Except the Cisco VPN, I had to tweek a few things to get that working, but I was able to finally get the VPN working. Hardware compatibility.. EVERYTHING worked out of the box on my HP EliteBook laptop that is about 6 months old. The laptop does have a "designed for Vista" sticker on it, so that probably makes a big difference. The only thing that isn't working is the scoll function on my touchpad, but I'm sure if I go download the Synaptics drivers it will magically work. Even the Media Buttons on the top of the laptop work and the SD card reader! No extra drivers to download and instal... HUGE plus Microsoft, you are bridging the gap between Mac and PC! That leaves me to my final point... Windows 7 vs Snow Leopard... Used them both, and honestly, I don't miss the stupid dock in Leopard at all. I am not a fan of the dock, I actually got Rocket Dock for my PC, and I ended up uninstalling it. I do miss the "Stacks" in Leopard... I also miss the "Corners" and "Expose"... And perhaps the thing I miss the most about my Mac is the program called Bento from FileMaker! But are those functions enough to make me want to use a Mac over a PC? Not so much! Loving Windows 7, and hoping to discover more of the exciting new features when I have time, but day to day functioning, I was up and running pretty quickly and I am a happy camper with Windows 7! 
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