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Upgrading my computers to Windows 7 has been a successful venture, worth all the time involved. And the time involved was long. Since there were many factors involved, it rated a separate section on the parent website which will include additions as I explore the many plus features of Windows 7.

You can read about my Windows 7 upgrade experience here. The page doesn’t tell you how to upgrade to Windows 7, you can find lots of instructions by using your favourite search engine. These are some of the experiences I found different from other upgrades in the past, which could be different from yours. Installation of any new operating system has its own characteristics for each system.

Important Points

* Be prepared to wait - and wait, in my case over 5 hours on one machine, plus another 5 hrs. for updates.

* Multiple Reboots – Your computer will reboot by itself many times, (seven for one of mine).

* Black Screens – there is plenty of black screen waiting. In some cases the computer sits and appears like nothing is happening, not even a drive light flicker. Don’t touch it, after what seems like an exceptionally long time, it will spring back to life.

* Unattended – maybe to a certain extent. There are certainly long wait times where you don’t have to do anything. On the other hand during certain portions you will be required to agree to the terms of use. It will await your response. This particularly applies to some updates.

* External Drive Needed – You could possibly do without one, but it is much easier to backup you data to an external drive. And you should backup. You must if you are going from XP to Windows 7.

Summary

Even with most reviews and reports saying how much better the Windows 7 operating system is than any other, one always wonders if it is really true. Like the others I would say yes.

Windows 7 has some nice newer features. Some not available previously, some modified to work better. Seven runs more efficiently and much faster. Operating procedures are close enough to the old ways that you won’t have a big learning curve, but you will also discover new ways of doing things with less input from you.

XP to Windows 7 – I noticed a big change in speed, and efficiency.

Vista to Windows 7 – Differences were noticeable for sure. Seven is easier to work with and provides extras. If you are happy with Vista there is no need to hurry, but you will be happy you upgraded.

Windows 7 uses much less drive space and resources than Vista on my computers.  Do I like Windows 7? Yes!

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