Is it worth me getting windows 7?

Question

hi, ive just ordered this computer: (dell)

Components
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 950 (3.06GHz, 8MB cache, 4.8GT/sec) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 (64 BIT) - English edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office 2007 Home and Student - English edit
HARDWARE SUPPORT 1 year of coverage included with your PC edit
PROTECT YOUR NEW PC McAfee® Security Centre - 24 Month Protection - English edit
MONITOR Dell ST2310 23" Full HD Widescreen Monitor - UK/Irish edit
MEMORY 8192MB (4x1024,2x2048) 1067MHz DDR3 Dual Channel edit
HARD DRIVE 1.2 TB (2x 640 GB) Serial ATA (7200 Rpm) Dual HDD Config Raid 0 Stripe edit
GRAPHICS CARD Single 1.8GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 Graphics Card edit
FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES 19-in-1 Media Card Reader edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16X DVD+/- RW Optical Drive (DVD & CD read and write) edit
KEYBOARD Dell™ USB Entry Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)


so yeah, as you can see it comes with 64 bit vista, so i assume i need 64 bit windows 7? also, im a bit confused, im not sure if it is going to work on my computer because dell dont offer windows 7 as an upgrade, so maybe it doesnt work on my system?

any help would be much appreciated, and also how good is my system for gaming? can i play the best games on the highest settings?

thanks in advance.

Answer 1

it works with your system but not dells budget it is worth it trust me

Answer 2

First I have been using Vista Ultimate 64bit for about a year without any problems. Better memory usage is what I was looking for when I upgraded to Win7 Ultimate 64bit. Ran it for 1.5 months & decided, because of some performance issues & IE8 issues, I would install Win7 Ultmimate from scratch & have more issues than before. Memory handling hasn't been any better in either install of Win7. My biggest gripe is Windows Media Center live tv. In Vista it was perfect! Now I was having issues with it being choppy .... not all the time. Then I found out that Aero was the issue. I turn Aero off & no problem with WMC.



System: 2.66ghz Core2 Quad with 8gb RAM, Sapphire Radeon 4890 1gb, & 7tb of disk storage.



My fresh install is 2 days old. Been on support with Microsft 2 times with approx 3 hours & they are going to call back this afternoon.



Another observation I have made is that when the OS is loading sometimes it may load right & may not show up with the issue until the next boot.



If this doesn't resolve itself soon I will revert back to Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit.



I have not seen anything better in Windows 7 than Windows Vista. I really do love Vista. The most stable OS I have ever installed. Sure in the beginning Vista was a pile, but Windows 7 is worse in my hinest opinion.



Background: I built my frist Heath/Zenith PC in 1984 & have built over 2000 systems since.



Final note .... stick with Vista for about 6 more months. There are things going on with Win7 that nobody is admitting to .... after the holidays we will hear more & suspect some major updates later : )



I really hope this helps others with issues & pushes them to contact Microsoft & get Windows 7 operating as efficiently as it is supposed to : )



I want Windows 7 to be all that it is supposed to be : ) Windows 7 was not my idea ; -)



Good Luck : )

Answer 3

Windows 7 appears to be an excellent OS. Sort of what Vista was supposed to be. Downloads quickly, starts quickly, has loads of native drivers. Runs most 32 bit programs even when using the 64 bit version. Some older hardware are not compatible, but you won't have that problem.

Answer 4

Your system is perfect for Windows 7.

And yes, 64-bit of any version (Home, Professional or Ultimate).

Windows 7 is the best from Microsoft.



I have tried almost every OS from Microsoft, from 98 through 2000 and XP, than Vista and finally Windows 7 which is the best, my machine goes much faster, no need for drivers, almost all are in, except some kind of graphics and sound cards, but you got it with your hardware.

Answer 5

I think yes it is worth to switch to windows 7 because of several feature that puts windows 7 far ahead to any other OS from Windows or Mac, before knowing about the features you must know about the system requirments to run windows 7:

here is the list:

1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor



1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)



16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)



DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver



Features:



1. Multi-Touch: It seems that Windows 7, not OS X, will become the first consumer OS to bring multi-touch capability to the masses after all. We were afraid Microsoft will try to sell Windows 7 on the multi-touch pitch alone but are, in fact, pleasantly surprised with the implementation.



2. Windows 7 taskbar: The Dock in OS X means business, but the new, taller taskbar in Windows 7 has nifty features, like live thumbnails that fan out in a row when you hover the mouse pointer over an application icon in the taskbar.



3. Libraries: Both Windows and OS X have special folders for storing documents, images, music, videos, etc. But don't you just hate it when you fill up your hard drive with music, having to move all MP3s to a larger drive and then re-route the Music folder to this new location? Not anymore. In Windows 7, you simply add a new location to your Music folder.



4. Play To and Windows Media Center: Windows has become better multimedia center than OS X, period. The Jump To feature enables you to send video and audio output from one PC to a network-enabled media player, home stereo and even other PCs on the network – a trivial and tremendously useful feature OS X still lacks. More importantly, Apple's FrontRow is really no match for Windows Media Center, which now looks much more attractive thanks to more eligible fonts and has become much more useful due to the addition of Internet TV and the ability to customize its start menu. Apple limits Front Row to iTunes and refuses to add DVR capabilities.



5. Device Stage: Windows 7 brings a new feature that shows all the features and documents relating you hardware in a single window. Connect your mobile phone and it appears in Windows Explorer. Click on it and a window comes up with vendor-branded background (if a vendor supports this feature) that might show basic information about the cellphone, its capabilities, links to its manual and the latest driver, in addition to advanced features like syncing capabilities, copying videos and images from a device, setting ringtones, etc.

Answer 6

Its not like that you can upgrade your system to windows7 .Your system the specification which is desired for the windows7.So you can easily able to jump to windows7.Ofcorse you can play the games on highest setting.I can provide you the methodology by following which you could be able to achieve the migration...

You can upgrade to windows7 Home Pemium and windows7 ultimate(64 bit).64-bit operating systems can handle large amounts of memory—typically 4 gigabytes (GB) of random access memory (RAM) .



To find out which Windows 7 installation disc you can use, do the following:



1.Open Performance Information and Tools by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Performance Information and Tools.



2.Click View and print details.



3.Under System, you can see what type of operating system you're currently running next to System type, and, next to 64-bit capable, whether you can run a 64-bit version of Windows.



If your computer is already running a 64-bit version of Windows, you won't see the 64-bit capable listing.

When you upgrade to Windows 7, you keep your files, settings, and programs from Windows Vista





Perform an Upgrade installation of Windows 7

1.Turn on your PC.



2.After Windows Vista has started, do one of the following:



•If you purchased and downloaded Windows 7 online, open the installation file. Purchasing and downloading Windows 7 online is the easiest way to install Windows 7 on a netbook. For more information, see Installing Windows 7 on a netbook.



•If you have a Windows 7 installation disc, insert the disc into your computer. Setup should start automatically. If it doesn't, click the Start button, click Computer, double-click your DVD drive to open the Windows 7 installation disc, and then double-click setup.exe.



3.On the Install Windows page, click Install now.



4.On the Get important updates for installation page, we recommend getting the latest updates to help ensure a successful installation, and to help protect your computer against security threats. You computer will need to be connected to the Internet during Windows 7 installation to get these updates.



5.On the Please read the license terms page, if you accept the license terms, click I accept the license terms, and then click Next.



6.On the Which type of installation do you want? page, click Upgrade.



You might see a compatibility report.



7.Continue to follow the instructions to finish installing Windows 7.



Update drivers

A driver is software that allows your computer to communicate with hardware or devices. Without drivers, the hardware you connect to your computer—for example, a video card or a printer—won't work properly.



In most cases, drivers come with Windows, or you can find them by using Windows Update and checking for updates. To do so, click the Start button, click All Programs, and then click Windows Update.



If Windows Update doesn't have the driver you need, check out the Windows 7 Compatibility Center, which has direct links to driver downloads and manufacturer support pages. For more information, see Update a driver for hardware that isn't working properly.



Share printers

You'll need to re-share any Plug and Play printers that you'd shared in Windows Vista. To share a printer in Windows 7:



1.Click the Start button, and then, on the Start menu, click Devices and Printers.



2.Right-click the printer you want to share, and then click Printer properties.



3.On the Sharing tab, select the Share this printer check box, and then click OK.



If other computers on your network still can't access the printer, remove the printer from the other computers, and then add the printer again. For more information, see Share a printer.

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Answer 7

any 64 bit version of windows 7 will work on your computer. you will not be able to use a 32 bit edition because you have too much ram. max amount of ram on 32 bit OS = 4 gigs.



it will be decent for gaming. not the best. i doubt you'll be able to squeeze out 30fps if you max modern warfare 2.

Answer 8

for my area, something is greater powerful than Vista. when I had vista, it replaced into no longer something yet a memory hog and bogged down my workstation. I went returned to XP I beta try Win7 on my workstation and it ran prefect on my workstation that had a troublesome time with Vista. Win7 does not seem to apply up as plenty memory as Vista does and appeared to run greater powerful. i admire Win 7 greater beneficial than vista.

Answer 9

NO!!! My dad said that they installed Windows 7 at his work and he HATES it. Supposedly there are some good things about it but it takes forever to download and he says it stops right in the middle of downloading and there aren't as many things on there as there used to be. Good LUCK!

Answer 10

Am all my friends say its worth it and that is the best

i have vista and sometimes i wanna kill myself as it crashes :P

i think you should get it but i dunno know if it works with this pc ;)

Answer 11

It's always good to be upgraded.

Plus Vista is a real big disappointment.

So its worth it. :)