By now you have probably heard that Windows 7 is now released as of today. This entry is not to repeat what has already been announced. Rather it is to provide you a couple of brief pointers on how to proceed on up to Microsoft Windows 7.First, if you have Windows XP DON’T upgrade. By the time you complete the upgrade you will be bald from the stress and it will actually be more difficult. Your computer will be botched enough that you’d probably find the end result unacceptable. You might as well get your disks for both Windows Seven and the other disks for every program. The only sensible way to perform this task is plain reinstall everything.
If your computer is over three years old and has 1 GB of RAM or lower then you are best to keep it at either XP or Vista. The system upgrade is not worth it as Vista can barely run smoothly on 1 GB. Are you beginning to see the point? If not, continue to read.
If your computer is less than two years old and minimally has 2 GB of RAM you are ready. Just make sure you have minimally 2 GBs of RAM for Windows 7. RAM is so cheap there is no excuse not to upgrade. You can purchase 1 GB of RAM for approximately $40 these days.
The last factor you should use to measure the practicality of moving onto Windows 7 is the bottom line. How much will it ultimately cost? You should spend no more that $400.00 on the total upgrade between the hardware and/or software. This pricepoint already can purchase a brand new Windows seven based computer that can run circles around any two year old computer.
If your computer works, then why repair it. In fact, don’t bother upgrading to Microsoft Windows version 7 if you have XP. This is both prudent and smart investing. We have been asked a number of questions regarding Windows seven over the past few months while serving our St. Louis customers during network and computer repair service calls. We anticipated releasing this post the day version seven was released. Posting it earlier would have fallen on deaf ears as the cliche’ goes.
