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Imserba Webstore - Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
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List Price: $299.99
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Manufacturer: Microsoft Software
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: DVD-ROM
Brand: Microsoft
EAN: 0882224883436
Feature: Windows 7 Professional (includes 32 & 64-bit versions) lets you run Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode, recover data easily with automatic backups to your home or business network, connect to company networks effortlessly and more securely
Format: DVD-ROM
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Label: Microsoft Software
Manufacturer: Microsoft Software
Model: FQC-00129
Platform: Windows 7
Publisher: Microsoft Software
Release Date: 2009-10-22
Studio: Microsoft Software
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Features
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Windows 7 Professional (includes 32 & 64-bit versions) lets you run Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP Mode, recover data easily with automatic backups to your home or business network, connect to company networks effortlessly and more securely
Make the things you do every day easier with improved desktop navigation; start programs faster and more easily, and quickly find the documents you use most often
Make your web experience faster, easier and safer than ever with Internet Explorer 8
Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV on your PC
Easily create a home network and connect your PCs to a printer with HomeGroup
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Editorial Reviews:
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With Microsoft Windows Pro 7 Operating System Software Professional, you'll be able to run many Windows XP productivity programs in Windows XP mode* and recover your data easily with automatic back-ups to your home or business network. You'll be able to connect to company networks easily and more securely with Domain Join. And with entertainment features like Windows Media Center, it's great for home as well as for business.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Best Microsoft OS so far
Comment: If you stuck with XP this long Win 7 does not offer a compelling reason to upgrade until you buy a new computer except for a very few specific applications(laptop battery life being my personal #1). That said- Win 7 is what Vista tried to be and failed. Faster, less junk bloatware, better organized, more secure, and very few bugs for a new release OS from Microsoft.
The downside is no direct upgrade path from XP but you have all your data backed up don't you? Not a big deal if you don't but there might be a bit of trial and error. The directions provided by Microsoft and the utilities you will be directed to download actually seem to work for the vast majority of people helping make the upgrade less painful. Just remember that for certain things like Itunes you need to back up your downloads separately from the Microsoft utility. I had a backup from a few months ago but forgot I had purchased a few songs since which I did not have backed up.
Win 7 recognized almost all my drivers and did not have an issue with any. Far different than the Vista I ended up giving away when I went back to XP a couple years ago, though to be fair at this point Vista is a stable OS with a few more features than XP.
Bootup and shutdown times are impressive. I installed Win 7 over XP after backing up to see how it would do recognizing my partitions and dual hard drives. No problems there! In fact the only issue I have had with it so far is getting a few games to work with it. Not because it is 64 bit but due to the user account control security/organizing feature and the limitations of an older game working with my brand new video card(not a Microsoft issue on the video card).
I use duel monitors and a 3 way KVM which works ok. The monitor support in Win 7 is better than XP or Vista but most likely you will want to download some 3rd party software tailored to such setups. I have had absolutely no problems with internet connection that some people have reported in the reviews here on Amazon. I use Firefox so I am not even sure which browser version Microsoft included as the only time I use it is with Windows Update.
If you just can't wait to get Win 7 included as a part of your next PC then rest assured that this time around Microsoft learned most of what it needed to from the problems Vista had and released a faster, more stable, and more future oriented OS. I wanted it early to be ready for the upgrade at work and had it pre-ordered a year ago to get a decent price. If not for those two reasons I would probably have stuck with XP another year or so until my next PC purchase.
Win 7 is not perfect but it is good enough to ensure Apple and Linux will only nibble at Microsoft's market share for the next few years.
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Summary: GARBAGE!
Comment: HELLO, why can't you make the taskbar show behind windows? Why is there no quick launch, why was MSPaint turned into a confusing cluttered mess? Why is that annoying user account control garbage still there to annoy the hell out of everyone whenever they want to install a program? Why the hell is the network manager so stupid: you're forced to view it in the corn of ur screen when trying to access it, and forced to watch it try to connect to a single connection instead of being allowed to try and switch it on the fly. I CAN'T BELIEVE VISTA IS BETTER THAN THIS THING. IT'S INSANE!
The only noticeable improvement is the SDHC scanning speed and auto-finding of drivers for your laptop/PC, but Vista can do that too. Well I'm not going to use Linux, it's nerdware, and will probably go back to Vista, ironically. I don't, like most other people, how a company that is worth and makes billions, can't come out with an OS, and GUI, after getting tons of complaints about Vista, that doesn't anger the majority. If we want to be angry we can all just go to Linux, ok Microsoft? At least linux, apple and microsoft aren't the only alternative os', I'll keep searching for something better that isn't stuck the way it is because of companies that are paranoid about showing their source to anyone.
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Summary: AWESOME
Comment: Well, I bought Windows 7 with the expectation that it would be considerably better than either Vista or XP. Overall, I have been completely satisfied. It took me only about a ½ hour to install (I had XP). My boot and shut down times are down from 3 minutes to 1. And it looks absolutely beautiful. Some things have taken a little getting used to, such as the libraries, but once I worked with it a bit, more...I like it a whole heck of a lot better. I think Microsoft got it right with Windows 7.After having problem after problem with previous OS's...7 seems to just...work.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent for average user
Comment: I got the OS as a birthday present from a friend who majors in computer science. Fortunately for students, Microsoft offers large discounts for students so he only needed to pay $30 or so.
As an average user I do little more than play games, surf the web and tweak hardware from time to time. Of course, Vista and XP is more than appropriate for such uses. My main reason for upgrading was so I could use over 4 Gb of RAM with the 64 bit version.
The most noticeable difference is the taskbar can now dock programs. They also offer the option of the traditional user interface for those who prefer the old look. Most Vista compatible programs seem to work with Win 7. Navigating around folders got a little easier (or more complicated depending on one's personality) with the "Libraries" directory that links major folders such as "My Documents", "Music" and "Pictures" to whatever window is being viewed.
Thus far it has worked perfectly, I've had no crashes and startup takes a little less time compared to Vista Home Premium. The User Account Control can be annoying, but I turn it off. I never liked it from the Vista days.
I would recommend it for average users who can get it for under $50, otherwise the upgrade isn't worth it for normal users.
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Summary: A home run by Microsoft -- Finally!
Comment: Microsoft clearly understood that it was "betting the bank" on Windows 7. This is evident from the fact that installation of Windows 7 Professional is trouble-free, and the OS is attractive, easy to figure out, and easy to configure. It has quickly become a cliche' that Windows 7 is what Vista should have been, but it is also true. In my installation all of my hardware peripherals (3 printers, a fax, a scanner, and numerous external hard disk drives) installed instantly and easily. Only one of my printers required me to log onto Hewlett-Packard's website, and right there was a Windows 7 64 bit driver waiting for me. This is one day after Windows 7 was released to the public -- Microsoft clearly worked closely with hardware developers to ensure that everything was ready to go. Installation of all hardware went without a hiccup. In fact, most times when you plug a device into a USB port, Win 7 automatically finds the necessary drivers and simply installs the device.
One caveat -- XP users must do a "clean install" from XP to Win 7. This essentially means that if you skipped Vista (as many did) you will have to install Windows 7 and then reinstall your programs. I did this, and it was about a two hour exercise getting everything set up the way I wanted again after installing Windows 7 64 bit.
LOOK AND FEEL.
The "look and feel" of Windows 7 is better than either Vista or Windows XP. Unlike Vista, users of XP will have no difficulty finding the screens and menus they are looking for. The new taskbar in Windows 7 is very sharp. The user can "pin" any program to the taskbar for easy access. When a program is running, the user can hover the mouse cursor over the program icon, and a mini snapshot of the actual program appears, to show what is going on with the program. Right click on an icon on the taskbar and it will show you what files have been recently used or are open. The new so-called "aero" styling of Windows 7 is very pleasant to work with. One nice little feature is a little box at the right bottom screen--hover the mouse over it and the desktop appears without having to minimize all the open programs.
Performance wise, it is not clear that Windows 7 is wildly faster than Vista or XP. Most users will probably think it is simply because computers are in the midst of an upgrade cycle, with more and more users using more DRAM and faster processors. And, of course, the issue of 64 bit is emerging.
64 BIT
Windows 7 will likely lead the charge to 64 Bit software. Windows 7 gives the option of either 32 bit or 64 bit installation, and most users are expected to opt for 64 bit. They should. This will not immediately impact most users, but it opens the door for much better performance in the times to come. 64 bit software running on a 64 Bit OS can access far more memory than 32 bit, which was limited to 4 GB of DRAM. Those of us who manipulate large digital photographs, or use other processes that involve handling large amounts of data, will notice extreme performance improvements once true 64 bit programs are available. Now that a 64 bit OS is in place, and the accompanying hardware support (fast CPUs, cheap DRAM) is available, 64 bit computing will become common; very likely within a very short time. As always, once the capability exists, we will find new uses for them. Digital photographers such as myself have been looking forward to 64 bit applications for a long time.
In the meantime, I have found that every single one of my 32 bit programs runs just fine in Windows 7 64 bit. Supposedly some legacy programs have difficulties, but none of mine did.
CONCLUSION
After running Windows 7/64 for a couple of weeks, I have found essentially nothing negative about it. It is snappier than XP, which was starting to get long in the tooth, and seems to have eliminated some of the irritants of Vista. Most importantly, I am certain that almost all users will find that their hardware works fine on Windows 7, which was not the case with Vista. Overall, Windows 7 is clearly a major upgrade from Vista and XP and is what Vista was supposed to be.
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