Why should I upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 ?

[Patrick]

I have been using Vista for about 14 months. Maybe, I just use it for web
browsing and office applications, I don't have any major problem with Vista.

I just wonder what is the benefit of upgrading to Windows 7 (Needless to
say, MS highly recommends).

I would like to seek your advice.

Thanks

 

[Leroy]

Windows 7: An impressive upgrade:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1472&tag=content;col1

 

[Kevin J SmallBone]

I have been using Vista for about 14 months. Maybe, I just use it for web
browsing and office applications, I don't have any major problem with
Vista.

I just wonder what is the benefit of upgrading to Windows 7 (Needless to
say, MS highly recommends).

I would like to seek your advice.

Thanks

You say you are not having major problems. Are you having minor problems?
Windows 7 is much more stable than Vista and Microsoft made Networking much
easier.

If you are happy with Vista, then stay with it, but if you have the money to
upgrade, it might be better in the long run.

 

[KristleBawl]

Patrick expressed an opinion:

I have been using Vista for about 14 months. Maybe, I just use it for
web browsing and office applications, I don't have any major problem
with Vista.

I just wonder what is the benefit of upgrading to Windows 7 (Needless to
say, MS highly recommends).

I would like to seek your advice.

Thanks

I'm keeping Vista because I have no real problems. As a non-networked
computer with a shared DSL connection, it more than fills my needs and
has more bells and whistles than I use. Plus, it works great.

My old OEM Win98SE worked great, too, even after I replaced it with a
new OEM Vista, so I donated it to a local school boy without one. I
expect to do the same in another 6 or 7 years.

 

[nomore]

1. Microsoft needs/wants the money
2. You want to give Microsoft the money.
3. You want to experience potentially disastrous loss of programs and
personal files in the upgrade
4. If you are using even a one month old laptop, let alone anything older,
you want to spend days/weeks hunting down drivers.
5. You prefer futzing with the OS to actually accomplishing work on your
computer.
6. You are bored.
7. You want to find out what a service pack that sells for the cost of a new
OS is like.
8. You want to reward Microsoft for maintaining absurd price points when the
cost of computer hardware, hardware that incalculably exceeds the quality of
the software that runs on it, has exponentially improved with each new
generation at ever more competitive price points.

 

[milt]

1.

*snip*

No more of you!
*plonk*

Its crap like this is why MS is going to shut this news server down.

 

[Alias]

*snip*

No more of you!
*plonk*

Its crap like this is why MS is going to shut this news server down.

I expect news servers aren't the only thing that will be shut down in
Microsoft's future.

Alias

 

[Alias]

1. Microsoft needs/wants the money
2. You want to give Microsoft the money.
3. You want to experience potentially disastrous loss of programs and
personal files in the upgrade
4. If you are using even a one month old laptop, let alone anything
older, you want to spend days/weeks hunting down drivers.
5. You prefer futzing with the OS to actually accomplishing work on your
computer.
6. You are bored.
7. You want to find out what a service pack that sells for the cost of a
new OS is like.
8. You want to reward Microsoft for maintaining absurd price points when
the cost of computer hardware, hardware that incalculably exceeds the
quality of the software that runs on it, has exponentially improved with
each new generation at ever more competitive price points.

Careful, there are posters here who have serious problems with the truth.

Alias

 

[yogi]

Patrick expressed an opinion:

I'm keeping Vista because I have no real problems. As a non-networked
computer with a shared DSL connection, it more than fills my needs and
has more bells and whistles than I use. Plus, it works great.

Ditto to the above, I have one computer on XP and one on Vista, both
computers are under 18 months old and not a problem with either
installation.

 

[Vladimir Petrov]

I'm keeping Vista because I have no real problems. As a non-networked
computer with a shared DSL connection, it more than fills my needs and
has more bells and whistles than I use. Plus, it works great.

My old OEM Win98SE worked great, too, even after I replaced it with a
new OEM Vista, so I donated it to a local school boy without one. I
expect to do the same in another 6 or 7 years.

I'll second that. I upgrade my computers OS once per 5 or 6 years. After
the latest "platform upgrade" from yesterday my Vista is flying.

Why waste money and time with Windows7?

 

[Vladimir Petrov]

1. Microsoft needs/wants the money
2. You want to give Microsoft the money.
3. You want to experience potentially disastrous loss of programs and
personal files in the upgrade
4. If you are using even a one month old laptop, let alone anything
older, you want to spend days/weeks hunting down drivers.
5. You prefer futzing with the OS to actually accomplishing work on your
computer.
6. You are bored.
7. You want to find out what a service pack that sells for the cost of a
new OS is like.
8. You want to reward Microsoft for maintaining absurd price points when
the cost of computer hardware, hardware that incalculably exceeds the
quality of the software that runs on it, has exponentially improved with
each new generation at ever more competitive price points.

A bit too harsh, but I have to agree with almost all the points.
Outsourced Microsoft developers from Mumbai need to feed their families
too, facing the economic downturn in USA. But we have hope and we are
inspired!

 

[Bullwinkle's news]

You say you are not having major problems. Are you having minor problems?
Windows 7 is much more stable than Vista and Microsoft made Networking
much easier.

If you are happy with Vista, then stay with it, but if you have the money
to upgrade, it might be better in the long run.

I certainly agree with that.


The only reason I'm posting here now is, I've always wanted to say this:

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

But 7 is a joy once it's working the way it is intended. I say this because
the needed drives are not all available yet.

If you must upgrade and are not having problems wait for a while until all
the drivers needed by your hardware are available.

Good luck.

Regards,

 

[Alias]

You can now print to a fax. (i.e. send a word, or any other, document
as a fax.)

That could be done with Windows 3.1. Did you start using Windows with
Vista Home Premium that has no fax capabilities? Vista Business and
Vista Ultimate do have that feature as does Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000 and XP.

Alias

 

[Gene L.]

I certainly agree with that.


The only reason I'm posting here now is, I've always wanted to say this:

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

But 7 is a joy once it's working the way it is intended. I say this
because the needed drives are not all available yet.

If you must upgrade and are not having problems wait for a while until all
the drivers needed by your hardware are available.

Good luck.

Regards,

Good Advice. I believe there are many of us who would benefit from
considering carefully what you propose.
Thanks.
Gene L.