Windows 7 arrived at PCSS this past week. We followed our own advice and did a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate version on our Lenovo Laptop. The laptop previously had Vista on it so we didn't want to upgrade that disaster. We also wanted to give Windows 7 a fair shake. And it also means that PCSS has no more PCs with Vista installed! (YEAH!)
Even with a clean install (back up data & drivers, format hard drive). there were a few issues. It was surprising how fast the install went. It certainly installed a bit faster then XP and way faster then Vista. There were several hardware items on the laptop that were not initially recognized. We copied the Lenovo Vista drivers over to the laptop and got all but the finger print reader to work. We are still working on that issue. Everything else seems to work fine. We've also installed AVG, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Picasa, Adobe Reader 9 and Office 2007 without any issues.
Readers should know that Windows 7 is really Windows Vista faster and lighter. Many Vista "features" have been retained, but many have been chucked out the "Window". The interface (where buttons and utilities are located) is very close to Vista. That means if you haven't used Vista, you will have to get used to having things in different locations. For example if you click on the Start Ball and then Control Panel, you will see the reduced version of Control Panel. You will have to click on the View By: and pick small or large icons.
We will review different features of Windows 7 for the rest of the year. If your PC has Vista and you would like to upgrade to Windows 7 let PCSS know.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
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