What is Windows 7 and is it better than Vista?
At thе moment i υѕе ουr family computer (іtѕ аn XP) аnd hаνе recently bееn looking іntο buying myself a laptop. I hаνе јυѕt stumbled асrοѕѕ windows 7 аnd іt looks very similar tο vista…. I wondered іf anyone hаѕ tried іt οr knows lots аbουt іt? I wаѕ thinking maybe windows Vista laptops wіll bе reduced whеn thе Windows 7 software comes out bυt іf іtѕ alot better maybe I wουld bе better οf buying a nеw one.
Anу tips/information welcome 
It is fantastic i used it and downloaded it. it is similar to vista but microsoft has flat most of the bugs and changed the style and called it windows 7. it works fantastic i like it. but if possible i would buy a vista pc and down grade it to xp. xp is still the most reliable operating system in th
I would say that windows 7 is an upgraded version of vista, because it is very similar to vista, but a lot of bugs are flat
windows 7 consumes not so much memory like vista and on my computer it is a lot quicker than vista
I like it more
They essentially stripped Vista down and rebuilt it. The interface looks a lot the same but everything is sleek and stable now under the hood.
They’re already doing free upgrades to Windows 7 for most new computers sold with Vista right now — just confirm if you do one that it’s eligible.
But yes, if you buy a laptop pre-assembled with Vista when Windows 7 comes out, they might go for a small less and still be eligible for upgrade.
You have some people holding off because they want Windows 7 pre-installed though, so you have some excellent deals on computers with the later free upgrade already happening.
Just keep you eye out for excellent deals, and if you buy a Vista computer, make sure it’s eligible for the upgrade.
Yup, it is certainly better. This should help you when you wanna upgrade http://www.davidtan.org/how-to-upgrade-windows-vista-to-windows-7/
My advice is to take a look at the Windows 7 homepage and see what facial appearance are new in Windows 7, and read some reviews on Cnet, PC World, Yahoo etc.
Note that if you buy a laptop now from a participating manufacturer, you will get a free upgrade to Windows 7 when it is released on Oct. 22, 2009.
More on that here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/buy/offers/upgrade.aspx
Jeff
Windows Outreach Team
Windows 7 is quicker and better than vista, if you buy a laptop now before December u can get a free upgrade of windows 7 when it becomes available.
With using it for over a month, I personally don’t see any difference between Vista and 7 other than the following:
(1) the visuals are way WAY cooler
(2) start menu recent programs each have recent documents (NICE!)
(3) the whole Library business is still confusing to me
(4) the stupid “intuitive” search function is 10x worse (I usually have to open a CMD prompt and go DIR thingI’mlookingfor*.* /S /A to find anything at all, it often reports files can’t be found even when you’re looking right at them).
Other than that, it’s basically Vista with all the menus replaced with ribbons. It’s not any more demanding than Vista, and it seems to retain all of the improvements that Vista made over XP (firewall that kicks in before the OS even loads, better Start Menu, Secure Desktop, and a host of others). You don’t need anything more powerful than a Vista PC to run it.
For the record, Vista is really pretty friggin awesome. You just have to get used to it. When it first came out, it was too demanding too soon, radically different, and was riddled with more holes than a Switzerland cheese tasting party. Since SP1, they’ve flat alot, and the hardware standards have caught up with Vista’s privileged demands, so other than the search feature, I say holding on to XP at this top is just being clingy.
To answer your question, “will vista laptops be reduced?” … no, they’ll be REMOVED! The only reason they’re rushing 7 out there is because of the dismal flop Vista was and they’re trying to fix Windows’ image, like changing your name from puffy to diddy. I expect them to recall any unsold laptops with Vista to be re-imaged with the 7 OS.
Personally, I’d wait untill they work out the kinks with 7 before buying a 7 laptop. If you want to get a Vista one now, that’s cool too. Either way you’re fine.