From the Mind of Marc... » Windows 7 http://mdpblog.mdpsystems.com Advice and insights from a computer authority Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:47:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Windows 7 is (almost) here! [updated] http://mdpblog.mdpsystems.com/2009/10/19/windows-7-is-almost-here/ http://mdpblog.mdpsystems.com/2009/10/19/windows-7-is-almost-here/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:33:27 +0000 Marc http://mdpblog.mdpsystems.com/?p=126 Microsoft will release Windows 7 on Thursday October 22nd. Are you ready? We’ve been testing 7 from early this year, and we really think it’s a worthwhile upgrade from Vista. You can check your machine to see if the hardware and software you have are compatible using the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor (Beta) here, or you can use the compatibility check on the Windows 7 DVD when it’s released. If you would like advice on whether or not you should upgrade, feel free to contact us.

Update: Microsoft has released the official version of the Upgrade Advisor here.

]]> http://mdpblog.mdpsystems.com/2009/10/19/windows-7-is-almost-here/feed/ Microsoft announces Windows 7 availability http://mdpblog.mdpsystems.com/2009/06/02/microsoft-announces-windows-7-availability/ http://mdpblog.mdpsystems.com/2009/06/02/microsoft-announces-windows-7-availability/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:44:42 +0000 Marc http://mdpblog.mdpsystems.com/?p=114 Microsoft’s Windows 7 will be available to the general public beginning October 22nd, according to the Wall Street Journal. This should give them a much better foothold with 7 coming out before the holidays than they had with Vista being released at the end of January. Unfortunately, even though Windows 7 is getting rave reviews from most people testing it, Microsoft has kept the convoluted versioning scheme from Vista. There will be 6 different versions of Windows 7; could they make it any more complicated? Here is a quick breakdown of the versions for anyone interested.

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