New Laptop Windows 7

I would like to buy a new laptop. What are the pros/cons of buying now with
a WinVista OS, and upgradingto Win 7 OS, over waiting a few weeks, and
getting one with a Win 7 OS?

"jmac" <> wrote in message
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> I would like to buy a new laptop. What are the pros/cons of buying now
> with a WinVista OS, and upgradingto Win 7 OS, over waiting a few weeks,
> and getting one with a Win 7 OS?
>

If you purchase now, you will have Vista on the system. If you then upgrade
to Win 7, you will have to reinstall Windows 7 and start all over. Is it
worth it to redo your system in a few weeks? You will need to reinstall all
apps and restore data.

Of course you will back up your data to an external device? This should be
done regardless of installing a new OS.

Some will say to do an upgrade, but you should always do a clean install
when installing a new OS.

It's up to you.

Thanks, I feel a clean install is the best, especially since the release
date is so close.

"Spanketh Thy Monkey" <> wrote in message
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> "jmac" <> wrote in message
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>> I would like to buy a new laptop. What are the pros/cons of buying now
>> with a WinVista OS, and upgradingto Win 7 OS, over waiting a few weeks,
>> and getting one with a Win 7 OS?
>>
>
> If you purchase now, you will have Vista on the system. If you then
> upgrade to Win 7, you will have to reinstall Windows 7 and start all over.
> Is it worth it to redo your system in a few weeks? You will need to
> reinstall all apps and restore data.
>
> Of course you will back up your data to an external device? This should
> be done regardless of installing a new OS.
>
> Some will say to do an upgrade, but you should always do a clean install
> when installing a new OS.
>
> It's up to you.
>
>
>

Thanks

I think I will wait for the Laptops to come with the Win 7 OS.

Jim

"Spanketh Thy Monkey" <> wrote in message
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> "jmac" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> I would like to buy a new laptop. What are the pros/cons of buying now
>> with a WinVista OS, and upgradingto Win 7 OS, over waiting a few weeks,
>> and getting one with a Win 7 OS?
>>
>
> If you purchase now, you will have Vista on the system. If you then
> upgrade to Win 7, you will have to reinstall Windows 7 and start all over.
> Is it worth it to redo your system in a few weeks? You will need to
> reinstall all apps and restore data.
>
> Of course you will back up your data to an external device? This should
> be done regardless of installing a new OS.
>
> Some will say to do an upgrade, but you should always do a clean install
> when installing a new OS.
>
> It's up to you.
>
>
>

Not as silly as some dumb **** who doesn't know how to change the clock on
his PC

"STAN STARINSKI" <Chyna@stealsUSJobsPatentsSoftwareMusicVideo> wrote in
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> A silly question.
> what you can't a coupl eweeks until WIndows7 laptops are ready, or you
> prefer to labor by yourself installing it over Vista and potential
> cvontamination?
>

On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 17:30:21 -0400, "jmac" <> wrote:

> I would like to buy a new laptop. What are the pros/cons of buying now with
> a WinVista OS, and upgradingto Win 7 OS, over waiting a few weeks, and
> getting one with a Win 7 OS?


Windows 7 will hit the market on October 22. That's not a few weeks,
but 13 days from now.

What version of Windows you should get is up to you, but if Windows 7
is what you want, it makes no sense not to wait the 13 days.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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A silly question.
what you can't a coupl eweeks until WIndows7 laptops are ready, or you
prefer to labor by yourself installing it over Vista and potential
cvontamination?

so why did you ask?
to make sure you post something to test your ability to post?

"jmac" <> wrote in message
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>I would like to buy a new laptop. What are the pros/cons of buying now with
>a WinVista OS, and upgradingto Win 7 OS, over waiting a few weeks, and
>getting one with a Win 7 OS?
>
One nice thing is that you will have a disk instead of a restore partition.
Ted

I like Windows 7 but the sad fact is:
The 64 bit Win7 RC does not correctly install on most recent Intel based
Centrino 2 notebooks.
Several common motherboard components are not recognized and even diligently
searching down Win64 counterparts is not successful because those drivers do
not all recognize the Win7 OS under any circumstances.
Common issues include Bluetooth, IR, smart battery: all the modern features
particularly of higher end notebooks.
I presume Microsoft has solved these issues for the October 22 release or
there will be many hacked off buyers screaming Vista Redux, including moi.