Still watching out for you........! [ http://www.infopackets.com/news/software/windows_tips/2010/20100127_win7_upgrade_guide_from_outlook_express_to_thunderbird.htm ] Image via CrunchBase I'm (trying) to change to Linux SLOED, and other have gone to Macs, but there must be a lot of you out there who have bought Windows 7. I still interest myself for Windows, who knows when, and with what, I may have to "modernize" my laptop...if XP dies! I don't go into enormous detail, but when I  see something interesting, I read it and pass it on! Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia This one interests me a lot - OutlookExpress was one of the most interesting and useful aspects of Windows, and now...? http://www.infopackets.com/news/software/windows_tips/2010/20100127_win7_upgrade_guide_from_outlook_express_to_thunderbird.htm   (You can read the whole page here) ************* " Dear Dennis, I finally made the plunge to Win7 , thanks to your...

You might be thinking about buying and updating to "Windows 7" due to be released shortly. Here are a few of the requirements, but check more thoroughly, because it seems that quite a few things won't work - too silly to buy it and then find out you need a new PC to run it...! Google search the "Windows 7 update/upload assistant" and run it on the PC you want to install it on - that'll tell you what will work or not! Microsoft has bestowed upon us the system requirements for Windows 7! Here they for both 32 and 64 bit flavors: - 1GHz or faster 32-bit ( x86 ) or 64-bit ( x64 ) processor - 1 GB of RAM (32-bit)/2 GB of RAM (64-bit) - 16 GB of available disk space (32-bit)/20 GB (64-bit) - DirectX 9 graphics device with Windows Display Driver Model 1.0 or higher driver ,” This is the bare-minimum it will take to run the new operating system , but Bill and his crew also noted that all of these requirements pertain to all versions of Windows 7, be they...

Image via Wikipedia http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=1b544e90-7659-4bd9-9e51-2497c146af15&displayLang=en Here we go....Windows 7 isn't even there yet, but already doubts are being sowed. Will your PC support it or not...? Well - even Microsoft have their moral doubts, and they have published this programme enabling you to find out whether your PC can take it..! Click on the link, download and run - how many of your programmes are up to it...? Related articles by Zemanta Bits: Microsoft Offers Free Upgrade to Windows 7 From Vista (bits.blogs.nytimes.com) One Year Later, "Dead" XP Still Going Strong (tech.slashdot.org) FAQ: Making sense of the Windows 7 upgrade options (thaibrother.com)