Relax and enjoy -- Win7 is simply Vista SP3.
Seriously. Check the NT codebase level -- Vista was 6.0, Win7 is 6.1, not 7.0
It's Vista the way it should have been years ago. It's actually quite good, and I'm recommending it to my Windows-using friends, family, and professional contacts.
I expect I'll switch my business users over from XP within a few months (I'm a system administrator).
I'm typing this on one of my three Macs, by the way. I'm not a Windows fanboy.
Anyway, don't let Microsoft's hype get to you. Win7 is not a new thing.
Does it run DOS programs?
I have a collective of nearly 20 years of various programs. Some I cannot do without, and many of those are no longer released for various Windows versions.
I know MS said they were doing away with DOS (that was after Win98, IIRC), but XP runs DOS programs.
When I finally upgraded to XP, most of my peripherals (scanner, printer, etc.) wouldn’t work and the companies were either defunct or not releasing new (XP) drivers for their old equipment.
I currently have XP SP2 with 1.5Gb memory. I don’t want to upgrade computers just for a fancier menuing OS.
What does Win7 have that is MUST HAVE for someone retired and only doing home computing?
I’ve never owned a laptop, and I’m thinking about buying a small one in Oct. that is around 13 in. What do you recommend? This would be strictly for Freeping, E-mail, reading news, etc.
Thanks for any suggestions...