[Kieri]

Better to wait till it is time to replace your HW and then get W7.

That's what I'm doing. I'm *hoping* to buy a new PC (Core i7, ASUS MB), and plan to run 7. I've already checked with the companies that produce the software I use the most to make sure they'll run on 7, and got back affirmative replies, so I should be good.

Now when Diablo III comes out I should be good to go! Old Blue Bessie here will croak if I even attempt to install a program that big.

[hoosierham]

It is silly to spend a couple hundred $$ installing a new OS on hardware several years old;each new Windows version has required more memory,more storage, and faster CPUs.

Best bet is just run whatever OS was shipped with the computer when new and install the updates and patches for that version;it will continue to run all the programs it originally ran.When you have new needs,then buy a new machine with the latest OS pre-installed;it will save you money and time.

Same basic principle applies to MacOS and others;as OS feature list grows so does requirement for more ,newer hardware.

I know of control systems now running on high-end P4 boxes that originally ran just as well on a Win 3.1 486 box.The production machine ,its sensors and motors simply don't require much computing power.

Americans spend a fortune replacing a lot of things that were still performing their functions economically.just to have bragging rights "I got a new "xxx".

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[Mr. Jeeves]

Now when Diablo III comes out I should be good to go!

If it ever comes out! grumble, grumble...