Real Deal: Upgrading To Windows 7
PHILADELPHIA - Are you a PC user? If so, get ready for a new version of Windows. After months of hype, Windows 7 is out Thursday.
Consumer Reporter Michelle Buckman has some things you need to know before making the switch.
Can your System run Windows 7?
In general, if your PC or Laptop runs Windows Vista, it can
run Windows 7. If you are not running Vista or to find out exactly
what will run and where eventual problems may occur, run the
Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor from Microsoft.
Safety First
Also, research and identify the security software you'll want
to install. Don't expect the antivirus or antispyware programs you
bought two years ago to work on Windows 7.
Microsoft has a Web page that lists developers with compatible security titles.
How to convert? Here's a complicated chart from Microsoft and then scroll down to find a simplified version.
Want a professional to figure it all out for you?
Call Anthony Mongeluzo, President of Pro Computer Service out
of South Jersey at 856-596-4446 or
www.procomputerservice.com