Are You Getting Right Justice With Your Investment? Try Windows 7 Pro

Features
After experimenting with a series of operating system form Microsoft and others, I have concluded that there is no alternative for Windows 7 Professional in the present date. Once, I had installed it I took a sigh of relief as it is much stable and user-friendly and miles away from software conflictions. I am pretty much sure that its features, like JumpList, Aero, HomeGroup, Domain Join and XP Mode are enough to challenge any OS.
Usability
Windows 7 Professional has simplified my task. Now, I can easily connect my PCs at home to share files, music, video and even my printer without any hassle. Earlier, it was never possible without help of technicians. In addition, I can maintain my privacy too with the password protection feature. I don’t face difficulty while working with multiple Windows because Aero Shake minimizes unessential applications within an eye blink by just shaking them with the mouse. I can access file located in remote section of my computer network easily and quickly with smart search of Windows Search option. When I just enter an alphabet in the search box, it gives a list of relevant files. It was never so easy with Windows Vista’s “Instant Search.” With the Tab Group feature in Internet Explorer you can easily manage multiple tabs, which was not possible in earlier versions of IE. Hence, it’s a totally a never-before experience with Windows 7 Professional.
Limitation
Although, I have a good experience with Windows 7 Professional, but I think Microsoft should have been a bit liberal with the users on the compatibility front. I faced issues while doing custom install on one of my old computer. It showed software conflicts a number of times, when I had to do install device drivers.
Conclusion:
Above and all, Windows 7 professional is a good presentation from Microsoft. There are some new features, which will be soon adaptable for me. I liked it mostly on account of its enhanced performance with least of software conflicts and strong security features, which were tough challenge in earlier versions.

Windows 7 upgrade route

Many Vista users will upgrade to the latest and greatest operating system that is Windows 7, and countless Windows XP users will definitely install it.

Microsoft will be allowing both XP and Vista users the right to purchase upgrade editions of Windows 7 which run for considerably less money. For example, the Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade is $120, but its full edition priced for $200. Similarly, Windows 7 Professional ($200/$300) and Ultimate ($220/$320) will be sold as Upgrade and Full editions.

Now, in terms of how you can complete a migration on a machine already running Windows, and in-place upgrade option will make the experience unlimited, all your programs, files and settings will remain untouched coming from specific editions of Vista. However, for another significant portion of users, installing from starting will be the only path present.

Microsoft has launched a chart to help users showing what migration paths are open to them. Unfortunately, the chart is so confusing that it makes the whole process seem much more complicated than it is. In an attempt to make things simple upgrade path is suggested also. Windows XP and Windows Vista Starter users have to do a clean install.

There are many things worth important here. While you can't do a direct update from Windows Vista Home Basic or Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional, there is simple a workaround. You can run an in-place upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium, and then use Windows Anytime Upgrade to move up to Professional for an additional $90. The total upgrade cost amounts to $210, which is $10 more than a direct migration but still better than buying a full Professional license at $300.

Windows XP users are not limited in the edition of Windows 7 they can upgrade through a clean install. Additionally, users of XP may have a path to Windows 7, if absolutely necessary, though it's less than recommended. It's been suggested that one could upgrade to Vista using a borrowed disc, skip activation altogether, and then run an in-place upgrade to Windows 7.

The estimated retail prices for upgrade packaged retail product of Windows 7 in the U.S. are:

Windows 7 Home Premium (Upgrade): $119.99

Windows 7 Professional (Upgrade): $199.99

Windows 7 Ultimate (Upgrade): $219.99

And the retail prices for full packaged retail product of Windows 7 in the U.S. are:

Windows 7 Home Premium (Full): $199.99

Windows 7 Professional (Full): $299.99

Windows 7 Ultimate (Full): $319.99

For Windows 7, we are lowering the price on our most popular retail product for customers, the Home Premium Upgrade, by approximately 10%. In the U.S., this means a customer buying Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade will pay only $119.99 instead of the $129.99 being charged today for its predecessor.

So, customers will be giving less and getting more with Windows 7. This includes many new features like HomeGroup, Device Stage, Aero Shake, Snap, Peek, Jump Lists and many more. These new features make your PC simple and much easier to use. This means that Windows 7 Home Premium full retail product is $40.00 less than Windows Vista Home Premium today.