![]() It’s a bit like trying to give up smoking without throwing away your smokes, though you might be more disciplined than me, so dual boot if you want. I tried for a couple of years to dual boot, but every time Grub came up I’d just select Windows. My best advice would be to try and go two weeks or even a month using Linux (Mint is a great place to start, for an easy to use distro – none of the normal newbie headaches) ‘cold turkey’, and then form your own opinions. Ignore what everyone on OS news says, since you’re going to find fanboys on both sides of the debate, some of them with some very good points. Linux is a very real alternative for most people though, even (or perhaps especially) complete novices to computing in general. This, from someone who attacks Microsoft at every chance (though not undeservedly or with mindless trolling like “winblowz sux”). The “Libraries” feature seems interesting, but I’m already doing something similar with symlinks.Īnyway, Windows 7 might not be terrible, so if I were you I’d view it in it’s own light not in the shadow of Vista, even though they’re very closely related. The Longhorn betas were pretty nifty too, and look what happened. I have used the Windows 7 beta, and although I think it’s pretty nifty at the moment, I’m going to wait until Marketing get their grubby paws on it. I was worried about Microsoft basically forcing it on all Windows users, and they probably would have by restricting MS Office and Windows Live Messenger and the like, if Vista had sold better. I switched to Linux before Vista came out. The bottles are separate WINE environments – WINE Prefixes, I think they’re actually called – which can each have their own configuration, and even be modeled off completely different versions of Windows. WINE is pretty good these days – admittedly, not perfect though, and Crossover is just as good with a little more polish in the form of software installers, and managing WINE “bottles”. For most Windows programs, there are decent Linux alternatives, or even programs that cater to a different main goal but still have the functionality you want. Eventually, things just aren’t going to work at all with XP, and as it is you’re using a pretty old OS now, so that day may be closer than you think. Sounds to me like it would be easier for you, in the long run, to start moving to Linux. In other words, for those of us who had hoped for a simple home/professional divide, forget it. What they do confirm, however, is that we will see at least four versions of Windows 7 the ones mentioned above, and an enterprise edition. The dates are not final yet, so they are subject to change. ![]() All other paths are not allowed people who buy Vista Starter or Vista Home Basic are not eligible for upgrades, for instance. ![]() In addition, the only upgrade paths allowed within the program are from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Home Premium, Business to Professional, and Ultimate to Ultimate. There are a number of restrictions, though you are not allowed to upgrade from one language to another. If you buy a machine preloaded with Windows Vista after July 1st 2009, you will be eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 7 once it’s released. The data also confirm a number of versions for Windows 7. The upgrade program concerns upgrade paths from Windows Vista to Windows 7, and basically entails that when you buy a Windows Vista machine after July 1 2009, you will get a free upgrade to Windows 7 once it’s released. Tech ARP has a collection of dates regarding Microsoft’s update program.
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