OPERATING SYSTEMS
Microsoft lists a minimum and recommended hardware spec for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7, keep this in mind when building or upgrading your computer system.
For more information on Windows Vista see my FAQs
For more information on Windows 7 see my FAQs
INFORMATION
OEM software is
generally for system builders/upgraders, and is often provided unboxed.
64Bit
Editions of Windows are specifically written to work
with 64-bit capable computers.
Click
here to find out which XP products
can be upgraded to Vista.
Click
here to view the system requirements for Windows XP Home or
here for XP Pro.
Click
here to view the system requirements for Windows Vista.
Click here
for Microsoft's Windows 7 'Upgrade Advisor'
application
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Microsoft Home Premium Edition
The best entertainment experience on your PC, Windows 7 makes it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. You can even watch, pause, rewind, and record TV. Get the best entertainment experience with Windows 7. It doesn't matter how many neat
tricks your PC can do if it's not running as smoothly as you expect. So we
designed Windows 7 to help your PC sleep and resume faster. The new Action
Center puts control over system messages where it should be: with you. Windows 7
supports the latest advances in PC hardware, like 64-bit computing and
multi-core processors, and improved memory utilization helps your hardware reach
its full performance potential.
Further Information | FAQ | Tools |
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Microsoft Professional Edition
The best entertainment experience on your PC, Windows 7 makes it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. You can even watch, pause, rewind, and record TV. Get the best entertainment experience with Windows 7. It doesn't matter how many neat
tricks your PC can do if it's not running as smoothly as you expect. So we
designed Windows 7 to help your PC sleep and resume faster. The new Action
Center puts control over system messages where it should be: with you. Windows 7
supports the latest advances in PC hardware, like 64-bit computing and
multi-core processors, and improved memory utilization helps your hardware reach
its full performance potential.
Further Information | FAQ | Tools |
Review |
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Microsoft Ultimate Edition
The best entertainment experience on your PC, Windows 7 makes it easy to create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. You can even watch, pause, rewind, and record TV. Get the best entertainment experience with Windows 7. It doesn't matter how many neat
tricks your PC can do if it's not running as smoothly as you expect. So we
designed Windows 7 to help your PC sleep and resume faster. The new Action
Center puts control over system messages where it should be: with you. Windows 7
supports the latest advances in PC hardware, like 64-bit computing and
multi-core processors, and improved memory utilization helps your hardware reach
its full performance potential.
Further Information | FAQ | Tools |
Review |
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Microsoft Service Packs
These service packs are particularly useful when installing or reinstalling an OS as they replace the need to install dozens of smaller updates.
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Microsoft Home Premium Edition
Windows Vista introduces a breakthrough user experience and is designed to help you feel confident in your ability to view, find, and organize information and to control your computing experience. You can upgrade any edition of Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 to any edition of Windows Vista by purchasing and installing an upgrade copy of Windows Vista. For more information | FAQ | Tools
With OEM versions of Windows your licence
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Microsoft Ultimate Edition
Windows Vista introduces a breakthrough user experience and is designed to help you feel confident in your ability to view, find, and organize information and to control your computing experience. You can upgrade any edition of Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 to any edition of Windows Vista by purchasing and installing an upgrade copy of Windows Vista. For more information | FAQ | Tools
With OEM versions of Windows your licence |
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Microsoft Service Packs
These service packs are particularly useful when installing or reinstalling an OS as they replace the need to install dozens of smaller updates.
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Microsoft Home Edition
With OEM versions of Windows your
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Microsoft Professional Edition
With OEM versions of Windows your licence
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Microsoft Media Center Edition
With OEM versions of Windows your licence
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Virtual
VirtualBox has an extremely modular design with well-defined internal programming interfaces and a client/server design. This makes it easy to control it from several interfaces at once: for example, you can start a virtual machine in a typical virtual machine GUI and then control that machine from the command line, or possibly remotely. VirtualBox also comes with a full Software Development Kit: even though it is Open Source Software, you don't have to hack the source to write a new interface for VirtualBox.
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Windows 7 is the easiest, fastest,
and most engaging version of Windows yet. Better ways to find and manage files,
like Jump Lists and improved taskbar previews, help you speed through everyday
tasks. Faster and more reliable performance means your PC just works the way you
want it to. And great features like HomeGroup and Windows Touch make new things
possible. Get to know Windows 7, and see how it can simplify just about
everything you do with your PC.
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