UK users can pre-order the full version ofWindows 7Home Edition for just
£64.95
, saving over £85.
Retailers
such as Amazon UK have slashed the
priceof the
next Windows
desktop operating system by up to 57%.
Windows 7
is Microsoft's attempt to get users to upgrade Windows XP machines.
Although users could upgrade from XP to Vista, many businesses
chose not to, due to application incompatibility issues. This meant
that device driver software for printers, graphics, cards, network
cards, and some applications failed to run on Windows Vista.
Vista also required more powerful PC hardware, which prevented
some netbooks from supporting the new operating system.
Manufacturers whose netbooks were affected include Asus, Acer,
Lenovo, Samsung, Toshiba, Dell, HP and Fujitsu.
However, Windows 7 has been designed to run on
Netbooks with as little as 512MB of memory installed.
Microsoft says Windows 7 will run all Vista applications, but
XP users may need to install Windows XP Mode, a virtual machine
that enables them to continue running XP on top of Windows 7.
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