There are so many Windows 7 versions available. Which one should I get?
Actually there are not that many Windows seven versions available. There are four versions of Windows 7 which you can buy at the store (Windows 7 starter is the fifth version, but it only comes preinstalled and cannot be bought separately.) For home use the best version of Windows 7 is home premium. It includes all the basic functions that most users need and some cool extras that are suitable for computer experts.
Should I buy 32 or 64- bit Windows 7?
If you want to move to a 64- bit operating system you should first consider the advantages it will give you over the 32- bit version. You should check if the software you are using runs on 64- bit because you will see no performance boost for a 32- bit software running it on a 64- bit operating system. If you have some 16- bit software then moving to a 6- bit operating system is not a good choice because it doesn’t support 16- bit mode.
What advantages does 64- bit Windows 7 give me?
You can use more memory (RAM) if you are using a 64-bit Windows 7. The most memory you can use on a 32- bit system is four gigabytes. Windows 7 64- bit version can use 16 exabytes of RAM (that is about 18,000,000,000 gigabytes of RAM.
The first fully 32- bit operating OS by Microsoft was Windows NT (release date: 1993), but only with Windows 2000 and Windows XP did the 32- bit platform become mainstream. Windows 98 could run 32- bit applications, but it was very unstable and sometimes even unusable. Windows XP was the first operating system from Microsoft that was available in 64- bit versions. Windows Vista made the 64- bit computing mainstream. In the future more people will use Windows 7 64-bit instead of the 32- bit version, because more RAM will be needed to run applications and video games.
Is the 64- bit mainstream?
The 64- bit version of Windows 7 is able to run most of the 32- bit applications, but can’t use 32- bit hardware drivers or utilities made for 32- bit operating systems like extensions for Windows explorer. You need a 64- bit driver for every device you have in your PC to run Windows 7 64- bit. You can find these drivers online, but since Windows 7 is a new operating system some computer manufacturers haven’t upgraded their device drivers yet.
Will I see a performance increase when using Windows 7 64- bit version instead of the 32- bit version?
Software that supports 64- bit architecture will run on Windows 7 64-bit by about 10% faster than it would on 32- bit Windows 7. Also more RAM means better performance. If you have more than 4gb of RAM in your PC than you should definitely go for the 64- bit version of Windows 7.
Windows 7 is the latest and I would say that it’s also the greatest operating system ever produced by Microsoft. It’s very easy to use and has a large performance increase over Windows vista. I would recommend you upgrading to Windows 7 if you haven’t done that already. If you have problems choosing the right version of Windows 7 than contact Microsoft or your local computer store for more information. Good luck on finding the version of Windows 7 that best fits your needs.
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