Windows 7 Report

04 Jan 10 - Mark Klein

This blog is about marketing, but my recent experience using Windows 7 is so positive that I feel some obligation to share what I’ve learned. (Full disclosure: Microsoft is a long time, major Loyalty Builders client. However we have never pulled any punches when describing their products and have often given them—privately—critical reports.)

Installation was done as an upgrade over Vista rather than as a clean install. Once I cleared away enough space, it went smoothly but took slightly more than one hour. Specifications say 16GB are needed, but an on-screen message said I needed 12 GB. Before I started clean-up, I had 9 GB free. I cleared out a total of 13 GB and then installed. After installation and putting back some files, I had 19GB free, so W7 is definitely more space efficient than Vista. All of my programs, files, bookmarks, and settings were preserved.
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