Windows 7 (Professional) User Reviews

• 5.0 stars

  "Windows 7 is Awesome"

  May 3, 2010  |   By still_southern

  Version: Windows 7 (Professional) 6.1 - Build 7601

  Pros

  Fairly stable.
  Runs as fast or faster than XP most of the time
  Window management (like dragging and dropping windows in one click)
  It got me to upgrade from XP, I skipped Vista.

  Cons

  Still do have some stability issues, mostly with running 32bit firefox on 64 bit windows 7. However I would still highly recommend this system.

  Summary

  Do it.

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• 5.0 stars

  "The best OS yet"

  April 29, 2010  |   By mazidan

  Version: Windows 7 (Professional) 6.1 - Build 7601

  Pros

  The best OS yet

  Cons

  nothing ...

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• 3.0 stars

  "Better that older versions of windows"

  April 27, 2010  |   By king_202

  Version: Windows 7 (Professional) 6.1 - Build 7601

  Pros

  very fast and easy i like the new task bar and the background slideshow

  Cons

  one time i got a crash and i had to reinstalled every thing

  Summary

  its good and more faster

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• 5.0 stars

  "A great stable OS"

  April 24, 2010  |   By fdespotovski

  Version: Windows 7 (Professional) 6.1 - Build 7601

  Pros

  It's very fast,stable,looks great,never crashes.

  Cons

  I think there are no cons.

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• 5.0 stars

  "better than vista"

  April 23, 2010  |   By damai_productions

  Version: Windows 7 (Professional) 6.1 - Build 7601

  Pros

  great design, great feature

  Cons

  too expensive

  Summary

  better than vista, great design, great feature

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• 1.0 stars

  "Not a very happy up grader!"

  March 31, 2010  |   By WLRaffa

  Version: Windows 7 (Professional) 6.1 - Build 7601

  Pros

  Prettier graphics and easier media integration.

  Cons

  I upgraded because of stability issues with Vista. What happened was that the upgrade just swapped my Vista problems for a new set of Windows7 issues. Unless you need to upgrade wait... for the myriad of service packs that will inevitably arrive.

  Summary

  The primary issue that now plaques my computer is the inability of Windows7 running on my new 64 bit machine to run 32 bit programs. The only 32 bit programs that hasn't crashed is Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 and Corel Draw9, both old graphics packages. All my other 32 bit programs crash...even when run in the XP mode. Oh and if your programs won't run under the new operating system, Windows7 lets you run the incompatible application in what is called the XP mode. That is if you purchased Windows7 Professional or Win7 Ultimate, as the Home Premium version does not offer that feature.
  
  Here are a few programs that now always lock, hang or crash...with many of the hangs requiring a restart. MS Streets 2008, MS Flight Simulator X, Roxio Creator 2009, Cyberlink DVD Suite, DigitalPersona Personal, EA Sims3, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome just to name a few. Upgrade only if you have really have a need!

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• 4.0 stars

  "It works great, a real improvement on Vista"

  March 30, 2010  |   By hrryrickards

  Version: Windows 7 (Professional) 6.1 - Build 7601

  Pros

  Easy to use, and i think it is faster than XP or Vista

  Cons

  I still think program could be made easier to use for the non professional users

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• 4.0 stars

  "Informative, concise"

  March 30, 2010  |   By dropspinner1

  Version: Windows 7 (Professional) 6.1 - Build 7601

  Pros

  not being a "tech" the information presented shows a promising program that will improve my computer

  Cons

  will it allow for the programs already on my present Vista computer be available, will all aspects of my peripherals work on 7 or will I have to upgrade them also?

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• 5.0 stars

  "Best windows ever! Never going to switch back!"

  March 29, 2010  |   By jaywin

  Version: Windows 7 (Professional) 6.1 - Build 7601

  Pros

  Everything is much easier, sinpler, faster and fun to do than windows.
  Much better than clunky old XP.

  Cons

  Wastes a lot of time during startup, simply showing the boot animation.

  Summary

  I like it and you are also going to like it. Give the ultimate version a try and youll never turn back!

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• 5.0 stars

  "it is very good!"

  March 29, 2010  |   By kathleenfann

  Version: Windows 7 (Professional) 6.1 - Build 7601

  Pros

  it is very good

  Cons

  it is very good

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