Windows 7 has been out for three months now and it's common knowledge that it's better than Windows Vista. There are reports coming in about bugs and the like finally being uncovered, but it's still the better OS. The past few days I've heard about some people who still haven't transferred over to Vista. This just begs the question: Why? Why are they still on Vista? There are good reasons for not upgrading, one of them might be financial, one of them might be time constraints, but please don't let it be laziness.
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So, I'm going to site a few more things that make Windows 7 that much better than Vista. This isn't only for the people that haven't upgraded or the people who haven't bought it yet, but these Windows 7 features are also for the people that haven't gone out of their way to explore one of the many useful features.
1. XP virtualization. This is by far one of my favorite features. I've already written about using XP on Windows 7, but I just want to carry the point across. This is a very useful application to have, especially since there are programs that don't run on both operating systems and you need to run it on XP.
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Problem Steps Recorder. This saves you a ton of explaining time when you try to tell a technician what happened to your computer. Not everyone's a computer expert and we get that. When someone asks you what went wrong with your computer what do they expect you to tell them? What's worse is that if the technician is a jerk, you'll get grief for not being tech savvy. The Problem Steps Recorder on Windows 7 allows you to record what went wrong. All you have to do is click start, type in "PSR" and press Enter. It will record everything you're doing and turn it into a zipped file so you can e-mail it or send it to a technician.
3. Self- Repair. We've all wanted a computer that can fix itself and now we finally have it. No new software no technician and no monkey wrench; all you have to do is go to Troubleshoot. I know it's an age old thing, but bare with me. Go to Control Panel and then go to "Find and Fix Problems" and access the troubleshooting packs. They're simple wizards that can fix common problems, clean the junk in your system and then some. You can also create a system repair disc to help you out. Go to Start and then Maintenance and then click on Create a System Repair Disc. It will automatically create a disc so you can hand it over to a technician when everything screws up.
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Windows 7 has been out for three months now and it's common knowledge that it's better than Windows Vista. There are reports coming in about bugs and the like finally being uncovered, but it's still the better OS. The past few days I've heard about some people who still haven't transferred over to Vista. This just begs the question: Why? Why are they still on Vista? There are good reasons for not upgrading, one of them might be financial, one of them might be time constraints, but please don't let it be laziness. 
