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Windows 7 for Beginners Windows 7 for Beginners, by Nithin Ramesh, 2009. This book is for people who are new to Windows 7. With Windows Vista choosing a version was not easy. There were lots of versions and features were scattered across those versions. So, if you move from Home Premium to Business, you could end up losing some features such as DVD Maker and Media Center. Choosing a version of Windows 7 is much easier. Basically, there are 6 editions of Windows 7: Starter Edition ( designed especially for the small size notebooks or netbooks ), Home Basic ( a special edition, available in emerging markets, preinstalled in value PCs. It is not available for retail sales and, like Starter, lacks most of the features ), Home Premium ( the mainstream version of Windows 7 intended for home users ), Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate. Unlike Vista, each Windows 7 editions are a superset of the one before it. So, you won't end up losing features when you move from one version to the other. Before installing Windows 7, first of all, make sure that your system can run it. Microsoft has released a Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor, that analyzes your computer and tells you whether your computer is capable of running Windows 7. The basic minimum requirements for running Windows 7 are 1Ghz or faster processor 32bit or 64bit; 1GB of RAM, 16 GB of free hard disk space ( 20 GB for 64-bit ), DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver. If you already have XP or Vista installed on your computer, you can upgrade it to Windows 7. But the upgrade process is a bit complex. You cannot do an in-place upgrade from Windows XP. You will have to backup your data and accounts, using Easy Transfer Tool, install Windows 7, and restore the backed up data. Also you won't be able to restore programs this way. You will have to manually install those programs. Also upgrading from Vista is a bit complicated. You can do an in-place upgrade from a lower edition of Windows Vista to a higher or corresponding edition of Windows 7, but not to a lower edition of Windows 7. For example, you can upgrade from Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate, but not Professional. Also you can't upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit or vice-versa. Welcome to Microsoft Windows World!
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