Quick question. I have windows XP and have for some time now. My friends and family all tell me that 7 is the new way to go, but ive been a bit skeptical. I mostly game and use the internet, so here are my questions: should i upgrade to windows 7 or not? what are the +s and -s of doing so? is it a waste of money? should i just keep what i have?
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OS Version: Microsoft� Windows Vista� Home Premium , Service Pack 2, 32 bit
Processor: AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-62, x64 Family 15 Model 104 Stepping 2
Processor Count: 2
RAM: 3453 Mb
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon X1250, 128 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 236973 MB, Free - 105744 MB; F: Total - 953867 MB, Free - 604554 MB;
Motherboard: TOSHIBA, Satellite P305D, Not Applicable , 58121201W
Antivirus: Sunbelt VIPRE, Updated and Enabled
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Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic, Service Pack 1, 64 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU B800 @ 1.50GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7
Processor Count: 2
RAM: 1991 Mb
Graphics Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family, 771 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 431937 MB, Free - 179031 MB; D: Total - 29690 MB, Free - 27465 MB;
Motherboard: LENOVO, Base Board Product Name
Antivirus: ESET NOD32 Antivirus 5.0, Disabled
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2. What are the pros and cons of having it enabled?
3. Will it make by laptop hotter/slower?
i was wondering if my registry was good/defauly because about 5 months ago a friend of mine was messing with my pc since i tried to downgrade to wmp 11 since i didnt like wmp12. he had trouble doing it it and i don't know if he saved the regitry once he changed it or not.
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