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Majority of Corporate PCs are Ready for Windows 7.


Microsoft's new Windows 7, which will hit stores and be available on new computers from next week Thursday Thursday: see week. , ought to turn the troubled Vista into a vague and distant memory.

The new operating system operating system (OS)

Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs.
, which has been available in test format for months, has been praised by reviewers as a replacement for the unpopular Vista, launched nearly three years ago

Current Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers.

Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities.
 users will need to pay $119.99 to go from Vista's Home Premium edition to 7 Home Premium. The benefit that most critics have confirmed is that Windows 7 offers a better performance.

In the corporate world, the vast majority of firms never upgraded to Vista. That was because only half of corporate PCs met the minimum system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule.  to run Vista when it debuted in early 2007, currently 88 percent of corporate PCs meet the minimum requirements for Windows 7, according to according to
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Additionally, some 65 percent of current corporate PCs meet "optimal" system recommendations to run the new system.

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Date:Oct 16, 2009
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