As a small business owner who needs to stay productive without the headaches of frequent computer issues, you are probably wondering:

Should You Bother Upgrading Your PC To Windows 7?

After all, you may still have vivid memories of trying to get your Windows Vista system to “play nice”.

So, the way I see it – the answer is Yes…No…and Maybe…

Yes.

If you are already running Windows Vista and you are not thrilled with it (and you have a fairly new PC with at least a 1 gigahertz processor and 1 GB of RAM) then you should upgrade when you can afford to do it.

By many accounts, the new Windows 7 should be much better than Vista – and inherently worth the upgrade.

No.

• Are you running an old PC with an older (Non-Vista) Windows operating system?
• Are you happy with the way your system is running?
• Are you currently running Windows XP?

Yes, yes, and yes?

I (like so many other small business owners) continue to use Windows XP and XP Professional because XP has proven to be stable.

It gets the job done without headaches. It works – period.

Personally, I am not interested in a “sexy interface” or “touch support” (At least not today!)

Actually, I am much more interested in how productive I can be on the Internet; so I use Mozilla Firefox and keep plugging along.

Since “upgrading” to Windows 7 from XP would require a clean install, it simply isn’t worth it to me.

A clean install would mean I’d have to back up all my files onto an external drive, and install all of my software and files again.

No thanks!

When I need to replace a computer – I’ll give Windows 7 a try.

Maybe.

Are you using a fairly new PC at home as a family, gaming or Entertainment System?

If so, then maybe you’ll want to check out Windows 7.

Why just maybe?

Maybe means: wait and see.

Windows 7 claims to have a cleaner interface than XP or Vista – along with beefed up multimedia support.

But if you can wait until November or December, you’ll get a much better overview of reality.

By then, real users will be everywhere on the Internet – and telling real stories about using the new operating system from Microsoft.