For most would-be Windows 7 users, a 64-bit version of Windows 7 is the right move. But if you don’t have sufficient RAM (at least 4GB), or you rely on devices that don’t have supporting 64-bit ...

Windows 7 has already earned itself a blue ribbon, and it isn't even in stores yet. Many Vista users will migrate to Redmond's latest and greatest operating system in search of greener pastures, and ...

While developing Windows 7, Microsoft ran many different performance tests to make sure the operating system was an improvement over its predecessors. One of the tests focused on upgrade performance: ...

Jvness asked the Windows forum about upgrading an older, 32-bit version of Windows to 64-bit Windows 7. There are two questions you have to answer. First, is your PC compatible with Windows 7 (and ...

Important: You must have Windows Vista Enterprise or Vista Business installed on your computer to use this upgrade. No other version of Windows can be upgraded ...

Ask Ars was one of the first features of the newly born Ars Technica back in 1998. And now, as then, it's all about your questions and our community's answers. Each week, we'll dig into our bag of ...

Windows XP’s day of reckoning is finally here -- it will no longer receive security updates after Tuesday -- which means users should upgrade their computers to a more recent operating system or ...

If Microsoft wants Windows 7 to succeed, to do better than limp like Vista, it has to convince the majority of users to ditch their comfortable-as-an-old-shoe — older than an old shoe, actually — OS.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Windows XP goes out of support in April, so I’m looking for guidance on how best to go about replacing it with Windows 7. The Microsoft site has a tutorial, ...