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There are many reasons for upgrading to Windows Windows 7; new features, improved security and better overall experience. Some of the features are:

Windows Aero, Windows Sidebar, Media Player 12, Windows Search, and Libraries. Let’s look at the practicalities of these new features.

Windows Aero: This interface offers a "cleaner, transparent look with impressive graphic quality". But Aero requires a higher-end video graphics card. If your computer doesn’t have a higher-end graphics card, Windows Windows 7 is displayed using Windows Basic. In other words, without the "right" graphics card, you are paying for a feature in Windows 7 that you can’t even see or use. Plus the aero feature requires more memory in order for Windows 7 to function.

Windows Sidebar: This is a window usually on the right hand side of your display that shows a selection of what Microsoft terms "gadgets". These are mini-applications such as a clock, a calendar, currency exchange, etc. However, using this feature uses 20% of the computer’s resources slowing down the computer considerably.

Windows Media Player 12: Uses a new graphics-oriented interface rather than the text-oriented look and feel of the previous versions.

Windows Search: One of