Windows 7 has arrived to greater accolades than any other operating system from Microsoft before it.

Even so, it seems unlikely to inspire waves of users to rush out to buy a computer with the operating system already installed or simply wipe out an existing version of Windows on a computer that’s running just fine. Fortunately, there’s no need to do either, since Windows 7 can be installed in parallel with your current operating system.

First you must

decide whether to opt for the Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate versions of Windows 7. One significant drawback for the Home Premium option: no pre-installed network backup functionality, which comes built-in with Professional and Ultimate. Only Ultimate offers the BitLocker hard drive encryption. “The ‘BitLocker to Go’ operate is new,” says Microsoft’s Daniel Melanchthon.

The Home Premium version is nevertheless probably adequate for the average user. “It contains all of the core functions […]

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