Should I jump from Vista to 7?

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Originally Posted by Flying JJ

There are lots of free upgrade paths from vista to 7. Do you qualify for 1 of them? If so, I would say yes. When the newer os ( Windows 8 ) comes out, they may only offer an upgrade from 7. If no and you are happy with vista, except for the driver issue, then why upgrade? There may be drivers out there for you printer on vista. What makes you think there are drivers on 7 for it?
My personal choice is Win 7. I am using the RC and have the retail, just no time to put it in yet.

Seeing how well the response to Windows 7 has been, I think that it will be a while before windows 8 comes out. The only reason why Vista was replaced so fast was because it was such a dud when it came out that people hated it even when it was improved (and it is very good now). I think 8 will be in a good 3 or 4 maybe 5 or 6 years (like XP).

If you are fine with Vista other than the driver, I see no reason to upgrade. Its a good OS, contrary to popular belief. If you were still using XP then by all means go to 7. But Vista to 7 is not thatt much different (I have both, one on each of my computers which sit side by side so I am in a position to compare). If you can get a free/ cheap upgrade though then yes go for 7.

Is your printer expensive? Heck I cant imagine why you wouldnt just get a new one if its getting old (which I rightly or wrongly guess from the fact that there are driver problems). Its going to be less troublesome than reinstalling your OS.