Many people may remember what happened the last time this situation occurred. Back in October of 2006 when Microsoft released its upgrade program from Windows XP to Windows Vista many people were left waiting a long time for their upgrades. Many consumers waited weeks or months for their upgrade DVD’s and many consumers were very upset at the time it took for them to be delivered.

Although there’s nothing official from Microsoft yet it’s speculated that there’s going to be a similar program for Windows 7 as well. The speculation is that the program will begin July first and run through January of 2010. However, some companies are jumping to release their own promotions similar to this.

For example, one company in Seattle is planning on allowing users to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 for free. There are a few requirements for this such as you have to buy a PC that’s $1,000 or more and it has to have the 64 bit edition of Windows Vista on it. However, the deal overall is a good one as they will upgrade the PC to the 64 bit Windows 7 Ultimate version. The company is doing this to help boost PC sales as consumers are holding back buying PC’s until Windows 7 releases. The company is expecting it to be a break even exchange as their profit will go into giving consumers the new operating system for free however it will allow the company to get some exposure as well. Currently the company is offering the program through June 15th. The reason for the expiration date being set then is to avoid Microsoft’s upgrade program. The advantage for the consumers who buy through an upgrade program such as this is that they will avoid any type of delay that Microsoft’s upgrade program may have.

Source: Computer World

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Is there such a thing as a “memory overload” in PCs?

If my own memory serves me right, I think I’ve already mentioned around four to five times that the best upgrade that your PC could ever get is by adding a few RAM modules in it. It’s definitely better than changing your unit’s graphics card or even processor.

This doesn’t mean that you should drain all your coffers for RAMs that rival your hard drive in terms of size. Too much of anything is not good, and this holds true with PC upgrades. Your unit’s motherboard may be able to handle 40GB of memory, but your OS may not.

The 32-bit editions of Windows XP and Vista cannot hold or use memory in excess of 4GB. It would be a waste if you’ll insist on attaching extra RAM modules on your unit if it’s running under Microsoft operating systems that are built on a 32-bit architecture. Unless your PC is running on a 64-bit version of XP or Vista, don’t increase your computer’s cranial capacity to more than 4GB.

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