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Will Upgrading be the Magic Bullet?
Hello,
I'm new to this list, having joined only yesterday. I recently went from an old Dell Dimension PC with 256 MB RAM and a 40 GB HDD using Win XP Pro to a brand-new HP Pavilion 6213 with 6 GB RAM and a 500 GB HDD that uses Windows 7 Premium Home Edition pre-installed. I like the speed and I like the great flatscreen monitor, but Win 7 sucks.
I have 3 gripes, and I thought I'd post them here rather than do separate posts on 3 forums.
So, here's the big questions. If I upgrade from Win 7 Premium Home to Win 7 Something Else (PRO?), will that cure all my PC problems? Which upgrade level would be best? Do I really need W7 Ultimate or will W7 Pro be good enough? I really don't want to have to upgrade twice.
- Win 7 doesn't see my printer (NEC Superscript 870 b&w laser), or my scanner Microtek ScanMaker 4800).
- Win 7 doesn't have a sound equalizer, so my brand new Altec Lansing 2.1 speaker system with subwoofer doesn't work as well as it should because I can't control the amount of bass coming from the subwoofer. The subwoofer is just something I stub my toe on when I sit down at my desk. I am a church organist, and I NEED to be able to hear low tones, but the only way I can do so is to go to some pop music site and then that subwoofer bounces around from all the big bass sound that comes out of it.
- I also like to play games now and then, but the two I like the most won't install, which I presume is because they were made for Win 95/98.
I don't mind doing a little research on my own, but please point me in the right direction if you don't have time to send me a complete answer.
TIA,
K3yP1ayer