Microsoft Windows OS Naming & Dual Booting Windows 7
Even though I’ve personally transitioned my own computers to Windows 7, I know there are still a lot of computer users out there holding on to their Windows XP installations. While this isn’t necessarily a bad idea since Windows XP is a solid as hell proven operating system, I do however believe they are personally missing out on something great with Windows 7.
On the other hand I can definitely say those same individuals who’ve held on to Windows XP and didn’t jump on board with Microsoft’s Windows 7 transition OS Vista did a good thing. At the minimum they saved some cash and even spared themselves a bit of OS pain.
I like to think of Windows Vista as a modern Windows Millennium Edition operating system. Like Windows Me, Vista introduced some great new features and innovations however in all honestly it wasn’t exactly ready for prime time.
Microsoft also broke away from their more generic naming convention with Windows Me and Vista for a catchy title. This name change was in my opinion a double-edged sword for it drew in some folks but for others such as myself I knew it had transition OS written all over it. As an example successful Microsoft operating systems had names including Window 95, 98, 2000, XP, 7, etc. Then Microsoft gave us cool ass names like Windows Millennium Edition and Windows Vista.
The point I’m trying to make is stay away from future Microsoft Windows operating systems that break outside Microsoft’s typical naming convention. And yes I’m sure a time will come when this isn’t necessarily going to be the case, but you’d better make sure industry experts say it’s the Crème de la Crème of Microsoft operating systems. Hmm, Windows Crème de la Crème Edition, I wonder if Microsoft will use this name for their next transition OS?
Flashing forward to Windows 7 and in response to my own experience with dual booting Windows XP and Windows 2000 back in the day, I’d thought I’d share a little insight into dual booting Windows 7 with XP for our newer generation of folks. If you’re holding out and still using XP as your primary OS you may want to give Windows 7 a test drive.
Yes I will admit I stuck with Windows 2000 back in the day and even held out for over a year before upgrading to XP, though eventually I put all reservations aside and gave XP a whirl as a secondary OS in a dual boot configuration to ease the transition. As time went on I began using Windows 2000 less and less, eventually transitioning full time into XP. I see current users holding onto XP doing the same with Windows 7 for it really is a nice leap forward.
Setting up a dual boot configuration with XP and Windows 7 is actually very easy to setup too. I highly recommend you give Windows 7 a chance as I did back in the day when I was using Windows 2000. At the minimum if you end up not liking or wanting to transition to Microsoft’s latest bread and butter OS, uninstalling Windows 7 is also very easy when it is installed as a secondary operating system to XP. In fact I am in the process of writing an article on uninstalling Windows 7 at this moment.
If you want to learn how to setup Windows XP and Windows 7 in a dual boot configuration, check out my page on setting up a Dual Boot Windows 7 and XP installation. I will walk you through the process and even answer common dual boot questions. Also, don’t forget to stay tuned for my guide to uninstalling Windows 7 is on the way.
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