AJL <5@fakeaddress.com> wrote:

>"P J" <pj@pjama.invalid> wrote:
>
>>Most laptops come with a lot of hardware specific drivers and software
>>installed by the manufacturer that work with the installed OS. In my
>>case it's Vista on an HP tablet entertainment notebook. What I wonder
>>about is how will I be able to upgrade it to Windows 7 if HP decides not
>>to provide updated drivers,,,
>
>According to reports Windows 7 is compatible with Vista drivers.
>
>>and software for Win 7?
>
>Windows 7 is backwards compatible so will (should?) run anything that
>Vista will.

And apparently W7 will even run on older computers than yours, for
example this one manufactured in 2001, though with some difficulty...

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente...e_support.html