On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:55:45 -0700, AJL wrote:

> 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

Interestingly, I ran the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor on my desktop which is
about 5 years old. With Vista, the NForce2 chipset gave an error on that
Advisor since it wasn't supported, but Win7 Advisor says all is fine. Only
thing it was showing a problem with was my Nero 6 which it says might need
to be upgraded.

Go figure.

Patty