Disadvantage of windows 7

what are the disadvantages of windows 7?
im planning to upgrade my OS from Xp to windows7..are these specs okay for windows 7?

2gb RAM
250 HD
128 graphic memory
dual core 2.16ghz

and another question..my laptop is NEO basic2145n...can i increase my dedicated graphic memory?coz i want to play 3d games...tnx

Windows 7 uses more memory than XP. Its also slower, but not significantly slower. It has a different interface which you may or may not like. It uses more hard disk space. 7 has less flexibility with aftermarket security software than XP.

Obviously 7 has positives as well, but that was not your question.

Those are OK specs for 7. I would stick with XP with that unit, but 7 should run fine on it.

I think the biggest issue with Win7 is the much different interface for it. If your an XP user it will probably frustrate the cr@p out of you. I've used it before, and nothing is where it should be. Drive space and memory usage isn't a big deal as long as you have enough of each. I have 1.5TBs and 4GBs, so I doubt it would bother me much. 2GBs of ram is fine for XP, but will have problems with some games with Vista/Win7.

The task bar changes are the least of what I was talking about. I was working on a neighbors machine for the first time and found out some folders are hidden, with no way to browse to them from my computer. I was trying to help him with files in his "my documents" area, and had a hell of a time just getting there. Similar problems exist in the control panel and network areas as well. I know where the settings are in XP, but they seem to be gone in Win7.

I recently bought a new PC and bought Win7 pro 64 bit, on a phenom II X6 1090T, and right away I noticed it is slightly sluggish. Very hard to navigate and find things, for example in the control panel.

The biggest problem I had was blurry text, especially in any web browser. I googled the problem, and it seems there is a subtle problem displaying text, (that many don't notice). The Win7 beta versions did not have this problem, and I even read of someone in a computer store who compared XP and Win7 pc's side by side, and the difference was indeed noticable.

Windows 7 isn't compatible with some older programs (Age of Empires 2 for me), and seeing that I only have 4 gigs of ram, I went back to Windows XP 32 bit. There doesn't seem to be any great 64 bit software out there, you can get 64 bit web browsers and winrar, etc, but that is not a huge improvement over 32 bit.

If and when they fix the blurry text problem, I wouldn't mind installing it as a 2nd OS, and dual booting, to play around with it. But I certainly much prefer Windows XP, as it is lightning quick and compatible with all my programs.

I was mostly using that as an example of how they've changed something for good reasons but implemented it badly.

Yeah, that's fun too. Again, the 'library' idea doesn't seem like a bad one but the way it's implemented is poorly thought out.

I also discovered recently that Windows 7 now exports all your user files on the network by default with full access rights; what bozo came up with that idea? Yeah, I really want anyone on the network who can steal my password to be able to update all my files remotely.

DriectX, TRIM and Aero? You say its only smoke and mirrors if you dont use your computer for much and DirecX TRIM and Aero is the best you could come up with?

That makes his smoke and mirrors point for him.

4 gb of RAM isn't an XP/7 issue, its a 32/64 bit issue. There is a 32 bit 7 and a 64 bit XP.

I know of no games that do not run on DX9. But it will eventually happen. But only a small percentage of people use their computers as $1000 game consoles. And even this is more of an issue with MS refusing to port DX10/11 to XP.

Meaning if all you do is surf, you won't care what Win7 can bring. If you care about speed, its the way to go. Sure I could list all the features that the ultimate version of win7 brings, but how many users would understand?

Yes there is, now how many people use the 64bit version of XP? Not many. The drivers were horrible. Win7 doesn't have that problem. You are correct, the big reason for 64bit is simply to access more ram.

Or care? 90% of the new "features" are fluff.

You even see professional articles showing you how to get "Ultimate" features out of 7 home using freeware. This principle applies to XP also. There is little 7 provides that XP can't be given. And if your a power user of 10 or 20 years, you likely have what you want/need already.

Actually, XP 64 is just fine. It was released before machines were pushing the 4gb memory barrier, so there was no reason to upgrade to 64 bit. Low user base meant fewer 64 bit drivers. So back in the day, XP 64 was problematic. Again, a 64 bit issue, not a XP/Vista/7 issue.

With the proliferation of Vista/7 64 bit, a dramatic increase in 64 bit XP drivers has changed the landscape considerably. Once the 64 bit code exists, porting it is fairly simple. Just about anything with Vista/7 64 bit drivers now has XP 64 drivers. It isn't 2005.

The recent popularity of 64 bit has been a direct consequence of so many machines having to deal with greater than 4 GB of RAM. Not the relative merits of XP, Vista or 7.

I know a couple of people who have used 7 and XP 64 who have the opposite experience with the two. They are the ones who convince me to actually try it instead of believing the myth.

And XP 64 has plenty of drivers in 2010. I make a point of looking up 64 bit drivers anytime I need a driver for anything. As a general rule, if it has Vista/7 64 bit drivers, it has XP 64 drivers.

Not sure I would buy XP 64 new. But If I just didn't like vista/7 I wouldn't have a problem with it at all.