I had Vista, need to format. Should I get Windows 7 instead?

[vixing]

I had Windows Vista on my HP 550 Notebook PC.

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5470 (1.6 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache)
2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
160 GB 5400 rpm SATA
Mobile Intel® GMA X3100, up to 384 MB shared system memory

Is it okay to switch to Windows 7, or should I continue using Vista?
I'm doing a complete format and wondering what to install.

Regards

 

[ratedk]

Yes, if you have the option, go with windows 7. You'll want to visit the manufactures website, and see if they have Windows 7 drivers available for that specific model (though, probably 90% of the time Vista drivers will work with windows 7). Every vista machine I've ever put windows 7 on has been a better running machine.