I upgraded to Windows 7 about 2 1/2 months ago. Give or take. I have a lot of experience upgrading and reinstalling various versions of Windows, transferring data, reloading apps, etc, etc. I did it professionally for many years. In the corporate world, I had certain checklists to follow. Actually, I was the one who wrote the checklists, so if it was wrong. It was my fault. :-) Most users got a basic build, plus whatever departmental applications they needed. So, as long as you were following the checklist, you didn't miss anything. Everything was tested in a lab ahead of time to catch and minimize potential issues. Home systems are a whole different ball game.
I have no checklist for my home system. Might be a good idea, but I don't have one. I figure now I'll rely on the super awesome built-in hard drive image feature in Windows 7 to keep me in line. Previously, it was common for me (and perhaps many others) to forget an application
or setting after upgrading or installing a new OS until you needed it. Maybe it's not critical and you keep putting it off
For the most part, my Windows 7 experience went off with hardly a hitch. There was a video driver issue on my HTPC that was fixed by pulling an updated driver through Windows Automatic Update. Easy enough. I also had to fix a networking issue relating to Bonjour network service that is installed with Apple products, and in my case, with Adobe CS3. My PC would periodically disconnect from the network and I'd have to manually re-connect. That took some Googling and digging though forums to resolve.
The one little bit I left lingering the longest was reinstalling the software for my Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse. Why? Well, the darn things worked off the bat in Windows 7, so I never gave it a second thought. It only became and issue when my keyboard stopped working mid sentence. I didn't even think batteries initially because I was so used to getting a pop up reminder from the Logitech software that my batteries were low. This has happened now 3 or 4 times over the past few months and I would just grab a fresh set of charged AAA batteries out of the drawer and be back on my way. Well, the inevitable happened the other day. My keyboard died mid-sentence and I had no fresh AAA batteries. While digging around to find a wired keyboard amongst my spare parts I decided it was long overdue time to finally install my Logitech software, and stop this madness.
Umm, now this doesn't mean my keyboard or mouse won't die mid stroke... It just means I'll be warned ahead of time that it'll happen. ;-)
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