Get Up and Running Quickly with Windows 7 Using These Free Tools
Early reviews about Windows 7 have been largely positive and many consumers are opting to review the operating system for themselves. To some, however the prospect of migrating all the programs and applications and configuring Windows as they like it can be daunting, even though it may be time for a pretty comprehensive spring clean on your desktop anyway!
It’s always great to find a solution to such a problem, as we have faith in application developers to dig deep in their quest to serve their fellow man. Enter Ninite, a great new service that will automatically download and install your favorite applications and popular software packages, a good number of them at any rate. Ninite will install the applications with their default settings and thankfully reject the browser toolbars that we are always being plagued with.
The service will check to see whether 64-bit support is appropriate and will install the best versions of each application. It does not install itself, but only what you need.
Over 70 different applications are available and you simply scroll and check the boxes for programs that you want. For example, Chrome, Safari, Opera or Firefox, Skype, Thunderbird, iTunes, WinAmp, Picasa, Open Office, BumpTop, WinRAR or Filezilla. When you have checked your boxes you just click “get install” and Ninite takes care of the rest. Sure beats all that clicking around and fumbling for CDs. This free service could save you hours – highly recommended.
Don’t forget that you can also use Google Pack to install your Google stuff and turn to Xmarks, available for Firefox or Internet Explorer. This service can automatically synchronize your bookmarks. Before you migrate to 7, install Xmarks within your Vista or XP and then when you arrive at 7, simply load the program, sign in and all your bookmarks, together with your web passwords will be ready for your use.
Now you can really enjoy exploring Windows 7.
What are your first impressions of Windows 7?
Matthew Toren
OMG I hate Vista..lol Windows 7 better be the end all it claims to be.
Now My issue is upgrading a vista system to a 7, or buy a new comp with 7 pre installed.
What a great idea for a service. I remember in the past when I ran into some computer problems, I’d always have to go through the whole process of downloading and installing all of my favorite software. This process alone would often take the better part of a day. I will have to try to remember about this when I do get around to updating to Windows 7.
That’s a pretty cool service! But as far as my first impressions of Windows 7, its pretty and fun, but I am leaving it on my second partition for the time being, because when it comes to gaming, Windows XP still gives me just a tiny bit more performance in the frames per second category so for now I will stick with it =D and keep periodically testing Windows 7 on my 2nd partition.
Till then,
Jean
I use Windows XP and i m waiting for review of Window 7. But now i’ll update my operating system. Thanks for good tools.
i hate vista :@ its very very bad. But i cant found another os’s drivers. Xp or seven :S
Thanks for the great tools for Windows 7. I just ordered another laptop and it comes with Windows 7 standard. Everything else I have is XP so I am waiting anxiously to test out W 7 and I hope it is as good as everybody is saying.
Windows 7 is already very slow. These tools will eat up more memory.