People still use Vista?
Sadly yes we do. It was all that was available on my Sony VAIO laptop and I got too good a deal on it to pass it up. Since I retired, I don't do a lot with the Sony other than e-mail, surfing, and playing games and it is working pretty well for that.
But. . . .
As it ages it is developing some 'issues'. So. . . .
If. . . .
I decide to install Windows 7, do I first uninstall Vista and then install Windows 7? Or vice versa? And will I need to reinstall MS Office et al after I install Windows 7?
The best policy is never upgrade, always do a clean install, that way you save yourself a lot of potential headaches. I always advocate using an exterior hard drive to back up or "ghost" your existing drive or adding a new internal hard drive which, believe it or not is often ridiculously simple. With a new hard drive you simply reboot your computer with the disc in the optical drive and follow the instructions. With an old drive format then install the new operating system.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obVF-OQ5lAY&feature=related]YouTube - Clean Installing Windows 7 from Hard Disk[/ame]
It is "ridiculously simple" only if you know what you're talking about and know what you're doing. Remember, I am about as untechy as it comes when it comes to this computer stuff. I recognize a computer three out of four times when I see one now, and I can usually find the on switch. I can run the software that I have and I know how to control-alt-delete to bring up the task manager and how to reboot if nothing else works.
And that's it.