The Geek Squad and Windows Anywhere Upgrade
You have to love them and Microsoft. Best Buy apparenty doesn't sell anything with Windows 7 Professional on it. I had a customer who went there and bought a new Toshina notebook with Windows 7 Home Premium and to get them to Windows 7 Progessional sold then a Windows Anywhere Upgrade.
I have t take a sec to badmouth Microsoft too. Along with this notenook and Windows 7 Upgrade the purchase Office Home and Student 2010. Come on Microsoft. Quit being such tight wad jerks. Making billions isn't enough? Put a $2 physical DVD in the package when people purchase your software! Not everyone has FIOS and papers get lost! Geesh. As if you couldn't afford it!
Anyway the question... the Geek Squad said that after upgrading to Windows 7 Professional they need to clean the registry to make the computer run faster. Registry cleaners have been around for years and everyone knows that they don't really do much but according to The Geek Squad it needed to be done after the Windows 7 Professional WIndows Anywhere Upgrade. Keep in mind that the original Windows 7 Home Premium was only ran for about 10 minutes before doing the upgrade. Does anyone know what they are talking about and is there any truth to it?
I have t take a sec to badmouth Microsoft too. Along with this notenook and Windows 7 Upgrade the purchase Office Home and Student 2010. Come on Microsoft. Quit being such tight wad jerks. Making billions isn't enough? Put a $2 physical DVD in the package when people purchase your software! Not everyone has FIOS and papers get lost! Geesh. As if you couldn't afford it!
Anyway the question... the Geek Squad said that after upgrading to Windows 7 Professional they need to clean the registry to make the computer run faster. Registry cleaners have been around for years and everyone knows that they don't really do much but according to The Geek Squad it needed to be done after the Windows 7 Professional WIndows Anywhere Upgrade. Keep in mind that the original Windows 7 Home Premium was only ran for about 10 minutes before doing the upgrade. Does anyone know what they are talking about and is there any truth to it?
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Lee W, MVP
I will say that there are always exceptions... but as a general rule, I stand by my previous statement.
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This Windows Anywhere Update was purchased from Microsoft. No CD. The Office Home and Student 2010 from Microsoft. No CD. So just how much could a CD cost? You are correct in that itisn't just Microsoft that is on the cheap. Kind of like manals. No one reads them anyway but wait... they come on a CD LOL. I agree on the Registry Cleaner. There are exceptions but as a rule un 25 years I have never really seen one that does much to improve the speed of a computer.
I really feel sorry for your average consumer. Walks in to Best Buy and the Geek Squad want a $100 to clean the registry. So easy for John Q to get snowed. Oh well... life goes on.
I really feel sorry for your average consumer. Walks in to Best Buy and the Geek Squad want a $100 to clean the registry. So easy for John Q to get snowed. Oh well... life goes on.