I ran the windows 7 compatibility program and it said my computer was Windows 7 ready. I bought the Windows 7 upgrade for Vista, and installed it. Then I started having major problems. My computer will crash or the internet browser will freeze, or both. I contacted Microsoft; sent them my computers system info./error reports/etc. And.
1). They informed me that my Flash & BIOS driver was WAY too old.
2). My driver for my display card needs updating.
3). I need to fix the DVD/CD driver needs fixing.
4). The driver for my sound card needs to be updated.
If I don't fix/update these drivers my computer will continue to crash. They informed me that the program, "Windows 7 compatability check", only checks for basic running requirements [i.e. power, speed, and computer space] not everything. They/He told me that my 2 yr. old computer was too old to run Windows 7, and that I should:
buy a new computer/ have someone install a new motherboard and drivers/ or go back to Vista.
Why didn't the compatability check look for such important and necessary problems?
Now that I have upgraded to Windows 7, I cannot use Gateways driver updates [for Vista] because they won't install.
Please, please help me.