That's right Windows 7 is almost here, with its release date coming on Oct. 22, 2009 many users are awaiting in anticipation. 

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Microsoft is offering six versions of Windows 7: Starter, <a href="http://blogs.egroup.jasonmangone.com/windows/microsoft-windows-7-home/4505-3672_7-33704139.html">Home Premium</a>, <a href="http://blogs.egroup.jasonmangone.com/windows/microsoft-windows-7-professional/4505-3672_7-33704140.html">Professional</a>, <a href="http://blogs.egroup.jasonmangone.com/windows/microsoft-windows-7-ultimate/4505-3672_7-33704141.html">Ultimate</a>, OEM, and Enterprise. The three versions that Redmond will be promoting most heavily are <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/compare-editions">Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate</a>, although Starter will also be available to consumers.

Windows 7 will support both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. The bare minimum requirements for the 32-bit include a 1 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB available hard-disk space, and a DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver. 64-bit systems will require at least a 1 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB of free space on your hard drive, and a DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver. A touch-screen monitor is required to take advantage of the native touch features. Do note that some users have claimed to have limited success running the Windows 7 beta with less than 1 GB of RAM, but that's not recommended.