Don't know if this will be an issue but in XP/Vista, there's usually a bunch of programs running in the background and when you start a game, these programs aren't necessary and take out valuable resources. Will users of Windows 7 have to manually mange these background tasks, will Windows 7 only launch what it has to thus reduce resource usage, and/or will Windows 7 automatically pause resource intensive applications while gaming then start them up after the game exits?
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