I praise your intelligence on checking first before acting. Before upgrading to a new OS like Windows 7 please run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to avoid installation conflicts. One more time, congratulations for asking first.
The following two links will explain what to do to make your transition easier to Windows 7. Take care. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windo... http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows... Vista to Windows 7 Advisor.
I don't believe you can upgrade to a better version. However you could upgrade to the same version and use Microsoft's "instant upgrade" to turn it into 7 Ultimate? Or better wait like two months, get Windows 7 Home Premium and turn that into Pro' using instant upgrade.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.