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Windows 7

It depends on the computer you will be using. If you own a computer designed for Windows XP, I advise you not to install 7. A variety of tech forums agree that in order to function well, Windows 7 needs at least a dual-core processor with two gigabytes of RAM.

It CAN function on less, especially if you're not a game-player.

If your computer runs Windows Vista, go ahead. 7 improves over Vista regardless of your hardware.
 
Well if you are thinking of buying it, you should at least specify if you are going to install it on a computer you already own, or are going to buy a Windows 7 computer, or if you are going to build a computer and can't decide which OS to get for it. If you are thinking about installing it on a computer you already own, you should specify the computer's specs.

Windows 7 is like Vista, with a few years of bug fixing. It has a lot of cool features including XP Mode, which allows you to run older programs that are not compatible with newer Operating Systems. I am still getting used to the new Windows 7 computer I built, so I am not familiar with all of its new features. Google would be your best friend in finding more info.
 
Microsoft has released clips from the canceled Family Guy episode that featured Windows 7.

How is it possible for a person with a brain powerful enough to turn on a TV watch that show?
 
All right. I just mentioned in another thread that I upgraded my work computer from 64-bit XP to 64-bit 7. And I can tell you, without a doubt, that 7 is significantly faster. The machine is a 3-4 year old Dell workstation with 8GB RAM, built as an XP machine. A clean install of XP 64 was put on last spring before I joined the company, so it's not like there was a lot of garbage in it.

Our IT guy also said that other clients of his that went from XP to 7 have noticed an increase in performance.

Now, I need to get 7 on this Vista machine and all will be good.


mdo757 said:
Custom build computers are coming with dual and quad, with 8 to 10 Gigabyte ram for Vista and 7.
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Not sure what you mean by this since 8+ GB of RAM have been around for a few years. :confused
 
After a small number of installation problems, Windows 7 is doing great. There are already more computers running Windows 7 than all Apple operating systems combined.
 
mdo757 said:
Custom build computers are coming with dual and quad, with 8 to 10 Gigabyte ram for Vista and 7.
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Yes, but keep in mind that most computers-and users-have no practical need for 8GB of ram. I have 4GB, and yes I want more so that my recording softwares will keep up a bit easier, but I'm not going to shell out 400 bucks for a motherboard with a quad core processor. Dual core is plenty for me.
 
NoMoreSilence said:
mdo757 said:
Custom build computers are coming with dual and quad, with 8 to 10 Gigabyte ram for Vista and 7.
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Yes, but keep in mind that most computers-and users-have no practical need for 8GB of ram. I have 4GB, and yes I want more so that my recording softwares will keep up a bit easier, but I'm not going to shell out 400 bucks for a motherboard with a quad core processor. Dual core is plenty for me.
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For the program I use at work, it isn't multi-threading, so a faster dual core is better, and cheaper, than a quad core.

Having thought about it a bit more, it is possible that my XP 64 install at work was buggy hence the significant increase in performance. It really didn't seem that XP was performing as well as it should have been. At first we though it was the RAM since it would only use about 2 GB of 8 GB, despite seeing all 8 GB. 7, on the other hand, has shown over 4 GB of usage thus far. Perhaps XP 64, despite being able to plug in 4+ GB, just wasn't designed well enough to be able to use it properly. :shrug
 
My friend hates it. Here is a post he made in another forum. (edited for here)

does anyone else hate this ******* Windows 7 as much as I do?

I Like XP x86. It's stable, it's easy to get around, it supports everything, rarely do I ever have a problem with it.

Then I buy a new Laptop. Comes with Windows 7 x64. ***** ******* ******, it's a $2200 paperweight. It won't do any of the things I bought it for. A lot of the programs I've tried to run on it crash. it's supposed to be a gaming machine but all of my games run faster on my desktop which is almost 4 years old. Then I find out that this piece of **** won't run XP because there is no driver support

****

So on top of all the standard suck I now also have to get used to a whole new UI because microsoft can't ******* leave anything well enough alone.

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE START MENU AND CONTROL PANNEL? WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE OLD LOCATIONS? WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE OLD WINDOWS EXPLORER?????? WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE OLD DEVICE MANAGER?? WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE OLD NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD AND CONNECTION CONFIG? Why the **** did they have to move EVERYTHING around? It'll take me 6 months of ******* around to figure this all out!


I'm ******* Mad. I think I'm just going to take this laptop back and get an ASUS.
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Okay so he more then hates it, lol
 
As far as I am concerned, and I know Windows, Windows 7 beats out all the Window operating systems, from 3.1 to Vista, Windows 7 is a result from the study of past OS up till now, especially XP and Vista. I am so glad that I have Windows 7, and even in a couple of months when I get my Mac, I will still use my Windows 7 the most. Vista was a resource hog, and XP is still very, very good, but windows 7 is a much better OS.
 
I just bought a laptop with Windows 7. Besides the advantages that run unnoticed in the background, what features distinguish it from other versions that can be noticed? I don't see a lot of things that are obviously different, but I haven't had time to poke around a lot.

If you have any tips to leverage the benefits of 7, I would appreciate them. I've checked web sites that are supposed to cite these noticeable enhancements, but nothing really wowed me.

Thanks,
mjjcb
 
Except for Vista, every version of Windows has been an improvement over the previous version. However, you have to have a computer powerful enough to run it.

One poster explained that his rig ran faster with 7 than with XP, but he had a powerful rig. XP wasn't really designed for a machine that powerful.
 
Here's my deal:

I have an ol' clunker sitting side by side with my XP Pro w/s. (A/B switch) Instead of setting up a dual-boot, I installed Win 7 Enterprise edition. It's basically 7 Pro with some additional network tools. So, it's basically a utility PC for me to do my various administration duties at work. XP Pro have some compatibility and security issues on the newer of our two networks.

XP for most of my day to day things and Win 7 for the new stuff.

Here's the kicker;

the clunker runs Win 7 fine with a 2.6 Ghz Celeron and 1 GB of memory. I have Office 2007+ installed as well; all on a 40 GB HD and still have 20 GB to "spare". LOL The video drivers are incompatable, but in two days I'll have a new 512MB display adapter that is compatible with Win 7 and even Aero. I doubt I will use Aero much, since my PC usage is very utilitarian, but I'll play with it now since I skipped over Vista for obvious reasons. :D
 
Vince said:
Except for Vista, every version of Windows has been an improvement over the previous version. However, you have to have a computer powerful enough to run it.

One poster explained that his rig ran faster with 7 than with XP, but he had a powerful rig. XP wasn't really designed for a machine that powerful.
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Say it ain't so, Vince! LOL Windows ME was a washout. They had to release Win 2000 Pro asap! Win 98 sr2 has some compatibility issues too. I was better off installing Win 98 and then installing all the service packs.

Windows 3.1 was a headache. Windows for workgroups fixed some of that. It worked best with DOS 6.2 installed underneath it.

2000 was great for me! I used it here and at home until two years ago. :lol I'm a moderate/conservative and change is tough for me sometimes.
 
Vic, I feel your pain. Well, actually, I don't. But I understand what you're talking about.

Windows 98, SE, and ME all ran great for me. There are always some computers that do not run well on a new OS, including 7. And you were unfortunate enough to be in that minority.
 
I'm not sure if my question was not asked clearly or if the past few responses were not intended for me. If they weren't, that's fine - sniff, sniff.

Does anyone have any examples of functionality that is unique to 7? Upgrades that weren't part of previous releases? Besides speed or storage space, what's new in this version for the user? For example, the task bar - hovering over applications and being able to click on the pop-up or make it transparent to what's on the screen. Other than that, I don't see a lot of functionality differences. :shrug
 
Outside of it's better stability and compatibility, I can't really answer that. Like I said, I am using it in a very utilitarian way. I got it to run without a hitch on older, almost legacy equipment and that is a :thumb for me. If I had to upgrade older XP machines, I would skip over Vista and go for 7.

Note: Win 7 doesn't do a real upgrade to XP. It will save the XP installation in a folder called windows_old , but you could never go back to it. You can easily read the files though. :yes Or you could just delete the folder.
 
Your situation, mjbb, is that Windows XP probably did everything that you needed.

For handling more powerful equipment, player more advanced games, and doing high-intensity artwork, 7 is better. But for most people, an XP machine is fine.
 
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