Windows 7 Upgrade - ABA DSS

**Landscapeman** · 3 Weeks Ago

How many of you are going to upgrade to Windows 7?

**lonster** · 3 Weeks Ago

I have a copy on the way, I will gladly upgrade to get rid of vista...... My copy is a free upgrade becuse I bought a new laptop at the right time, but I would never pay the outrageous prices Microsuck wants for their OS's without it being proven first. The Vista fiasco was/is a mess.... Why pay for something that sucks and forces you to upgrade your whole system to gain an OS that has got to be the most unstable POS OS ever released...... I hope Win7 is twice the OS that Vista is.

**Crystal Dragon** · 3 Weeks Ago

I have already formatted and applied windows 7 on 3 of my 9 computers

**lonster** · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by Crystal Dragon

I have already formatted and applied windows 7 on 3 of my 9 computers

How is it CD? Care to give us a review?

joey32 · 3 Weeks Ago

I've had the beta verison from Microsoft for about 3 months now. I am a beta tester and I should be getting the full version soon, this week sometime. It's great and alot fast and the fastest yet. But, I'm running it on a quad-core with 16gb of Ram too. Just check it out and see what you think.

**Crystal Dragon** · 3 Weeks Ago

I am using Windows 7 Ultimate.
I have been running the RTM (beta) version for a bit over 4 months.
I like it a LOT!!
It is nothing like Vista. (boo hiss yuck)
They seemed to have consolidated some of the steps, so that there are fewer of them. You can now have multiple windows displayed all at once on your desktop, instead of just tabbed, which is still available.
It is faster, I think and much smoother. I have yet to crash it or lock it up, and believe me, I *HAVE* tried!!

My slowest machine is a 4 year old DELL Laptop, with a 1.6 Celeron and 1 GB of RAM. It runs as good on that as it does my newer machines, aside from some differences in speed, it is still no slouch.
All of my programs and games work just fine. I actually got a better FPS and resolution using Windows 7 than I had using XP.

The *only* thing I can say that is a PITA, is you can not upgrade from XP. You have to format to install, however from Vista, you can simply upgrade. Fresh install is always better anyhow, IMO.

In my opinion, you could not go wrong with getting Windows 7, any of the versions. Windows 7 Home would most likely be everything that most users would ever need.
It is better laid out, easier to navigate and simply easier to use, especially if you are not that computer savvy. If you are a Pro, you will like the ways that things have been streamlined, and you will wonder why it took them so long!!

I hope that helps you !!

**SLY-CAT** · 3 Weeks Ago

Win 7 sounds OK. I do not like the info that you can not upgrade from XP. Funny thing about Vista: If you ask 10,000 users what they think about Vista, you would more than likely get 9,999 of them that think it is pure junk. The odd thing is I have Vista on one of my laptops. My Acer has it and I really have to say it has given me very little trouble. I found no real reason to remove or change it to something else.

I hope Win 7 is stable 'cuz XP can give you problems now and then. It is what I have on all my other machines, except my home server.

Time will tell. . . .

R.T.

yamahadude157 · 3 Weeks Ago

Im currently running Windows 7 ultimate rtm 7600 in dual boot configuration and it seems to be quite stable and fast. As others have mentioned the driver support is the best to date of any windows os. I did not need to load any chipset drivers, pci bus, pci graphics card etc.. just loading windows 7 i had no exclamations in the device manager which is very useful for a novice. As well the interface is clean and easy to navigate with better expansion options in the control panel. I would say over all it is a huge step in the right direction and anyone who has vista should not be hesitant to upgrade.

**Victor Hugo** · 3 Weeks Ago

Thanks Cd. I will try Win. 7, and see what happen.

Sgt · 3 Weeks Ago

So far I seem to be the only loner who doesn't use 'doze.
Linux Rules!!!!!

**Landscapeman** · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by Sgt

So far I seem to be the only loner who doesn't use 'doze.
Linux Rules!!!!!

I am a long time Linux OS user. But it seems that you almost have to have Windows for many programs. Wine is unable to run many programs that use .net 2.0, so that forces you to get Virtualbox or VMware. I also agree with you, Linux is way better, Faster, Leaner and more stable than ANY other OS. OSX can not even come close.

**lonster** · 3 Weeks Ago

Linux is nice, but unfortunately it can be very difficult for people to use. Unless you have a very broad, and in depth knowledge of they way things work, it's just not ready for the mainstream or the majority of people to use.

If you are not a pro, its not for you. But I agree with you guys, Linux OS's are nice and do work well.

jtr · 3 Weeks Ago

thanx:=but=no thanx:
i will die with my mac:
only xp-pro sp3 on my crappy putters.4 other uses of course!..

**lonster** · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by jtr

thanx:=but=no thanx:
i will die with my mac:
only xp-pro sp3 on my crappy putters.4 other uses of course!..

lol, my wife lives and breathes MAC, they are nice to use, but they are backwards to me...lol

Between her and I we are the mac vs pc commercials.. She says she wins, Im not gonna argue....lmao

monsruzo · 3 Weeks Ago

it is the best os ever built. microsoft finally did a good job. highly recommend it.

**tomcat01** · 3 Weeks Ago

i agree i like windows 7 i am going to be dual booting windows 7 and ubuntu .. i like mandriva also so i could triple boot .. but windows 7 in worth it finally

**fossil112** · 3 Weeks Ago

Keeping with Ubuntu for the time being. I've gone nearly 7 years w/o giving Microsuck a dollar, and intend to keep it that way.
lonster is right...unless you have a broad knowledge of Ubuntu (or Linux apps), it can be a pain. But, my family and I use it for internet and very basic other uses. Just can't justify paying for an OS. Ubuntu is nice because if we don't like this certain application software, we ask for a better app on a forum, and we'll get a dozen or so opinions with source code for easy install. Can't beat it.

yamahadude157 · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by fossil112

Keeping with Ubuntu for the time being. I've gone nearly 7 years w/o giving Microsuck a dollar, and intend to keep it that way.
lonster is right...unless you have a broad knowledge of Ubuntu (or Linux apps), it can be a pain. But, my family and I use it for internet and very basic other uses. Just can't justify paying for an OS. Ubuntu is nice because if we don't like this certain application software, we ask for a better app on a forum, and we'll get a dozen or so opinions with source code for easy install. Can't beat it.

Why in the heck would you pay for it anyways, software and os are available free all over the net !!

**SLY-CAT** · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by lonster

Linux is nice, but unfortunately it can be very difficult for people to use. Unless you have a very broad, and in depth knowledge of they way things work, it's just not ready for the mainstream or the majority of people to use.

If you are not a pro, its not for you. But I agree with you guys, Linux OS's are nice and do work well.

Yup. You hit the nail right square on the head! My Asus netbook came with a version of Linux so I "played" with it for some time. Worked great, but anytime you wanted to change anything, you had to go to the command prompt. Reminds me of computing way back in the dark ages of 1980's with my first machine. Way too much work.
I would consider the 7 upgrade if you could upgrade from XP. Guess that is the first "problem" with Win 7.

R.T.

lilherc · 2 Weeks Ago

My son works for a "LARGE" computer company and he had his hands on Windows 7 back in April. He hasn't had any trouble with it. He installed it here for us and has been working great for all I do.