Windows 7: Windows 7, please enlighten me with your opinions on this to be released OS
- 4/17/09 3:39 PM
Yes no problems
by REMincks - 4/17/09 7:35 PM In reply to: Vista to Windows 7 by jam4201not only will you have no problems installing it to your laptop but as the changes in the memory footprint and performance are so much bettter even ove XP you will probably find that after you upgrade your laptop you will end up upgrading your XP machines as well. And also you might find it interesting that there are virtually NO compatability issues running 32 bit software under the
64-Bit version of Windows7. So give it a try. The corporation I work for already has plans in the works to upgrade all 55,000 of our systems with in the first 2 quarters after release.
Windows 7 on laptops
by scootertrashtx - 4/17/09 8:44 PM In reply to: Vista to Windows 7 by jam4201It seems to work well enough on my old Dell Inspiron 1000, even the Aero Glass works! It's a bit slow with only 1 gig of ram but all features work. Any hardware that didn't have a driver, I simply told the Windows 7 device manager to load the XP driver and, well, it actually worked. Upon doing the 'Windows Update' it updated the drivers accordingly. I've had a great deal of fun messing with the Windows 7 Beta on SEVERAL older computers and it runs quite well. EVEN on some machines that WILL NOT run Vista!
My actual test computer is a 3GHz P4, Asus P4S800 with a SiS Chipset, onboard audio, Sis network adaptor, 1.5 gigs DDR RAM, and a Radeon 850 256 Pro vid card. Vista would not run well on this computer, no AreoGlass, reduced functionality, I absoulutely hated it. Windows 7 zips right along, using roughly 35% of the RAM, and loading the processor at an average of 28% while preforming regular tasks... Word docs, surfing the net, browsing/editing pictures, checking/sending emails with attachments, streaming videos, etc. My DVD burner works, watching movies (DVD, streaming video, DivX, etc.) all work well... DirectX 11 is great! All video graphics are SUPER, even on an old Gateway VX900 CRT monitor! And this is all from the BETA. I'm really excited about this one.
Just for the record, I put off the upgrade from 98 Se to XP as long as possible... LOL
The thought of going to Vista made me ill...
Windows 7? I can't wait to see the full version! Will I upgrade? You bet!*
* (To all Microsoft affiliates, please note the favorable assessment and hearty sales pitch... ALL discounts for future Microsoft products as a result would be greatly appreciated!)
Will it Blend
by John Howell - 4/19/09 9:56 PM In reply to: Vista to Windows 7 by jam4201If your laptop makes the minimum requirement then Win7 will install. However, the smallest machine I have tested it on was a 1.6GHz Dualcore toshiba laptop with 512MB RAM. Thi sucked and crashed, a lot!
Main test rig has been an HP TC4400 with 1.8GHz dualcore 32bit CPU and 1GB RAM. Justabout everything has worked well in it, and it feels nearly as fast as XP. However, with only 1GB RAM, it is 80% full at boot time, so does start to swap heavily when doing lots of things at once, then it sucks just like Vista. However to get vista to work well I had to disable lots of services like desktop search that just seemed to eat RAM. Much better in Win7. Once the release candidate comes out, I'll be replacing Vista with it on my mac mini too (Still a couple of apps I have to use need windows 8( )
Windows 7
by Fredv41 - 4/17/09 6:42 PM In reply to: Upgrading to Windows 7... by darrenforster99Hated Vista as I did with Windows ME I stuck with Windows XP. I tried Windows 7 it setup everything and all drivers. It found drivers for my cheap Marvell wireless card worked fine. I would have a hard time with xp getting drivers for the card. I like Windows 7 better the other Windows before it. Way to Go Microsoft its about time you got your S$%% together! Long Live WINDOWS 7 !!!!
@ darrenforster99 - Clueless, are we?
by Wolfie2k5 - 4/17/09 6:55 PM In reply to: Upgrading to Windows 7... by darrenforster99For an "IT technician" you do seem to have some of your facts wrong.
1.) Windows ME was NOT an incomplete version of XP. Windows ME was the end of the road for the Win 9x code base. It still ran on top of DOS - just like Win 95 and 98. As it was, it wasn't all that bad as people seem to think. I have a few friends who were using it for years until they finally migrated to XP.
XP was a "point release" for NT 5.x. That is, XP was NT 5.1. It was supposed to be the consumer OS (read "home user") version that was supposed to take up the slack until XP was able to unify the consumer and business consumer code bases into one heap.
2.) Vista's security has never really been an issue. Vista's issue when it was released had to do with a TON of legacy hardware and no working drivers for them. There were a few other issues - namely the copying files to a network share bug that got fixed by SP1.
3.) Given that Windows 7 is still in the BETA phase and the official Release Candidate hasn't yet seen the light of day, saying the RTM version which doesn't yet exist is full of bugs is really premature.
As such, the programmers at Microsoft are working hard to ensure that the RC and eventually the RTM version will be relatively bug free.
You are so RIGHT
by psharer4062 - 4/20/09 8:34 AM In reply to: @ darrenforster99 - Clueless, are we? by Wolfie2k5If this guy would read the blogs that are posted through the Win7 site he would see that Steve Balmer is also on these blog sites and giving feedback. I was reading one day that someone was having issues and was just bitching up a storm, and Steve came back and said give me the set up of your system and then maybe we can find the issue. Go WIN 7 team.
More then likely not for other reasons,
by Dango517 - 4/11/09 12:36 AM In reply to: Windows 7, please enlighten me with your opinions on this to be released OS by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
very practical reasons. My PC is 2 years and four months old with substantial ($$$) upgrades. This was a prerelease Vista PC, meaning I bought it before Vista was released. It came equipped with XP Professional then when Vista was released I received the Vista Business OS on a disc and installed it. (More then likely I will not receive a free upgrade when Windows 7 is released because I've received two OS's already.) This situation has created problems for me. I have a fairly new PC with maybe three years+ left on it before I replace it. I'm not sure it's worth spending another $150.00+ on it to buy an OS that may not run on a replacement PC somewhere down the road. Frankly Vista has worked well for me but I'm now stuck with a PC between OSs. Must likely I will pass on Windows 7.
I like it a lot!
by dcgray123 - 4/11/09 1:00 AM In reply to: Windows 7, please enlighten me with your opinions on this to be released OS by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have installed many builds official and unofficial and am really impressed with Windows 7. The team has done a great job with this one. Windows 7 is definite improvement over Vista. The looks, the speed, the interface, fast install and boot, widespread comprehensive beta testing, there isn't much else you would would want or need.
I even installed it on a Clevo D470W laptop last night. This is pretty old laptop that Clevo never even released Vista drivers for. The only trouble I had was that the ATI mobility radeon integrated graphics were not supported but I was able to install an XP driver from the Windows catalog. Even on this laptop Windows 7 feels pretty snappy.
If MS priced it right the whole world would upgrade.
Nice OS
by Sheitan86 - 4/11/09 1:35 AM In reply to: Windows 7, please enlighten me with your opinions on this to be released OS by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I'm using build 7057 for 3 weeks.
Works fine, stable, fast, nice UI.
I'm using the 64 bits flavour and I've been surprised to discover that some programs that did not work with Vista do work with Windows 7.
The Compatibility checker works fine and it did solve all the installation issues I've found.
Not found yet an hardware component that does not work, either with a build-in driver or with the Vista one.
Some Vista drivers require a manual installation from the .inf file, but the driver itself is not guilty, the culpit is ALWAYS the setup program that does not recognize the Windos 7 flavor.
So my conclusion is Do not hesitate, go Windows 7 even if you are running Vista, the new flavor is faster, less prone to crashes and may even solve some of your Vista issues.
Widows 7
by goduke--2008 - 4/11/09 2:19 AM In reply to: Windows 7, please enlighten me with your opinions on this to be released OS by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The short of it is that I do like Windows 7...much more than Vista. Is more stable that even the last version of Vista. That said, I do not like IE 8. Is not compatiable with many Websites.
Windows 7 is not compatiable with many programs. I suspect that will change as time goes by.
Goduke
Windows 7
by sheppo - 4/11/09 2:29 AM In reply to: Windows 7, please enlighten me with your opinions on this to be released OS by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I may not be the most computer literate person to add a comment, but i have been using windows 7 for about 2 months,The plus side is its much quicker and easier to use than vista,it supports more older programs than vista did.The minus side, i did a clean install of windows 7 on a new hard drive.However when i wanted to format and install XP( for gaming ) on that same drive,It wouldn't let me downgrade to an earlier operating system.
Windows 7beta
by leopmahon - 4/11/09 2:49 AM In reply to: Windows 7, please enlighten me with your opinions on this to be released OS by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I installed it on my second PC. I installed it as an upgrade and it seems to work o.k. Then I changed the hard drive to new one. I then installed Windows 7 on it. To cut things short, it was a near disaster. It rejected installing Nero 7, Norton 2009 and Photoshop. Maybe the best way to experience it is as an upgrade. I'd be interested if others have the same experiences
Uhhh
by Sheitan86 - 4/18/09 1:52 AM In reply to: Windows 7beta by leopmahonNero 7 -> Does not work properly with vista, no official support fromNero for the 7 flavour, 8 works fine, 9 is ****** forget it, looks like a beta version !
Norton 2009 -> Look for an updated version compatible with Windows 7, most AV programs do not work unless you are using the windows 7 beta version (looks like Avast is workinh out of the box, but I do not consider Avast as a efficient AV program) Kaspersky and Mc Afee do have beta version for Win 7 that work fine, these version are FREE.
To have done with Norton as an AV solution, you do like take risks...
Photoshop -> wich version ? Photoshop CS4 runs fine
Windows 7 Beta
by thector - 4/11/09 3:04 AM In reply to: Windows 7, please enlighten me with your opinions on this to be released OS by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I've been using Beta for several weeks. Many of the features ARE good, and better than Vista. I am however seriously considering the option of reformatting my hard disk reverting to Vista and having to reinstall ALL my software.
This is due to lack of Microsoft support and drivers backkup. Microsoft are NOT allowing upgrades of features or drivers as they are being improved, thus if you have a driver problem or suspected problem you cannot as yet it!
Third Party Software is not supported in any way as these companies are awaiting the final version before finding fixes for their software - Only to be expected really = Typical Microsoft Policies that ought to change.
Windows 7
by robinvn129 - 4/11/09 3:12 AM In reply to: Windows 7, please enlighten me with your opinions on this to be released OS by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I tried Win 7 and actually liked it but the problem was, that nothing seemed to work with it. None of the drivers for my motherboard or graphics card would work and several programs I tired to reinstall, would not work either. It's still too new in my opinion, so I took it off.
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