Windows 7

[Trembling Hand]

Microsoft is allowing you to download a free trial version of their next operating system, Windows 7. Which I did this morning on one of my computers.

It looks pretty good. No surprise in that it looks even more Mac OS like. It seemed to be very fast. It booted up in no time. Was a little surprised that it did a whole new install. So all the old programs and settings were wiped! But now that I have installed it my antivirus will not work - and guess what its microsoft's anti virus !!

Anyway loaded up a couple of programs and mostly looked good. It is fast. I guess they will sort out compatibility stuff soon. But now I have to do a fresh reinstall of vista to use it that computer & the programs I use it for. Silly me. Anyway

 

[Ashsaege]

Have you seen the Windows 7 videos on the microsoft website? The 2 guys are hilarious

 

[MrBurns]

Stand by for 3 years of MS security alerts and patches

 

[moXJO]

But now I have to do a fresh reinstall of vista to use it that computer & the programs I use it for. Silly me. Anyway

Eww vista isn't that like PC herpes

 

[Sith1s]

Call me old fashioned but I can't stand Vista. I've had XP pro on my computer for years now without any issues and I don't see any reason to change to Vista when it uses more resources and turns Windows into a whiny kid.

ALERT! Are you sure you want to run this program? Yes I'm sure ALERT! Are you really sure?

It's like a little kid questioning everything I'm doing and just frustrates me.

 

[Trembling Hand]

Call me old fashioned but I can't stand Vista. I've had XP pro on my computer for years now without any issues and I don't see any reason to change to Vista when it uses more resources and turns Windows into a whiny kid.

ALERT! Are you sure you want to run this program? Yes I'm sure ALERT! Are you really sure?

It's like a little kid questioning everything I'm doing and just frustrates me.

You just disable it.

I'm no fan of vista. But if you have a new computer fast computer it runs fine.

But windows 7 looks better in any case.

 

[DB008]

I'm still using XP Pro and don't have any issues, so not going to change.

 

[Trevor_S]

ALERT! Are you sure you want to run this program? Yes I'm sure ALERT! Are you really sure?

It's like a little kid questioning everything I'm doing and just frustrates me.

You had best never use any other operating system them. Linux / OS-X / Unix etc all require "superuser" intervention.

now -sudo aptget

After using various operating systems for many decades, Vitsa x64 was the best incarnation of Windows I had seen. W2000 before that. Hell even poorly written video drives don't bring the OS down.

The UAC was a good thing, it sure does not get in my way... users finally got to see that sh_itty code written by others was doing to their OS. If the UAC needs to be used on anything other than an install, blame the software vendor not MS, poorly written code is the reason why, it's doing something it should not be. I only have 1 program left that needs the UAC each time I run it, and I have been onto the vendor about it several times, they are in the process of rewritting it.

That being said, it could be turned off by numties that didn't know what it was there for.

Tat being said, why would anyone upgrade any OS if it was working fine for them. Keep using whatever you're uing until it no longer meets yrou needs but to defend an antiqated OS like XP as better then Vista is simply a nonsense.

Vista does have issues of bloat, but having a 1TB HDD and your OS take up a little more space is not a big issue (still an issue) and they screwed up upon initial release by not giving vendors enough time to release drivers, the OS itself is very good but we're well past that situation now.

I had hope Win 7 would be x64 only never mind...

 

[xyzedarteerf]

Vista is actually all right when you have the right hardware, haven't had any issues with it apart from not running some games otherwise its pretty solid.
Windows 7 haven't had time play with it yet, not sure about the touchy feely interaction with my PC the keyboard and mouse might get jealous

 

[Awesomandy]

Vista works pretty well on the newer and faster hardwares, and in those cases, I would generally use the x64 version, assuming it has a reasonably fast cpu and an abundance of ram. Otherwise, XP Pro 32 bit is usually the better bet. On newer and powerful laptops, I would use Vista though - the power management features are supposingly a little bit better. I have yet to try Windows 7 but may do that some time soon, although I'm not very keen on changing the OSs on any of my computers, since they have been working flawlessly for quite some time - they don't even crash anymore, unless I deliberately set out to do so.

 

[Stormin_Norman]

in running it, upgraded from ****va.

100% pleased. faster and nice.

 

[Dukey]

http://www.ubuntu.com/

..... and that's all you need folks ...

forget about virus's... forever.

 

[ivant]

According to something i read recently, you will be able to play media files from your other computer over the internet, provided they both have windows 7 installed. that could create some serious vulnerabilities.. hopefully its a good product. i downgraded everything to xp, because i cant stand the extra 10+ seconds of bootup. thanks for the info TH

 

[moXJO]

You just disable it.

I'm no fan of vista. But if you have a new computer fast computer it runs fine.

But windows 7 looks better in any case.

Might have to update my comp when getting windows 7. Five years sure travels fast. Had too much trouble with vista on another newer comp to ever try it again.

 

[Stan 101]

But now that I have installed it my antivirus will not work - and guess what its microsoft's anti virus !!

That's not a surprise as it is a release canidate. I think there is a link to currently supported anti virus software on the windows 7 web page.

I'm very happy with the speed and the virtual machine availabilty. As MS are working on Win8 already, I hope there is another step forward in killing off all the legacy code.

The media centre is now very stable, has a great EPG and uses minimal resource. The OS is a little hungry on resources on the whole compared to XP but it is chalk and cheese. The peering network is a great idea, also.

I agree with you Trevor S, the UAC was an excellent idea. It's funny to hear from people who complain about it's functionality. They are often the ones most concerned with viruses and other malious code. I can't recall the last time I lost productivity to virus or the like and my notebook and media pc don't run anti virus.

all the linux OS have their place and I suppose are a better option for people who just wish to surf the net and read email, especially when using Ubuntu distros and the like. Linux distros are still not up to the mark for a true workstation for the majority. Open Office lacks a great deal for the hard core Excel user, for example.

As for not getting viruses on a Linux distro, that's not true and the kmajor **** up in the recent distros downloads was testament to that. If Linux ever gains a serious market share, there will be a lot more issues to come.

Will be very happy to update to Win7 on it's release.

 

[seasprite]

Just loaded windows 7 over the weekend , so far so good . Was given a helpful tip . It involves creating a new folder on your Desk top and then renaming it to this GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} . Windows 7 will do the rest , apparently this tip can work on Vista as well but I wouldn't have a clue.

 

[Ato]

Please be careful with doing this. My good friend did this on his Vista system two days ago, and it crashed his machine and sent it into an endless loop. He had to take it in to get it repaired.

 

[seasprite]

works well on windows 7 , thanks for that Ato

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

My older version of Metastock was a bit odd on Vista, so I still run xp now.

Any problems with older Metastock 9.1 on Windows 7, as I've seen 7 run and am impressed.

gg

 

[noirua]

Quite a lot of programs are not updated to run with windows 7 yet, and some hardware will not run properly without the manufacturers windows 7 update. If you have old hardware take care as it may be a long time before an updated program is available from the manufacturer.