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Windows 7 Pre-order for >50% off until July 11
- Thread starter Zzoram
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Darklord said:
I'm kinda ticked that Win7 is really more of a glorified service pack for Vista, with less overhead and better driver support (since it doesn't overhaul the driver system this time around).
I feel like it's more of what Vista SP2 should have been... and maybe might have been had the Vista name not already become synonymous with buggy, slow, and incompatible (mostly because of poor drivers and bloatware that's installed by most PC vendors).
Zzoram said:
I disagree here. I have two very good computers (one monster gaming rig and a very nice Duo2/4GB RAM laptop) and Vista just has a tendency to crash repeatedly, it often times doesn't awake from sleep state and overall runs slower than XP. I am not at all happy with Vista and cannot wait to get rid of it.
Tenks said:
You mean Vista on laptop has sleep problems? My Vista 64 desktop never sleeps or crashes. Crashes are generally not a Windows issue anymore anyways, it's the software you run. All I do is play games, use Firefox and WMP10 to listen to podcasts, and my machine has never crashed using Vista since launch. I leave my computer on 24/7 with occasional restarts from updates.
VibratingDonkey
Member
MrPing1000
Member
No upgrade version in Europe and I'm pondering which version to purchase. Hmmph, virtual xp environment worth it? or anything else for that matter.
adg1034 said:
With the upgrade disc it may require you to install Win7 to the same partition as the XP installation, and more than likely wiping out the XP installation.
Is that what you wanted or were you trying to dual boot them? I ask because, by the time Win7 is out, there's really not a reason to have an XP installation at all unless you happen to have something extremely legacy.
Alaskanbullworm
Member
Good deal.
So, what's the best way to back up and save programs/files/etc?
And am I safe since I upgraded the system to Vista and I can upgrade again to 7? Or should I start looking around?
So, what's the best way to back up and save programs/files/etc?
And am I safe since I upgraded the system to Vista and I can upgrade again to 7? Or should I start looking around?
Tenks said:
I have Vista 64 SP2 (previously SP1) on two very good computers as well (gaming rig - Q6600 @ 3.6Ghz / 4 GB DDR2-1000 / 4870X2; and a Sony Vaio Z - P9500 @ 2.53ghz / 4 GB DDR3 / 9300GS Mobile) and Vista is significantly faster than XP AFTER fully booting to the desktop.
I should note that I perform upkeep on cleaning/defragging my registry and all HDD's every couple of weeks, so that may be why I haven't seen a performance drop.
Also, I don't think I've ever encountered a crash under my current Vista installations (both are about a year old, so more mature drivers than when Vista first came out). I rarely have an app crash (ie Oblivion used to crash when closed under Vista), but it never crashes the entire desktop, which DOES happen often under XP. In fact, Lotus Notes crashed my entire work laptop (a 2.53ghz C2D) running XP earlier today -- had to manually restart the whole thing. Under Vista, I would have just closed it and re-opened it... and it would have opened faster because it would have been cached still.
When you switch to Win7, you're just getting a more optimized version of Vista. Sadly, the speed improvements will probably chiefly be felt on computers that were stressed badly by Vista (ie probably not yours, or mine).
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Maya is really stable on Vista 64. What is the issue you are talking about.Visualante said:
Visualante
Member
You can't just make such claims based on your own experience. It's pretty blatant you've got a nice setup and don't get many problems. I saw in the Windows 7 thread that people (that's multiple) were having problems with TF2 frame rates on new 4800 series hardware. The solution? Play guess the best drivers.Zzoram said:
The fact that Maya might not work perfect on Windows 7 when it launches. And it might take Autodesk a while to patch it. I'm not going to pay money, without being assured that 'mission critical' software is going to work 100%.godhandiscen said:
pancakesandsex
Member
I want to buy the 64-bit version of Windows 7 for my next comp, but I currently have the 32-bit version of Vista Ultimate bought, so I don't know how that's going to work out exactly.
Don't you have to do a clean install of XP x64 before going to Vista or W7 x64? Is it possible to go from Vista x86 to Windows 7 x64?
Don't you have to do a clean install of XP x64 before going to Vista or W7 x64? Is it possible to go from Vista x86 to Windows 7 x64?
Diablohead
Member
Need to wait for some UK offers closer to release time, my only copy of xp was pre-installed to my brought pc and is no more now that 7 RC is over it :lol
I have to say, I thought my 6 year old XP machine use to be nimble for it's age but once I stuck a 2nd RC copy onto it it loads even faster, Windows 7 is a BEAST!
I have to say, I thought my 6 year old XP machine use to be nimble for it's age but once I stuck a 2nd RC copy onto it it loads even faster, Windows 7 is a BEAST!
pancakesandsex
Member
Any deals going on for ultimate? That's what I wanted to upgrade to :/
Philthy
Member
Dude, I got a Dell and it came preloaded with Vista64. I totally want to upgrade to Windows 7, man. However, the dudes at Dell didn't give me an install CD for Vista. Dude, If I buy Windows 7 upgrade, do the upgrade, then my radical hard drive decides to die on me, and I go buy a new one, will I be able to do a fresh full install of Windows 7 from the upgrade DVD from that point on without having to totally reinstall Vista again?
Dude?
Dude?
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
I hope they fixed the hardware support.
My printer used to be plug and play through USB in Vista; W7 makes me download a driver manually.
My internal Bluetooth used to actually work in Vista; W7 doesn't even recognise what type of hardware it is.
My printer used to be plug and play through USB in Vista; W7 makes me download a driver manually.
My internal Bluetooth used to actually work in Vista; W7 doesn't even recognise what type of hardware it is.
Guled said:
If you have a copy of Vista or XP lying around, I'd strongly recommend installing the Windows 7 RC that's out right now. There's no real reason to wait if you're able to revert back to Vista or XP when the June 2010 deadline hits on the RC (and next June is quite a ways away). It's a massive improvement over Vista, even in its relatively early stage.
It is significantly more responsive, and you're likely to see a boost in performance in various games. I certainly have.
...VNC is free for Windows too. What are they trying to get at there?pancakesandsex said:
Anyway, it's funny seeing people on the Games side of GAF suddenly making the same (incredibly flawed) arguments about Windwos 7 that everyone else was making months ago, back in January, when the beta first came out.
Just...try the RC, or stop talking about "glorified service pack" or "great, compatibility issues". You're 5 months late, and no more correct than those people were 5 months ago.
nelsonroyale
Member
Ill skip this
Broadbandito
Member
dorkimoe said:
I would like to know this as well
and that is if newegg charges right away for the pre-order or when it comes out.
also, it sucks that i bought a copy of vista home premium like 2 months ago and didnt get a free coupon for upgrade
Broadbandito
Member
also, i have vista home premium 32 bit (which was dumb of me) and i want 64 bit. can i install windows 7 64 bit RC now?
somuchwater
Member
I asked this in the OT thread and got no answer:
Since WMP 12 supports h.264 video files, will the PS3 now pick these up through DLNA streaming? Anyone have any idea?
Since WMP 12 supports h.264 video files, will the PS3 now pick these up through DLNA streaming? Anyone have any idea?