Southernsuzy wrote: I scanned over this thread rather quickly...did I miss where anyone said what was the benefit of Win 7 over XP?
Here are my thoughts. Since the OP is running Linux and now wants Windows, I would go with Win 7. It is as good or better than XP and will be supported in the future. XP will be killed off in a year or so. Why invest in an old OS when the newer OS is available and will be supported for a longer time.
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Your computer may not have the required memory and processor speed to run W7. That is why I would buy a new computer. It depends on how you use your computer. If your computer works for you, then I would not install W7. If I was the OP I would wait about six months. Then buy a new tower. This will give the stores time to sell off the older stock and restock with computers designed around W7.
Deus Ex Machina wrote: Upgrade or new PC, go with Windows 7. This time round, even the Microsoft haters are having a hard time finding bad things to say about it. All the rest of the reveiws are very good.
This IT person with over 20 years in the business LOVES it.
It just plain works.
What do you like about it in particular?
I looked on the M$ site at their top ten reasons to upgrade to 7 list and didn't find much of anything on that list that I didn't already have on my W2k, XP and Vista systems.
I saw it claimed stuff about sharing files and printers on a home network as a great feature in W7 - what the heck are they talking about? My two W2k, two XP and one Vista systems all share files and map drives just fine and all access my printer pool (color inkjet and mono laser) just fine.
None of those 5 systems have any crashes, hangs or security issues either.
I'm trying to figure out what I'd gain with W7 beyond a lighter wallet.
BTW, I am a card carrying Mac hater. I'm also no great Windows fan, I just use what works best for my needs, hence still having W2k and XP systems that continue to do what I need them to do flawlessly.
I agree, never had any issues with Vista or XP myself. It was always the MS haters blowing things way out of proportion. If those O/Ses work for you, that's fine. Just remember that MS will eventually stop releasing any type of patches for fixes for them.
Since I run a large network, most of the improvements in Windows 7 would only impress me and not the typical home user. Those improvements make my life managing many hundreds of PCs a lot easier.
I agree, never had any issues with Vista or XP myself. It was always the MS haters blowing things way out of proportion. If those O/Ses work for you, that's fine. Just remember that MS will eventually stop releasing any type of patches for fixes for them.
Since I run a large network, most of the improvements in Windows 7 would only impress me and not the typical home user. Those improvements make my life managing many hundreds of PCs a lot easier.
Paul, If you wish to credit MS haters for spreading false rumors of problems, you would have to include in the list of haters, Steven Sinofsky - senior vice president for the Windows® and Windows Live™ Engineering Group who complained that he couldn't get his Brothers printer to work. You would have to include the board member who complained to Steve Ballmer that his "Vista Capable" machine would not run the Aero interface. You would have to include Jon Shirley, another board member who pointed out that some of Micrsoft's MSN application were not compatible with Vista. He also pointed out that his Zune wasn't compatible with Vista. You would also have to ignore that the vast majority of complaints came from long-time Windows users.
To a large extent, the bad feelings from many users and bad press from pundits comes from the reality that first impressions are important. Microsoft released Vista before Vista and Microsoft's partners were ready. Add that to the 'Vista Capable' debacle, and the first impressions were not good. Although their public face was "if you are having trouble with Vista it is your fault," a position adopted by many Microsoft supporters, Microsoft recognized that it shared part of the blame - read the internal memos released in the Vista Capable lawsuit. Add to that the mistake of not responding while Apple continually beat them over the head with its PC-Mac ads. No, laying the blame for the lack of enthusiasm for Vista on Microsoft haters ignors the reality of Vista's release.
Note: The information in my first paragraph came from internal emails released as the result of the Vista Capable class action suit.
Pulsar has got it 100%. The majority of people had no problems with Vista, but enough did and those problems went a long way to give the public a negative view of Vista. Combine that with the MS pundits, and you have a problem for MS. Win7 is everything Vista could have been, and more.
For the average home user, if they are happy with XP, I would not suggest going through the hassle or expense to switch to Win7. Simply wait till it's time to get a new machine.
I agree, never had any issues with Vista or XP myself. It was always the MS haters blowing things way out of proportion. If those O/Ses work for you, that's fine. Just remember that MS will eventually stop releasing any type of patches for fixes for them.
Since I run a large network, most of the improvements in Windows 7 would only impress me and not the typical home user. Those improvements make my life managing many hundreds of PCs a lot easier.
Paul, If you wish to credit MS haters for spreading false rumors of problems, you would have to include in the list of haters, Steven Sinofsky - senior vice president for the Windows® and Windows Live™ Engineering Group who complained that he couldn't get his Brothers printer to work. You would have to include the board member who complained to Steve Ballmer that his "Vista Capable" machine would not run the Aero interface. You would have to include Jon Shirley, another board member who pointed out that some of Micrsoft's MSN application were not compatible with Vista. He also pointed out that his Zune wasn't compatible with Vista. You would also have to ignore that the vast majority of complaints came from long-time Windows users.
To a large extent, the bad feelings from many users and bad press from pundits comes from the reality that first impressions are important. Microsoft released Vista before Vista and Microsoft's partners were ready. Add that to the 'Vista Capable' debacle, and the first impressions were not good. Although their public face was "if you are having trouble with Vista it is your fault," a position adopted by many Microsoft supporters, Microsoft recognized that it shared part of the blame - read the internal memos released in the Vista Capable lawsuit. Add to that the mistake of not responding while Apple continually beat them over the head with its PC-Mac ads. No, laying the blame for the lack of enthusiasm for Vista on Microsoft haters ignors the reality of Vista's release.
Note: The information in my first paragraph came from internal emails released as the result of the Vista Capable class action suit.
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When I tested Vista beta Microsoft showed what graphic cards were capable of Aero interface and you would have to be a total idiot to not know that before trying Aero. It's amazing how people will search for comments by clueless idiots than make a big deal about it.
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