Is it really worth it to upgrade to Windows 7?

[rlmitchell]

I have been playing Civ IV for about 1 year and don't have a lot of experience with downloading files.

Does any of this work on a Mac CPU?

 

[GVBN]

I have been playing Civ IV for about 1 year and don't have a lot of experience with downloading files.

Does any of this work on a Mac CPU?

Windows 7? It should works with Boot Camp

 

[rlmitchell]

Sorry, but what does that mean?

 

[PeteAtoms]

Sorry, but what does that mean?

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3920

 

[zenspiderz]

Windows = messy turds. So upgrading (degrading) is pointless.

Switching to linux is your best bet.

 

[Daftpanzer]

My question = going from Vista to 7, do you get to keep all your installed programs/users/settings etc?

Its not something I would give up voluntarily. I've just gotten used to where Vista puts everything.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Yes, you can do an upgrade installation that should take care of all of that. Additionally, Windows 7 organizes its folders like Vista does.

 

[Daftpanzer]

Yes, you can do an upgrade installation that should take care of all of that. Additionally, Windows 7 organizes its folders like Vista does.

That's good to know, thanks

 

[GoodGame]

Windows 7 releases memory as needed. Zelig already talked about this a long time ago: You're not using the memory, so why not let the OS use it for something. And when you do need it, its released to you. Windows 7 improved a lot over Vista in that sense. Windows 7 could be using almost 2 GB of RAM when my pc is idle, but as soon as I run an app that needs 7.5GB, bam, 1.5GB of the memory is released to me, on top of the 6GB that were already idle.

In other words, your reason for going back to XP is bull. If it seems that programs slow down, check other factors too.

Does Windows 7 release memory efficiently though? Does it detect the need dynamically in real-time without slowdowns?

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Yes. I have not had memory-related slowdowns ever, unless we include too many apps open all asking for a lot of memory. But in that case, XP, Vista or Win 7 would choke.