What OS do you use?
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PeteAtoms
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I use XP. I have used Ubuntu in the past, but like so many other people (present company excluded) I found it a bit too alien. The differences were enough to intimidate me back to XP after 2 months or so of Ubuntu. It was different, but I just couldn't figure out what was so much better about it than XP. I'm more of a casual computer user, so I switched back to what I was familiar with.
After switching back, I did bring a bunch of the freeware I discovered with me.
After switching back, I did bring a bunch of the freeware I discovered with me.
Aramazd
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Way to necro a really old thread. Also, the Win7 beta is not as good as Vista. That is why it is a beta.
That's what I've been saying...
But the masses have been saying "OOOOH SHINY NEW OS, NOT NAMED VISTA."
Genocidicbunny
Bug squasher
That is a really bad reason as to why its not as good as Vista.
Firefox 1.0 beta was loads better than IE6, yet..by your definition, it should have been inferior.
Beta means its either not feature locked or not bug-free ( try calling any Windows OS bug free though! ). The quality of the product depends a lot less on its status and more on the actual working features.
Aramazd
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Alright, let me put it this way, Windows 7 has some problems right now that make it much worse to use than Vista.
Also, no major program is bug free, it's pretty much impossible.
Yeah, it's absurd that there is still a lot of Vista hate out there. What is really sad is people still insist on using an 8 year old OS because of some BS they heard a couple years ago.
Genocidicbunny
Bug squasher
Please, elaborate.
What is really sad is people still insist Vista is a great/good OS.
If XP runs fine, why the hell would I switch to Vista? ( Which is what im getting out of your post basically )
g.welsh5498
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vista eats up lots of RAM and some of the hardware or software that I've got don't support vista.
Anyway, a new windows come up doesn't mean I have to upgrade. Microsoft just you guys to pay them money!
Anyway, a new windows come up doesn't mean I have to upgrade. Microsoft just you guys to pay them money!
Aramazd
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Here is a whole thread of people listing what isn't working in Windows 7. And this is another problem. And there is also the mp3 corruption bug, which, while it has been fixed hasn't been pushed out through automatic updates yet.
Vista is a great OS. I don't think you should run out and switch to Vista if you have XP (hell I still have a computer with XP although it sees at lot less use than my Vista computer now), but the people who insist on downgrading are idiots.
Vista is using 660MB of RAM right now for me, that is not a lot. Most of the hardware and software that don't work is really old anyway.
Again, low RAM usage does not correlate to increased performance.
aimeeandbeatles
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Whether Vista is a good OS or not usually depends on the hardware. For example, I wouldn't put it on my machine, as theres only 1 gig of RAM, which I think Vista takes up the entire of that. At least this is what I make of it.
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The very first update to the Windows 7 beta, which is on Automatic Update (for Windows 7 only of course), addresses the mp3 corruption problem, amongst other things. I believe it was put out less than a week after the beta. So that is no longer an issue.
I've tried the beta, and have it on a dual-boot, but I still use XP more. I think to know whether I'll use Windows 7 long-term only after I've used it exclusively for a little while, and I'm not quite ready to start that test period yet. Linux has fallen by the wayside - I'll use it if I have to, but I really can't see myself using it as a primary OS.
Vista never ran well on my machine, even though it was "designed for Windows Vista". XP did, so once I'd tried it there was no reason to use Vista on my machine again.
Evie
Pronounced like Eevee
Oops, sorry about the necro-ing. I was running a search for Windows 7 (well, actually for Windows Beta) and didn't notice this was a few months old.
As for Vista vs Windows 7, believe me, this is no random decision. I did try things with Vista; it didn't work (performance difficulties), and it's after consulting with a relative of mine who is a computer and networks expert (I mean trained and employed as such) who has been beta-ing 7 for a while already that we decided (after looking at the capacity of the computer) to go for the Windows 7 beta.
(the other alternative we considered was Linux. I figured that since most of the family would likely upgrade to 7 eventually and I'm generally expected to be the one to solve computer trouble when said relative is not available, I might as well get used to 7 now, as opposed to the current scenario with Vista where I'm not particularly good at troubleshooting vista computers because my primary computer remain an XP machine)
So yeah. It's not "Ohhh, shiny new OS". It's "You think this shiny new OS would work better on my computer and for my specific purposes than Vista does, mr IT expert? Okay, let's give it a shot."
If Win7 doesn't work, well, I'll see about other options then.
(Mind, I do dislike Vista. But it's not why I'm switching away)
EDIT: And there we go. I'm now operating under Win7, and it works perfectly for my purpose, and much better than Vista did.
As for Vista vs Windows 7, believe me, this is no random decision. I did try things with Vista; it didn't work (performance difficulties), and it's after consulting with a relative of mine who is a computer and networks expert (I mean trained and employed as such) who has been beta-ing 7 for a while already that we decided (after looking at the capacity of the computer) to go for the Windows 7 beta.
(the other alternative we considered was Linux. I figured that since most of the family would likely upgrade to 7 eventually and I'm generally expected to be the one to solve computer trouble when said relative is not available, I might as well get used to 7 now, as opposed to the current scenario with Vista where I'm not particularly good at troubleshooting vista computers because my primary computer remain an XP machine)
So yeah. It's not "Ohhh, shiny new OS". It's "You think this shiny new OS would work better on my computer and for my specific purposes than Vista does, mr IT expert? Okay, let's give it a shot."
If Win7 doesn't work, well, I'll see about other options then.
(Mind, I do dislike Vista. But it's not why I'm switching away)
EDIT: And there we go. I'm now operating under Win7, and it works perfectly for my purpose, and much better than Vista did.
Aramazd
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*ahem* And that is with search indexing and superfetch and a few background programs running. Plus Vista scales back if you need more RAM. Also, Zelig is right.me said:
Cool did not know that. My experience with Windows 7 is limited to fiddling around with it in a VM. However, that doesn't invalidate everything else.Quintillus said:
Can't argue with you there.
Generally if 7 works Vista should too. But, yes there were case were Vista was just horrible. Usually it was because of underpowered hardware or bad drivers.
I find this very hard to believe, especially since Windows 7 doesn't change very much of Vista in the first place.
Evie
Pronounced like Eevee
It may be hard to believe, but it did the trick. Whether that's because of something 7 inherently does better than Vista, or simply an incidental result of how I installed 7 (as a separate, fresh install free of all the accompanying crap rather than as the pre-bundled Vista install), I couldn't tell you. Certainly if it's the later, installing 7 was probably faster and easier than hunting down that one trouble-making piece of software, and finally fixing it.
Whether I'll actually purchase the thing when it actually comes out, I'm not sure yet (it likely depends in no small part on whether I turn this machine in a Linux machine between the end of the beta period and the release). I'll admit, however, that so far, while none of the improvements over Vista are particularly huge, they do add up to a somewhat more pleasant experience than what I add under Vista both on this computer and on my brother's.
Whether I'll actually purchase the thing when it actually comes out, I'm not sure yet (it likely depends in no small part on whether I turn this machine in a Linux machine between the end of the beta period and the release). I'll admit, however, that so far, while none of the improvements over Vista are particularly huge, they do add up to a somewhat more pleasant experience than what I add under Vista both on this computer and on my brother's.
Mise
isle of lucy
If you're running out of conventional memory just move some TSR programs to the UMA.
memory hog indeed...
memory hog indeed...
