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AVGWarhawk · 08-21-09, 02:25 PM

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Task Force · 08-21-09, 02:32 PM

so when does W7 come out for those of us without XP?

Stealth Hunter · 08-21-09, 02:42 PM

No thank you. I'm happy with XP.

longam · 08-21-09, 05:30 PM

AVGWarhawk · 08-21-09, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

No thank you. I'm happy with XP.

Another one who will hang on to the bitter end. I did with Windows 98. They pulled me kicking and screaming from my hard drive that had 98 on it. I struggled, bit and pulled with all my might to fight those XP thugs. In the end, they won. For me it was a great thing because XP was so much better than 98. Then, it was time to give up my security blanket known as XP. I did not stuggle much. It was time to take the leap. Vista was around the corner

..RUN! So, I got a machine that could feed the power hungry Vista and all was well in the land. I love Vista. So new and shiny. All kids of neat crap. I never have a problem with it. Seriously considering not going to 7 at all. I do not see a big difference. So, the moral of this story...sometimes the grass is greener on the other side.

stabiz · 08-21-09, 08:25 PM

Well, i have tried Vista and it sucks camel fur. Win7 looks like a winner, though. They main thing stopping me is that I hear Arma 2 runs bad on it.

kiwi_2005 · 08-21-09, 09:17 PM

after trying Win 7 RTM for a few weeks im going to pass, great OS has a lot of better things than XP and beats Vista. But i have a Vlite installation of Win XP where i disabled a lot of old worthless stuff during the installation, grinded down to perfection faster than a speeding bullet

(eg PF usage 29mb, this xp can run on a machine that has 32mb of ram!) that I'll be sticking to it for a few more years.

One thing I really like in 7 was zero loading time on startup no waiting for your apps to load up.

longam · 08-22-09, 03:04 PM

I'm hooked on this RTM I am running, its is a nice step up over Vista. Now if I had to purchase it, I really dont think I would because Vista seems to run just fine for me also and I couldn't see spending the money on it.

Wolfehunter · 08-22-09, 08:58 PM

I've been using windows 7 for a few months. I've been using windows back since there MS windows v3.0. I used to be a fan of windows 98 before there second edition came out. Then Didn't like XP at the beginning because of the DDR memory issues they had till SP1 fix it. Once I switched to XP it was far better than 98 when all the bugs where fixed.

Vista came out.. beta's were awesome.. Final release was a disaster... It was a mistake to every use Vista before SP1. The headaches I had to make programs work was mind boggling for those years.

SP1 helped and made Vista usable... Then I started win 7 beta's. Then RC's and now RTM. My rig runs sooo smooth on win7. Games program all just run perfect.

Just yesterday I managed to get my X-Fi card to work on my nForce 790i... For years using Vista I had BSODs I had all but given up on it and now in Windows 7 it works.. Earlier win 7 it also BSODed. But now with RTM and latest drivers from Creative.. all is perfect like in XP.. I get all features too. awesome.. I was so shocked.. I couldn't believe it.

Win 7 is the future. I believe MS has to wake up.. or there future is a bleak one.. Vista killed them.. Win 7 in my experience will revive them.

I hope they don't do what they did to vista to win7... when its released.

08-21-09, 02:25 PM	#1
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Welcome to 7 http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...DB!27883.entry

08-21-09, 02:32 PM	#2
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	so when does W7 come out for those of us without XP? __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

08-21-09, 08:25 PM	#6
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Well, i have tried Vista and it sucks camel fur. Win7 looks like a winner, though. They main thing stopping me is that I hear Arma 2 runs bad on it. __________________

08-21-09, 09:17 PM	#7
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	after trying Win 7 RTM for a few weeks im going to pass, great OS has a lot of better things than XP and beats Vista. But i have a Vlite installation of Win XP where i disabled a lot of old worthless stuff during the installation, grinded down to perfection faster than a speeding bullet (eg PF usage 29mb, this xp can run on a machine that has 32mb of ram!) that I'll be sticking to it for a few more years. One thing I really like in 7 was zero loading time on startup no waiting for your apps to load up. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

08-22-09, 08:58 PM	#9
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	I've been using windows 7 for a few months. I've been using windows back since there MS windows v3.0. I used to be a fan of windows 98 before there second edition came out. Then Didn't like XP at the beginning because of the DDR memory issues they had till SP1 fix it. Once I switched to XP it was far better than 98 when all the bugs where fixed. Vista came out.. beta's were awesome.. Final release was a disaster... It was a mistake to every use Vista before SP1. The headaches I had to make programs work was mind boggling for those years. SP1 helped and made Vista usable... Then I started win 7 beta's. Then RC's and now RTM. My rig runs sooo smooth on win7. Games program all just run perfect. Just yesterday I managed to get my X-Fi card to work on my nForce 790i... For years using Vista I had BSODs I had all but given up on it and now in Windows 7 it works.. Earlier win 7 it also BSODed. But now with RTM and latest drivers from Creative.. all is perfect like in XP.. I get all features too. awesome.. I was so shocked.. I couldn't believe it. Win 7 is the future. I believe MS has to wake up.. or there future is a bleak one.. Vista killed them.. Win 7 in my experience will revive them. I hope they don't do what they did to vista to win7... when its released. __________________

08-21-09, 02:42 PM	#3
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	No thank you. I'm happy with XP.

08-21-09, 05:30 PM	#4
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0

08-22-09, 03:04 PM	#8
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	I'm hooked on this RTM I am running, its is a nice step up over Vista. Now if I had to purchase it, I really dont think I would because Vista seems to run just fine for me also and I couldn't see spending the money on it.