Windows 7 News

AVGWarhawk · 03-09-09, 09:33 AM

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,506831,00.html

Elder-Pirate · 03-09-09, 12:57 PM

For all you people whom think Vista is so great maybe you will notice the comment written in the link AVGWarhawk stated.

"After Windows Vista landed with a thud, Microsoft needs a hit, said Michael Cherry, an analyst for the research group Directions on Microsoft."

Whenever you get here "Windows 7" I'm waiting with XP.

Wolfehunter · 03-09-09, 01:41 PM

Yup vista is a pain in the rear end. windows 7 looks very promising.

AVGWarhawk · 03-09-09, 02:22 PM

I have no issues running Vista at all. I think a lot of it is unfounded at this stage of the game. I use it at home without issue. Many say that 7 is faster. Thus far, I have only seen faster boot up with 7. I will probably upgrade but I'm waiting to see the final result for 7 and if it is really worth it. In all reality, the only major grip by most with Vista is UAC. Personally, I have no issue with it. But, yes, MS needs to have this new OS flawless on release. It is getting close to release and hope posts like this help all make an informed decision. So far from what I have seen, my Vista is just fine. Either way I would not go back to XP. Great OS XP is but I find it drab now.

Wolfehunter · 03-09-09, 03:58 PM

Oh I'm not going back to XP either. I'll stick with vista till the full release of windows 7. Unless MS does the same change with vista beta to Vista released when windows 7 is ready.

Task Force · 03-09-09, 03:59 PM

I also have no issues with vista.

Sea Demon · 03-10-09, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

Yup vista is a pain in the rear end. windows 7 looks very promising.

Oh Boy. Another new OS to look forward to. I just darn well better be able to play DW(LWAMI), SC(SCXIIc), and SH4 on the thing. And all the other non-gaming software I use as well. That's the part I hate about new OS releases.....

AVGWarhawk · 03-10-09, 08:21 AM

http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/new...build-7048.ars

AVGWarhawk · 03-10-09, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sea Demon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

Yup vista is a pain in the rear end. windows 7 looks very promising.

Oh Boy. Another new OS to look forward to. I just darn well better be able to play DW(LWAMI), SC(SCXIIc), and SH4 on the thing. And all the other non-gaming software I use as well. That's the part I hate about new OS releases.....

All should work without issue. SH4 worked straight out of the box for me on Vista Home Premium 64. COD WaW no issues. All non-gaming programs are fine. What I did not like was not having MS Office 2007 as part of the OS. It is a separate program that you pay for on top of the OS.

I have read that Windows 7 beta is great from the word go. MS needs to have a flawless new OS after the Vista debacle.

Onkel Neal · 03-10-09, 09:09 AM

Just an aside, if I recall correctly, there were always sizeable numbers of people decrying every new release of Windows. Looking back, some versions were keepers (Win 95, Win XP) and some were dogs. My beef with Win Vsita are the system requirements. As a layman, I admit I don't know all the details that it takes to make an OS work, but I object to the ever-increasing amount of RAM and processing power it takes for Windows to open a file or manage my programs. Hopefully, Win 7 will be much "lighter".

Castout · 03-23-09, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

Yup vista is a pain in the rear end. windows 7 looks very promising.

I'm using Vista x64 and have no problem whatsoever. Of course I only made the switch after having more than enough safe margin, my PC specs that is. It's great. Fluid fast, beautiful and more secure.

My humble(not trying to be modest really) spec:
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Vista Home premium x64

8Gb DDR2 800MHz Memory

Intel Core 2 duo 2 GHz(Yea it's the determining factor in my Vista experience index of 4.8 out of 5.9 max)

9800GTX+ 512Mb
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I'm planning to change my processor to at least a 2.8GHz core 2 duo since I found out that many app and games are still not utilizing multicore capability leaving the speed of the single core a very important number and back then Core 2 Duo was expensive.....

well at least for me lol

CaptainHaplo · 03-23-09, 05:58 AM

My limiter on 7 is windows aero graphics - 4.4

The issue there is my graphix card - a X1650 pro - though for gaming graphics it scores a 4.6

Same scores as with Vista - though I havent rerun since I am not done tweaking yet. The big difference is 7 goes up to a max of 7.9 - where vista was 5.9

I am running a 4200 and have yet to have an issue with CPU speed, my bottleneck remains the vid card.

AVGWarhawk · 03-23-09, 08:39 AM

My Vista runs great. I will probably migrate to 7 a few months after release.

03-09-09, 09:33 AM	#1
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03-09-09, 12:57 PM	#2
Elder-Pirate Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Morris, Illinois USA Posts: 1,090 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	For all you people whom think Vista is so great maybe you will notice the comment written in the link AVGWarhawk stated. "After Windows Vista landed with a thud, Microsoft needs a hit, said Michael Cherry, an analyst for the research group Directions on Microsoft." Whenever you get here "Windows 7" I'm waiting with XP. __________________

03-09-09, 01:41 PM	#3
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	Yup vista is a pain in the rear end. windows 7 looks very promising. __________________

03-09-09, 02:22 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I have no issues running Vista at all. I think a lot of it is unfounded at this stage of the game. I use it at home without issue. Many say that 7 is faster. Thus far, I have only seen faster boot up with 7. I will probably upgrade but I'm waiting to see the final result for 7 and if it is really worth it. In all reality, the only major grip by most with Vista is UAC. Personally, I have no issue with it. But, yes, MS needs to have this new OS flawless on release. It is getting close to release and hope posts like this help all make an informed decision. So far from what I have seen, my Vista is just fine. Either way I would not go back to XP. Great OS XP is but I find it drab now. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-09-09, 03:58 PM	#5
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	Oh I'm not going back to XP either. I'll stick with vista till the full release of windows 7. Unless MS does the same change with vista beta to Vista released when windows 7 is ready. __________________

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Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I also have no issues with vista. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

03-10-09, 08:21 AM	#8
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/new...build-7048.ars __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-10-09, 09:09 AM	#10
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,284 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Just an aside, if I recall correctly, there were always sizeable numbers of people decrying every new release of Windows. Looking back, some versions were keepers (Win 95, Win XP) and some were dogs. My beef with Win Vsita are the system requirements. As a layman, I admit I don't know all the details that it takes to make an OS work, but I object to the ever-increasing amount of RAM and processing power it takes for Windows to open a file or manage my programs. Hopefully, Win 7 will be much "lighter". __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

03-23-09, 05:58 AM	#12
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	My limiter on 7 is windows aero graphics - 4.4 The issue there is my graphix card - a X1650 pro - though for gaming graphics it scores a 4.6 Same scores as with Vista - though I havent rerun since I am not done tweaking yet. The big difference is 7 goes up to a max of 7.9 - where vista was 5.9 I am running a 4200 and have yet to have an issue with CPU speed, my bottleneck remains the vid card. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

03-23-09, 08:39 AM	#13
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 27,343 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	My Vista runs great. I will probably migrate to 7 a few months after release.