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hb-rocks · 06-17-2009, 09:36 AM

Who is using Windows 7?

I've been using Vista for the past year.

I've been using a dual partition with Win 7 for about 1 month now and it's head and shoulders above Vista (for me).

1st thing I noticed is how easy it was to load this new OS!

The boot-up is 10x's quicker (seems like it).....

With Vista running, not only does it take FOREVER to load but....I always have some type of hard drive activity going on it seems, lots of noise associated with this..and response delays.......Win 7....quiet as a mouse and quick.

Finding stuff in explorer got really convoluted when Vista showed up. Could never figure out how to search efficiently, Windows 7 has a new system using librairies that automatically puts pics together, video, music, data, etc...
Basically for me the....big diff is the speed.

diddiyo · 06-17-2009, 09:38 AM

still much worse than OS X.

UCF w00t · 06-17-2009, 09:40 AM

Been using it since Beta in January. It's awesome. I especially LOVE Media Center. Noone has anything that can even bother competing. I've got an absurdly complicated tuner setup (bought different ones at different times for different purposes) and it set them up with almost no intervention on my part.

Hemlawk · 06-17-2009, 09:41 AM

I'm going to try the beta soon. I wonder how it will run on my laptop

2.0gb core2duo, 2gb ram...

*GTAHVIT* · 06-17-2009, 09:43 AM

I'm gonna have to try it.....

Xanthos · 06-17-2009, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hemlawk

I'm going to try the beta soon. I wonder how it will run on my laptop

2.0gb core2duo, 2gb ram...

Should run fine. 7 isn't as intensive as vista - if you can run XP, you can run 7.

I agree with the first post - but I went from XP to 7, and it was still an improvement in speed (both boot and running). Take that as you will though, because I was running 64 bit XP, which isn't the greatest of 64 bit systems, to say the least.
- Xanthos

hb-rocks · 06-17-2009, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTAHVIT

I'm gonna have to try it.....

Here's the link to get the download...

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win.../download.aspx

moto-camaro · 06-17-2009, 10:13 AM

it's bulletproof, i've got it running through virtualization, some of the design layout i'm still not loving, but as far as i can see, the guts of it seem pretty solid. i prefer it over OS X.
i run vista on my dell laptop, 7 runs through virtualization (sun virtualbox) on that. my macbook pro has 10.5 leopard and i virtualize windows XP on that (parallels).

my only beef is with virtualization of it, the mouse can't detect correctly so it's constantly tripping out all over the screen. that's a problem with virtualbox though i believe. anyone know if parallels will support windows 7? virtualbox is free and doesn't have the same refinement as parallels does

and yeah hemlawk shouldn't be a problem, i'm running vista and 7 simultaneously with no problem, i've got 2.5ghz dual core & 4 gb ram.

tribone · 06-17-2009, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hb-rocks

Who is using Windows 7?

I've been using Vista for the past year.

I've been using a dual partition with Win 7 for about 1 month now and it's head and shoulders above Vista (for me).

1st thing I noticed is how easy it was to load this new OS!

The boot-up is 10x's quicker (seems like it).....

With Vista running, not only does it take FOREVER to load but....I always have some type of hard drive activity going on it seems, lots of noise associated with this..and response delays.......Win 7....quiet as a mouse and quick.

Finding stuff in explorer got really convoluted when Vista showed up. Could never figure out how to search efficiently, Windows 7 has a new system using librairies that automatically puts pics together, video, music, data, etc...
Basically for me the....big diff is the speed.

I love it. I've been using it since the Beta came out and just installed the RC on my laptop. That thing screams. I can't wait for it to come out in October.

Camaro509 · 06-17-2009, 10:41 AM

Win7 is what Vista should have been all along.
Most of my systems are spread out between Win XP,
Ubuntu 6.10 through 8.10 and a Vista box.

My primary system is a dual-boot XP SP3 and Win7 RC.
As long as MS doesn't screw the pooch with pricing, I will more than
likely upgrade the XP boxes to 7 over a month or two.

Zabo · 06-17-2009, 10:46 AM

Nice. I'm just wondering how easy it'd be to swap over full time in Oct. to Win 7 from my current Vista SP1 setup. If it's only a pair of disks to lay over Vista I might splurge on it for shits and giggles.

Lord knows if it screams faster than Vista and isn't as annoying, I'm going to do it. Maybe even do my brothers computer (we both are very meh on Vista for College comps..)

hb-rocks · 06-17-2009, 10:49 AM

From my understanding....we will all have to do new "clean" installs after the official release comes out!

tribone · 06-17-2009, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hb-rocks

From my understanding....we will all have to do new "clean" installs after the official release comes out!

I think the "clean" install is only from XP. But either way, a "clean" install will work better IMHO.

UCF w00t · 06-17-2009, 11:12 AM

Yes. Clean install is always the way to go, even if you can upgrade, I wouldn't recommend it.

I've got the 7 RC running on my HP Mini 1000 (1GB ram, 1.6ghz ATOM CPU, 16GB SSD) and it runs fine.

06-17-2009, 09:36 AM	#1
hb-rocks Drives: Chevy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: HB CA Posts: 567	Windows 7.....(better than sliced bread) Who is using Windows 7? I've been using Vista for the past year. I've been using a dual partition with Win 7 for about 1 month now and it's head and shoulders above Vista (for me). 1st thing I noticed is how easy it was to load this new OS! The boot-up is 10x's quicker (seems like it)..... With Vista running, not only does it take FOREVER to load but....I always have some type of hard drive activity going on it seems, lots of noise associated with this..and response delays.......Win 7....quiet as a mouse and quick. Finding stuff in explorer got really convoluted when Vista showed up. Could never figure out how to search efficiently, Windows 7 has a new system using librairies that automatically puts pics together, video, music, data, etc... Basically for me the....big diff is the speed.

06-17-2009, 09:41 AM	#4
Hemlawk AwesomeBillDawesonville Drives: CGM 2SS/RS =) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 2,067	I'm going to try the beta soon. I wonder how it will run on my laptop 2.0gb core2duo, 2gb ram... __________________ Order placed on 1/13/11 - Purchased 2/22/11 2SS/RS CGM

06-17-2009, 09:43 AM	#5
GTAHVIT Blessed Drives: 2013 Sonic RS MT Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Saint Augustine FL Posts: 28,444 View My Garage	I'm gonna have to try it..... __________________ Click image to see build thread. PQ - "the love of cars. It's a boys first step toward manhood and a mans last hold on boyhood." Fbodfather - "We do not want to use the Z28 moniker on a car that does not deserve this hallowed name." The_Blur - "Let's not confuse competitors with equals."

06-17-2009, 10:13 AM	#8
moto-camaro CEO of the Internet Drives: the Roflcopter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Halifax, NS Posts: 1,282 View My Garage	it's bulletproof, i've got it running through virtualization, some of the design layout i'm still not loving, but as far as i can see, the guts of it seem pretty solid. i prefer it over OS X. i run vista on my dell laptop, 7 runs through virtualization (sun virtualbox) on that. my macbook pro has 10.5 leopard and i virtualize windows XP on that (parallels). my only beef is with virtualization of it, the mouse can't detect correctly so it's constantly tripping out all over the screen. that's a problem with virtualbox though i believe. anyone know if parallels will support windows 7? virtualbox is free and doesn't have the same refinement as parallels does and yeah hemlawk shouldn't be a problem, i'm running vista and 7 simultaneously with no problem, i've got 2.5ghz dual core & 4 gb ram. __________________

06-17-2009, 10:41 AM	#10
Camaro509 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Black Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,085	Win7 is what Vista should have been all along. Most of my systems are spread out between Win XP, Ubuntu 6.10 through 8.10 and a Vista box. My primary system is a dual-boot XP SP3 and Win7 RC. As long as MS doesn't screw the pooch with pricing, I will more than likely upgrade the XP boxes to 7 over a month or two. __________________ Understeer, Oversteer, Wheel Alignment (Camber etc), Torque, Horsepower, Camaro Fold for team 11108 to help find a cure! Folding@home Stanford's Research DC Program.

06-17-2009, 09:38 AM	#2
diddiyo Drives: . Join Date: May 2008 Location: . Posts: 3,053	still much worse than OS X.

06-17-2009, 09:40 AM	#3
UCF w00t Geek Drives: IOM 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orlando Posts: 4,452	Been using it since Beta in January. It's awesome. I especially LOVE Media Center. Noone has anything that can even bother competing. I've got an absurdly complicated tuner setup (bought different ones at different times for different purposes) and it set them up with almost no intervention on my part.

06-17-2009, 10:46 AM	#11
Zabo Gunning for Sixth Drives: '03 ZR2 Blazer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Woodhaven, Michigan Posts: 9,358 View My Garage	Nice. I'm just wondering how easy it'd be to swap over full time in Oct. to Win 7 from my current Vista SP1 setup. If it's only a pair of disks to lay over Vista I might splurge on it for shits and giggles. Lord knows if it screams faster than Vista and isn't as annoying, I'm going to do it. Maybe even do my brothers computer (we both are very meh on Vista for College comps..)

06-17-2009, 10:49 AM	#12
hb-rocks Drives: Chevy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: HB CA Posts: 567	From my understanding....we will all have to do new "clean" installs after the official release comes out!

06-17-2009, 11:12 AM	#14
UCF w00t Geek Drives: IOM 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orlando Posts: 4,452	Yes. Clean install is always the way to go, even if you can upgrade, I wouldn't recommend it. I've got the 7 RC running on my HP Mini 1000 (1GB ram, 1.6ghz ATOM CPU, 16GB SSD) and it runs fine.

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