Windows 7 as good as Vista (M$)

Started by viper37, October 21, 2009, 12:44:14 PM

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Ed Anger

#60
October 24, 2009, 09:28:59 AM
I like the thing where you snap a window off to the left and it re-adjusts to half the screen.
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Neil

#61
October 24, 2009, 06:43:58 PM
Quote from: Barrister on October 24, 2009, 12:09:43 AM
Quote from: derspiess on October 23, 2009, 03:52:48 PM
Quote from: viper37 on October 23, 2009, 01:25:06 PM
I ordered Win 7 professional, and I can't install this on my machine with Vista Home Premium.  and of course, there's no way I can legally download Windows 7 if I'm not American.
Silly shit.  I'll have to order another DVD for this machine.  Let's see how it goes in the office...

:pinch:  Always check the upgrade path before buying an upgrade version.

I dunno - Viper knows computers pretty well, and he missed it...

Plus do you know what the Snow Leopard upgrade path was?  Anything -> Snow Leopard.  For $29.
Yeah, but then you're stuck with Snow Leopard on your computer.
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MadBurgerMaker

#62
October 24, 2009, 06:45:07 PM
Quote from: Neil on October 24, 2009, 06:43:58 PM
Yeah, but then you're stuck with Snow Leopard on your computer.

And with a Mac.

Razgovory

#63
October 24, 2009, 10:37:15 PM
I have Vista and I do not really care for it.  I install computer games on my PC and I have no idea where the files for them go.  It seems they appear just randomly across the Hard Drive.  I'll wait a while on Windows 7 till there's some reviews and the first bugs get shaken out but will likely switch over.
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derspiess

#64
October 25, 2009, 09:11:58 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on October 24, 2009, 10:37:15 PM
I'll wait a while on Windows 7 till there's some reviews and the first bugs get shaken out but will likely switch over.

Have you been under a rock for the past year?  There have been plenty of reviews already, and with the public beta being what it's been, I don't think there are many major bugs out there yet to be discovered.

But IIRC, I don't think Win7 handles game files much differently from Vista.
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katmai

#65
October 25, 2009, 09:26:31 PM
So i'm still running xp on this machine, if i wanted to get Win 7, what version do i need to pick up?
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son

Barrister

#66
October 25, 2009, 09:28:51 PM
Quote from: katmai on October 25, 2009, 09:26:31 PM
So i'm still running xp on this machine, if i wanted to get Win 7, what version do i need to pick up?

If you have XP Home, I think you can get an upgrade version of 7 Home.  If you have XP Professional, you can use an upgrade of 7 Professional.

Or you can use a full version of whatever you like.
Posts here are my own private opinions.  I do not speak for my employer.

katmai

#67
October 25, 2009, 09:30:13 PM
Quote from: Barrister on October 25, 2009, 09:28:51 PM
Quote from: katmai on October 25, 2009, 09:26:31 PM
So i'm still running xp on this machine, if i wanted to get Win 7, what version do i need to pick up?

If you have XP Home, I think you can get an upgrade version of 7 Home.  If you have XP Professional, you can use an upgrade of 7 Professional.

Or you can use a full version of whatever you like.

Well see when i checked it out at Costco last night it the upgrade 7 home says on box can upgrade from Vista, if trying to upgrade from XP i need a clean install...which i don't feel like doing. :P
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son

Barrister

#68
October 25, 2009, 09:40:15 PM
Quote from: katmai on October 25, 2009, 09:30:13 PM
Well see when i checked it out at Costco last night it the upgrade 7 home says on box can upgrade from Vista, if trying to upgrade from XP i need a clean install...which i don't feel like doing. :P

It is confusing as hell, but as far as I can figure...

You can use the "upgrade" version of Win 7, but you aren't able to do an upgrade, and instead need to do a clean install.
Posts here are my own private opinions.  I do not speak for my employer.

katmai

#69
October 25, 2009, 09:41:41 PM
Quote from: Barrister on October 25, 2009, 09:40:15 PM


You can use the "upgrade" version of Win 7, but you aren't able to do an upgrade, and instead need to do a clean install.

After further investigation, that seems to be case, which means i'll pass for now.
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son

Barrister

#70
October 25, 2009, 09:43:14 PM
Quote from: katmai on October 25, 2009, 09:41:41 PM
Quote from: Barrister on October 25, 2009, 09:40:15 PM


You can use the "upgrade" version of Win 7, but you aren't able to do an upgrade, and instead need to do a clean install.

After further investigation, that seems to be case, which means i'll pass for now.

Just a reminder, the Snow Leopard upgrade path:

Any Intel Mac -> Snow Leopard.   :)
Posts here are my own private opinions.  I do not speak for my employer.

katmai

#71
October 25, 2009, 09:45:35 PM
Quote from: Barrister on October 25, 2009, 09:43:14 PM
Quote from: katmai on October 25, 2009, 09:41:41 PM
Quote from: Barrister on October 25, 2009, 09:40:15 PM


You can use the "upgrade" version of Win 7, but you aren't able to do an upgrade, and instead need to do a clean install.

After further investigation, that seems to be case, which means i'll pass for now.

Just a reminder, the Snow Leopard upgrade path:

Any Intel Mac -> Snow Leopard.   :)

Yea i know Beeb. But i don't have a mac atm :P
And i'd still be trying to figure this out as i'd be in bootcamp quite a bit anyways :P
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son

Barrister

#72
October 25, 2009, 09:49:22 PM
Quote from: katmai on October 25, 2009, 09:45:35 PM
Yea i know Beeb. But i don't have a mac atm :P
And i'd still be trying to figure this out as i'd be in bootcamp quite a bit anyways :P

ATM?

:shifty:
Posts here are my own private opinions.  I do not speak for my employer.

DontSayBanana

#73
October 25, 2009, 09:50:07 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on October 24, 2009, 10:37:15 PM
I have Vista and I do not really care for it.  I install computer games on my PC and I have no idea where the files for them go.  It seems they appear just randomly across the Hard Drive.  I'll wait a while on Windows 7 till there's some reviews and the first bugs get shaken out but will likely switch over.

You installing from discs or from digital downloads?  Vista uses a "digital locker" for digital downloads with DRMs- Sims 3 uses proprietary DRMs, but I believe my game files for Deus Ex are in the digital locker.
Experience bij!

katmai

#74
October 25, 2009, 09:53:18 PM
Quote from: Barrister on October 25, 2009, 09:49:22 PM
Quote from: katmai on October 25, 2009, 09:45:35 PM
Yea i know Beeb. But i don't have a mac atm :P
And i'd still be trying to figure this out as i'd be in bootcamp quite a bit anyways :P

ATM?

:shifty:

Oh when i have $3k to drop for a nice editing mac rig i will
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son
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