Windows 7- Better than Vista?

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Hi I'm running XP Pro.
I chose not to try Vista due to all the bad reports.

Is Windows 7 any better or should I stay with XP Pro until the dust settles?


M.
 
Mario said:
I'm running XP Pro.
I chose not to try Vista due to all the bad reports.

Is Windows 7 any better or should I stay with XP Pro until the dust
settles?
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I started pushing Windows 7 the first day I could. I have been using
Windows 7 since it was Released To Manufacturing. I do prefer it to Windows
Vista - although I will be the first to say that some of the Vista bad-press
was just that - bad press. I ran Windows Vista with only a few issues here
and there for a long time. However - I did 'jump ship' and go Windows 7
ASAP.

If you are considering upgrading your current machine...

If I had a machine with 2+GB memory, dual(or more) core 2+Ghz processor and
100+GB hard disk drive and 256+MB video card (not shared memory) - I would
likely upgrade it if it was running any Windows OS less than Windows 7.

However I already know (have checked with software vendor sites for those
who made my software and/or tried it on other Windows 7 machines; have
verified driver compatibility for Windows 7 from hardware vendors, etc) it
will work when I do so.

So - my advice to you, answer these questions, act on your own answers:

1) Does your system meet the sparse hardware specs I gave? Exceed them?
2) Have you checked with the software vendors of the software you have
installed (version included) via their web pages/FAQs/calling them to see if
it will run on Windows 7?
3) Have you checked with the hardware manufacturers of the hardware in your
machine/attached to your machine/occassionally connected to your machine to
verify they have drivers for/support their hardware under Windows 7?
4) Do you have current backups of all your important data (documents,
spreadsheets, images, music, contacts, emails, databases, serial numbers,
installation media, product keys, bookmarks/internet favorites, etc)?
5) Do you have copies of all the installation media (operating system,
office suites, media editing applications, other software you have
downloaded, installed, etc and use) for all of your software and the serial
numbers/product keys for said software stored separately (away from) the
computer in case of catastrophic failure?

*NOTE* - going to Windows 7 from Windows XP would require a clean
installation or a pass through Windows Vista at the very least. No direct
path exists that keeps your installation (current) intact.

If you are considering a new machine - consider the same specs I have given
for hardware, know any leftover/follow-over hardware/peripherals/software
you have will work (or not) with Windows 7 and go. So far no one I have
helped make the jump has said anything bad about the OS - in fact many have
commented how much faster it seems.
 
Mario said:
Hi I'm running XP Pro.
I chose not to try Vista due to all the bad reports.

Is Windows 7 any better or should I stay with XP Pro until the dust settles?

M.
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Decide for yourself just what EXACTLY you have now that would benefit from
changing to a *new* operating system. Decide for yourself just what is the
"magic" that a new operating system will give you. If you can't answer
those questions then why do you think that you need a new OS? Do you change
the tires on your car simply because the tire manufacturer came out with a
newer model of them?
 
What's your definition of "better"? Maybe what's "better" to me is worse
to you?

I suggest reading the reviews of Windows 7. You might find a few on the
internet. <snicker>
 
Hi I'm running XP Pro.
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I chose not to try Vista due to all the bad reports.

Is Windows 7 any better or should I stay with XP Pro until the dust settles?
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Several points:

1. The bad reports you've heard about Vista are mostly the result of
people who have had problems with it that they have caused
*themselves*.

If, for example, you read about Vista problems in the Vista
newsgroups, of course you see problems there. They are support groups.
People go there *because* they have problems and are looking for
solutions (and most of the time they get solutions). Groups like them
are far from representative of the world at large.

As someone else once said, hang around a transmission shop for a
while, and you'll think that all cars have transmission problems.

2. If you think that the dust needs to settle on Windows 7, I
completely disagree. It's fine.

3. My view is that XP was just fine, Vista was even better, and
Windows 7 is better still.

But here's my standard message on this subject:

My view is that you're going about this backward. A change of
operating system should be driven by need, not just because there is a
new version available. Are you having a problem with Windows XP that
you expect Windows 7 to solve? Do you have or expect to get new
hardware or software that is supported in Windows 7, but not in XP? Is
there some new feature in Windows 7 that you need or yearn for? Does
your job require you have skills in Windows 7? Are you a computer
hobbyist who enjoys playing with whatever is newest?

If the answer to one or more of those questions is yes (and your
hardware is adequate for Windows 7), then you should get Windows 7.
Otherwise most people should stick with what they have. There is
*always* a learning curve and a potential for problems when you take a
step as big as this one, regardless of how wonderful whatever you're
contemplating moving to is. Sooner or later you'll have to upgrade (to
Windows 7 or its successor) because you'll want support for hardware
or software that you can't get in XP, but don't rush it.

I say all the above despite the fact that I'm a big Windows 7 fan. I
think it's the best and most stable of all versions of Windows.
 
Mario said:
Hi I'm running XP Pro.
I chose not to try Vista due to all the bad reports.

Is Windows 7 any better or should I stay with XP Pro until the dust
settles?


M.
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Are you satisfied with XP? Does it meet your needs? Is there something you
could do with Windows 7 you can't do with XP?

I've always believed if it ain't broke, don't fix it. "Better" is a
relative term. What's "better" for 50 other people may be absolutely wrong
for you.
 
VanguardLH said:
Decide for yourself just what EXACTLY you have now that would benefit
from changing to a *new* operating system. Decide for yourself just
what is the "magic" that a new operating system will give you. If
you can't answer those questions then why do you think that you need
a new OS? Do you change the tires on your car simply because the
tire manufacturer came out with a newer model of them?
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What other reason would there be to change your tires, unless they are worn
out?
Buffalo
 
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