lucasbytegenius
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Wow. Good for you!
I don't think you've used Windows 7 that much, it's pretty obvious. Judging by the screenshots you've posted it seems you've only used Windows 2k and Vista.
Who's still on XP?
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wolfeking
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My desktop is running 7 as it has for a while now. And it is far less productive for me than XP or 2K. Really I do not like it because it does not just work.
Now I am going to provide the evidence that I do not only use 2K and Vista.
This is the D630 last monday I think.
Desktop same day, maybe the night before. This is windows 7 with the small bar that still sticks out too much. Also eats system resources, but all it does is sit there folding till I go to game on it. Mainly because I do everything on my laptop.
Now I am going to provide the evidence that I do not only use 2K and Vista.
This is the D630 last monday I think.
Desktop same day, maybe the night before. This is windows 7 with the small bar that still sticks out too much. Also eats system resources, but all it does is sit there folding till I go to game on it. Mainly because I do everything on my laptop.
Windows XP/Vista and 7 are nothing but a continuation of 2000. I would say 2000 was the best OS Microshaft has released. I say that as in, at the time and the cleanliness of the OS even at this point. Vista was to 2000/XP as ME was to 98/98SE. Short lived. No worth upgrading from XP unless you just needed 64bit, the day 7 was released not worth buying after that. Is 2000 better then 7? At this point in 2012, No. This is from someone that has multiple copies of 95/98/98SE/ME/2000/Vista and 7.
lucasbytegenius
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Oh look, another thread on CF where we argue over win7 vs xp vs 2000.
Never change CF.
CF is from the days of Windows 2000
And I doubt it will ever change until the end.
AlienMenace
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My 2 cents;
I have ran windows XP Pro x64 for 2.5 yrs. In the beginning it did have some driver problems. The real problem with Windows XP Pro x64 was, it came out as a x64 OS way before it's time. There was no support for it. And then when Vista came out all the hardware and software companies jump over Windows XP Pro x64 to Vista, bypassing Windows XP Pro x64. But it was the most stable platform I have run. And I did do my research on it before I bought it. And lucasbytegenius, You are probably running the x64 bit side of 7, where as Windows xp srv pk 3 is a 32 bit os system. Of course it will be faster and better. And the memory you are putting to it. 32bit OS has a max base memory of 3.25 - 3.5gb.
The only other problem when Windows XP Pro x64 came out back then is they couldn't run 16 bit programs. Windows xp support will discontinue in 2014. And December 2012 I will be buying Windows 7 Prof. The Home Premium version has a 16gb max on the OS, where as Prof, and Ultimate has 192gb Max.
I have ran windows XP Pro x64 for 2.5 yrs. In the beginning it did have some driver problems. The real problem with Windows XP Pro x64 was, it came out as a x64 OS way before it's time. There was no support for it. And then when Vista came out all the hardware and software companies jump over Windows XP Pro x64 to Vista, bypassing Windows XP Pro x64. But it was the most stable platform I have run. And I did do my research on it before I bought it. And lucasbytegenius, You are probably running the x64 bit side of 7, where as Windows xp srv pk 3 is a 32 bit os system. Of course it will be faster and better. And the memory you are putting to it. 32bit OS has a max base memory of 3.25 - 3.5gb.
The only other problem when Windows XP Pro x64 came out back then is they couldn't run 16 bit programs. Windows xp support will discontinue in 2014. And December 2012 I will be buying Windows 7 Prof. The Home Premium version has a 16gb max on the OS, where as Prof, and Ultimate has 192gb Max.
WeatherMan
Active Member
Running XP x86 here on the family PC, as it's old spec.
1.6GHz AMD Sempron 2600+ (Socket 754)
1GB DDR266
160GB IDE Disk
Still doesn't run too well, even though it's all cleaned up etc.. I'd like to stick Win2k on it but my USB stick doesn't support the OS, it's a 150Mb stick and I don't really fancy going back to the old 54Mb model to gain support, especially since I've put so much into the home network
1.6GHz AMD Sempron 2600+ (Socket 754)
1GB DDR266
160GB IDE Disk
Still doesn't run too well, even though it's all cleaned up etc.. I'd like to stick Win2k on it but my USB stick doesn't support the OS, it's a 150Mb stick and I don't really fancy going back to the old 54Mb model to gain support, especially since I've put so much into the home network
paulcheung
Active Member
We still have one old Pentium 75MHZ with 32mb ram run on MS-Dos 6.22 connected to the Novell 4.10 server, also have one windows 98SE and windows ME connected to the same server. I can't use Windows 7 on this network as it don't support the protocol. We do have one windows xp connected to it with novell xp client.
Cheers.
Cheers.
wolfeking
banned
I actually like vista. If it played nice with the FX2500m graphics I would run it all the time. And it was not really all that bloated. It requires more to run than the older programs, but every program is like that. Just look at BF3 vs BF2. Perfect example. Windows is the same way.
OvenMaster
VIP Member
Sure you can. Try running Windows 7 without ShellFolderFix.
http://www.sevenforums.com/customiz...rfix-manage-folder-window-positions-size.html
I don't mind Vista at all really. Trouble is people try to run it on very low-end/underpowered machines that Vista was never designed to run on and then when it runs slow they hit the forums and cry like babies.
It seems that it is a matter of what programs you are using when deciding to use XP or W7. (Or now, W8) Also, the familiarity of the system places a great roll. I run both OSs, and have not been able to do things with W7, which I do intuitively in XP. I am sure there is a way, I just have not been able to figure it out how to do it.
I for myself play around with old computers a lot, (Z80, 6800), and use old assemblers that simply won't not run in a W7, 64 bit environment.
( I understand that W7 has a mode where you can run it as an XP machine (Virtual XP), but I have not been able to figure it out how to run it.)
I therefore am still using XP and will do so for the foreseeable future.
I for myself play around with old computers a lot, (Z80, 6800), and use old assemblers that simply won't not run in a W7, 64 bit environment.
( I understand that W7 has a mode where you can run it as an XP machine (Virtual XP), but I have not been able to figure it out how to run it.)
I therefore am still using XP and will do so for the foreseeable future.
tcb-com-frm-12
Member
I tested a copy of Windows 7 , and was dissapointed by the fact that a lot of my Hardware and Software would not run on it, even with the compability mode.
The system itself is OK, however I see no point in buying a new operating system, new hardware and software while what I have now does all that I want it to do.
When my system gets to a point where I need to replace it, I will look around to what is available- I might even go for an Apple Mac or Linux.
Microsoft is NOT the only system and while they keep changing to a new system that is incompatable with previous software/hardware. i will think twice before choosing Microsoft.
Anyway I assume you have your name down for Windows 8-- If not why haven't you?
Terry
The system itself is OK, however I see no point in buying a new operating system, new hardware and software while what I have now does all that I want it to do.
When my system gets to a point where I need to replace it, I will look around to what is available- I might even go for an Apple Mac or Linux.
Microsoft is NOT the only system and while they keep changing to a new system that is incompatable with previous software/hardware. i will think twice before choosing Microsoft.
Anyway I assume you have your name down for Windows 8-- If not why haven't you?
Terry
Not sure what kind of a machine you're using if most of your hardware and software is not supported by 7. I ran Windows 7 almost perfectly on a 7 or 8 year old machine with older hardware, only the SATA RAID controller didn't work and as I don't use SATA RAID on that machine it didn't bother me.
lucasbytegenius
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I also ran Windows 7 on a 9-year-old laptop, worked fine but was slow as hell lol.