Xp to Windows 7 change-over

gamblingman

gamblingman

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I am using XP on my Dell Laptop (1520 Inspiron, 2.2 GHz Intel Dual-Core processor, 3 GB RAM, Nvidia 8600 GT, 225 GB Samsung HDD, Logitech Laser mouse)

I am wondering how difficult it will be for me to learn Win 7 after being on XP for so long. I am very proficient with XP and I love it, but it has its shortcomings. I plan to change over to 7 a year after its released.


My questions are:

How difficult do you guys think it will be to learn all the ins-and-outs of another operating system, again?
Can I just change over to 7 without scrubbing (reformatting) my HDD in the process?


If anyone here is already using a RC of 7, can you tell me:

What you think of the platform in general?
Is it fairly easy to use?
How much memory can I expect it to eat up?
Will my older applications still run, such as GTA Vice City or Simcity 2000? (Yeah i like my older games, what can I say.)
Can I import my files from XP to 7 when I change over?
Can the appearance be reverted to previous versions of Windows?

I would appreciate the input. I don't want to be blind sighted with some horrible problem when I install 7.

I am excited bout 7, it seems like it may be as good, or even better than XP has been.
 
What you think of the platform in general?
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Overall I think it's a great improvement over Vista, and even more so over XP.

Is it fairly easy to use?
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It's similar to Vista, if you've rarely or never used Vista before then it will take some time to adjust, but it's pretty straight forward.

Will my older applications still run, such as GTA Vice City or Simcity 2000? (Yeah i like my older games, what can I say.)
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They should, I play GTA Vice City on Vista with no issues so I would imagine it would work on Windows 7 as well.

Can I import my files from XP to 7 when I change over?
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Certainly, simply backup your documents and files and then you can copy them back over. However I would do a clean install, which means you will need to reinstall all your applications.

Can the appearance be reverted to previous versions of Windows?
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Yes
 
I'm a huge fan of the Beta for Win 7 but to be honest, it's not enough to win me over to switch from XP. It's just a BETTER OS. Everything works like it should.

Win 7 to me looks awesome, but everything's too simplified and some of the things just seems out of place. Hopefully they fix that on the RC.

What they did to the Control Panel is a huge disappointment. I don't like it one bit. XP had a perfect one but now they changed most of the names of what it use to be.


Other than that, it's still a very solid OS.
 
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