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Who is going to change to Windows 7?

Who has the RC presently and are you keeping it?

Anyone on Vista moving to it?

How about you XP users?

Not I.

I'm keeping my Windows machines on XP and will be upgrading the Mac to Snow Leopard sometime in the next few weeks.

I have read that it (Win 7) Networks substantially better then Vista and is easier to use. That being siad, I don't see the need to put myself through the aggravation and expense. XP still works fine for what I need it for and my major computing work will be done on the Mac.

I've been using Windows for a long, long time but I'm forced to say.....

Once you go Mac, you never go back.

Sam

Vista? Who uses Vista? I think most business users are XP and will stay that way for a long time.

-Hal

I am with Sam, I will upgrade my mac to Snow leopard. My PC's are not getting touched

I have XP on 2 laptops, 7 RC2 on another, and Vista business on 2 desktops. I like Win 7, I have it on my HP tablet, and once I got the drivers straightened out, it works really well. I will probably wait until SP1 comes out before making a switch over to 7.

I use XP-PRO with SP2 on most (one with SP3) PC's, I do have a few PC's running WIN2K SP4, and one on WIN98SE.

Never wasted my time with Vista and do not intend to bother with WIN7 until at least SP2, unless it ends up like Vista.

I have the RC and am not going any further with it.

It is XP/Vista detailed, streamlined and repackaged, that simple.

I upgraded the morning it was released and am currently running 10.6 Snow Leopard. WOW, I can't believe how much disk space it freed up! 11GB more on my HDD! I have the before/after screen shots to prove it!

Everything is faster and more responsive from launch. I have had one quirky-bug pop up... when I have Mail open and am filling in the address field, I use Address Book in conjunction... well if I double-click a contact in Address Book, it crashes the Mail app.

Odd, I know... but in the same sense, the new crash recovery is AWESOME in Leopard! It does real-time saving, so as you type/add pictures/etc. it saves that as a draft. When it crashes, you click "OK" for the report, then you're taken right back to the very character you left off on!

Other than that, to directly answer your questions Bob :

Who is going to change to Windows 7? - Not me

Who has the RC presently and are you keeping it? - I do and "No"

Anyone on Vista moving to it? No, the one Vista machine I have is stable and I'm afraid to anything to a stable XP?Vista machine!


How about you XP users? See above^

I run XP on all my machines except for one of my laptops that has Vista just because I do run into it in the field and needed to stay familiar with it. Ive been using Windows 7 on a test pc for several months and I am very impressed with it. Its been stable and very responsive and there are a number of enhancements which I like. One is the ability to turn most major features on or off with a simple click. The other is the built in support tool, problem steps recorder, to help with remote troubleshooting. That tool one is one that I can see myself using a lot. We skipped Vista but I will definitely be looking at upgrading to Windows 7 in the future.

This link may be interesting to some.

That being said, I will wait a long time before trying anything new from MS after the Vista fiasco. All my PC's & laptops are on XP Pro and will stay there for now....

It looks promising Dave, but I'll wait for SP2.

I'm running Windows 7 RC7100 64-bit (7600 is the production version) and I like it. It's stable, works smoothly, recognizes all 8-gigs of memory, has driver support for all my stuff, etc. I run all the same applications as I do on XP without a single problem. The networking stack has been vastly improved. File transfers actually use the whole pipe as compared to Win XP.

I will probably weasel a copy of it from the Microsoft shop I do work for. I do like the look/feel of the ultimate version and really like how all my stuff works without any hassles.

What is going to be the pro or business version of Windows 7? I just ordered 4 new computers with Vista Business the other day and I'm still not clear on what Windows 7 is going to mean to this client.

I had the option of going with XP Pro or Vista Business and as bad as I hate Vista I recommended we go with it for one reason, (and one reason only)
the medical software he uses is going to design their upgrades with the most recent operating system in mind.

No plans to change. I'm running XP Pro on my laptop and it is solid. I have several extra PC's with XP pro and a few with Server 2003. No reason for me to change anything.
At school most of the labs run Vista but offices still have XP. They just put Office 07 on the XP machines and I hate it!

I'm sticking with XP. I have no reason whatsoever to change.

My son is a senior in the IT program at FSU saw Win7 in preview and says it is great.

Personally, I don't need the aggravation.

One note - I understand that you cannot upgrade from XP to Win7. So, that means that you must first upgrade to Vista and then to Win7?

Ed

I haven't heard that but I would guess it will be similar to upgrading back in the Windows 98 days when you had to insert the disks from your original OS to prove you purchased the OS you are upgrading from.

That might be kind of hard considering XP was most likely pre-installed when we bought the PC's for at least a lot of us.

The upgrade thing simply means you have to do a new install. Whenever your installing an operating system its best to do a new install and not an upgrade. You can go from XP to 7 via the new install path.

I'll be advising all my clients to begin planning for the upgrade in the spring of 2010. W7 is a whole lot better than Vista from many points of view, but spcially a management view. Plus for bigger offices the Enterprise version has superior security features and security profile options. Buying OLA with SA over a 3 year payment plan will save customers a lot of money. I don't expect to actually be doing any upgrades until probably next Fall just because everyone is very tight on cash.

Of course most people will hang with XP and refuse to change until they are forced to...and since in MOST cases you cannot buy a Windows based PC with XP anymore.

https://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx

You can still buy the HP Business line with XP installed and a Vista license included. There are sources for XP OEM kits if you want to build your own boxes.

TigerDirect still builds laptops with XP Pro
https://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/guidedSearch.asp?CatId=17&sel=Detail;175_100_9917_9917

I've always been satisfied with equipment from them.

I just got the enterprise edition of Windows 7, 32-bit; it's essentially the same as vista exept you can run Windows XP as a vitual machine (if youre processor can handle it), but I will say it boots faster than XP and Vista and its easier searching for files by typing instead of pointing and clicking. Overall, I'd say big step up from XP user, but if a Vista user, you will adapt quickly to the appearance and layout of the desktop and a few flashy features.

I did however have a problem; my properties were set to have the pc go to sleep when the laptop lid is closed; when I woke up the pc it started freaking out with a black screen and white horizonal lines in the middle, stretched across the screen. I powered it off then rebooted; working fine since.

Of course it boots faster...just wait until you begin adding:

• Printers
• Software
• USB devices
• Et cetera

My VISTA was faster than XP Pro until the "required additions".

I run Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and the only complaint I have is that Cisco doesn't support 64-bit on their POS VPN software. So what I do is run XP on a virtual machine (Sun VirtualBox) and run the crisco crap in there. Other then that it works great so far.

Been testing 7 ultimate 64 with server 2008 R2 and so far, I'm sold on the combo for 2 main reasons:

1. DirectConnect - secure remote connection to the server WITHOUT a VPN which takes care of some major headaches for me

2. If you need to use a VPN anyway, VPN Reconnect, which automatically brings up your VPN if you lose the internet connection. Works nicely.

I didn't have the chance to use BranchCache, which basically caches files from one remote LAN at another LAN, but it sounds interesting. For companies with more than 1 location it should save $$$ and time on internet traffic.

As far as I know these features work only with Win7 Ultimate or Enetrprize AND Windows Server 2008 R2. I doubt Microsoft will make them available to any other desktop or server versions.

I also like the fact that Windows Media Player 12 can load and play my itunes music and video libraries. Didn't have to install quicktime in any Win 7 computer so far. I wonder how Apple feels about that. On the other hand, Media Player 12 will NOT play content copyrighted through the Apple Digital Rights Management but luckily for me I haven't bought or downloaded any of that.

I've been using the RTM version of Win7 Pro 64 bit. It's better than Vista for so many reasons. Definately rec the 64 bit if your gonna install. I had no additional drivers to install, and my printer worked fine after a visit to windows update. After all drivers, accesories and Antivirus were installed, it still booted way faster than a bare XP install.

With Win7 each version adds upon the other instead of different features that are added or removed among versions. Also 64 and 32 bit are on the same DVD, so now there are 3 different versions you can buy instead of 7.

Oh yeah, XP compatibility mode actually works surprisingly well.

I'm not going to install (or leave/use) Vista on anything I own, but so far Win7 has been surprisingly pain free... far less than XP was 9 years ago.

i concur, im impressed by windows 7 vs vista. we can only hold on to XP for so long, it has been since 2001 you know lol

Okay maybe this might be considers "off-topic", or better posted in Phone Booth...HOWEVER:

Did you hear the what Microsoft is combining the best of...

• Microsoft CE
• Microsoft ME
• Microsoft NT

The Final Product will be: [drum roll, please]

Microsoft CEMENT

:rofl:
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too much...somebody shoot me!

:rofl:

thats a good one!

I do agree with most of you. Win 7 is good. I've been running this for nearly a month and its stable (than Vista).

XP may not get further support (in the form of Bug Fixes) from Microsoft, Brace yourself to the New World!!