Windows 7

jaysay · 23-12-2010, 19:34

Anybody using Windows 7, was wondering what its like and if its any good

flashy · 23-12-2010, 19:43

yes and yes

jaysay · 23-12-2010, 19:49

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Originally Posted by flashy

yes and yes

As always straight to the point Shaz

Thank you

Margaret Pilkington · 23-12-2010, 19:58

I have recently had to get a new computer......I had previously been used to XP, and quite liked it........I have a laptop with Vista on it and it is the biggest load of rubbish, bar none!
So it was with trepidation that I started up this new computer.....I expected it to be rubbish (like Vista), but it is very good. I like it...and I think you will once you get used to it(and that isn't hard).

flashy · 23-12-2010, 20:00

i never had vista, went from xp to this and i really like it

Margaret Pilkington · 23-12-2010, 20:06

Shaz I hate Vista....it is(in my opinion) ungainly and difficult to navigate......and memory hungry too......absolute bobbins.
I think it was the Microsoft apprentices who were put onto the project that became Vista.

walkinman221 · 23-12-2010, 23:02

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Shaz I hate Vista....it is(in my opinion) ungainly and difficult to navigate......and memory hungry too......absolute bobbins.
I think it was the Microsoft apprentices who were put onto the project that became Vista.

I agree vista was pants .I think windows 7 is very good its vista which has been properly finished i think vista was rushed out , now they have had more time windows 7 is the result

cmonstanley · 24-12-2010, 00:16

windows 7 is a dream when fixing re-installing etc

jaysay · 24-12-2010, 10:26

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I have recently had to get a new computer......I had previously been used to XP, and quite liked it........I have a laptop with Vista on it and it is the biggest load of rubbish, bar none!
So it was with trepidation that I started up this new computer.....I expected it to be rubbish (like Vista), but it is very good. I like it...and I think you will once you get used to it(and that isn't hard).

I've had Vista on my laptop for nearly 4 years Margaret and had very little trouble with it

jaysay · 24-12-2010, 10:27

Thanks, looks like its okay then

entwisi · 24-12-2010, 10:38

Its a whole shed 'better' than Vista but it is still full of holes ( see this weeks zeroday bug in IE...)

I also find a lot of the User Access control stuff just FAR tooo obstructive. It was put on to try and stop people screwing up systems when they weren't aware of the impact of what they were doing but is so annying most people advise to turn it off...

I'm lucky, I only use Win7 on one machine for analysing javacores and heapdumps(and thats only because we aren;t allowed to connect "unauthorised OS's" to our networks which is stuffed full of IBM AIX LPARS!

)
, my work PC is XP but is only really a thin client putty host as all my stuff is on Unix anyway

for me Unix/Linux based systems are still the only viable reliable OS for everyday Internet use. After all its good enough for all those iPhones and Android phones out there...

jaysay · 24-12-2010, 11:04

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Originally Posted by entwisi

Its a whole shed 'better' than Vista but it is still full of holes ( see this weeks zeroday bug in IE...)

I also find a lot of the User Access control stuff just FAR tooo obstructive. It was put on to try and stop people screwing up systems when they weren't aware of the impact of what they were doing but is so annying most people advise to turn it off...

I'm lucky, I only use Win7 on one machine for analysing javacores and heapdumps(and thats only because we aren;t allowed to connect "unauthorised OS's" to our networks which is stuffed full of IBM AIX LPARS!

)
, my work PC is XP but is only really a thin client putty host as all my stuff is on Unix anyway

for me Unix/Linux based systems are still the only viable reliable OS for everyday Internet use. After all its good enough for all those iPhones and Android phones out there...

All this tech talk is okay Ian, but I only know where the on button is on any computer mate

Margaret Pilkington · 24-12-2010, 11:16

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Originally Posted by jaysay

I've had Vista on my laptop for nearly 4 years Margaret and had very little trouble with it

Jaysay, I haven't had trouble with it, as such, it is just a horrible horrible OS after XP........hard work navigating. I have had my laptop 2 years and I still have difficulties finding things on it........absolute and utter rubbish.
Windows 7 is much more user friendly.

jaysay · 24-12-2010, 11:30

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Jaysay, I haven't had trouble with it, as such, it is just a horrible horrible OS after XP........hard work navigating. I have had my laptop 2 years and I still have difficulties finding things on it........absolute and utter rubbish.
Windows 7 is much more user friendly.

Ha well its okay for me Its quit easy for me to navigate and find things ya can't really get lost between Accy Web and Blackburn Web Margaret

jaysay · 06-01-2011, 10:40

Well after giving it a bit of thought I've got Windows 7, and yea is brill, glad I did now