Windows 7 hits RTM

That also reminds me to reinstall Crysis on my new system. Had it in my old computer but gave it to my brother and forgot to reinstall my games!

Sims 3 needs reinstalled to, but i hate it and their obtrusive DRM crap, but gotta keep the gf happy

 

God no not TigerDirect. NewEgg FTW.

I've got the GTX260, thinking of getting a new mobo with 2+ PCIe slots and another GTX260 for quad monitors XD. Dual screen isn't enough since I've got to many things opened at once .

 

Actually it doesn't. I can think of three areas where XP fails off the top of my head... Home Networking, USB Peripheral Support and Bluetooth Support.

Home Networking is a pain. This was improved in Vista but still a problem at times. In Windows 7 it just works right out of the box. Windows 7 even detected my networked printers without issue. XP didn't find it until it was shared via another computer and Vista had to have the firewall turned off. The fact that I can play songs or video off my wife's computer quickly and easily using Windows 7 is a good feature for us.

XP didn't get native USB 2.0 support until Service Pack 2. Even with that it is troublesome and causes problems. XP's USB support often mis-identifies devices. We're very device dependent in my family... Cameras, iPods, MP3 players, DS and Wii, photo frames, cell phones, weather monitor, alarm system, lighting control, power backup... All of these need to connect to the network and our computers smoothly and easily.

I could never get Bluetooth to work in either XP or Vista. Now, I just set my blackberry on my desk and voila, it appears as a drive and I can add music or pull pictures off it very easily. No cords or cables.

Other things are also improved. Video Playback at the highest HD resolutions and streaming off the internet, no problem. Music streaming, no problem. Perfomance increase definately. I have 70 processes/applications currently running on my Windows 7 box and the uptime is over 18 days. If one application starts to cause problems then you close the application and restart it. It doesn't impact the rest of the computer. Voice Recognition finally works to where it is usable. Not perfect but usable. Games run better, control panels are easier to use, etc... There isn't one piece of the OS that doesn't work better than XP.

Applications running on my computer right now:
Internet Explorer 8
Firefox 3.5.2 (12 tabs)
Seesmic Desktop
Adobe Air
Pandora Radio One
Windows Live Mail
Windows Explorer (3 windows)
Microsoft OneNote
Command Line
Task Manager
Filezilla
Webuilder 2008
Paint.net
Skype
X-chat
Notepad
Notepad++
Mozy Backup
Logitech Setpoint
IIS
MySQL Server
Heidi MySQL
Edison (power control)
APC Power Backup
Norton Internet Security 2010
Curse Client (World of Warcraft Addon Manager)
EA Games Downloader
Windows Live Messenger

Total Processor used? 18% I don't even bother closing most applications these days.

 

Get rid of Norton and replace it with NOD 32 and im sure you will have even less processor usage

 

Norton is actually very light on the processor any more.
Admittedly, in the past it's been rather intense, but the past couple years have been rather decent, or at least I haven't seen any extreme usage.

 

Norton will always be Norton

NOD32 surpasses it in every single way in my opinion.

 

Thing about opinions is that people have different ones. I sent an email to ESET three years ago asking a question about their software. I still haven't received a reply. Without a reply, I can't use their software. I actually prefer Norton and have tried a large variety... AVG, OneCare, McAfee, Kaspersky, Panda, etc... Always come back to Norton. Kaspersky would be second choice.

 

Wait, aren't we all supposed to be sheep? :sheep:
I used Kasperky for a year or so, a few years back, and it just gave me way, way too many problems. Massively delaying startup, hogging up CPU, I gave up on it. Have they actually fixed that problem yet?

 

Lolwut?

 

Windows 7 currently lots of bugs, same with vista? Then I've gotten the RTM from TechNet and I just adulation it.


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Home security systems

 

Lots of enthusiasm in this thread!

I'll keep XP till the computer dies, then buy a new one with win7. I did not ever use Vista.

Or maybe a mac

 

I have Vista Home Basic (32-bit) on my netbook, but that's the only time I ever use Vista.

My desktop is Win7 with an XP Pro Dual-boot, but now that Wayne has directed me to MS Virtual PC with the XP environment, I'm done dual-booting!

Just time to transfer a bunch of files and install a bunch of add-ons.

I love Win7!

 

I've had W7 RTM for a while now, thanks to a friend in the industry. I'm waiting to build a new system before I install it. But, from the Beta testing I did before it went public for everyone, it's quality software and surpasses Vista in everything.

 

Win7 goes retail on October 22nd. I already pre-ordered two copies when Microsoft had their presale in July for $49.99 a copy.

 

Whew y'all reminded me to get in my orders for Windows 7.
I get free upgrades. It came with my and my sons' new HP Slimlines when I purchased them in August.

Ordered!

 

Same here, one laptop, one PC.
I was kind of concerned because I didn't see a 'separate' 64 bit disc (for the pc), but then I read into it further and it looks like at least the first round is going to have both versions.

Vista actually had separate WAU discs and IIRC separate OEMs as well.

 

Advice needed:

When Win7 comes out, should I upgrade my XP or just buy the full-version of 7 and install it separately the way I have it now?

I'm really upset that I missed that $50 deal!

 

You should purchase the upgrade version of Windows 7. However you will have to do a clean install, they aren't supporting upgrades from Windows XP as far as I am aware. Whether you overwrite your existing Windows XP partition or install it in a new partition, is your choice.

 

Thanks Wayne!

How about I throw another wrench in the gears...:doh:

Should I purchase a Vista upgrade now and get Win7 upgrade for free later or just wait until Win7 is released?

 

Just get the W7 upgrade. I personally prefer the full version when it comes to OS's.


I recently got Snow Leopard upgrade for my MBP, man does it fly.