Upgrade from XP/Vista to Windows 7?

Marley's Ghost · #1 10-23-2009, 10:20 AM

I am anxious to upgrade my 2 vista pc's to 7. Anyone done it yet?

James Hart · #2 10-23-2009, 10:23 AM

I did a couple weeks ago... I did a clean install on a new drive (all old data preserved to riffle through at a later date).

I love 7 so far.

playinpearls · #3 10-23-2009, 10:27 AM

yes, i've had windows for a week now, and 7 is great. blows vista away, and has the same feel that xp had when it first came out... (i remember everyone being excited about it...)

i haven't had any bugs yet. settings are a little more advanced. make sure you adjust the user control settings, it still has the pop-ups like vista at first. i just turned mine off....but i am in IT and know what to watch out for. Avast (free) anti-virus works great...just download the vista version if 7 isn't up yet. I have an old video card, and i had to search for the correct driver...the newest nvidia drive crashed me while watching videos....but it was part my fault.

one thing i noticed right off the bat was that 7 installs fast! it was 20 minutes from formatting to desktop, and i have a dual core with 1G of ram...it was great!

vene-nemesis · #4 10-23-2009, 10:58 AM

Ive been using 7 for quite some time now and im very happy.

My only complaint though is that it takes 1gb of ram for itself.

playinpearls · #5 10-23-2009, 12:17 PM

i was thinking about that, but really we are getting to a point where pc's are coming with 2-3 gigs of ram, so technically they are just utilizing the technology and where its going...

i upgrade my MB about a year ago, and already ddr2 is too fast for it...i had to get some additional ddr just to install windows. i'll be upgrading in spring hopefully...

JQ1986 · #6 10-23-2009, 12:28 PM

I've been using 7 for quite a while too. I love it. Runs so much smoother than Vista. I have 6gigs of RAM on my laptop and Vista ran like a boat dragging it's anchor, but with 7 everything runs almost effortlessly.

**Eric Perry** · #7 10-23-2009, 12:29 PM

I've been running Windows 7 (RC build 7077) since April or May. It's been 100% stable, reliable, etc. I've had zero problems with it. There's no comparison to Vista, IMO/IME. I'm no longer the MS XP Pro fanboi that I have been.

I'm *assuming* MS didn't screw up Windows 7 for the retail release. Word on the street is they didn't. My retail copy should be here in a few days and I'm anxious to compare to the release candidate build I've been running to see what differences there are, good and bad.

CamMcIntyre · #8 10-23-2009, 01:14 PM

That is the kind of stuff that I want to hear. I like XP. I'm also saving up for a new computer, shooting to purchase late December/early January at latest.

As long as 7 isn't the failure that Vista was, I won't try to get a copy of XP. Really, if my laptop wasn't starting to die, I'd be content with what I have. However, it is running slower and slower even after I have deleted programs, installed virus protection that has some bite (Kapersky), and ran the various system utilities. It has been a good computer, but I guess about 4.5 years is all the life I will get out of it. I'm saving up for overkill.

flipper_gv · #9 10-23-2009, 02:43 PM

I have the official release version installed here. works great. Highly recommended. No problem with compatibility.

MadMan118 · #10 10-23-2009, 03:15 PM

Upgraded from XP, so far no major issues.

XP =

Vista =

7 =

but im still a linux nerd at heart.

nad · #11 10-23-2009, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMan118

XP =

Vista =

7 =

Maybe I should upgrade. I hated Windows for years until I got an XP system, which completely changed my view on things Microsoft. But now I find myself yelling at our Vista laptop in a manner not heard since days of yore.

NJL · #12 10-23-2009, 04:13 PM

i mess with it as a VM.. in fact i'm going to a Win7 party tonight

**Eric Perry** · #13 10-23-2009, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NJL

....in fact i'm going to a Win7 party tonight

Be sure and wear your Snuggie. It will fit in well with a Friday night operating system party, you crazy animal! Haha

NJL · #14 10-23-2009, 04:21 PM

don't be jealous

Chunk-O-Funk · #15 10-23-2009, 04:24 PM

I've been running Vista 64 bit for just about two years now. No real complaints. I'm sure I'll upgrade to 7, but not until I get one of those solid state hard drives.

The only thing I found with Vista is it seems to eat up a bit of HD space. A tweak with the page file system stopped it in it's tracks, but Vista, my Anti-virus and a couple of other programs have taken up 43g on it's 48.8g partition. Lots of updates from windows and Vista now it's second service pack, I guess.

My only question. Any reason to stick with 64 bit?

Besides games, I'm really not sure if much or if any software followed suit with what was supposed to be the better performer.

Pilgrim · #16 10-23-2009, 05:31 PM

If you are a student and have an email address that ends in .edu, you can upgrade your computer for $29.99 until January 3. http://www.win741.com/ No joke!

Our network manager recommends it. Fair warning: his upgrade took more than 2 hours, not 20 minutes. Give yourself time to do it right. I'll be running it tonight.

**Pacman** · #17 10-23-2009, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chunk-O-Funk

My only question. Any reason to stick with 64 bit?

Isn't it to use more than 4gb RAM?

Kipaste · #18 10-23-2009, 06:33 PM

I don't think it could be worse than vista, so I wouldn't worry about it. Making a a second vista would be a problem even for a behemoth like ms. I'm looking at it from the recording os point of view though.

tplyons · #19 10-23-2009, 07:11 PM

I'm a Mac nerd, but I may get 7 to dual boot with Snow Leopard so I can use some of my work apps on my Macbook. More powerful than the Dell laptop they gave me.

MJ5150 · #20 10-23-2009, 07:44 PM

I like Windows 7. I've been running the 64 bit RTM for about three months now. No complaints, except it was hard to leave XP Pro that I had come to nearly master. This will take some time, but a lot of the features are intuitive to me.

-Mike