My first impressions of Windows 7

[Guest]

dont go to win7 or 8 or 9 just stick with winxp allot better all your programs and games works fine so there is no need to get other op system
we dont need the little mor speed or the other silly changes
dont let MS grabs yout money

 

[itadakimasu]

i'm going to put the 64 bit version on a system i'm building next week.

from all the earlier screens though, i was wondering what the difference from vista is. Surely w\ all the vista whiners a new OS won't stop them from whining

 

[mitchellvii]

What would Windows 7 have to do with overclocking? Someone mentioned higher GPU overclocks were one benefit of 7... I just don't get that.

rodney,

Have no idea how it affects overclocking of GPU, but I noticed I could overclock my 8800 GT higher without crashes. So, take it for what it's worth.

 

[Shadow703793]

Ok, going to install it now. vLite didn't work.

 

[cjl]

On another note, my laptop now gets around 2:30-2:45 battery life, with 3:00 possible if I really crank down the brightness and put it in max power saving mode. With Vista, it only managed 1:50-2:00, with 2:20 possible with max power savings.

 

[randomizer]

dont go to win7 or 8 or 9 just stick with winxp allot better all your programs and games works fine so there is no need to get other op system
we dont need the little mor speed or the other silly changes
dont let MS grabs yout money

I got Vista, and will get Win 7 through MSDN AA. The last M$ product I bought after XP Home was Office 2007 Ultimate, which I got through the Aussie version of The Ultimate Steal (therefore $75).

On another note, my laptop now gets around 2:30-2:45 battery life, with 3:00 possible if I really crank down the brightness and put it in max power saving mode. With Vista, it only managed 1:50-2:00, with 2:20 possible with max power savings.

The laptop I last used lasted one hour with the wireless on, and it used XP 🙁 Stupid Celeron Ms.

 

[croc]

I got Vista, and will get Win 7 through MSDN AA. The last M$ product I bought after XP Home was Office 2007 Ultimate, which I got through the Aussie version of The Ultimate Steal (therefore $75).

Damn... You mean Dick Smith over-charged me for my Office? Cost $99 for my academic version.

 

[randomizer]

No academic crap here, I got the whole shebang.

http://www.itsnotcheating.com.au/store/msshau/ContentTheme/pbPage.microsoft_office_ultimate?resid=QXFODwoHAj8AAByaWEEAAAAH&rests=1232154199814

The US program has other software available too, but usually you can get the others (like Vista) free through MSDNAA anyway.

 

[croc]

No academic crap here, I got the whole shebang.

http://www.itsnotcheating.com.au/store/msshau/ContentTheme/pbPage.microsoft_office_ultimate?resid=QXFODwoHAj8AAByaWEEAAAAH&rests=1232154199814

The US program has other software available too, but usually you can get the others (like Vista) free through MSDNAA anyway.

My version is the pro as well. All DSE needed to see was my MSDN developer's card. Maybe I should take one course a semester at my local TAFE to get all of these better deals...

I read the fine print on the MSDN version's EULA, and at that time if my subscription lapsed so did my rights to use my copy of Vista. I had already planned to holiday in Hawaii, so just picked up a copy of Ultimate while I was there. Saved me something like 250 AUD at the time....

 

[randomizer]

I read the fine print on the MSDN version's EULA, and at that time if my subscription lapsed so did my rights to use my copy of Vista.

Mine lapses when I no longer to IT subjects. Oh well, as they in Pirates of the Caribbean, "Take what you can, give nothing back!"