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Windows 7: Windows XP is a ticking time-bomb with only 500 days to go
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24 Nov 2012
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#11 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Quote: Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald 
Quote: Originally Posted by whs I would not worry about it. If a few big companies want the service extended (and that is likely going to happen), Microsoft is going to do it. I wouldn't count on that. With the arrogance Micro$not has been showing its customers lately (my way or highway attitude). I seriously doubt they would cave. I would not be so sure. If their top 20 customers like big goverments, the EU, VW or Toyota who have hundreds of thousands of PCs threaten them to go Linux, I am sure they will give.
And Linux has come a long way from the old command line system to Mint. Plus they have the advantage of a clear seperation of mobile with Android and the other Linux distros for the PC. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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24 Nov 2012
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#13 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Nice pick-up Greg. Must be handy to throw the board in the back and go to the beach. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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24 Nov 2012
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#15 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Indiana/Florida U.S.A. |
That was good!  | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus G74Sx
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU Intel i7 2670 Qm @2.20
Motherboard AsusTek G74Sx,1.0
Memory 16 GB DDR3
Graphics Card Nvidia Geforce GTX 560M -2040mb
Monitor(s) Displays Generic
Screen Resolution 1600 x 900
Hard Drives Crucial M4 128 gb SSD Internal/ 500gb Western Digital internal @ 7200 rpm (love the dual internal drives!)
1t Western Digital External, 500gb Western Digital External
500gb Seagate External x 2
Antivirus Avast Free
Browser Opera/Maxthon3/Comodo Dragon (very rarely)
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24 Nov 2012
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#16 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
This is what I call function AND fashion. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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24 Nov 2012
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#17 | |
Win7 x 6 PC's California, Florida, Boston |
Yes, it's great when they get the perfect balance like Windows 7.
My Dad's got a Lexus so have been amazed by it as well. | | My System Specs | | |
24 Nov 2012
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#18 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
The only problem these days is that they kill you with electronic gadgets and a gezillion switches plus 2 screens with another gezillion settings. Half of the time the car controls the driving - not you. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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24 Nov 2012
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#19 | |
Windows 7 x64 x86 North Western Indianapolis |
Quote: Originally Posted by whs
Quote: Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald
Quote: Originally Posted by whs I would not worry about it. If a few big companies want the service extended (and that is likely going to happen), Microsoft is going to do it. I wouldn't count on that. With the arrogance Micro$not has been showing its customers lately (my way or highway attitude). I seriously doubt they would cave. I would not be so sure. If their top 20 customers like big goverments, the EU, VW or Toyota who have hundreds of thousands of PCs threaten them to go Linux, I am sure they will give.
And Linux has come a long way from the old command line system to Mint. Plus they have the advantage of a clear seperation of mobile with Android and the other Linux distros for the PC. I once worked for a Multi National Company in Indianapolis and they had a special arrangement with M$ as we were using Windows 95 to run special in house software to run a prototype TV and this was years after 95 was discontinued and one of the engineers needed something fixed and M$ did what ever it was with a special patch. I assume it cost the company somewhere but is was most likely cheaper than rewriting the software that ran the TV to work on 2000. We tried 98 and that would not run the program either. 
So yes it does happen. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Bluethunder
OS Windows 7 x64 x86
CPU AMD Phenom II X6 1050T
Motherboard ASUS M4A77T/USB3 (AM3)
Memory G Skill F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16gb
Graphics Card Gigabyte Silent GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS
Monitor(s) Displays LG L227WTG
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
Keyboard IBM
Mouse Logitech Laser LED
PSU ENERMAX Liberty ELT620AWT 620W ATX12V SLI
Case Rocketfish Full Tower
Cooling COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus with push pull fans
Hard Drives ST31000528AS ATA Device
ST3250410AS ATA Device
ST3160212SCE ATA Device
ST31000528AS ATA Device
ST3320620A ATA Device
ST3320620A ATA Device
Internet Speed Never fast enough
Antivirus Avast and MSE on certian Virtual Machines
Browser Firefox
Other Info My other machine (Indianatone)
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/1UK7LitZUqfPUBDlPZSg7Hv
This machine (Bluethunder)
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/HOHBCzQyUsv3j6PVu3Qf2Fj
Chat Machine (Shadow)
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/FWdeKU0m2B3yyyG6RBZAXUD
All three of the machines are fed to three LG L227WTG @ 1680 x 1050 16:10 monitors.
Using Mouse Without Borders (Google it)
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25 Nov 2012
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#20 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 Northern Ohio |
I can't fathom what it would take in hardware, programs and training for a large company or organization to jump from XP to Windows 8. To my 3 brain cells it's beyond comprehension. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1
CPU Intel i7-960-3.2 @ 4.25
Motherboard ASUS P6X58D-E
Memory KINGSTON KHX2000C9, Hyper X,12 GIGS
Graphics Card MSI/Nvidia/460GTX-Cyclone 1GD5/OC
Monitor(s) Displays DYNEX 40 IN.
Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard M/S 3000 v 2.0 wireless
Mouse M/S 5000 wireless
PSU Corsair AX-850 Plus Gold
Case Corsair 600T (Black) + side panel with 2 140 mm Noctua fans
Cooling Corsair H50/2 Noctua NF-P12 (120 mm) Push/Pull-
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 120GB-SER 510
Seagate 1TB SATA 600 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Internet Speed 3.0 mb
Antivirus Microsoft Security Eesentials
Browser I.E. 10 default/Firefox
Other Info LG BluRay-Read/Write
Sound system
KLipsch-THX
Asus Router RTN-12
2 Noctua 140 added on top of 600t case
Malwarebytes Anti Malware Professional
Windows 7 Firewall
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