Anyone regret moving to Windows 7?

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  1. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #51

    armyslowrdr said:
    uhhhh-no.

    I was a huge XP fan, but 7 is leaps forward.

    I still got my favorite XP computers running.

    But I have 6 Win7 computers running, & I don't think I could live without Win7
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  2. Posts : 150
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #52

    Bearlout said:
    the only thing i regret is that there were no home computers when i was a kid

    LOL... I reget that there were no home computers when I was an ADULT!!

    (you probably think I am kidding)

    ..and I have always been bummed that BIG WHEELS were invented long after I had grown too big to fit into one. Life is just not fair.
    (Gallagher later had one custom-made that would have been great)
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  3. Posts : 5,941
    Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
       #53

    Hi All

    Like always there's usually a spanner in the works / fly in the ointment.

    On my Laptop -- no question at all -- W7 is there to stay.

    On my main desktop I'm not so sure -- since its got 12GB RAM and as I need to log on to loads of different applications the lack of virtual desktops is almost a showstopper here. (Ok there are some 3rd party one's but nothing like the completely configerable desktop powertoy in XP).

    So I've actually REMOVED W7 from my desktop and replaced it with W2008 Server R2 and fire up a load of XP virtual machines with their specific apps on them.

    I've also got a W7 ultimate VM for my main Email, Internet and Office apps, but apart from that I probably still am using XP 80% of the time now.

    Don't get me wrong -- I Love W7 and will gradually migrate the XP VM's to W7 VM's but there's no rush yet especially most work applications still need an XP front end.

    I'll probably convert my music streaming app with its MySQL database over to a VM W7 first.

    Since machines have much more RAM in them these days MS really should have provided a decent virtual desktop facility -- with EACH desktop 100% customiseable.

    This is what I mean -- makes it much easier when running loads of applications. This is a SINGLE VIRTUAL XP machine with 4 desktops - and each can have their own set of apps etc. (You can of course cut and paste between them etc etc). The desktop facility is the DESKTOPS from MS powertoys sysinternals.

    Cheers
    jimbo
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  4. Posts : 901
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
       #54

    You should try cube desktop,its a very easy program that allows 6 virtual desktops to be used at once.
    I find it excellent.

    Dan
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  5. Posts : 5,941
    Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
       #55

    Minotar said:
    You should try cube desktop,its a very easy program that allows 6 virtual desktops to be used at once.
    I find it excellent.

    Dan
    Hi there

    Thanks for the info - the application is fine up to a point but I've tried that one and it still doesn't do EXACTLY what I want -- each desktop to be TOTALLY separate with own backgrounds, MENU, and desktop Icons.

    For example if you need to logon to 6 or 7 different SAP R/3 systems each with say 3 different clients (Development, QA/ User Test / Production) you can see why I need this type of application.

    It has also crashed a number of times so I gave up on that one.

    Running a number of VM's on a 12 GB RAM server gives me the best of both worlds here - as I can migrate as and when I need to.


    Note the main download link reports UNSAFE website -- there are others of course but beware of this one



    Cheers
    jimbo
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  6. Posts : 901
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
       #56

    jimbo45 said:
    Minotar said:
    You should try cube desktop,its a very easy program that allows 6 virtual desktops to be used at once.
    I find it excellent.

    Dan
    Hi there

    Thanks for the info - the application is fine up to a point but I've tried that one and it still doesn't do EXACTLY what I want -- each desktop to be TOTALLY separate with own backgrounds, MENU, and desktop Icons.

    For example if you need to logon to 6 or 7 different SAP R/3 systems each with say 3 different clients (Development, QA/ User Test / Production) you can see why I need this type of application.

    It has also crashed a number of times so I gave up on that one.

    Running a number of VM's on a 12 GB RAM server gives me the best of both worlds here - as I can migrate as and when I need to.

    Cheers
    jimbo
    Thats great!!!


    I dont know what the fu.. he just said
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  7. Posts : 2,651
    W7 RTM Ultimate x64
       #57

    I never regret moving to 7, probably one of the smartest things Ive ever done for my PC.
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  8. Posts : 97
    Dual boot Win7 Home Premium and Vista Home Premium SP2
       #58

    Installed WIN95 day of release after having bought a PC with WIN3.1 on it initially, likewise WIN98. Skipped WinME (though did have it just never installed it), skipped 2000, went XP the week of release, likewise Vista.

    Never regretted any of them. Especially liked WIN95 and Vista.

    Beta'd WIN7. Really impressed with it's lightness, crispness (though I DID have a freezing issue intermittently), so I bought and installed WIN7 on the day after release.

    Absolutley no regrets. To me - Vista on steriods - I love the interface and the speed.

    Really -what's NOT to love about it? No doubt I WILL find issues the more I delve, but right now, extremely happy.

    And I have been helped immeasurably by those here whenever I have sought advice - that's a help too!

    Rgds
    Rod
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  9. Posts : 39
    windows 7 32 bit home premium
       #59

    I used vista for around a year not a bad os at all had no problems with it. But purchased win 7 home premium and absolutely love it not regretting it one bit.
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  10. Posts : 12,177
    Windows 7 Ult x64 - SP1/ Windows 8 Pro x64
       #60

    From Windows 3.0, through most of them, until Win7RC and now Win7.

    They all had their good points, and I enjoyed each one.

    Win7 has a very good feel, I was comfortable with it from the first day.

    Absolutely no regrets.

    Waiting for Win8
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