Doesn't seem to be as good as Vista

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  1. Posts : 93
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
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    Doesn't seem to be as good as Vista


    So I recently went to Windows 7 due to all the hype and talk of how great it is. I never had issues with Vista but I decided to move to W7 either way since a friend offered me his 64Bit CD because he only needed the 32Bit and $30 dollars later I had Windows 7 Ultimate ( Bought key on ebay, hence the "$30 dollars".. I know most don't advise that we do this but I already did so I hope I don't get badgered to much over that fact).. My problem is W7 just seems to have some slow response issues and a slow start up.. Maybe I didn't install it properly? I did a boot from disk and advanced option during install for a clean install but I don't know if I was supposed to format or if it would do that automatically during a clean install... I did have the windows old file so I don't think it formatted unless that would appear no matter what? After installing some software and games I finally got around to installing o&o defrag and running it but I didn't expect it to show very much fragmentation since I was on a new install which was not the case because it was around 37.00 fragmentation which I brought down to nothing within a couple hours but I still don't understand why it was so high on a fresh Windows install
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  2. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
       #2

    it will not format by default...
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  3. Posts : 6,243
    win 7 ultimate32bit, Win8.1pro wmc 32bit
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    what happened was you did an upgrade install that is why you have been left with a windows.old file and also the cause of your problems , reinstall using the clean install method and you will see a vast improvement, post back with any problems you have
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  4. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    Here is one of our excellent tutorials giving the instructions for a clean install.

    Clean Install Windows 7



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  5. Posts : 6,243
    win 7 ultimate32bit, Win8.1pro wmc 32bit
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    richc46 said:
    Here is one of our excellent tutorials giving the instructions for a clean install.

    Clean Install Windows 7



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    many thanks for the link Richard
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  6. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    You are very welcome, Kathryn.
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  7. Posts : 16,130
    7 X64
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    You don't get a windows.old folder if you do an in-place upgrade installation.

    You get it if you do a custom install , without formatting the target partition.
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  8. Posts : 93
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    OMG.. Doing this all over again is going to be such a pain... then reinstalling everything I have already installed after the Windows 7 move... Thanks for the replies though... I really appreciate it : )
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  9. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    Do it the easy way. Do not reinstall all of your programs all at once. Just install as you need them. That is what I did when I installed 7 and it really was not bad.
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  10. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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    There should not be a performance problem if properly installed. That is one of the advantages of Win7 - it is faster and has a smaller footprint than Vista. There are a few other features that are also superior to Vista (Taskbar, Libraries, Trim support, Homegroup, etc.). But in terms of overall function, I prefer Vista too. They have added a lot of eye candy to Win7 but deleted many useful Vista function in the process. Besides, the interface to get to the system settings is a real mess. You have to be a good scout to find them.
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