Are you staying with Windows 7, Or upgrading?

Which Operating System Are You Having After the Release of Windows 8

  • Stay with XP or Vista

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Upgrade to Windows 7 from XP or Vista

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Stay with Windows 7

    Votes: 46 93.9%

  • Upgrade to Windows 8 from XP or Vista

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Upgrade to Windows 8

    Votes: 2 4.1%

  • Undecided

    Votes: 1 2.0%
  • Total voters
    49
  • Poll closed .
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Which Operating system are you going to use after the release of Windows 8
Options are:

Stay with XP or Vista

Upgrade to Windows 7 from XP or Vista

Stay with Windows 7

Upgrade to Windows 8 from XP or Vista

Undecided

Dont know yet
 
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Windows 7 Ultimate x86Intel Pentium D 925 @ 3.00GHz1GB DDR2 667MHzOverclocked Asus ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 512MB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Packard Bell iMedia 2218 -- Has Been Running For Almost 7 Years!
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x86
CPU
Intel Pentium D 925 @ 3.00GHz
Motherboard
Socket 775 MCP73VT-PM
Memory
1GB DDR2 667MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Overclocked Asus ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 512MB
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Audigy 570
Monitor(s) Displays
19" LCD Monitor; MW19E-AAA
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
500gb 7200rpm (Windows 7) ---
160gb 7200rpm (Backup) ---
1TB Iomega External Drive (7200rpm)
PSU
250w Packard Bell Standard
Case
Packard Bell standard
Cooling
Intel Socket 775 Air Cooler
Keyboard
Wired PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
Dell Wireless USB Mouse
Internet Speed
Wireles --- Download - 6.63 Mbps Upload - 0.38 Mbps
Other Info
Currently Planning To Build New Computer --- Also Got A Samsung Galaxy Ace II (Plays All Games You Throw At It)
After trying out 2 releases of Windows 8 I can say without a shadow of doubt 100% staying with windows 7
 

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Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Staying with windows 7, many ppl find new metro ui great, i find it disgusting!, also you must do millions of click to do simple task that in windows 7 you do in almost 1 click ( like shutdown, reboot, etc...)
 

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XP
OS
XP
7 , 8 is garbage.

There is no reason to ever upgrade again. :party:
 

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Windows 10 Pro x64Intel Core i7 6700KGSkill TridentZ RGB 16GB 3600 16-16-16-36EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC x2
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Skylake Special #666
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 6700K
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1
Memory
GSkill TridentZ RGB 16GB 3600 16-16-16-36
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC x2
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC G2460PG
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 144Hz
Hard Drives
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB, Seagate Barracuda 4TB x2
PSU
EVGA 1000 P2, EVGA White Custom Braided Cables
Case
Corsair Vengeance C70 Gunmetal Black
Cooling
Corsair H100i v2, Corsair ML120 x2, Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut
Keyboard
Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum
Mouse
Logitech G700s
Internet Speed
Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway 75/75
Antivirus
Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Free 3.8.3
Browser
Chrome
Other Info
Corsair SP120 x4, LG Blu-ray Drive, Durabrand HT-395 100 Watt Dolby Digital Amp, Corsair H2100 Wireless 7.1 Headset
Staying with windows 7, if it's not broke don't fix it.....
 

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Win-7 H-Prem-x64 Linux-M-Mate-x64intel i7 4770kCorsair Dominator Platinum DDR3 16 GB (1,866 ...GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 GV-N1060G1 GAMING-3...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build (Monster*212)
OS
Win-7 H-Prem-x64 Linux-M-Mate-x64
CPU
intel i7 4770k
Motherboard
Gigabyte z78x-hd3 gaming
Memory
Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3 16 GB (1,866 MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 GV-N1060G1 GAMING-3GD 2
Sound Card
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2711x LED 1080p
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB SSD
1tb 7200RPM HDD
250GB 7200RPM HDD
PSU
EVGA 600wattB 80+
Case
Cougar Panzer Max
Cooling
CORSAIR H60 liquid cooling
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
logitech
Internet Speed
Cable
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Chrome
Other Info
LG Bluray reader
I don't see my personal favorite, Windows ME, on your list...................
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GhzKingston 4 GB DDR3 1333 mhzAMD Radeon HD6670
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i3-2120 3.30Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Socket H2 ATX
Memory
Kingston 4 GB DDR3 1333 mhz
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD6670
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Audigy SE 24-Bit
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VE228
Screen Resolution
1440 X 900
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB Sata 3 SSD ==
Kingston SH103/S3 120 G Hyper X 120 GB SSD ==
Western Digital 500 GB Caviar Green 7200 RPM ==
PSU
Corsair CX600M == 600 Watt
Case
NZXT Apollo - Silver with Clear Side Panel
Cooling
Three 120 mm Fans
Keyboard
Microsoft Natural 4000
Mouse
Microsoft Custom Optical 3000
Internet Speed
AT&T Fiber Optic Wireless Network
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Chrome
Other Info
120 mm Blue LED Fan -- Three Blue LED Lazer Light Sticks
Been using 8 for some time in a virtual machine environment for testing and I can say without any doubt the Win 8 is JUNK.

The Core OS may be just fine, maybe even a little better then 7, but what MS has done to the User Interface is just to much for me. Even after installing Classic Shell and getting the Start button back and going to the REAL desktop at startup I just fine the whole UI the worst. Why on earth do I have to click on a Picture to bring up a screen where I type in my Password?
Even in Mac OS X you don't have to do that.
MS you Screwed Up BIG TIME.

Ran XP for 9 years without any problems. I'll be running Win 7 for that long or longer.
 

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7 x64
OS
7 x64
edwar said:
Been using 8 for some time in a virtual machine environment for testing and I can say without any doubt the Win 8 is JUNK.

The Core OS may be just fine, maybe even a little better then 7, but what MS has done to the User Interface is just to much for me. Even after installing Classic Shell and getting the Start button back and going to the REAL desktop at startup I just fine the whole UI the worst. Why on earth do I have to click on a Picture to bring up a screen where I type in my Password?
Even in Mac OS X you don't have to do that.
MS you Screwed Up BIG TIME.

Ran XP for 9 years without any problems. I'll be running Win 7 for that long or longer.
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I agree with you there Edwar, the core of it is very good, its very fast, but yes its a total pain in the butt trying to use it. I spent hours just trying to figure out how to do things, it's a nightmare, maybe they should have just released the core as a service pack to windows 7, it would have been awesome but of course they want to make money.
 

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Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Just went from 2000 Pro to Win 7 -
I'm pretty sure I'll stay with Win 7.
(And, maybe some Linux!)
rossfingal
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
rossfingal said:
Just went from 2000 Pro to Win 7 -
I'm pretty sure I'll stay with Win 7.
(And, maybe some Linux!)
rossfingal
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Welcome to Seven Forums Ross:)
 

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Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Thank you "paulpicks21"!! :)
Great place!!
rossfingal
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Thanks!! :)
rossfingal
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
windows 7 till it dies.
 

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windows 7 x64 pro sp1intel i5 2540m8 gig ddr3 12800intel hd 3000
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
asus k53e bbr23 laptop
OS
windows 7 x64 pro sp1
CPU
intel i5 2540m
Motherboard
asus
Memory
8 gig ddr3 12800
Graphics Card(s)
intel hd 3000
Sound Card
realtek hd audio
Screen Resolution
1366*768 hd
Hard Drives
(1) ST3250312AS ATA Device (2) TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 USB Device
Mouse
lenovo usb mouse
Internet Speed
20Mbps/1Mbps
Windows 8 made you to have your hardwares compatible for its modern Ui. Not ready yet!!
 

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Windows 7 Professional SP1 - x64 [Non-UEFI Boot]Ivy Bridge Core i5 3570K (Delidded)G.Skill "Ares" DDR3 PC3-12800 - 1600MHz (16Gb)Asus Dual-RX480-O4G
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 - x64 [Non-UEFI Boot]
CPU
Ivy Bridge Core i5 3570K (Delidded)
Motherboard
Asus P8Z77-V LE PLUS
Memory
G.Skill "Ares" DDR3 PC3-12800 - 1600MHz (16Gb)
Graphics Card(s)
Asus Dual-RX480-O4G
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Z w/5.1 sound system
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus IPS 23"
Screen Resolution
16/9
Hard Drives
Internal:
500Go Sata 6Gb/s (x2)
500Go Sata 3Gb/s (x2)
SSD 60Go Sata 6Gb/s
PSU
In Win C 900W Series 80+ Platinum
Case
Thermaltake Chaser A71
Cooling
Custom Water Cooling Loop
Keyboard
Cooler Master QuickFire XTi
Mouse
Razer Imperator 2012 (4G)
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
IE 11.0.xxx Rtm
Other Info
"Raid0" with Intel Smart Response Technology (HDD/SSD)
I'm dual booting Windows 7 and Server 2012 and in terms of ease of use, Windows 7 wins hands down. Less mouse clicks to get to shutdown the PC or lauch apps No annoying charms bar and recent metro apps popup (especially when closing a maximized window or pressing the back button on the browser). Having 2 IEs is redundant IMO and there is no aero transparency. The thing I like about Windows 8/Server 2012 is less RAM usage, faster operations and higher benchmark scores.
 
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Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1Intel® Pentium® 4 @ 2.26 GHz, Intel Core i7-2...512MB Dual channel DDR SDRAM @ 400MHz 2.5-3-3...Intel 82865G, Nvidia GeForce 520M Graphics
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Optiplex SX270, Lenovo Z470
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1
CPU
Intel® Pentium® 4 @ 2.26 GHz, Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20 GH
Motherboard
Dell, Lenovo
Memory
512MB Dual channel DDR SDRAM @ 400MHz 2.5-3-3-7, 8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 82865G, Nvidia GeForce 520M Graphics
Sound Card
SoundMax Integrated Audio, Integrated HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W1952
Screen Resolution
1440x900, 1366 x 768
Hard Drives
40 GB 2.5" IDE 4200 RPM HDD, 500 GB 5400 RPM Sata 1.5 + 32 GB SSD
PSU
Dell 145 Watt, Lenovo 120 Watt Power Adapter
Case
Optiplex SX270 Small Form Factor, Laptop
Cooling
Dell Proprietary Air Cooling, Stock laptop cooling
Keyboard
Dell SK-8125 USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell PS/2 2 button ball mouse with wheel scroll
Internet Speed
300 Mbit down / 20 Mbps up Time Warner Cable
Antivirus
MSE, Malwarebytes Scanner
Browser
Internet (Aizawa) Explorer 11
Other Info
Running Windows Server 2012 Datacenter on a virtual machine to run Metro Apps.
This is a faulty poll (as most are) because only one choice is allowed. Not everyone has only one machine. I have two: a notebook running Win7 and a desktop running XP. The desktop isn't able to run all of Win7's features, such as Aero so it will have to be replaced. Being the cheap bi...broad I am, I didn't want to replace the machine any sooner than I had to but, with XP's demise looming April, 2014, I'll have to replace it soon.

I voted to keep Win7 on the notebook but I will also replace XP with Win7 (I'm watching for a sale so I can buy a couple of retail copies).
 

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Win 7 Ultimate 64 bitIntel i7-3930KKingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modul...MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU
Intel i7-3930K
Motherboard
ASUS P9X79 WS
Memory
Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
Graphics Card(s)
MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
Sound Card
Asus Xonar Essence STX
Monitor(s) Displays
3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080, ?
Hard Drives
Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
PSU
Corsair HX750w
Case
Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
Cooling
Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
Keyboard
Logitech G510s
Mouse
Logitech M525 (two in use)
Internet Speed
=< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up
Antivirus
AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util
Browser
IE11
Other Info
LSI 9211-8i HBA card (8 SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer, Cyberpower PP2200SW UPS
In the foreseeable future I would continue to stay with Windows 7
 

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Windows 7 Pro with SP1 32bit2 gigs of RAMIntel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Pro with SP1 32bit
Motherboard
Intel D845GVS1 X86-based PC
Memory
2 gigs of RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Sound Card
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 931BF Black 19" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution
1280X960
Hard Drives
1. SAMSUNG SP0822N ATA Device ~ 80 GigaBytes

2. Seagate FreeAgent Go USB Device ~ 500 GigaBytes
Keyboard
COMPAQ Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
iBall Laser Precise Speedster
Internet Speed
4 mb/sec
I checked stay with Windows 7, which is what I will do with my Recording System PC. However, I will install Win 8 on my "test" PC, I do part-time PC support and I know at least 1 of my clients that will be upgrading.
 

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Windows 10 64 bitIntel i7 6700K16GB Corsair DominatorIntel CPU Graphics
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
My Own Build
OS
Windows 10 64 bit
CPU
Intel i7 6700K
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero
Memory
16GB Corsair Dominator
Graphics Card(s)
Intel CPU Graphics
Sound Card
RealTek
Monitor(s) Displays
27" Dell S2719dgf
Screen Resolution
2560X1440
Hard Drives
1 TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD for Win 10 Pro
500GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD for Win 10 Insider
2 TB drive for backup
PSU
EVGA Supernova 750G2
Case
BeQuiet Silent Base 600
Cooling
Deepcool Captain 120EX
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless 2000
Mouse
Microsoft wireless
Internet Speed
100 MB/sec (Cable)
Antivirus
Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes
Browser
Edge/Firefox
Other Info
Cakewalk (Sonar) by BandLab and Studio One 4.1 Pro recording studio software. MOTU 896Mk3 Hybrid recording interface, Frontier Tranzport wireless control unit, Behringer X-Touch Control Surface.
Five USB connected optical drives for CD Audio production using Nero BurningROM
No plans to update here. I stayed with XP until 7 came along and will do the same with 7 until a "decent" replacement for it comes along.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SP 1Intel i5 2500k8 gigabytes Corsair PC3-12800 DDR3EVGA GeForce GTX 460 superclocked
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Customized build from CyberPower
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SP 1
CPU
Intel i5 2500k
Motherboard
Asus P8P67 Deluxe
Memory
8 gigabytes Corsair PC3-12800 DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 460 superclocked
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic 23" LCD
Screen Resolution
1980 x 1080
Hard Drives
120 Gb Samsung 840 Pro SSD
120 Gb Kingston Hyper X SSD
1 Tb WD Caviar Black HDD
PSU
Coolermaster 1000 watt modular
Case
Coolermaster HAF X full tower
Cooling
Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus
Keyboard
Logitech USB
Mouse
Microsoft 3 button
Internet Speed
download 1.5 Mb/sec upload 300Kb/sec
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