Seven or XP?

What you choose?

  • Seven (don't choose only because you use it at the moment)

    Votes: 195 88.2%
  • XP

    Votes: 26 11.8%

  • Total voters
    221
7 due to:

- DirectX10
- I can use my PC as soon as it is in Windows
- Right click on apps for frequent lists saves time
- By default it looks much better
- Mini preview screens that popup are better for navigating
- Quicker to update games
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 x64 Home Premium
CPU
Intel Q6600 @ stock
Motherboard
ASUS P5N-E SLI (Bios 1301)
Memory
6GB DDR2 6400 Crucial Ballistix (4-4-4-12-2T)
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte GeForce 560 OC 1GB @ stock
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG (headphones via FP and speakers via rear jack)
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 2032BW
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
WDC 250gb SATA, Maxtor 120gb IDE
PSU
Antec Earthwatts 650W
Case
Enermax
Cooling
1x120mm, 3x80mm Fans
Keyboard
Dell SK 8125 Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard
Mouse
Sharkoon Fireglider
Internet Speed
8 mbps (supposedly)
Other Info
Microsoft GameVoice, Microsoft Sidewinder Joypad
- DirectX10
- I can use my PC as soon as it is in Windows
- Right click on apps for frequent lists saves time
- By default it looks much better
- Mini preview screens that popup are better for navigating
- Quicker to update games
Good reasons all

Ken
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
Past couple of days, I have been cleaning some old junk laptops.
Junk in the fact that Windows XP takes for ever and ever to get on the internet with 256MB mem, 30 GB HDD, and Vista will not even install.

Just for giggles and tickles, I tried to install Win7.
first system is
IBM Thinkpad A22m.

Intel Pentium III 850MHz CPU
256MB RAM Memory
30GB Hard Drive
Modem & NIC port
1 USB ports
2 PCMCIA ports
CD-ROM drive

Win7 Lite version fits on CD. installs perfectly, access to A22M drivers via the old CD, installed, all items came up flashed and installed. NO
PROBLEM. installed a Linksys Wireless adapter. would not work with XP, or Vista, not enough memory available.

Way to go... Windows 7 turns it from JUNK to a HOT SELLER.
Internet ready and Fassssssssssssssssster than a speeding bullet.
No Question Windows 7, over XP and Vista.
 
And the winner is ....
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My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP d4996t (upgraded)
OS
XP MCE .... XP Pro 64 .... W7 U x64
CPU
E6750, 2.67GHz C2D
Memory
4GB, PC2 6400
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce 9400GT
Monitor(s) Displays
Twin Samsung 2443BWT
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
Many .. 3 Installed
PSU
460W
Internet Speed
Cable

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Compal JFT02 (Custom Build Laptop)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz
Motherboard
JFT02
Memory
4GB Kingston DDR2-800
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT (512MB Model)
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
WUXGA Standard Laptop Display
Screen Resolution
1680*1050
Hard Drives
Toshiba 320GB 5400RPM Laptop HD
PSU
Standard Laptop Power Supply
Case
Standard Laptop Case
Cooling
Standard Laptop Cooling
Keyboard
Standard Laptop 105 Key-Keyboard
Mouse
Synaptics Touchpad
Internet Speed
Verizion Online DSL 3360/864 kbs (dl/up)

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Compal JFT02 (Custom Build Laptop)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz
Motherboard
JFT02
Memory
4GB Kingston DDR2-800
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT (512MB Model)
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
WUXGA Standard Laptop Display
Screen Resolution
1680*1050
Hard Drives
Toshiba 320GB 5400RPM Laptop HD
PSU
Standard Laptop Power Supply
Case
Standard Laptop Case
Cooling
Standard Laptop Cooling
Keyboard
Standard Laptop 105 Key-Keyboard
Mouse
Synaptics Touchpad
Internet Speed
Verizion Online DSL 3360/864 kbs (dl/up)
W7 hasn't had a chance to grow up yet
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP d4996t (upgraded)
OS
XP MCE .... XP Pro 64 .... W7 U x64
CPU
E6750, 2.67GHz C2D
Memory
4GB, PC2 6400
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce 9400GT
Monitor(s) Displays
Twin Samsung 2443BWT
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
Many .. 3 Installed
PSU
460W
Internet Speed
Cable
Think again ...
I'm waiting to see what happens after W7 hits the store shelves ...
7out.gif
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP d4996t (upgraded)
OS
XP MCE .... XP Pro 64 .... W7 U x64
CPU
E6750, 2.67GHz C2D
Memory
4GB, PC2 6400
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce 9400GT
Monitor(s) Displays
Twin Samsung 2443BWT
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
Many .. 3 Installed
PSU
460W
Internet Speed
Cable

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Compal JFT02 (Custom Build Laptop)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz
Motherboard
JFT02
Memory
4GB Kingston DDR2-800
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT (512MB Model)
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
WUXGA Standard Laptop Display
Screen Resolution
1680*1050
Hard Drives
Toshiba 320GB 5400RPM Laptop HD
PSU
Standard Laptop Power Supply
Case
Standard Laptop Case
Cooling
Standard Laptop Cooling
Keyboard
Standard Laptop 105 Key-Keyboard
Mouse
Synaptics Touchpad
Internet Speed
Verizion Online DSL 3360/864 kbs (dl/up)
Makes me laugh every time I see this. Solved: Seven or XP.

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Kari
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
CPU
1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card
Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays
17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution
1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
Hard Drives
Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Cooling
As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
Keyboard
Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse
Logitech Performance Mouse MX
Internet Speed
50/10 Mbps VDSL
Antivirus
Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
Browser
Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Compal JFT02 (Custom Build Laptop)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz
Motherboard
JFT02
Memory
4GB Kingston DDR2-800
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT (512MB Model)
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
WUXGA Standard Laptop Display
Screen Resolution
1680*1050
Hard Drives
Toshiba 320GB 5400RPM Laptop HD
PSU
Standard Laptop Power Supply
Case
Standard Laptop Case
Cooling
Standard Laptop Cooling
Keyboard
Standard Laptop 105 Key-Keyboard
Mouse
Synaptics Touchpad
Internet Speed
Verizion Online DSL 3360/864 kbs (dl/up)
Windows 7 is far more reliable than XP was and is much faster in pretty much every area. Not to mention all of the things in 7 that make it easier and faster to use than XP. As if that wasn't enough it has better support for many things XP did not.

Using XP after 7 is released would be like going back to 98SE from XP now.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Win7 64bit Ultimate
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3.3GHz, 3.7GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
Memory
CORSAIR DOMINATOR GT 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866 DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
XFX HD-697A-CNDC Radeon HD6970 2GB 256-bit
Sound Card
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Edition
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual 25 Inch Hanns-G HZ251
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 X 2
PSU
Corsair 850W Single Rail
Case
Thermaltake V9 BlacX w/ Dual HDD Docking Station
Cooling
Air lots and lots of air and copper...
Keyboard
Kensington (Low-Profile)
Mouse
Creative Fatal1ty
Internet Speed
15Gbit (15 Down 5 Up)
Other Info
XIGMATEK HDT-S1284F 120mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler, LG Blu-Ray Burner.
Windows 7 is far more reliable than XP was and is much faster in pretty much every area. Not to mention all of the things in 7 that make it easier and faster to use than XP. As if that wasn't enough it has better support for many things XP did not.

So true, been using XP for as long as I can remember, still use it extensively as main sys, I'll wait for the pre-order to come around before I go entirely 7. I do have another sys running 7 (7100) in 64bit, and am happy with it, runs fine. I havent thoroughly tested the appz I use on XP, though some wont work due to other reasons. :)

Using XP after 7 is released would be like going back to 98SE from XP now.

Thats funny, though alot will stick with XP just to wait until smoke clears, in this case it wont have to...
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built
OS
W764 & W764
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 810 2.6ghz & AMD|PH II X6 1055T 2.8G AM3 RT
Motherboard
Asus M4A79T Deluxe & ASUS| M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 880G
Memory
6.0 gb & 16.0 gb (64bit)
Graphics Card(s)
GForce 9800 GTX 512gb & Sapphire HD6870
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
1 32" LG 1080 TV
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
(Phenom X4)
WD 10K 74 GB 3.0gb/s
WD 320 GB
2 X WD 7200 1TB 3.0gb/s
-External HDs-
3 X WD 1 TB 3.0gb/s

(Phenom X6)
WD 10K 300 GB 3.0gb/s
WD 1TB 6.0 gbs
-External HDs-
WD 1 TB 6.0gb/s thru eSATA
WD 1 TB 6.0gb/s thre USB 3.0
PSU
Corsair 750 W & CoolerMaster 700W
Case
CM690 & CM690
Cooling
Both CM690 have 7 120mm Fans
Keyboard
stock USB
Mouse
logitech wireless
Internet Speed
cable
Other Info
I do alot of Video and DVD burning
- DirectX10
- I can use my PC as soon as it is in Windows
- Right click on apps for frequent lists saves time
- By default it looks much better
- Mini preview screens that popup are better for navigating
- Quicker to update games

You mean DirectX 11. Win7 comes packages with version 11. Which will also soon be available to Vista but not XP.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware Aurora ALX R4
OS
Windows 10 Pro (x64)
CPU
Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2GHz - 4.5GHz)
Motherboard
Alienware Aurora-R4 x79
Memory
4x Samsung 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (16GB 1600MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce GTX 690
Sound Card
SteelSeries Siberia Elite
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UltraSharp U3011
Screen Resolution
2560x1600
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 256 GB, Seagate 1TB Desktop Hybrid HDD, 2x Western Digital 4TB Green HDD
PSU
875W Some Dell PSU <.<
Case
Alienware Aurora ALX
Cooling
Custom Liquid Cooling (EK CPU & GPU blocks) dual EK 480RAD
Keyboard
Logitech G710+ Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G700s
Internet Speed
Verizon Fios (50 mbps average)
Other Info
Server: Intel NUC D54250WYK: i5-4250U, 16GB, 256 GB mSATA, Windows Server 2012 R2
You mean DirectX 11. Win7 comes packages with version 11. Which will also soon be available to Vista but not XP.
Eventhough I hate XP and wish it would die...I still think that Microsoft should drop DX10 to XP users and let Vista users have DX11...Hand-Me-Downs here in their OSs
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Compal JFT02 (Custom Build Laptop)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz
Motherboard
JFT02
Memory
4GB Kingston DDR2-800
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT (512MB Model)
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
WUXGA Standard Laptop Display
Screen Resolution
1680*1050
Hard Drives
Toshiba 320GB 5400RPM Laptop HD
PSU
Standard Laptop Power Supply
Case
Standard Laptop Case
Cooling
Standard Laptop Cooling
Keyboard
Standard Laptop 105 Key-Keyboard
Mouse
Synaptics Touchpad
Internet Speed
Verizion Online DSL 3360/864 kbs (dl/up)
Eventhough I hate XP and wish it would die...
Why don't you stop "beating-around-the-bush",

and tell us how you really feel ? :geek:

(No NRs, please...)
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway GT5056
OS
XP_Pro, W7_7201, W7RC.vhd, SciLinux5.3, Fedora12, Fedora9_2x, OpenSolaris_09-06
CPU
AMD 64x2
Motherboard
Yes
Memory
1 gig
Graphics Card(s)
Dunno
Sound Card
Realtek something
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 940MW w/TV
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
Hard Drives
250 GB WD, USB Seagate Freedesk 1.5 T
Internet Speed
Cable modem
Other Info
1 + 1 = 10b,
7 + 7 = 16o,
a + b = 15h.
Why don't you stop "beating-around-the-bush",

and tell us how you really feel ? :geek:
How I really feel? I would love to take every computer running XP (not in dual boot) and every disc with XP on it and stack them in a pile. I would then pour the gas to it and watch it go boom when I toss a match. Honestly XP...JUST DIE



...rant over
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Compal JFT02 (Custom Build Laptop)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz
Motherboard
JFT02
Memory
4GB Kingston DDR2-800
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT (512MB Model)
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
WUXGA Standard Laptop Display
Screen Resolution
1680*1050
Hard Drives
Toshiba 320GB 5400RPM Laptop HD
PSU
Standard Laptop Power Supply
Case
Standard Laptop Case
Cooling
Standard Laptop Cooling
Keyboard
Standard Laptop 105 Key-Keyboard
Mouse
Synaptics Touchpad
Internet Speed
Verizion Online DSL 3360/864 kbs (dl/up)
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