Retiring Windows 7 Anyone Else?

[mushroomboy]

You know, even if you don't like it you'll have to accept it. Just as we are going to phase 32bit out soon, yes I said soon because I don't see a reason for it to be here too much longer. We have drivers, software support, the hardware that can use all the features... With RAM becoming so cheap.... Heck video cards now have 1G+ on them, I am sure we'll be seeing 4G cards someday lolz, man that's ****ing crazy. But with textures, blueray, and how everything is going... Just accept it and move on, because eventually you'll have to accept it to run new software.

 

[pparks1]

You know, even if you don't like it you'll have to accept it. Just as we are going to phase 32bit out soon, yes I said soon because I don't see a reason for it to be here too much longer.

Must be because you don't have anything significant that will not run on it. At my job, the systems admins need to VPN in to do their job. We use a checkpoint firewall, and it doesn't support 64-bit operating systems. Therefore, no VPN support if you run it.
And for those who suggest using a 32-bit virtual machine...the problem is that once you do get VPN'd into the system this way...all of the tools and such which you need to run to do your job are native on the host and not the VM where you are actually VPN'd in.

So, in our environment...64-bit is not a viable option.

 

[s0c9]

So, in our environment...64-bit is not a viable option.

it will be at some point in the near future..

 

[bjproc]

It wasn't till I used the WD DLT and reset the MBR and then installed XP, used Ghost to create an image that I was able to restore XP as I have done for years.

any chance of a link to this WD DLT?

 

[pparks1]

So, in our environment...64-bit is not a viable option.

it will be at some point in the near future..

That's what we thought a couple of years ago. I remember having this issue when Vista 64-bit came out. Now, we are on Windows 7 and still have the problem. At the last employer, it was no 64-bit Cisco VPN client, at my new employer it's no Checkpoint 64-bit client. While there are options for 64-bit support for both vendors, it involves hardware replacement and significant licensing costs....both of which the companies would rather not incur.

 

[MattRainier]

I like to run XP...ON my Windows 7 Ultimate x64 box. Personally, I'm sick of virus-ridden, horrifically unstable XP - I have to shut my dedicated XP box down every night, while I can leave my Vista machine and my 7 machine(s) running for a month and a half before I have to restart - for updates.

 

[dave1812]

I like to run XP...ON my Windows 7 Ultimate x64 box. Personally, I'm sick of virus-ridden, horrifically unstable XP - I have to shut my dedicated XP box down every night, while I can leave my Vista machine and my 7 machine(s) running for a month and a half before I have to restart - for updates.

What the heck are u doing that gives you a "virus ridden, horrifically unstable XP"?? I've run XP for years on desktops and laptops with no viruses or instabilities. I do prefer the interface of 7, which is why I upgraded 2 of my XP machines, and one of my Vista units. You either didn't run decent A/V software or were getting too heavily involved with illicit downloading.

 

[mushroomboy]

So, in our environment...64-bit is not a viable option.

it will be at some point in the near future..

That's what we thought a couple of years ago. I remember having this issue when Vista 64-bit came out. Now, we are on Windows 7 and still have the problem. At the last employer, it was no 64-bit Cisco VPN client, at my new employer it's no Checkpoint 64-bit client. While there are options for 64-bit support for both vendors, it involves hardware replacement and significant licensing costs....both of which the companies would rather not incur.

Allright. =P But As far as everything a home user would do I can easily see 32bit being needed less and less.

 

[Sbrideau]

I like to run XP...ON my Windows 7 Ultimate x64 box. Personally, I'm sick of virus-ridden, horrifically unstable XP - I have to shut my dedicated XP box down every night, while I can leave my Vista machine and my 7 machine(s) running for a month and a half before I have to restart - for updates.

What the heck are u doing that gives you a "virus ridden, horrifically unstable XP"?? I've run XP for years on desktops and laptops with no viruses or instabilities. I do prefer the interface of 7, which is why I upgraded 2 of my XP machines, and one of my Vista units. You either didn't run decent A/V software or were getting too heavily involved with illicit downloading.

I never really had viruses on my system because I take care of what I do and almost never download, but when I was still on XP, even without viruses it was horrifically unstable, with programs crashing every 5 minutes. Then again it was the media center edition, which from what I've heard, is very unstable, but still, who has money to buy another windows? That machine now runs on Vista and I don't have the money for an upgrade on this machine, I have bought 7 for my laptop and I don't see the need to upgrade my desktop anyway, just my laptop needed an upgrade so I installed Windows 7 on it and works like a charm . Even with some missing drivers it is the most stable OS I have used, only Vista comes close to it.

 

[FliGi7]

I'm about to retire it for the sole reason that I've been posting on 3 separate forums with about 6 different threads trying to figure out why I have terrible video playback (video quality terrible on videos known to have great quality in XP) and image resolution (terribly pixelated/blocky when you zoom in at all on any picture) issues to absolutely no avail. Not one suggestion has worked, to include latest/oldest possible video drivers for my 8600GTS, Shark007's codec packs, different configurations of the codec pack, complete clean re-install of known good ISO of Win7Pro x64 RTM... nothing works. It's terribly sad that something that would seem relatively easy to fix, or at least identify, persists to the point of making me not even want to use Win7 at all due to no viable answers after 3 months of questioning something that is obviously inherently awry in the system.

/(rant|Win7)

 

[Fliplip]

Ive not read all the replies yet but wanted to say that i feel im having more crashes and "not responding" windows with a clean install of HP than i ever did with my last setup which was 7260, upgraded from 7200 through various leaks.
Im not giving up on it on my main PC but getting close to going back to XP on my Netbook.

Just my thoughts.

Dave.

 

[mushroomboy]

Ive not read all the replies yet but wanted to say that i feel im having more crashes and "not responding" windows with a clean install of HP than i ever did with my last setup which was 7260, upgraded from 7200 through various leaks.
Im not giving up on it on my main PC but getting close to going back to XP on my Netbook.

Just my thoughts.

Dave.

If it's a netbook and has less resources I'd go with XP or something less resource hungry as netbooks aren't supposed to be all crazy right? Just browsing and word processing?

 

[blankojames]

love windows7 had no problem with vista either. heard alot of complaints about vista but it ran perfect for me.. i just like the setup a little better on 7 and the looks a lot better. although i am partial to the OLD look. im very happy with the 7 looks the only thing i really hate the driver enforcement. and everything i have seen and tried doesn't work so far.

 

[mushroomboy]

love windows7 had no problem with vista either. heard alot of complaints about vista but it ran perfect for me.. i just like the setup a little better on 7 and the looks a lot better. although i am partial to the OLD look. im very happy with the 7 looks the only thing i really hate the driver enforcement. and everything i have seen and tried doesn't work so far.

F8 works every time, though it's a pain in the ass.

 

[blankojames]

Doesnt work for me on neither of my boxes. I try it. and try to install the driver dont work..

 

[mushroomboy]

Then I'd look at driver compat and Win7 problems? I have a few off drivers that I have installed with F8, though in the end I just get different hardware. It's not worth it if I have to hit F8, I'll pay for not having that option. =P

 

[reghakr]

I haven't gone though all the posts either,. bit I've got a cheap $399.00 E-Machine with 1GB of RAM,. am dual-booting Vista Home Premium and Windows 7 Pro,.

Windows 7 Pro just flies,. it;s amazing.

I'm purchasing more copies

 

[blankojames]

Well, they work i know. Most of them are OC tools and such. But windows 7 x64 just will not accept them. were as 50% of the time my vista x64 would

 

[Fliplip]

Ive not read all the replies yet but wanted to say that i feel im having more crashes and "not responding" windows with a clean install of HP than i ever did with my last setup which was 7260, upgraded from 7200 through various leaks.
Im not giving up on it on my main PC but getting close to going back to XP on my Netbook.

Just my thoughts.

Dave.

If it's a netbook and has less resources I'd go with XP or something less resource hungry as netbooks aren't supposed to be all crazy right? Just browsing and word processing?

Sorry, i should have been clearer.
Its my Main PC i have more trouble with now than before, not my Netbook.
I mentioned the Netbook because it seems to get less out of the battery than when it had XP on it so i might go back to XP on that.
Funny thing is i dont have any problems with my Netbook other than it seems to be running flat out and so yes,it seems a bit underpowered although it is just as fast, maybe a bit faster, at some things, than XP.
I am sticking with W7 HP on my main PC. Im sure things will get better.

Dave.

 

[Colonel Travis]

I repair computers as a side job. No storefront or anything like that but I have about forty customers. For those that have asked if they need to upgrade to 7 I tell them no. Honestly they will receive no benefit from upgrading. We're talking people who surf the web, face book, email... I tell them to wait till it's time for them to buy a new computer and it will be preloaded with 7. What on earth is the sense for them to spend $150.00+ for a new OS on old hardware that will most likely be problematic because of the hardware?????

Thank you for letting me know I've received no benefit since dumping XP last December and using every version of 7 since. Me and my 6-year-old desktop with multiple hard drives, 5-year-old laptop, 8-year-old laser printer, 6-year-old non-apple mp3 player and 6-year-old digital camera must have been so delusional the past year. Been so distracted by a lack of problems that I've missed all the problems I should be having.