What Has Windows 7 Done For You?

[JMH]

Windows 7 has officially been out for 3 months to the public, while all of us here at Windows 7 News have had a bit longer than that to play around with Microsoft’s latest OS through the various Beta builds and RC’s, I’m sure many of you took advantage of the chance to try out the new OS for free as well. Many of you may still be running the RC1 version of Windows 7 right now.

Windows 7 has been praised for its speed, performance, and light footprint, its ability to bring older machines back to life and just be simple and easy to use in general. But what I really want to know is what you guys really think about Windows 7, at the end of the day it’s you and me, the general consumer who use Windows 7 the most and live with every day of our lives.

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What Has Windows 7 Done For You? | Windows 7 News

 

[valtonray]

the biggest thing i've grown to love about 7 is wmc. after a few months playing around with it i built a nice htpc and i absolutely love it.

 

[tippee]

Not sure what its called but i like how all your open programs are organised on the task bar. The show desktop button on the bottom right corner is handy (when i remember to use it).

 

[noobvious]

I've grown to appreciate the Library feature after initial skepticism. I also like silly little things, like the rotating wallpaper. I absolutely adore Aero Peek and Snap, but I always forget about Shake. And the Snipping Tool is just great.

I know some of these things originated in Vista, but they are all new to me.

 

[Zidane24]

uh...proven that a desktop OS with a GUI is still viable and usable

 

[bobtran]

I like the fact that Microsoft has remade itself and in the process.... finally produced a viable, relevant OS again...its been far too long.

 

[Fantail]

Well, it has rejuvinated an interest in my computer again. Instead of SSDD on XP.

 

[wkgbn]

very happy

i have a oppor. to use each op/sys by microsoft. all the op/sys were good .

as time went microsoft made an amazing effort to make more easy to use and provided more user friendly option. win7 is the example.
i don't think microsoft is going to sit-back and relax.
they will come out with more powerful op/sys in future.

 

[DarkRhystar]

Windows 7 made it worth my while to switch from XP.

 

[madtownidiot]

It's taken a little getting used to. I never bothered with vista any longer than necessary to download xp drivers and save to flash drive before erasing the HDD and installing xp... So after almost 8 years of using xp, 7 is a huge improvement. Now if we could get some 64Bit games to go with it...

 

[severedsolo]

its breathed a new lease of life into my PC! its a joy to use it

 

[D3ftOn3Z]

One word - SOLID

 

[EmilG]

I really like the Gadgets and of course it's quickness. It's just fun to use again!
I also used to have problems with freezes in one of my games - not any more !!!

 

[pillainp]

It's given me a solid, fast, stable and trustworthy platform that is capable of withstanding all the stuff that a five-year old can put it through (and believe me that is a lot).

In fact I think one of the standard tests for the robustness of any software should be an extended user session with a five to seven year old child. If the system withstands that, it will take anything anyone can throw at it. This is not a joke...

I've seen my little niece do things to a system that even a hardened tester could not.

 

[HJA]

Seems I have had very few problems with this OS. My XP OS was a nightmare with the SP's. The only problems were with program installs. Now that they have been solved my Reliability Monitor is peaked. Not bad.

 

[Etihtsarom]

Windows 7 was most helpful to me in putting up a solid, stable and useful network. All kidding aside, the Library feature has been invaluable in bringing together and managing my massive collection of porn, I mean music.

 

[madtownidiot]

Windows 7 was most helpful to me in putting up a solid, stable and useful network. All kidding aside, the Library feature has been invaluable in bringing together and managing my massive collection of porn, I mean music.

Lmao.... better to just call it "media"

 

[whs]

As a concept, I like Vista better. It is more logical and has more useful functions. But with that said, I like the smaller footprint and speed of win7. The new taskbar is nice and the library concept is superb. And the Trim support for my SSDs is also nice. What I hate is all this useless eye candy stuff (maybe useful for little old ladies) and the fact that the controls have been spread all over the place (try to figure out why the access for Sytem Protection (restore points) is in Computer Properties and not in Backup and Restore). If it were not for the Start/search capability, one would find nothing most of the time.

 

[JMH]

As a concept, I like Vista better. It is more logical and has more useful functions. But with that said, I like the smaller footprint and speed of win7. The new taskbar is nice and the library concept is superb. What I hate is all this useless eye candy stuff (maybe useful for little old ladies) and the fact that the controls have been spread all over the place (try to figure out why the access for Sytem Protection (restore points) is in Computer Properties and not in Backup and Restore). If it were not for the Start/search capability, one would find nothing most of the time.

Based on your comments I may hang onto to my Vista Ultimate 64-bit a tad longer. Has served me well for just over a year. I have no complaints re Vista, unlike many who run it down.

 

[whs]

As a concept, I like Vista better. It is more logical and has more useful functions. But with that said, I like the smaller footprint and speed of win7. The new taskbar is nice and the library concept is superb. What I hate is all this useless eye candy stuff (maybe useful for little old ladies) and the fact that the controls have been spread all over the place (try to figure out why the access for Sytem Protection (restore points) is in Computer Properties and not in Backup and Restore). If it were not for the Start/search capability, one would find nothing most of the time.

Based on your comments I may hang onto to my Vista Ultimate 64-bit a tad longer. Has served me well for just over a year. I have no complaints re Vista, unlike many who run it down.

Absolutely right. Except for the very first months (I got Vista on day1 - Febr.1, 2007), I have had very little problems with it - especially after SP1. It is a superb operating system. The only complaint could be that it is a little heavy handed. But given enough muscle in the system (RAM plus SSD), Vista is fine.