Could you go back to Vista/XP??

[gaz]

Just wondering what you think are the +/-'s of Windows 7,bar a few apps and Gears of war incompatible ,7 runs great,no problems (so far) What do you think of 7??

 

[thefabe]

I only boot into my XP drive to keep it updated, and to use some apps that still aren't compatible with seven yet. Other than that it really feels and looks antiquated Fabe

 

[severedsolo]

i can honestly say hand on heart, the only "problems" iv encountered which would require me to "go back" are actually 64 bit problems with a few very old programs, so id just stick win 7 32 bit on instead if i couldnt live without them, i could probably go back to Vista, and learn to live without super search and libraries (dont know how i ever did without them now) but XP i think has had its day now.... i used the computer in my local library last week and they have XP i found it offended my eyes, i see now what people mean by "fisher price"

 

[patio]

I'm just wondering why this earth shattering Topic is posted twice...

 

[gaz]

twice

cos i made a mistake and didnt think i posted the 1st 1,it aint eart shatterin,just a question

 

[unifex]

I have an older laptop running XP. I have a "policy" of keeping the original OS on their original hard drive, and since I can't stick another hard drive into the laptop, it will run XP until it's finally retired. Otherwise, I don't think I will buy another computer running XP, so there you have it, it's Windows 7 until they come up with 8.

 

[jimbo45]

Hi there
I *could* go back to W2K3 server it still beats W7 for speed by quite a margin even W7 X-64 - but running a server as a desktop OS isn't to everybody's taste and you have to fiddle it a bit to get it to behave like a workstation OS.

However I'm perfectly satisfied by W7 - especially after the latest fixes -- I'll have to keep the W2K3 server around (as a Virtual machine) for a while as I still have some apps and hardware that won't run on W7. Some hardware doesn't even have VISTA drivers - such as an old Plotter / blue print printer. This hardware is perfectly serviceable so I'm not going to get rid of it any time soon - and the newer stuff is HIDEOUSLY EXPENSIVE too for what I want -- just "Architects" drawings and schematics of printed circuits etc.

I've made my W2K3 Server VM look something like W7 anyway - themes and all.

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Cheers
jimbo

 

[Boastree]

I took a walk down memory lane this weekend. First Windows 95...98...2000...then XP. Each stop was like passing through a bench mark in time. Now as I sit here with Windows 7 I feel liberated and for the first time think I know how Martin Luther King Jr. felt. Free at last!

 

[Merlin2000]

I think a better question would be if it is worth it to upgrade to Windows 7, rather than it being worth it to go back to XP/Vista.

There are no show-stopping bugs in Windows 7. There may be things you don't like with it, but a lot of that is due to the fact you're already used to another OS. I don't like the naming conventions used for the Control Panel area, but it isn't worth going back to another OS.

I'd be surprised if there is a compelling reason to go back to a previous version.

 

[Tepid]

There is no compelling reason to go back. None.

It always amazes me that people would rather stay stuck in the past, rather than move on to the future.
They see Win 7 as a step back, when really, besides maybe some little UI things, the OS underneath is quite solid. A far cry better than XP.

XP is dead, you can cry and moan and stomp yoru feet all day long,,,, even MS want the thing to go away as an old sock you have worn for 10 years.
XP is to 7 as 98 was to XP.

 

[kmint]

I think it's all a matter of looks, honestly. The differences in features are irrelevant and most of them are available via some program. I like Windows 7 because of Aero and because of the design of the windows, but nothing else. I even had to download some tweakers to get rid of the VERY annoying previews in the taskbar, had to install the old Quick Launch on the left, returned the task bar to small icons with text and not-merging, and I consider sometimes to install the old classic start menu because the new one is stupidly worse and slower and stupidly complicated to arrange to the way you want it. I could say that all I like from W7 is Aero, that it's lighter and faster than Vista, the preview icons of the image files in the desktop, and littel more other than the design. If XP runs much better in older computers and does the same, to me it means that it simply was better and the rest is marketing pushing us to "move on". I keep XP in my older laptop. The absurd thing is that the "older laptop" is just 1.5 years old, but doesn't run W7 well for being too heavy, but runs XP fast and smooth. As said, Marketing for the majority of the users who won't really need to upgrade at all. But no, I wouldn't go back, because I like the design of W7 and to me it is very important. XP was ugly and I was using a Vista themepack looking 100% like Vista but without Aero.

 

[gregrocker]

I notice they have upgraded some Vista features like the formerly-unstable gadgets to Win7's better version. It is now actually tolerable and doesn't make my skin crawl to have to work on it. Then my Dad calls and wants to know why he gets a little blue circle on his wireless mouse when Vista wakes up. I haven't had Win7 hang since RC.

XP is like an old Dodge Dart which still has some kick but just feels old, as others are starting to notice I see.

 

[Tepid]

I think it's all a matter of looks, honestly. The differences in features are irrelevant and most of them are available via some program. I like Windows 7 because of Aero and because of the design of the windows, but nothing else. I even had to download some tweakers to get rid of the VERY annoying previews in the taskbar, had to install the old Quick Launch on the left, returned the task bar to small icons with text and not-merging, and I consider sometimes to install the old classic start menu because the new one is stupidly worse and slower and stupidly complicated to arrange to the way you want it. I could say that all I like from W7 is Aero, that it's lighter and faster than Vista, the preview icons of the image files in the desktop, and littel more other than the design. If XP runs much better in older computers and does the same, to me it means that it simply was better and the rest is marketing pushing us to "move on". I keep XP in my older laptop. The absurd thing is that the "older laptop" is just 1.5 years old, but doesn't run W7 well for being too heavy, but runs XP fast and smooth. As said, Marketing for the majority of the users who won't really need to upgrade at all. But no, I wouldn't go back, because I like the design of W7 and to me it is very important. XP was ugly and I was using a Vista themepack looking 100% like Vista but without Aero.

If all you are going by is the looks? Then you really don't know what the real difference is with Vista/7 from XP. There is a whole lot more to it than just looks. How very shallow of you :shock:

 

[rbmorse]

I wouldn't want to go back to XP, but I could go back to Linux if I had to.

 

[Tepid]

Ahhh,, let's open that can of worms....

PC = Easy to use, lots of games, lots of hardware choices, user friendly, but people don't really know how to use it, really they don't. I will leave that for another day.

Mac = Easy to use, User Friendly, System and Software runs well on it. Limited Hardware and Software Choices, still very proprietary on the OS side.

Linux = Very Open, can be user friendly to a point, have to really know what you are doing to get it to do everything you want it to do, Limited Games, Lots of Hardware Choices to a point, Lots of software choices till the support goes away completely, not all software gets good support.

There are positives and negatives to all 3 of them, it comes down to what you need and what you want to do with your system as to which you should choose.

Choosing one just cause you don't like the company or it's methods (which they are all guilty of something at some point) is just dumb.

Please ignore this post and move along,, Thank You