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Love it! The more I use it the more I think that Vista was used as beta testing for W7. Only MS can afford such a mess
Mine has been very stable.
Love it! The more I use it the more I think that Vista was used as beta testing for W7. Only MS can afford such a mess
Mine has been very stable.
Have you tried running the ClearType tuner application ?
"ClearType delivers improved font display quality over traditional forms of font smoothing or anti-aliasing. ClearType improves readability on color LCD displays with a digital interface, such as those in laptops and high-quality flat panel displays. Readability on CRT screens can also be somewhat improved."
In XP you had to download it separately, but it's included with Windows 7. I've used it for years on all computers that have non-tube displays such as laptops and flat-screen monitors.
To turn it on in Windows 7:
- Open the Orb menu
- In the "Search programs and files" box, type "cttune"
- The search menu will appear with 'cttune.exe' in the Programs list
- Select and run 'cttune.exe'
- Ensure the "Turn on ClearType" checkbox is checked, press Next
- Info about your monitor and the windows resolution is presented, press Next
- The next 4 pages of information are where you select which text sample looks best to you, make your selections on each page and press Next each time
- When you see the 'You have finished tuning your monitor' page you are done, press Finish to complete.
Might be worth trying to see if you can't overall tune your font presentation.
I suffered through 3 years of Vista. Awful performance, nothing worked right, and constant crashes. Each update and service pack gave me the hope that this was it.. it was finally going to work right.
Well, it never did and I swore I would never buy a MS product again. Vista was the worst operating system I have ever experienced and I have been a user since Windows first came out.
Then came news of Windows 7 and that it would right all the wrongs. I deliberately avoided the beta versions since nothing MS did up to that point gave me any reason to hope.
Well, I bought the released version of Windows 7 with expectations of continued disappointment. I religliously backed up my computer and dove head in attempting an UPGRADE instead of a clean install.
Well, as all of you know, Windows 7 is awesome. It works. I will repeat that, it works. A significant claim for a MS production from my experience. Not only does it work but it is very responsive and the new interface experience is what I was led to believe Vista was going to be.
So, as in typical Stockholm Syndrome... I am in love with and follow dutifully those who have enslaved and mistreated me for so long.
Win 7 is just great. Like everyone has said, "It works" and that is all we care about. All the gadgets it has is just icing on the cake. == Let me ask a question. I installed Win 95 and upgraded to Win 98. I got a new computer for XP so there was no upgrade there. I clean installed Win 7 from XP and it left me a Windows.Old file. Since I have only upgraded one other OS, was Win 7 the first one to use the Windows.Old? I thought that was a very good idea.
Yes, Sir - I have tuned and re-tuned the ClearType software, and have changed fonts, etc. etc. Nothing helps very much.
On my computer - running Win7 64-bit - both OpenOffice Writer and Quicken have "soft" screens. Everything - menus, whatever I type, etc. is just a bit "fuzzy." My screen resolution on a 16-inch screen is 1366 x 768, and there are no yellow "!" marks in Device Manager.
However, Firefox, Thunderbird and all my icons, etc. are in sharp focus. Go figger.
I'd like to hear from somebody who runs Win7 64 bit AND has both Quicken 2010 and OpenOffice on their machines. Anybody out there? Please let me know if you have the dreaded "soft screen" issue!
Windows 7 is everything we expected of vista, and more.
I haven't found one thing to complain about, its very clean, neat and polished. The "Super Bar" doubles as a dock which is fantastic, and because of it, aero snap, and aero shake, there is no clutter.
Sir - thanks for the suggestion. I did change it, and will now see if it makes an appreciable difference. ANY thing I can do to get some semblance of FOCUS on my OpenOffice and Quicken screens! Arrrrggggghhhhhhh!
I appreciate your answer - and look forward to more help on the Forum.
REspectfully, LR
Welcome to the Se7en Forums! Budson54
Sorry to hear you had problems with Vista when I saw the exact opposite from XP with that being a more stable and secure version with fewer bugs! It took SP3 to finally see some 1,000 plus fixes for the old now quite outdated version there.
7 wasn't the first to see the Windows.old folder. That was started with Vista as a new approach then seen with XP where you simply saw the press L to "Delete" option during a full install.
The Windows.old serves to preserve files and other things long enough to back them up from a previous version's installation. Once all sub folders are emptied and deleted you can simply rename it to Windows.personal to use as new backup folder.
Pretty good I think. Great boot up speeds, faster gaming performance and better battery life. The only problem for me is the customisation aspects. For example, in Windows XP there are loads of third party themes. Time will tell I suppose!