Retiring Windows 7 Anyone Else?

[dave1812]

Well, after a lengthy trial of Windows 7 I've decided to retire the blessed OS and use it on my testbed only. This is a personal decision and I'm not dissing 7, these are just my opinions.

I've been using 7 from RC 7100 (I even purchased 7600 about a week after the release) and to tell you the truth I love 7. It's beautiful and feature packed, but it's no match for XP as far as what I want in an OS.

I want ease of use, familiarity, dependablity.....

I know I'm opening myself wide up for vicious attacks here but here I am; cut my heart out.

Seven is about (in my estimate) a year away from proper driver support and technical fixes. My Hybrid sleep won't work despite all the latest drivers. It's wonky with any type of multiple hard drive configuration. Why on earth does 7 need to write to the boot sector of all HD's on a system, even just storage drives, and USB Drives. What a stinking mess this makes. It leaves a system with no versatility what-so-ever!:shock::mad2:

Programs that run flawlessly on XP either won't run on 7 or take a "geek of the year finalist" to get them to run; Crysis...:huh:

Games, at least on my system, (and mine is, while not an i7, pretty high in performance) run about 20% slower, with studer.(d)

In my opinion RC 7100 was better than the RTM.

My scanner is not compatible with 7. This wouldn't be such a big deal if 7 wouldn't totally invade my other hard drives. It's as though 7 lives and the longer it mingles with other HD's the more it owns them. Eerie:devil::devil:

Even Linux distros aren't as pervasive.

I have eight computers in use at my house. One with Vista running solid. Seven with XP Pro running solid. I also have a testbed built into a workbench in my basement that I use for computer repair troubleshooting. I have multiple HD's with different OS. I will run my 7 from this unit so I can become more familiar with the OS and try to determine when it is mature enough for me to use as my main OS.:sarc:

So, in a nutshell; Windows 7 is not something I'll use for some time to come.

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?????

I know this post will be ripped to shreds and I'll be staked to an anthill, covered with corn syrup and left to die an agonizing death. So I offer myself to you to stomp on...:roflmao::devil2:

But I would like to know if there are any others out there that have gone back to a previous version of Windows after using 7 for a while and what your reasons are.

And come on, those of you in love with 7 no matter what comes your way; let the people who have switched back tell their stories and direct your hate towards me. I'm not scared, bring it on!

Dude, I paid $49.99 x 3 at Amazon for my 3 copies of 7. Currently, one can get a family pack for the same price ($150). Telling clients not to run 7 is a bit of a disservice, IMO. Just because YOU don't like it, doesn't mean no one you do business with should stay away from it too. I think you could have been more diplomatic and kept your personal feelings out of business decisions. That makes you less than professional, IMO. You remind me of the guys that hold down retail jobs that badmouth one product or another that is for sale in either their store or at a competitor, simply based on their own personal feelings, rather than on solid and rational information. By and large, Win 7 users are a happy lot. I've no quarrel with YOU not wanting to run 7, but when your attitude spills over to your clients, that's another story. A sad one, for your clients.

 

[Lordbob75]

After all we are civilized people - aren't we?

Nope, not me!

~Lordbob

 

[gregrocker]

The Dodge Dart is full.

Off we go to bingo!

 

[whs]

After all we are civilized people - aren't we?

Exactly what does civilized mean again?

Zidane, civilized means we are kind to each other and don't use foul language.

 

[AntiSilence]

Hell no. I love 7 and XP by comparison feels archaic and antiquated to me now. I have absolutely no reason or need to go back into the past with my computing. Everything I want to use or run works flawlessly with W7 x64.

Same here.

 

[garysgold]

7 won't go till 8 gets here. And maybe not then, who knows.

I never used XP because of all the bad mouthing it was getting when it first came out. 2k pro worked great and that was fine with me. Vista was a headache at first, but mostly self inflicted because I didn't know about all the changes. Was quite happy with Vista and still use it on occasion.

 

[mushroomboy]

7 won't go till 8 gets here. And maybe not then, who knows.

I never used XP because of all the bad mouthing it was getting when it first came out. 2k pro worked great and that was fine with me. Vista was a headache at first, but mostly self inflicted because I didn't know about all the changes. Was quite happy with Vista and still use it on occasion.

Actually I was a whistler tester... An actual official tester then, and XP ****ed **** up compared to anything else. Infact 2k was dodgy at best, ME was **** and 98 was just getting older. lolz But really, XP was amazing when it came out, was better than anything I can think of at the time (other than our amazing linux!). I remember using whistler for almost a year? Maybe more, and it was smoooooooth. maybe it was just 6 months? I don't know, that was 10 years ago. =(

 

[Mercurial]

What strike me as the most humorous of all these posts, is the simple fact that so many forgot what XP was like when it was first released. XP had twice as many problems as 7 does now.

BTW, an os is not a car. Apples and oranges comes to mind.

correction 10 times problems as 7 does now


... wait what problems 7 has again?

atleast it didnt reset my password after a windows update lol (XP SP1)

 

[mushroomboy]

Hmmm lol I never used passwords in XP, maybe that's why I didn't have a problem. Though I'll admit XP had a **** ton of security problems, but it did run smooth. =S I wonder if that's the price we pay for security lol

 

[MacGyvr]

After all we are civilized people - aren't we?

Exactly what does civilized mean again?

Zidane, civilized means we are kind to each other and don't use fowl language.

Unless you're speaking of birds, it's "foul" language....

 

[whs]

Exactly what does civilized mean again?

Zidane, civilized means we are kind to each other and don't use fowl language.

Unless you're speaking of birds, it's "foul" language....

That's what happens when you are trying to communicate in a foreign language. This is funny. But thanks - I corrected it.

 

[cuginovin]

I have 2 computers using XP, 1 using Vista with the Windows Classic mode. A friend bought a new Compaq with Win7 64 bit. He gave it to me in disgust. I've been fooling with it for a few days now. None of my old software works on it except Office 2003.

I'm having a heck of a time getting around in it. I've always used the Windows Host file to kill Ads. Can't do it in 7, Can't create a Bat file to back up my data. Can't use classic folders. No Mail handler. No Command Prompt available. Had to download WinMail... It's not for me. No CMD prompt. Was told that the Classic Start menu could be set up... Can't as far as I'm concerned. At this time I don't think it runs as fast as XP...

I'll hold off upgrading my other computers for now. I'll be following this forum and looking for positive replies.

Vince

 

[logicearth]

I've always used the Windows Host file to kill Ads. Can't do it in 7...

Yes you can.

Can't create a Bat file to back up my data.

Yes you can.

No Command Prompt available...No CMD prompt

Yes it is.

Just because YOU do not know how to do it, does not mean it cannot be done or that it is not available.

 

[Frostmourne]

1) Host file? Use a security suite, that's what you pay for.

2) Cmd prompt? Still here - type cmd - right click to run as admin or press ctrl+shift+enter.

3) Bat files? Try backup and restore

4) No mail? Windows Live Essentials

5) Speed? Still have 512MB of RAM?

Get over XP. Its dead.

 

[whs]

Vince, give it some time. It is a new system for you and it is understandable that you are a little disoriented. But XP is really, really dead. You have to move on. Given a few weeks, everything will fall in place and you will love it - guaranteed.

 

[pparks1]

But XP is really, really dead. You have to move on.

I think there will be those who won't accept this until MS stops releasing critical updates for XP..which isn't until 2014. And I'm sure some will then simply go without updates rather than leave XP. I'm sure there are some Windows 2000 users out there still.

 

[Frostmourne]

But XP is really, really dead. You have to move on.

I think there will be those who won't accept this until MS stops releasing critical updates for XP..which isn't until 2014. And I'm sure some will then simply go without updates rather than leave XP. I'm sure there are some Windows 2000 users out there still.

What about 95?

 

[whs]

But XP is really, really dead. You have to move on.

I think there will be those who won't accept this until MS stops releasing critical updates for XP..which isn't until 2014. And I'm sure some will then simply go without updates rather than leave XP. I'm sure there are some Windows 2000 users out there still.

I think I understand the problem but hate to encourage the "yesterday guys". See also my last posting here: http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/42881-2-reasons-why-i-hate-windows-7-a-3.html

 

[computersplus]

Holly Cow People

Holly Cow People

Windows 7 is the best Microsoft operating system to date I shutter when I hear people still have Windows 98 PC's.

The computing world will not stand still as much as you may want it to but please don't put blame where it does not belong no offense to anyone but to often people try to do things with their PC's they are not qualified to be doing and when it goes wrong they blame the operating system designer or hardware manufacturer etc. etc.

By doing this you cause fear and frustration for other people considering say a new OS but read that so and so had all this trouble and it is because the OS is so bad I remember when XP came out I heard all the same stuff about XP.

 

[gregrocker]

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