Usage Poll

[damoh]

Ok peeps, just interested in how people are using 7
So ive made a poll

 

[Dzomlija]

You should have included an option for people like me that have chosen to not dual boot at all, and install Windows 7 as the sole OS.

Other than that, cool idea for the poll...

 

[4tthieves]

I use it a lot but since i run a COD4 server with rconmax, i have to go to my vista computer when i want to play with my team members due to punk buster problems. As soon as i can get punk buster worked out,, Bye Bye Vista.

 

[damoh]

You should have included an option for people like me that have chosen to not dual boot at all, and install Windows 7 as the sole OS.

Other than that, cool idea for the poll...

Good point mate. Why are you only single booting? If so respect to you

 

[garysgold]

I have both 32 and 64 bit installed. What's Vista? Just kidding. I only boot into Vista if I need to see something to answer a ques. at the vistax64 forum or for a couple mission critical work things. Have a couple programs that are a little flaky in seven. Need to upgrade them.

Gary

 

[Patrick C]

I have a dual boot Vista 64, Windows 7(64), and a Partition for My Documents (ALL Data). I have Office 2003 Standard and I have not been able to get the Outlook Mail Backup program that works in Vista to work in Windows 7. I can backup contacts & Old mail to a file in Outlook - manually - but so far I haven't wanted to do that. I bought a new dv5-1125nr (4GRam/250GHD/2GVideo Radeon HD 3200) on 11/18/08 and as of 01/18/09 I started getting a 'immenient' Hard drive failure message. Two days latter HP overnighted a harddrive to me. I reinstalled a dual boot system just like before, only this time I used Vista 64-bit drivers for the install in Windows 7(64) as required. I now have both working very well. I am still experiencing a issue with ATI Catalyst not installing correctly in Windows 7(64) but my Video is working very Kool so far without the catalyst manager. I am keeping both to test Windows 7 for compatibility/comparison purposes, differences in either system, and well because I want to. God's Speed to all my W7 Forum persons - Patrick C

 

[skunksmash]

the only reason ive had to fire up vista in the last few months was to load ITunes, but i love 7, & i can access everything on my vista HDD through 7 anyway.




SK

 

[Romulinx2]

Been using win7 all the time. Hardly any games loaded, but not worried at the moment.

 

[Baatfam]

You should have included an option for people like me that have chosen to not dual boot at all, and install Windows 7 as the sole OS.

Other than that, cool idea for the poll...

Agreed...That's what I did, jumped in with both feet...And its working well...

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello all.


I primarily use 64-bit W7 for all I need, but sometime I'd like to throw it out of the window (pun intended) because of the imaging problems I encounter with IE 8 and my video card; even though I've tried different drivers. I too can access anything I need from my Vista or XP through W7. I do use 64-bit Vista if I'm doing something and I'm concerned with IE 8 locking up on me; though it's not as bad with this, "the official" Beta.

Good idea for the poll.









Later :shock: Ted

 

[Mark]

I'm using it all the time and it's working great, the only thing that is bugging me is Punk Buster on COD but hopefully someone will come up with a fix for that soon.

 

[wysiwyg]

I triple boot, Vista 32 bit, Vista 64 bit, and Windows 7 64 bit.

3 Options to cover most eventualities.

I feel that unless you have a backup PC, single boot with what is after all, a Beta system, with all the possibilities of faulting, is a poor situation to put yourself in.

Just my opinion of course.

 

[octomobiki]

I have a dual boot Vista 64, Windows 7(64), and a Partition for My Documents (ALL Data). I have Office 2003 Standard and I have not been able to get the Outlook Mail Backup program that works in Vista to work in Windows 7. I can backup contacts & Old mail to a file in Outlook - manually - but so far I haven't wanted to do that.

unless you are strictly talking about backing up, why not just place the outlook.pst file onto your "my documents" folder. access it from both OS's no problem, then just backup that partition that you have your documents in.

 

[Chappy]

Like almost everyone here, I'm using W7 pretty much exclusively now.
Still love Vista but this OS is functional in every aspect I need and I really like the tweaks they made over Vista's interface. Well except for the new "All Control Panel Items" view, I find it harder to find what I'm looking for now. I have to read thru a couple of lines of them until I find what I was looking for, I guess I'm more accustomed to finding the big Icon I wanted in Vista and now the icon's are smallish in there.

Sure wish I could get my Cable TV working in W7 WMC tho...damn! Only thing I have that doesn't work properly for me.

 

[rob3]

I am now using W7 Build 6.1 now as my only system..i have not had no issues at all with it other than every now and then IE slows down and acts funny..But hey that's fine.I love the new code over vista for sure cant wait to see the final rtm..

 

[Patrick C]

unless you are strictly talking about backing up, why not just place the outlook.pst file onto your "my documents" folder. access it from both OS's no problem, then just backup that partition that you have your documents in.

octomobiki - Although I install, activate, and do the things Microsoft requires for legally installed software so that the program can "know" it is Ok for the user to download and activate other components, for some reason in Windows 7, after I have installed MS Office 2003 Standard, and it is activated, ==> When I run pfbackup.exe - a Microsoft program that backs up Outlook essentials ==> The software tells me that I must have Outlook 2000, 2002, or 2003 installed to install that Microsoft written program. Obviously it is a Windows 7 beta error that will eventually be solved. I experimented and I can export to a file my contacts and in a seperate file the folder *.pst mail backup. When you use pfbackup.exe it backs up both in one and has an interface for telling the software where to save the backup, for opening backups, etc.. It is an essential part of backing up, the data to My Documents. If a person saves every essential data item in My Documents, with a regular backup of My Documents and all of the users software programs - a user can recover from any problems easily. I really like the Windows 7 Ultimate interface. Once Vista 64 Ultimate has finnnaaalllllyyyy opened it is quite good. I think it is far superior to XP, and Windows 7 appears so far to be a step up in performance. I was quite surprised to see ATI with "preview" drivers. I need to get off my soapbox. Bottomline I could do what you suggested, but for right now I think I want to test things some more or "wait & see". Thanks for your post. God's Speed - Patrick C

 

[renthor]

Windows 7 all the way. I just reinstalled/formatted all my Hard Drives yesterday and completely ditched Vista. Living on the edge, hah

 

[Patrick C]

Renthor - You're the Man - Go for the Gold. I hope You have fun. I like to read the posts in this forum....God's Speed - Patrick C

 

[damoh]

Never realized how many people are ditching vista completly and going alone with 7. I hope whatever and whenever the next release is that we can upgrade cos im seriously tempted to format my vista drive. 7 does everything vista did for me only better and faster.

Regards

 

[renthor]

I wouldn't suggest it for the average person, just because this is still a beta product, and it does end in August (July?) of this year. If a new beta/RC or RTM isn't out by then, you'll have to go back to Vista/XP (ugh). Then again, I'd say this forum consists mostly of *not*-the-average people.

If you do ditch it entirely, it won't hurt to make an image backup (which is what I did) so you can go back to exactly what you had when you formatted.