Every time a new release of windows comes out, it has usually been a good idea to wait for some bugs to get fixed before installing the new version. Perhaps even to wait for the first service pack. However, windows 7 has been getting good reviews. My wife will get a free upgrade for her new laptop. Should we install it right away or, like in the past, wait for the bugs to get worked out?
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I've been using Windows 7 release candidate on my Eee PC for the last few months. No major issues. Much better experience than Vista when it first came out. Without any aditional drivers, I was able to use the after market touch screen.
Hard drive are cheap these days. If you are unsure, buy another drive and install 7. This way, you can go back without too much work.
vijay2977 said:?? How did you install it already? I thought its only getting released on Oct, 22nd. That's the release date for the retail and OEM channels. However, MS made it available to members of some of its various partner programs for at least a month now.
I've used it on a ton of different platforms, and can't say that I've really seen a single problem. It loads easily, finds the correct drivers, and pretty much works well right off the bat. I wouldn't wait at all on this one.
Install it, I have been using Windows 7 for over a year now on my business laptop, as well as my home laptop. I have a Technet Subscription. I work for a IT company and highly recommend it. In my opinion this is what Vista should have been, its stable, not a resource hog, and it actually works! Start up times are much faster, as well as waking for sleep. Installing a fresh copy is very easy, the great thing is that once 7 is installed you no longer have to got to you manufacturers website and download drivers, 7 actually get the right drivers for your system and I was up and running in under 32 min (i timed it). I'm currently running both Ultimate and Enterprise 64-bit with 4g of ram. There is no going back!
I bought lots of windows software when it first came out & then there is that big stream of updates.
Like I got XP, yesterday I was going to use my original XP disk on my computer; but there have been so many updates, like SP2, since it came out that I didn't want to use it cause I thought it was out of date.
handyguy said: Like I got XP, yesterday I was going to use my original XP disk on my computer; but there have been so many updates, like SP2, since it came out that I didn't want to use it cause I thought it was out of date.You can certainly install and use XP. You just need to rollup to SP3 and then apply the remaining patches
jangell2 said:Every time a new release of windows comes out, it has usually been a good idea to wait for some bugs to get fixed before installing the new version. Perhaps even to wait for the first service pack. However, windows 7 has been getting good reviews. My wife will get a free upgrade for her new laptop. Should we install it right away or, like in the past, wait for the bugs to get worked out?
So for those who have installed 7...what specific value does it add over XP? XP is more than fast enough on my laptop and I haven't had any stability issues. I've also had no issues with Vista on my desktop (it came preinstalled).
Message edited by: jayK on 2009-10-26 22:00:08 CDT
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