XP or 7

Phreaddee · 27th April 11, 01:31 AM

Hi,
I need to do a reinstall on my windows machine.
was thinking of taking the plunge and getting win7.
anyone got any pros/cons?
or should I just reinstall XP for the 3 millionth time?

meesa · 27th April 11, 04:02 AM

Well, if your computer can run it, I'd say Windows 7. XP will be losing support sometime next year I believe, and 7 has an XP mode, so you can have the stability of 7, and still have the feel of XP if you want. Or you can use the much cooler GUI of 7

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...indows-xp-mode

Jen · 27th April 11, 04:03 AM

Go for Win7, XP is very old. I'm still using XP at home.

Phreaddee · 27th April 11, 04:09 AM

I am leaning towards it, my PC can certainly run it. the lack of support for XP these days is only going to get worse, and well ie9+ wont run on it.

its just I hated Vista soooo much, and wasnt sure if win7 was really vista dressed up....

meesa · 27th April 11, 04:12 AM

Actually, from what I've heard, 7 is what Vista should have been. So basically, it's Vista without the bugs, and a few GUI updates.

If you want proof for that, consider the last time you saw a Mac vs PC commercial like they ran all the time when Vista came out.

Jen · 27th April 11, 04:23 AM

I hear a lot of people saying Win7 is much better. XP users have been waiting for Win7 and believe Win7 is revamped from XP. Actually I had to google it, it's really Vista, major bugs fixed, some new features, and restyled to make it a bit like XP style.

Phreaddee · 27th April 11, 04:41 AM

I never bought into the mac v pc debate, although old fogeys on both camps do make me laugh, therefore I never really paid any attention to those ads.
my first computer was an Apple IIc, followed by an IBM 286! yeah!haha...
since then I've switched and swapped between the two, until my last beast(hack), which is now about 6 months old. my current system runs 3OS's snowleopard, XP and Kubuntu...I am very happy with 2 out of the three but the XP machine is not making me very happy. Although neither is open office on the Mac...is win 7 still needing a lot of virus protection like xp does. have not had a single issue with both SL or K (viruswise) but it seems like every single time I am on the net on the XP it gets some issue and requires me to then have to compromise everything, continually hit popups that are plain annoying and they seem to be getting more creative these days, making it look like actual windows messages... I sure hope that has improved!!.

chrishirst · 27th April 11, 07:35 AM

7 definitely IS what Vista should have been. I stayed with Windows 2000 up until I put Windows 7 RC1 on a laptop and found it was noticably quicker than XP had been on the same hardware (2Gb ram).
Now laptop and desktop are both on Windows 7 and I might put a bigger SSD in my netbook and put Windows 7 on there as well, just to see the back of Win XP completely.

But I will stay with Android on my phone.

chrishirst · 27th April 11, 07:39 AM

<voicetone type="indignant surprise">
And what do you mean???

Techno junkie?

ME???????

</voicetone>

Phreaddee · 27th April 11, 07:40 AM

well three of the most respected posters on this forum believe that I shall, so I shall.
If it sucks I blame you!!!

27th April 11, 01:31 AM	#1
Phreaddee WLC Lover Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Newcastle, NSW, Australia Posts: 703	XP or 7 Hi, I need to do a reinstall on my windows machine. was thinking of taking the plunge and getting win7. anyone got any pros/cons? or should I just reinstall XP for the 3 millionth time?

27th April 11, 04:02 AM	#2
meesa WLC Mod Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Milky Way Galaxy Posts: 3,138	Re: XP or 7 Well, if your computer can run it, I'd say Windows 7. XP will be losing support sometime next year I believe, and 7 has an XP mode, so you can have the stability of 7, and still have the feel of XP if you want. Or you can use the much cooler GUI of 7 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...indows-xp-mode __________________ Praise be to the Lord God for the ability to learn, the capability to analyze, and the time to help users on this forum.

27th April 11, 04:03 AM	#3
Jen WLC Admin Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 488	Re: XP or 7 Go for Win7, XP is very old. I'm still using XP at home.

27th April 11, 04:09 AM	#4
Phreaddee WLC Lover Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Newcastle, NSW, Australia Posts: 703	Re: XP or 7 I am leaning towards it, my PC can certainly run it. the lack of support for XP these days is only going to get worse, and well ie9+ wont run on it. its just I hated Vista soooo much, and wasnt sure if win7 was really vista dressed up....

27th April 11, 04:12 AM	#5
meesa WLC Mod Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Milky Way Galaxy Posts: 3,138	Re: XP or 7 Actually, from what I've heard, 7 is what Vista should have been. So basically, it's Vista without the bugs, and a few GUI updates. If you want proof for that, consider the last time you saw a Mac vs PC commercial like they ran all the time when Vista came out. __________________ Praise be to the Lord God for the ability to learn, the capability to analyze, and the time to help users on this forum.

27th April 11, 04:23 AM	#6
Jen WLC Admin Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 488	Re: XP or 7 I hear a lot of people saying Win7 is much better. XP users have been waiting for Win7 and believe Win7 is revamped from XP. Actually I had to google it, it's really Vista, major bugs fixed, some new features, and restyled to make it a bit like XP style.

27th April 11, 04:41 AM	#7
Phreaddee WLC Lover Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Newcastle, NSW, Australia Posts: 703	Re: XP or 7 I never bought into the mac v pc debate, although old fogeys on both camps do make me laugh, therefore I never really paid any attention to those ads. my first computer was an Apple IIc, followed by an IBM 286! yeah!haha... since then I've switched and swapped between the two, until my last beast(hack), which is now about 6 months old. my current system runs 3OS's snowleopard, XP and Kubuntu...I am very happy with 2 out of the three but the XP machine is not making me very happy. Although neither is open office on the Mac...is win 7 still needing a lot of virus protection like xp does. have not had a single issue with both SL or K (viruswise) but it seems like every single time I am on the net on the XP it gets some issue and requires me to then have to compromise everything, continually hit popups that are plain annoying and they seem to be getting more creative these days, making it look like actual windows messages... I sure hope that has improved!!.

27th April 11, 07:35 AM	#8
chrishirst Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Blackp ool U.K. Posts: 3,197	Re: XP or 7 7 definitely IS what Vista should have been. I stayed with Windows 2000 up until I put Windows 7 RC1 on a laptop and found it was noticably quicker than XP had been on the same hardware (2Gb ram). Now laptop and desktop are both on Windows 7 and I might put a bigger SSD in my netbook and put Windows 7 on there as well, just to see the back of Win XP completely. But I will stay with Android on my phone.

27th April 11, 07:39 AM	#9
chrishirst Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Blackp ool U.K. Posts: 3,197	Re: XP or 7 <voicetone type="indignant surprise"> And what do you mean??? Techno junkie? ME??????? </voicetone>

27th April 11, 07:40 AM	#10
Phreaddee WLC Lover Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Newcastle, NSW, Australia Posts: 703	Re: XP or 7 well three of the most respected posters on this forum believe that I shall, so I shall. If it sucks I blame you!!!

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