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dmaul1114 · 05-03-2010, 01:49 PM

Windows 7 if supposedly more efficient than Vista. Not sure how it stacks up to XP.

kenm · 05-20-2010, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Hey anyone know if I can upgrade my Acer Netbook to Win7?

This might help.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

kennyc · 05-20-2010, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by kenm

This might help.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Thanks. I ran that on my desktop but didn't bother on my netbook....I suspect it would say no, but I also know the newer netbooks are coming out with Win7....

I'll probably just leave it for now.

Thanks again.

athlonkmf · 05-20-2010, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

It's got XP on it....rumor says Win7 is actually more efficient....I don't know from experience though

I'm trying to check the Acer site, but I don't have my model number with me....

Win7 is more demanding. If you want to have the features, be sure to have 2GB of ram.
WinXP is actually preferred if you don't need the touchscreen capabilities.

Trubu · 05-20-2010, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by athlonkmf

WinXP is actually preferred if you don't need the touchscreen capabilities.

Gotta disagree there; if the hardware is capable of running Win7 decently, it's a better choice - much more secure out of the box, with a lot of nice features not available in XP, which is really starting to show its age.

Windows 7 is MS's best OS ever, imo. (And I say that as someone who absolutely detested Vista.)

Maggie Leung · 05-20-2010, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Trubu

Windows 7 is MS's best OS ever, imo. (And I say that as someone who absolutely detested Vista.)

Ditto for me.

kennyc · 05-20-2010, 05:09 PM

I've been using it at work most of the last week and do like it. Only one small issue that we need to clear up, but nothing to do with W7 itself....need to rebuild one program/dll.

scottjl · 05-20-2010, 05:10 PM

make that 3.. win 7 is far better than xp in stability and security.

dmaul1114 · 05-20-2010, 05:12 PM

Yeah, from the little I've used it, it's a nice improvement.

But Windows 8 will probably be out by the time my universities backwards IT department roles out Windows 7 on our machines (all I have is my office desktop at work and my work provided laptop at home).

Crowl · 05-20-2010, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by dmaul1114

But Windows 8 will probably be out by the time my universities backwards IT department roles out Windows 7 on our machines (all I have is my office desktop at work and my work provided laptop at home).

I think Vista is probably to blame for companies being slow to upgrade, so many companies will have ended up staying with XP and won't rush to move to win7.

dmaul1114 · 05-20-2010, 09:53 PM

Yeah, neither university I've worked the past few years even upgraded to Vista.

But higher ed is always slow since they usually won't roll out OS upgrades until they're ready to upgrade every computer on campus.

athlonkmf · 05-21-2010, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Trubu

Gotta disagree there; if the hardware is capable of running Win7 decently, it's a better choice - much more secure out of the box, with a lot of nice features not available in XP, which is really starting to show its age.

Windows 7 is MS's best OS ever, imo. (And I say that as someone who absolutely detested Vista.)

We were talking about netbooks, where hardware performance is severely limited.
Xp is less demanding than win7 And in that case preferred for smooth operations, if the net book does not touch capabilities.

scottjl · 05-21-2010, 10:33 AM

my net book has a touch screen (one I added myself) and runs windows 7 just fine. I did, however, scale down all the graphics and turn off all unnecessary services. it doesn't perform as well as my desktop, but I never expected it to either.

rock · 05-21-2010, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by athlonkmf

We were talking about netbooks, where hardware performance is severely limited.
Xp is less demanding than win7 And in that case preferred for smooth operations, if the net book does not touch capabilities.

What?

Win7 runs perfect on netbooks, if not better than XP.

Win7 is not a resource hog like Vista. Netbooks are not weak at all.

I have a Dual boot of Win 7 and Mac OS X on my netbook. I did absolutely no tweaking and I watch HD videos, and play games on it like Halo, Star Craft, etc with no issue.

search insanelywind. it is a Forum for the MSI wind, and see what people can do on netbooks.

Fotoman · 05-21-2010, 01:27 PM

Win7 is also the first Windows where the 64-bit version is totally viable and the better choice for any system with 4GB+ memory. I went straight from XP to 7 on the same hardware and noticed a significant performance increase...even with 3D games.

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05-03-2010, 01:49 PM	#106
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	Windows 7 if supposedly more efficient than Vista. Not sure how it stacks up to XP.

05-20-2010, 05:09 PM	#112
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	I've been using it at work most of the last week and do like it. Only one small issue that we need to clear up, but nothing to do with W7 itself....need to rebuild one program/dll.

05-20-2010, 05:10 PM	#113
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	make that 3.. win 7 is far better than xp in stability and security.

05-20-2010, 05:12 PM	#114
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	Yeah, from the little I've used it, it's a nice improvement. But Windows 8 will probably be out by the time my universities backwards IT department roles out Windows 7 on our machines (all I have is my office desktop at work and my work provided laptop at home).

05-20-2010, 09:53 PM	#116
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	Yeah, neither university I've worked the past few years even upgraded to Vista. But higher ed is always slow since they usually won't roll out OS upgrades until they're ready to upgrade every computer on campus.

05-21-2010, 10:33 AM	#118
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	my net book has a touch screen (one I added myself) and runs windows 7 just fine. I did, however, scale down all the graphics and turn off all unnecessary services. it doesn't perform as well as my desktop, but I never expected it to either.

05-21-2010, 01:27 PM	#120
Fotoman Groupie Posts: 157 Karma: 2160 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Device: iPad 64GB wifi (Sony 505 RIP)	Win7 is also the first Windows where the 64-bit version is totally viable and the better choice for any system with 4GB+ memory. I went straight from XP to 7 on the same hardware and noticed a significant performance increase...even with 3D games.