Windows 7!!! omg amazing

[Ellusionist]

windows vista = new windows ME

So, by that logic...

Windows 7 = new Windows XP?

Please... pretty please... sugar on top?!

So by your logic, you should stick to Macs.

That makes no sense... ?(

"Stick to Macs?"

[ahnubis]

ok so I got win 7 installed and booted into win7 but now I cant see my folders where i installed wow on.

can anybody tell me how to get to that and launch wow on windows 7 when its installed on vista?

or do i have to reinstall those too....

anyhelp when unders windows 7 I cant see the HD with my wow installs

[Dban]

ok so I got win 7 installed and booted into win7 but now I cant see my folders where i installed wow on.

can anybody tell me how to get to that and launch wow on windows 7 when its installed on vista?

or do i have to reinstall those too....

anyhelp when unders windows 7 I cant see the HD with my wow installs

You should just be able to browse to it, go into "My Computer" and if you installed on seperate drive or partition your old one should still be visible.

[jettzypher]

so is there by chance another way to aquire the iso/key? the page is stuck on the "test drive the windows 7 beta" page with some form of load screen...its sat there for awhile now and
isnt goin anywhere...


EDIT: nvm...did a little leg work and found a link to bypass that initial screen they give you. now to get a spare hdd hooked up to install...

[Tonuss]

I think that there were multiple issues with Vista. I do agree that with the right muscle and the right tweaks, it works just fine. And it had a lot of nice touches. However:

These are the people that give Vista a bad name, because they think their $399 OEM PC should be able to run the latest and greatest software with huge success.

I don't blame the end user for that. I blame Microsoft and OEMs who decided that Windows Vista would be installed on that $399 PC. Even when you turned every available option off, it runs horribly slow on less than 2GB of memory, and simple things like opening up the Control Panel are as likely to freeze the computer as they are to actually work. That's not acceptable, not to the end user who bought a $399 OEM PC, or the IT manager who buys a $1100 Dell notebook with discreet graphics.

The other thing is that the previous updates had been anticipated and/or necessary. Windows 95 was a huge improvement over Windows 3.xx. Windows 98/98SE was a very good upgrade to Win95 and fixed or added a lot of stuff that made it much better to use. Windows 2000 gave us the best of both worlds- it gave Win9x users memory protection and better overall stability, and it gave WinNT users a much better UI and solid gaming support, turning it into a consumer OS. Windows XP added some nice improvements and updates to Windows 2000, though I think those could've been rolled into Win2000. Still, once you got used to it, it was a very solid OS. And getting used to it was easy-- you could make WinXP look and work exactly like Win2000.

Windows XP was, in my mind, the OS that Microsoft had been trying to make for a number of years. Windows Vista seems like the result of MS wanting to create a new Windows OS but not knowing what to add, because WinXP was so good. Instead of tweaking WinXP or making Vista an incremental upgrade (mostly graphical and security additions, etc) they created a bloated OS that had lots of nice features but required a ton of processing muscle to run well. I think that Windows 7 will be what Vista should have been, and will get MS on the right track.

[ahnubis]

is there a way to swap between windows7 and vista with out restarting?

[Prepared]

I think that there were multiple issues with Vista. I do agree that with the right muscle and the right tweaks, it works just fine. And it had a lot of nice touches. However:

These are the people that give Vista a bad name, because they think their $399 OEM PC should be able to run the latest and greatest software with huge success.

I don't blame the end user for that. I blame Microsoft and OEMs who decided that Windows Vista would be installed on that $399 PC. Even when you turned every available option off, it runs horribly slow on less than 2GB of memory, and simple things like opening up the Control Panel are as likely to freeze the computer as they are to actually work. That's not acceptable, not to the end user who bought a $399 OEM PC, or the IT manager who buys a $1100 Dell notebook with discreet graphics.

The other thing is that the previous updates had been anticipated and/or necessary. Windows 95 was a huge improvement over Windows 3.xx. Windows 98/98SE was a very good upgrade to Win95 and fixed or added a lot of stuff that made it much better to use. Windows 2000 gave us the best of both worlds- it gave Win9x users memory protection and better overall stability, and it gave WinNT users a much better UI and solid gaming support, turning it into a consumer OS. Windows XP added some nice improvements and updates to Windows 2000, though I think those could've been rolled into Win2000. Still, once you got used to it, it was a very solid OS. And getting used to it was easy-- you could make WinXP look and work exactly like Win2000.

Windows XP was, in my mind, the OS that Microsoft had been trying to make for a number of years. Windows Vista seems like the result of MS wanting to create a new Windows OS but not knowing what to add, because WinXP was so good. Instead of tweaking WinXP or making Vista an incremental upgrade (mostly graphical and security additions, etc) they created a bloated OS that had lots of nice features but required a ton of processing muscle to run well. I think that Windows 7 will be what Vista should have been, and will get MS on the right track.

Extremely true statements which should be praised and placed into a magazine some where! And Microshaft is still way better than MacIntrash.

[Ellusionist]

Most people just buy a computer so they can check their e-mail or browse the web. These are the people that give Vista a bad name, because they think their $399 OEM PC should be able to run the latest and greatest software with huge success.

Your statement is flawed.

*MOST* people buy a computer and expect it to work, out of the box. Not tweak it - not modify security settings - not have an MSCE cert. to use their PC. They are END USERS. They "user" the PC, they don't understand how it works, and they shouldn't have too.

Many of my co-workers (I'm a systems engineer) praise Vista. Ya - from a MSCE standpoint Vista is great - after to tweak it to your specifications.

To the rest of the Non-IT-Geek world - Vista is a STEAMING PILE OF SHIT. (and it offers absolutely nothing in terms of performance enchantments to the typical office worker, hence is a complete waste of money)

If you didn't mean it as a personal attack, then you really need to think/revise next time you make a reply. Because that's how I took it. Re-read your first sentence. It's a total "you're fucking wrong dude". Don't tell me I'm wrong. I'm in the field as well.

I've devoted time into helping others since I've been a user here. Sorry I don't have triple-digit post counts or have been a member since Henry Ford made the Model T, but I offer quality information when someone needs help.

[Rin]

Windows 7 64-bit is amazing. I just finished installing it (coming from vista x64), booted up my characters x 5 into Dalaran (not even on my i7 computer, but on my older box).. 0 lag, 35-40 fps, 2 monitors, and I'm not even using a maximizer (just have all 4 instances of WoW sitting next to each other on the 2nd monitor).

Websites are faster too.. sites that took 3-4 seconds to load are now loading instantly ( < 1 s)

As a result, response times from my characters seem to be faster as well... I've noticed a dps increase (over 100 dps average, per character... but it's still early to tell)


All I can say is damn....

// Rin.

[Ellusionist]

Most people just buy a computer so they can check their e-mail or browse the web. These are the people that give Vista a bad name, because they think their $399 OEM PC should be able to run the latest and greatest software with huge success.

Let me rephrase what I meant, instead of what I said:

"Most people just buy a computer so they can check their e-mail or browse the web. These are the people that give Vista a bad name, because they think their $399 OEM PC should be able to run the latest and greatest software with huge success because it is brand spankin' new."

Sorry about that!!

Regardless of specs, if someone bought a computer brand new and *knew* there were higher-end models (more expensive), they'll still think what they bought should run everything on the market, simply because it's new. This isn't anyone's fault but the buyer.

This is also taking into consideration that the end user knows nearly nothing about computers. Which is a HUGE chunk of PC buyers. And I mean HUGE!!!

Windows 7 64-bit is amazing. I just finished installing it (coming from vista x64), booted up my characters x 5 into Dalaran (not even on my i7 computer, but on my older box).. 0 lag, 35-40 fps, 2 monitors, and I'm not even using a maximizer (just have all 4 instances of WoW sitting next to each other on the 2nd monitor).

Websites are faster too.. sites that took 3-4 seconds to load are now loading instantly ( < 1 s)

As a result, response times from my characters seem to be faster as well... I've noticed a dps increase (over 100 dps average, per character... but it's still early to tell)


All I can say is damn....

// Rin.

You're making me want to just reformat my multiboxing machine just to slap a copy of Windows 7 on it. :-/