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So I have to say that I really liked Win 7 but it won't run well on my current machine. But I'll definitely put it on my next computer. One last thing that I haven't found a fix for. I've put the RC on several friends machines and its been working real well for them except for one problem on one machine. One friend is a web designer and uses Flash 8 for a good portion of what she does (she does have CS2 or CS3 but hasn't used its version of Flash much yet). There is some incompatibility with Win 7 and Flash 8 (which is noted during install) so it disables some part of Flash. This incompatibility has pretty much forced my friend to go back to XP to use Flash 8. So now she's back in XP about 50% of the time (Flash is one of her main apps). So I was just wondering if anyone else had run into this problem and found a fix. Last edited by 9876543210; November 4th, 2009 at 02:13 AM.. |
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November 4th, 2009, 02:22 AM | #12 |
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A couple of comaprisons...all the hype that said windows 7 could be run on as litle as 256ram was just that...hype...its certainly more backwards looking compatible than vista
Windows 7 Review: XP vs Vista vs 7 in 80+ Benchmarks 19/10/09 http://www.maximumpc.com/article/rev...ndows_7_review March 10th, 2009 Windows 7 build 7048 vs. Windows 7 beta 1 vs. Vista vs. XP performance shootout - which is best? The test systems I’ve used two desktop systems as the test machines: * An AMD Phenom 9700 2.4GHz system fitted with an ATI Radeon 3850 and 4GB of RAM * An Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 2.2GHz fitted with an NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS and 1GB of RAM The tests There are 31 tests in all, most of which are self explanatory: 1. Install OS - Time it takes to install the OS 2. Boot up - Average boot time to usable desktop 3. Shut down - Average shut down time 4. Move 100MB files - Move 100MB of JPEG files from one hard drive to another 5. Move 2.5GB files - Move 2.5GB of mixed size files (ranging from 1MB to 100MB) from one hard drive to another 6. Network transfer 100MB files - Move 100MB of JPEG files from test machine to NAS device 7. Network transfer 2.5GB files - Move 2.5GB of mixed size files (ranging from 1MB to 100MB) from test machine to NAS device 8. Move 100MB files under load - Move 100MB of JPEG files from one hard drive to another while ripping DVD to .ISO file 9. Move 2.5GB files under load - Move 2.5GB of mixed size files (ranging from 1MB to 100MB) from one hard drive to another while ripping DVD to .ISO file 10. Network transfer 100MB files under load - Move 100MB of JPEG files from test machine to NAS device while ripping DVD to .ISO file 11. Network transfer 2.5GB files under load - Move 2.5GB of mixed size files (ranging from 1MB to 100MB) from test machine to NAS device while ripping DVD to .ISO file 12. Compress 100MB files - Using built-in ZIP compression 13. Compress 1GB files - Using built-in ZIP compression 14. Extract 100MB files - Using built-in ZIP compression 15. Extract 1GB files - Using built-in ZIP compression 16. Compress 100MB files under load - Using built-in ZIP compression while ripping DVD to .ISO file 17. Compress 1GB files under load - Using built-in ZIP compression while ripping DVD to .ISO file 18. Extract 100MB files under load - Using built-in ZIP compression while ripping DVD to .ISO file 19. Extract 1GB files under load - Using built-in ZIP compression while ripping DVD to .ISO file 20. Install Office 2007 - Ultimate version, from DVD 21. Open 10 page Word doc - Text only 22. Open 100 page Word doc - Text and images only 23. Open simple Excel doc - Basic formatting 24. Open complex Excel doc - Including formula and charts 25. Burn DVD - Win 7 beta 1 .ISO to disc using CDBurnerXP 26. Open 10 page PDF - Text only, using latest Adobe Reader 8 27. Open 100 page PDF - Text and images, using latest Adobe Reader 8 28. Far Cry 2 benchmark 29. Call of Duty 5 benchmark 30. Left 4 Dead benchmark 31. Crysis Warhead benchmark The results...smaller number is best |
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No one has touched on the simple fact - why upgrade to windows 7.
There is only one benefit - touch screen and lets not forget the price of one of those and would you really want your littlke darlings touching it. Business will certainly not upgrade as it is a rescource hog,requires a minimum spec which is far skyward of XP so this keeps microsoft from stopping the upgrades as business demands XP be supported and will not be buying new equiptment or shelling out on the training for any new operating system. You say it is small being 27GB - XP has a footprint of around 600MB so Win 7 needs and extra 26.4GB for what exactly - it is an operating system - a window to other things. After a few weeks all the bells and whistles will be turned off as you strive to get your PC to do more important things other than look pretty. The only people who will buy this bloated piece of racoon poop will be the ones who shop in pc "not broken but we'll charge them the earth to fix it" world. If you shop around it is still easily possible to get a full system with XP and if not you can easily build your own for aropund a fifth the price. Ask yourself 1 question - Why are they still doing all their work using XP at Redmond - Microsoft HQ. Rant over.Thank you and good day. Last edited by anal61; November 4th, 2009 at 05:24 AM.. |
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I've done a few google searches for her on this problem and haven't come up with anything yet. I was just wondering if any other developers around here might have had the same problem. |
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My Desktop - just the way I like it. I tested Windows 7 and after a week decided that XP Pro SP3 with a Tango theme suited me just fine. Regards.
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I have Windows 7 64bit partitioned alongside Mac OSX 10.6.1 Snow Leopard on my Macbook Pro through Bootcamp.
So far It is miles better than shitty Windows Vista as it is faster and more stable but I still get the annoying "Are you sure" message appear when I open programs and applications which you can switch off I believe. IMHO even though Windows 7 is an approvement it isn't near as good as Snow Leopard even though I have had crashes on that too. Doc |
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Dudes I wouldn't touch vista SE= windows 7 with a barge pole ! Iam on Linux and wont go back to micro$hite ever again if you must stick with windows use XP a well matured platform now.
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Called Adobe Technical support, waited about 30 mins, and then was told "Adobe >does not support Windows 7, so the install may or maynot work." (They could help >if they wanted to). I guess this is something diferent again re: Windows 7 wont install Adobe cs3 Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 11:07 am Windows 7 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by kevin wakefield (1 messages posted) I have gotten Photoshop CS3 to install just fine, I had it installed until recently when I upgraded to CS4. There was an issue with Windows installer a while back.. they released a fix. I can't remember what it was but you might try that. EDIT: I found that fix and here it is. 1. Open a Command Prompt Window as Administrator 2. Type reg delete HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SQMClient\Windows\Disabled Sessions /va /f and press enter. |
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I have WIn7 installed, working fine in my lap HP, I have 1Gb in Memory, Pentium 4, Radeon mobill 600.
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