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5 stars
What I really got out of upgrading, DirectX 10 I guess
by ken_wilsonii on January 10, 2010
Pros: Some better shortcuts than XP, Mediacenter seems to work well..when it finally starts working, it's pretty
Cons: You need driver updates
Windows 7 interferes with Program installs too much
Not faster than XP
General weirdness with programs running slowly or pausing unexpectedly.
Summary: I have Windows 7 Utlimate 64 bit
You need updated drivers for things that the Advisor says will work on Windows 7 and they do not download automatically.
Apparently Microsoft ...
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Summary: I have Windows 7 Utlimate 64 bit
You need updated drivers for things that the Advisor says will work on Windows 7 and they do not download automatically.
Apparently Microsoft though sound was not important as both my friend and I had No Sound after installing Win 7 Utlimate.
He found Test drivers for his and I had to download Soundblaster XI-FI BETA drivers.
I have ahad to re-install several programs just to get them to work. Windows 7 Appears to be interfering with program installations when programs need to install in parts. Windows stops and tries to prompt the user if they want to run that
sub part install but many times it's hidden behind the main install and you never see it.
ITunes took 2 installs for it to work properly with my IPhone. Windows kept failing to recognize the device, it finally did, but
then Itunes got stuck on verifying the phone.A second re-install resolved the issue. I recommend verifying that the Windows 7 device driver for the Iphone is installed first before installing ITUNES on windows 7 64 bit.
The MediaCenter is nice, but it had problems working after the install, kept failing to download updates.
At some point it started working, but only mysteriously and with no interaction from me.
Which leads me to another conclusion and that's that Windows 7 is doing a bunch of things in the background
without your knowledge. This runs contrary to Microsoft's more secure mantra and needs to be fixed.
My guess is that this little nugget is what slows down Windows 7.
I already dunbed down the UAC but no change, turned of the Windows firewall..no difference.
I will have to hunt down other tweaks..
It's pretty but honestly little improvement over Windows XP x64 and way too expensive.
I have Directx 10, yiipeee
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10 stars
Windows 7 is _______ than XP.
Faster
by JohnMikhael150 on January 1, 2010
Pros: There are still 3-4 very small glitches in the Release Candidate, but the RTM will be devoid of issues
Cons: In summary, Windows 7 will be worth every penny! Anyone who decides to stay with XP or Vista is totally insane, with the a bottom of the line, three year old laptop!)
In a phrase: "Better than Vista & XP in EVERY way!!!"
Summary: In summary, Windows 7 will be worth every penny! Anyone who decides to stay with XP or Vista is totally insane, with the one exception of people using hardware more ...
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Summary: In summary, Windows 7 will be worth every penny! Anyone who decides to stay with XP or Vista is totally insane, with the one exception of people using hardware more than 10 (Yes, TEN!) years old. Anything newer will run Windows 7 faster, and better, than XP. (Trust me, I've been using Windows 7 RC as my ONLY Operating System for 3 months, and Windows 7 Beta for the 3 months prior to that and I'm using a bottom of the line, three year old laptop!)
In a phrase: "Better than Vista & XP in EVERY way!!!"
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7 stars
Good and Buggy.
by adscram14 on August 29, 2009
Pros: Nice interface, pretty smooth, gadgets.
Cons: Windows Explorer has encountered a fatal error. Windows Explorer has encountered a fatal error. Windows Explorer has encountered a fatal error. Picasa crashes. Things like to crash. OVERPRICED!!
Summary: It's a great OS, but 329 dollars. WHAT THE HECK!!?? So, Mac is cheaper. Buy a MacBook. If u buy a Windows, this is a pain. People just don'...
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Summary: It's a great OS, but 329 dollars. WHAT THE HECK!!?? So, Mac is cheaper. Buy a MacBook. If u buy a Windows, this is a pain. People just don't have 300 dollars to spend on an OS. Ridiculous.
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10 stars
Best so far!!!
by utahman1971 on December 28, 2011
Pros: Everything!! There is no problems what so ever. Drivers are automatically installed. 64-bit version is the best. Make the leap.
Cons: None. Nothing else to say here.
Summary: I have been using windows operating systems since windows 3.1. I know what they do. I have also used Mac since 1995, and I can say Windows have had ...
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Summary: I have been using windows operating systems since windows 3.1. I know what they do. I have also used Mac since 1995, and I can say Windows have had issues with most until Windows 7. I hear people say Windows XP was the best even with Vista was released, and even when 7 was released. Well, all I can say is XP I used for majority until 7 was released. I can tell you Windows 7 is way better than XP. Plus, XP is old now and not worth being a Dinosaur.
Vista was crap until last SP. I don't like the look of Vista, and functionality. If I were to put them in categories as for low, it would be 3.1, 95, 98, ME, Vista. Mediocre for me is XP. The reason I say this is I still got a lot of BSOD with it. Not as much as the lower ones. Windows 7 for having since beta until now, I had maybe 2 total BSOD. That says a lot there. So since beginning of 2009 until 2012 is 3 years of great Operating System.
Can Mac claim to this? I am debating the move to Windows 8 when it comes out. I will determine when I hear good reviews on beta if it work nicely as Windows 7 did in beta. So I do recommend getting Windows 7 and leaving Windows XP. Heck, you should of done it when it hit the store in 2009.
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0 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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10 stars
Equal to OS X Lion.
by zats19 on August 23, 2011
Pros: lol EVERYTHING
Cons: NOTHING at all
Summary: I am a HUGE apple fan but i have to give windows a lot of credit for this one. This is the first edition of Windows i have enjoyed using. ...
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Summary: I am a HUGE apple fan but i have to give windows a lot of credit for this one. This is the first edition of Windows i have enjoyed using. You need at least pro to get the great functionality but if you have the extra money definitely get Ultimate.
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0 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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1 stars
DRM Gets in the way of the OS "Just Working"
by Renegade Knight on June 26, 2010
Pros: Haivng had Vista and dealing with that. 7 is no more than what Vista should have been.
Cons: Software with a product key with online verification is only as good as the company behind it. My retail copy of 7 Ultimate came up today as "Non Genuine" because MicroSoft blocked the product key.
Summary: Sofware has to do one thing to deserver a rating above zero. Work. Since MicroSoft has chosen to block my product key and has also chosen not to offer support ...
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Summary: Sofware has to do one thing to deserver a rating above zero. Work. Since MicroSoft has chosen to block my product key and has also chosen not to offer support on the problem, I'm now stuck with whatever "enforcment" they want to do. Just now I'm looking at a black desktop telling me Windows is not Genuine. No doubt they crippled some things. Here is what a consumer who buys in good faith shoudl expect. A replacment product key if MicroSoft blocks it. Or to be shown exactly how the retail package they did buy, was in fact counterfeit. When they chose neither path (they closed my support request after I sent them all documentation they requested) it puts us in the position of throwing good money after bad. Who's to say they won't block my next product key and leave me in a lurch? 7 is a decent OS, I'd even say the best but for the DRM. Given how MicroSoft doesn't stand behind their products, Get a Mac, or Go Linux. 7 Ultimate bought and paid for, is not doing the job I have because of the DRM issue.
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0 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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4 stars
still has many design faults of previous versions
by coaster46 on August 4, 2009
Pros: it's not vista
Cons: slow at times. Not intuative. why 6 versions?
1 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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9 stars
Win7 Folder Rename in Windows 7 is a headache, Annoying
by sdbhor on January 10, 2011
Pros: Great looks and Speedy
Cons: 1) Auto cad files doesn't show previews as thumbnail
2) Search option could have been better
3) My computer can not be taken on Taskbar as we need frequent access to certain folders through the drives names
Summary: 1) Auto cad files doesn't show previews as thumbnail
2) Search option could have been better
3) My computer can not be taken on Taskbar as we need frequent ...
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Summary: 1) Auto cad files doesn't show previews as thumbnail
2) Search option could have been better
3) My computer can not be taken on Taskbar as we need frequent access to certain folders through the drives names
4) Windows media player could have option to play folders & shall be as simple as WINAMP
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0 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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2 stars
A stupidity tax for owning a computer.
by Paul_Harper on August 5, 2009
Pros: To be fair to Microsoft they have improved their security somewhat. The problem is they expect you to pay extortionate prices to enable most of the security features.
Cons: The price. For the money charged for Windows 7 Ultimate and MS Office I can take a holiday for a week in Kep, Cambodia. So I will choose to use Linux, BSD and OpenSolaris for free and have a holiday on the beach instead.
Summary: There is nothing compelling in Windows for me. The only reason to run windows is for computer games. I don't play computer games. if I did I would get ...
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Summary: There is nothing compelling in Windows for me. The only reason to run windows is for computer games. I don't play computer games. if I did I would get an XBox or Playstation. The other annoying thing is how Microsoft hobbles all the security features in the Home user version. Bitlocker is great but I can do the same with dm-crypt for free in all versions of Linux. BSD has similar technologies. OpenSolaris will soon have ZFS-Crypto. Even Mac OSX has crypto built in although most of their userbase doesn't have the clue to use it.
In short buying Windows 7 Ultimate is a stupidity tax for owning a computer.
Drop the price to $US50 for Ultimate and I might think about it.
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1 out of 8 users found this user opinion helpful.
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