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#1 of 9 Posted Oct-24 11:08 PM

From James1 Posts 3220 Last Nov-23
To All [Msg # 20759.1 ]

As some of you know, I had a computer problem, and had to replace my home puter. It came with Vista in it, and Vista and I did not get along with each other. When Microsoft came out with WIndows 7, on the advice of my techhie computer repair person, I went out and bought it. I bought a three computer licensed version..........and so far I am much, much happier. I was especially pleased with the ability to download a program so that Windows creates a virtual hard disk that can run XP programs.

How about you? Have you looked at WIndows 7? Windows 7 seems to create the ability for you to have your own family networks. What do you think about that?

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#2 of 9 Posted Oct-26 3:47 PM

From Bob Cohen Posts 143 Last 8:42 AM
To James1 [Msg # 20759.2 20759.1 ]

I'm glad that the usual new release hype about a Microsoft product might actually be correct for once. I avoided Vista and I'm still using Win XP on both my main computer and my laptop computer. It's more likely I'll get a laptop with Win 7 on it in the next year than do anything with my main computer. I had it rebuilt about a year ago and from what I've read, an upgrade from XP to 7 is a lengthy and non-trivial task, requiring moving files and re-installing software. It took me weeks to move my files to the rebuilt computer a year ago and I never did get all my old mail files (on Thunderbird) successfully transferred.

I'm in no hurry to get a new computer or Win 7. I suspect I will do so sooner or later, but both of my current computers work, and the main computer is still fast and efficient.
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#3 of 9 Posted Oct-28 12:47 AM

From James1 Posts 3220 Last Nov-23
To Bob Cohen [Msg # 20759.3 20759.2 ]

Best Buy began offering, today, a Windows 7 promotion. The promotion was that they would install Windows 7 for 40.00.

To install WIndows 7 on Vista was easy, and a 15 minute job.

James1

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#4 of 9 Posted Oct-28 8:45 AM

From Bob Cohen Posts 143 Last 8:42 AM
To James1 [Msg # 20759.4 20759.3 ]

>> To install WIndows 7 on Vista was easy, and a 15 minute job. <<

Good. Perhaps they've finally done something almost right.

But what advantage is there for the ordinary user of XP to make the change? (That would generally involve buying a new computer or, if keeping the old computer, taking a day or more to move everything off the existing hard drive to a backup drive, preserving all programs and data files, then installing Win 7, then moving all software and files back. And of course if you buy a new computer you've got to install all your software on that machine and move your data files over.)

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#5 of 9 Posted Oct-28 5:15 PM

From James1 Posts 9 Last Nov-1
To Bob Cohen [Msg # 20759.5 20759.4 ]

If you have a CD burner, you can copy everything onto a CD, then back it off, fairly quickly. I was told the Windows 7 is much more stable.

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#6 of 9 Posted Oct-29 9:29 AM

From Bob Cohen Posts 143 Last 8:42 AM
To James1 [Msg # 20759.6 20759.5 ]

>> If you have a CD burner, you can copy everything onto a CD, then back it off, fairly quickly. <<

It'd be far easier for me to use an external hard drive for the purpose. My nominally 500 GB C: drive has 465 GB available, 416 GB free, so about 50 GB are in use. Fortunately my E: drive, where I have a lot of data storage and photo files, wouldn't be affected.

>> I was told the Windows 7 is much more stable. <<

(computer, close your eyes, don't look at this)

I'm not having any stability issues with XP.

(OK, computer, you can look now)
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#7 of 9 Posted Oct-29 2:25 PM

From James1 Posts 9 Last Nov-1
To Bob Cohen [Msg # 20759.7 20759.6 ]

Most of the time, my xp computer was stable, but it did have its moments. It had to visit the computer emergency room several times, the first time when I was trying to run SPSS on it-it took two restarts, and five hours after the second restarts to successfully conclude the number crunching. No choccies for it that time!

James1

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