Abhas
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I will be getting a free copy from Dell.. Hopefully it should be soon, can't wait to get my hands on win 7 ! 
Windows 7 - Will it be the best of Microsoft?
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MattW
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So that's a no then? I thought it was just XP in Virtual PC with some integration tricks, which shouldn't need virtualisation support.. My CPU is just a P4 2.8Gh HT, I'm fairly certain it fails on that.
Kshitiz_Indian
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1. Neither Vista NOR 7 hog over 1 GB of memory if you have only a gig's stick. I've been using Vista with 1 Gig for 2 months now (One burned), and even with Visual C++ 2008, MSN, MPC, Foxit Reader, and Firefox with 9 tabs open, I'm still at just 70% RAM usage, which means 700mb...i'll still prefer XP mainly because i've been using it for 8 years now..its not funny ! besides, theres nothing tempting enough in windows 7 that would make me want to switch to it...add to that, am not a big fan of an OS hogging over 1GB of ram just to look pretty.
and 20GB of installation ??
XP does everything i want,its hugely backward compatible and since TAOC is been programmed in XP, makes it even harder !
2. If you have 2 or more than 2 gigs of RAM, it doesn't just use them to look pretty. In fact it doesn't need much to look pretty, the DWM service only takes 24MB of ram man. You gotta clear these misconceptions years after even Vista was released!
It uses the extra memory to optimize performance, things like Superfetch etc., and Windows Explorer, skimming through folders is a lot more faster too.
sohum
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I'm almost 90% certain that Windows XP Mode is nothing but running Windows XP off a virtual PC (without needing a valid Windows XP key, of course). I didn't test it out on a mobo without hardware virtualization, though, so I don't know if it would function or not.
If you're going from XP, then you can probably emulate Windows XP Mode by installing your XP installation on a virtual machine using VMWare or Sun VirtualBox.
sohum added 5 Minutes and 59 Seconds later...
As others have said, storage prices have slashed in accordance with Moore's law and they'll keep doing so. Next summer, you're probably going to see premium terabyte drives in the $50-60 range (the lower-end models are already retailing at around $70) and it's only going to fall. Of course, this doesn't mean squat if your mobo doesn't support SATA, which means you're basically going to be screwed until it is time for an upgrade. At a time when we're seeing flash drives with 16gigs retailing for about $50 or so, I don't think you can complain about an OS taking up 20 gigs.i'll still prefer XP mainly because i've been using it for 8 years now..its not funny ! besides, theres nothing tempting enough in windows 7 that would make me want to switch to it...add to that, am not a big fan of an OS hogging over 1GB of ram just to look pretty.
and 20GB of installation ??
RAM prices have been a little more up and down, though, which is why you haven't seen an explosion of every new machine equipped with 8gigs of firepower. However, it looks like it's moving towards those minimum requirements.
Microsoft is going to officially end support for Windows XP fairly soon, which will mean that device manufacturers are accordingly going to stop supporting XP. Which means that when the next wave of devices come in, they're going to be targeted towards Vista/7 meaning that you're going to go from a "backwards-compatible" machine to a "backwards-only" machine. With regards to TAOC and any application, for that matter, while its a good idea to develop in a stable OS, you want to make sure you can deploy to future technologies. Especially with the dev cycle length for TAOC, you don't want to end up releasing the product with the only compatible OS being phased out quickly.
sohum
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I've had it installed since it was released to MSDN subscribers (back in August). Two thumbs up from me. That said, if you don't have a problem using Vista, don't feel inclined to update. The only reason I'm upgrading all my personal workstations is that after Windows 7 I couldn't stand using Vista.
Simbazz
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Glad you replied, just the man I'd want in this situation.
Can you just give me a short list of things which Windows 7 does, which is better than Vista, please
Simbazz
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Ah fair enough.
I've tried finding reasons to upgrade online but they all involve big, technological terms which I don't even know how to say, let alone understand.
When I'm back at University I'll probably pop into the IT suite and have a chat with one of the IT people, I've seen posters up in the libraries so they should be able to help me in my quest to find out if I should upgrade.
I've tried finding reasons to upgrade online but they all involve big, technological terms which I don't even know how to say, let alone understand.
When I'm back at University I'll probably pop into the IT suite and have a chat with one of the IT people, I've seen posters up in the libraries so they should be able to help me in my quest to find out if I should upgrade.
sohum
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Keep in mind that if you "upgrade" in the sense that you want it to copy over all your files and programs, the process will take several hours to complete.
Can anyone help me? I had this problem with the RC too. My laptop randomly goes unresponsive with windows 7. The CPU usage hits 100% & remains there despite no usage. I have updated all drivers for the 64 bit version and made sure no device is a special reason for this happening. My laptop is. dv6604nr HP Pavilion
