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22:09
Mar 9th 2010
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DrunkRogue68
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Right i'm running Windows Vista (and dont like it)
So……..
Do i upgrade to Windows 7?
Or………
Go Back to XP?
Thx for any positive feedback, and probably for all the sarcastic comments that will follow 
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22:50
Mar 9th 2010
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MantisMat
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I'm yet to try 7, but from what I've seen of Vista, I'd want XP s so much.
Whats the deal with windows these days?
Is 7 for gaming?
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23:16
Mar 9th 2010
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antman
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It depends on your PC really.
Do you have a multicore processor or more than 3GB of RAM?
If its an older PC, XP would be the way to go.
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06:53
Mar 10th 2010
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Dan
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Sounds like you aren't aware of any killer reason for going to windows 7, so why not go back to XP. Have read reviews that 7 is better than vista, but that's hardly a ringing endorsement when you read that thousands of businesses still use 2000 pro and XP.
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08:55
Mar 10th 2010
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Cernunnos
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If you've got a decent duel/quad core PC with good speed and ram and a good graphics card that can handle DX10, go with 7, it's a million times better than XP or Vista and can handle games much better, if your PC's a few years old or maybe due an upgrade, then stick with XP, I'm running 7 and would never go back now.
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09:16
Mar 10th 2010
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MonkeysDad
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7 is what Vista should have been in the first place. It's faster (even on a lower spec PC) and compatability's much better.
XP's really starting to show it's age.
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09:18
Mar 10th 2010
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Phizzy
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XP would be fine, but Microsoft is intentionally leaving it unsupported for new releases when it would probably handle a lot of things better than Win 7 due to less bloatware.
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09:40
Mar 10th 2010
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Mesozoic Prinny
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I'm running Vista, it hasn't crashed since SP1, performance is fine on my laptop (1.5GHz core2 duo, 2GB), I can play L4D and Fallout 3 (not at full detail, but without problems).
It ocassionaly asks me to confirm actions that require elevated privileges, but I learned computing on Unix systems (back in the old days) so that's not a problem. I'm not paying ninety quid to upgrade to a system that'll give any old virus privileges just because I click on it.
I do have to manually resize windows if I want to see them side by side but, again, more than 20 years experience in various wimp environments has prepared me for that. Excuse me if I don't throw ninety quid down the toilet for that little time saver.
XP – Small, fast, insecure.
7 – Vista, with enough bells and whistles to distract you from the fact that it's Vista.
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17:27
Mar 10th 2010
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antman
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I thought 7 was more for the laptop's sake really. The less powerful processors and lack of RAM really ground many a laptop to a halt under Vista.
Vista is quite bloated, but if you've got some oomph under your hood, it won't slow you down.
My PC is probably about 2 years old now and hasn't crashed on Vista since SP1. I can still run 90% of released games on max settings.
What is your issue with Vista? Performance or general handling?
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19:50
Mar 11th 2010
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beefkr10z
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A little off-topic, and old – but still good!
http://www.romanpoet.org/112/w…..ows-rg.swf
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12:54
Mar 16th 2010
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DrunkRogue68
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Thx for the input guys, and….
I'm gonna give 7 a try (might regret it mind)
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