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Vista didn't seem to last very long bearing in mind all the fuss and flag waving that Microsoft made before and while it was being launched.
I still use XP at home and did at work, so have/had no hands on experience of Vista.
For MS to have replaced it so quickly was their something wrong with it?
Perhaps wrong might might not be the right word to use, perhaps to say did it have shortfalls that couldn't be rectified by updates perhaps a better way of saying it?
 
verytalldave said:
Vista didn't seem to last very long bearing in mind all the fuss and flag waving that Microsoft made before and while it was being launched.
I still use XP at home and did at work, so have/had no hands on experience of Vista.
For MS to have replaced it so quickly was their something wrong with it?
Perhaps wrong might might not be the right word to use, perhaps to say did it have shortfalls that couldn't be rectified by updates perhaps a better way of saying it?
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Vista is horrible! Uses huge amounts of resource, a powerful graphics card if you use the pointless aero desktop, and is horrendously slow (minutes!) recognising USB storage thanks to the dire indexing 'feature' you can't easily turn off. Just run away.

Windows 7 is much better, what vista should have been.

Problem is, for the vast majority of users it gives no advantage over XP, which is now a nice stable and reliable platform.
 
Windows Vista is largely regarded as a flawed product. Its rumoured that shortly before release there was an outbreak of virus/spyware/malware on the net and Microsoft panicked and rewrote a lot of software in a hurry leading to a system that was very " clunky" on release. Windows 7 is essentially what Vista should have been but is not the quantum leap that XP was over the Dos based Win95,98, Millenium etc. Most reviews of Windows 7 are favourable but potential buyers should heed the following.
1. make sure your computer has adequate processor/graphics/memory resource to take advantage of all its advanced features.

2. the following taken from Amazon ----It is important to note that UK/EU users are getting a full version of Windows 7, not an upgrade, due to Microsoft trying to comply with EU anti-trust judgements. This means that if migrating from an earlier version you will need to be confident in backing up all your data before installing Windows 7 from scratch, either on a wiped disk or on a new partition on your PC. You will then have to reinstall all of your applications before reinstating the backed up data.
Also you need to have downloaded an Internet Browser (IE, Firefox or othersiwse) before you install Windows 7 as the European E version shown here has no browser included because of the EU compliance issues.
 
Sorry just seeking clarification - will the full version recognise a Vista installation and give an 'upgrade' option?
 
NormanB said:
Sorry just seeking clarification - will the full version recognise a Vista installation and give an 'upgrade' option?
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From what I can make out the answer to that is NO. You have to reinstall - that means all your data and programs will be over written and you will have to reinstall them all.

It will be like a new computer though. (Allegedly) IMHO

Thanks for the headsup - I had pre-ordered via PC World at £69 so have now cancelled that and ordered from Tescos -- many thanks.
 
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If you want to take advantage of the fast startup features of Windows 7 then you have to do a fresh install as opposed to an upgrade.
 
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whizzkid11 said:
Oh, and its well worth it!!
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How do you know that?

I put a value on my time and those of my staff. The reinstall is not free. So are the benefits worth the cost of the software (cheap) and the cost of my time and my staff (not cheap) and the risk that there may be a problem (again not cheap).

So realistically what calculation of benefits that add up to *tangible value* can you give to actually convince me that this is 'well worth it' :confused:
 
Dryce said:
How do you know that?

I put a value on my time and those of my staff. The reinstall is not free. So are the benefits worth the cost of the software (cheap) and the cost of my time and my staff (not cheap) and the risk that there may be a problem (again not cheap).

So realistically what calculation of benefits that add up to *tangible value* can you give to actually convince me that this is 'well worth it' :confused:
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I think Whizz was suggesting that a clean install over an upgrade was well worth it which, going on previous installations, I'd completely agree with. Whether version 7 is better or even worth the cost is yet to be seen - 22nd October.
 
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