Windows 7 News ?

gmd3d · October 14th, 2009, 07:29 AM

Hi all

does anyone have any news about windows 7 . Pros and Cons please.

Is it better that Vista .

Will our Programs work

I am going for a new PC in a few weeks. so I like to know what the real news
is going to be from those of you in the trenches in the real world.

for my self I am using Lightwave 8 and 9 ..but I am sure Poser and 3dmax users
would like the news too .. please post them here in this thread

October 16th, 2009, 11:38 AM

Windows 7 is working remarkebly well. If there's Vista drivers for your hardware it will probably run on 7 as well. All the software I'm using runs on 7 (CS4, SketchUp, Kerkythea), so I'm really happy with it. Widescreen users will love the way you can automatically resize windows to the left or right of the screen, in essence you're able to work with documents as if you're using two screens

gmd3d · October 17th, 2009, 03:48 AM

oh thats interesting. I am planing on a wide screen and as much Ram as I can get..

October 17th, 2009, 06:04 AM

Well if you're going for a new PC I'd suggest you go for an i7 tripple channel system with at least 6GB of ram (and a W7 64-bit install). That means three slices of 2GB, pr if you can get your hands on it, a second set of 3 x 2GB to top out at 12GB. I want to set up such a system myself but I just don't have the money for it; yet

Tenement · October 21st, 2009, 07:07 AM

Some reviews have claimed that going from XP to 7 is a bit of a chore.

gmd3d · October 21st, 2009, 07:11 AM

for me it will be a new machine that I will be getting in Spain.. but thanks for the update..

October 22nd, 2009, 05:11 AM

Upgrading has always been some thing of a problem, with settings not migrating correctly. I was thought that a fresh install is always the best: you'll get rid of stuff that made your life unpleasant (like faulty virusscanners and almost undetectable malware) in the process, leaving you with a very fast computer to enjoy ^_^

January 6th, 2011, 11:37 AM

Vista was complete crud. I upgraded to 7 on my Alienware Laptop and have had no problems. The system even seems to respond faster and smoother.

gmd3d · January 6th, 2011, 12:27 PM

I never used Vista. went from XP to Win7

I like it now have to say

Darrell Lawrence · January 6th, 2011, 09:36 PM

I do like that programs can be ran in an older Windows mode, if needed.

gmd3d · January 7th, 2011, 01:14 AM

that's a handy feature,,,,,

January 14th, 2011, 10:26 PM

I usually dump windoze and do a fresh install about every six months to clean out all the crap. My machine stays cleaner and runs better that way. It doesnt seem to matter what kind of "cleaning" software I run, nothing runs like a fresh install.