What is your primary Windows OS?

when you finally start to understand that the differences between win7 and vista are very low and use the identical code most of the time, and the identical drivers, you would realize how much of a fool you make of yourself by spreading such crap.

next time, you should buy an apple, as there, it's really the hippness in itself to believe "all the rest is crap".

know your roots, man, know your roots. they are vista roots, 100% of them. win7 is great? only because vista is, too.

 

Yikes! Me not feeling this way Really; and using XP, Vista and W7

 

something sure has gone wrong when you got your mac.. i bet they forgot to package the cool-aid drink with it..

 

Windows 7 x86 7201 at the moment. Thinking of getting 7600 and just putting the serial key in October and living on the re-arm thing. Is that allowed (I have no MSDN account)?

 

Windows Vista for me.

I don't fancy having to fight with Win 7 on a Vaio.... (Vaio utilities and the like)

 

I use Vista Home Premium SP2 on my notebook and XP Pro SP3 on my desktop and HTPC.

 

Oh really? same code heh? sure, I dont care what code is being used, I care for that Windows 7 is twice as fast as Vista. Period!

kthxbye

 

Dude, this is exactly what I stated at the beginning of the poll, tell us your MAIN OS, not every single OS you are using on all your other computers

no offence meant

 

There is Win 98 SE, I felt that others are obsolete and there is no real point listing them.......I mean I kinda regretted listing Win 2k, 98, and ME afterwards,,,,

the real battle is between XP,Vista and 7

 

I see some shops (they're just small, not big ones) here in the Philippines that still run on Windows 98 .

 

I tried Window 7 RC, hadn't time to install the final yet. I also have to work with my PC which means everything has to work perfectly sometimes.
As I already said, I'll give Win 7 a try later again on my second partition, but I still need time to do it which I don't have at the moment.

Sadly not every software which runs on XP is compatible with Win 7, the same with the hardware, especially if you want to install the 64bit edition. Especially if you use not so well known hardware it's often difficult to find working 64bit drivers for it.

And I have problems with Acrobat. Just because you can't use the features in Acrobat I use, because you don't have the hardware to use it, does not mean that the problem does not exist.

I also don't know with which OS you've compared your power consumption but in XP my PC goes down to 7 Watt easily, with Win 7 RC it does not go below 8 Watt.
If you run a lot of background tasks which often tax the CPU and your PC can never really idle, then, for sure, you won't notice a power consumption difference. And there it's also possible that 7 wins, compared to older OS, because of a more responsive power management. However, if the PC really idles 7 consumed more power than XP, which is a big problem for me.
It's possible that it's just a driver issue, however as long as this isn't fixed it will get difficult for me to switch.

 

Why is not Linux considered in the poll for primary OS? hehe just wondering

 

Didn't read it, sorry. My main OS right now is Vista as I use my laptop for almost everything and my desktop for servers and such.

 

Windows Vista is my primary OS, for at least the next 2 months until Windows 7 officially hits the consumer market. It's been running solid for quite sometime now, especially after SP1.

 

i think xp going to be officially Dead once windows 7 on the market for everyone

im going to throw xp in the garbage on October

 

Well, keep it - 1CD and a license won't take that much space, and if you ever need it for an ancient laptop?
(Although that would possibly take Win7 too)

 

Because this is in the Windows forum

 

hooked up with windows 7 , i only use vista for acedemic purposes..else...its W7 FTW

 

I haven't voted yet. Right now I use Vista as my primary OS, but in a few weeks I think I'll be switching over to Windows 7 on all my machines.

 

Might as well vote for Win 7 as you'll definately be using it as your main OS..

just trying to get this poll complete

 

windows 7 pro x64 on desktop, and windows 7 pro x86 on the laptop

 

I take that back now. Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit (64 bit coming soon) on my laptop now.

 

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit RC for me. I'll probably skip the RTM and go strait for the retail version.

 

can i take this as the ultimate statement of you that i don't have to take you seriously?

no offence as well, you're just quite funny

 

Depends on what I define my "main" PC.

My notebook runs Windows Vista Business. My work PC runs Windows XP Professional. My desktop PC runs Windows XP Personal.

 

It will be Windows 7 in a few days time.

 

Windows Vista™ HomePremium x64 SP2

 

For me it is Vista Home Premium. Since I am scheduled to buy a new laptop close to the end of this year, I will wait till then to have Win 7 (most likely the Pro Edition) clean installed on the machine. Where I am located, we generally buy a laptop (in my case) with a basic linux OS installed and then buy the OEM version of the OS we want directly from the re-seller. I did that with my current machine. For some odd reason, the total cost comes in a bit lower. This way I get a clean install of the OS and what is left is to transfer the files etc to the new machine. I am hoping that if there are any major issues with the final release of Win 7, they will be sorted by Nov-Dec. But given what I have been reading on Win 7 thus far, it seems unlikely that there will be any major issue.

BTW, I did vote Vista.

 

My current laptop (Alienware m3200) has horrible Vista drivers, so I'm still on XP Pro. When my DOA G51 gets replaced, I'll install the Win 7 RTM because I want better SSD support, and that will hold me over until I either install the Win 7 upgrade or Windows Server 2008 R2. Haven't decided which one yet.

 

I am running Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit), 0 problems so far!

I only had an issu with the Ultimate version of Windows 7 as the ultimate version is still on RC, and not RTM, so I downgraded to Professional to be able to run the RC which doesn't have an issue with IE crashing randomly

 

lol. Windows 7 can't be twice as fast as Vista, sorry. Back it up with some benchmarks if you are gonna talk the impossible.

I voted Vista btw, since I use it on my desktop. I use Windows 7 on my laptop but I use my desktop more, thus my vote going to Vista.

 

When I say faster, I don't mean as in benchmarks in a game or so? I don't play games anyway, I mean overall system responsiveniss, boot time, and battery life.......

and I don't need to back up anything to prove it to u.....i dont work for MS Marketing thank u

 

If you wait 2 minutes for a bus it feels like ten, if you wait 10 minutes it feels like half an hour...

You do something you enjoy and it seems like 1 hour passed in 10 minutes.

You do nothing at all and the past 3 years are a blurr (personal experience) - or a flash.

Humans aren't objective in this respect.

 

I'm sorry, but claims need to be backed up with proof (data) if you want to sound credible. Nobody believes that Windows 7 is twice as fast as Vista, but they will agree that it is faster. If you can somehow show that Windows 7 is twice as good as Vista in all those things you've mentioned, then be my guest

 

One you use Windows 7 for yourself, youll know what im talking about and you'll thank me:

1) Installation time, within 20-25 minutes you will have your Windows 7 desktop ready for usage!
2) Boot time is half that of Windows Vista
3) Battery life is 10% better than in Vista (new power management features such as DIM screen)
4) Compatibility better than Vista, I have yet to come a single application that doesn't work with Windows 7, even if it wasn't writeen for Windows 7
5) System responsiveness within Windows......

I don't know how games perform better, hope someone can shed a light on us.....

and I don't know how to prove what I said to you. but tell me something, is it realllly that hard for you to try the RC for yourself and uninstall if u don't like? it would take u very little time to test it out, especially with toda's image backup software such as Acronis True Image, you could be back to using Vista within 15 minutes should you not like Windows 7

 

I have been using the 64-bit RC for 3 months now. Let me repeat what I said:

Windows 7 is faster and feels more responsive than Vista, but double is simply not the case. When you exaggerate like that, it's hard to take you seriously later on. If you (or somebody) can give me some proof that Windows 7 is twice as fast as Vista across the board, then go ahead.

 

2 - You have(had) a crappy Vista install.
4 - You are wrong again because Windows 7 is built upon Vista.

 

I have had a CLEAN / Genuine Vista Install ofr the 64 bit version, boot time was 1 min 30 seconds!

Windows 7 boot time is 45 seconds!

 

Sorry, but my Windows Vista boot up is faster than your Windows 7 boot. My specs are worse too. Uh-Oh

 

Strange, I did have Windows defender on , after removing it, boot time improved by 15 secs, but still much much slower than Vista.

 

No need for me to install anything but Windows Vista right now so that had my vote.

When windows 7 is out then I'll be getting my legit family pack.

 

Windows 7 x64 Ultimate RTM - Currently using the SLR 30-Day Rearm to stay within the grace period though

Kubuntu too in a dual-boot with 7.

 

no.. as i used it, and know it

8min for vista, 15min for win7 currently. but both much faster than in your case.

both identical at around 20sec to 30sec depending on the system

about the same here in both cases. dim screen got disabled in my case, only annoying but it's okay

i have some. ableton live crashes aero when UAC pops up. doesn't happen on vista. but all in all, app compatibility is identical, as the application and driver model of both systems ARE IDENTICAL. the apps that didn't work on vista but now work on win7 NOW WORK ON VISTA, TOO.

definitely no. both are perfectly snappy.

win7 a bit better, xp worst

well, i tried the final win7, i used it for some weeks. none. i repeat NONE of your arguments holds true, not on a new system with intel ssd, not on an old p4 with an old 80gb hdd in. not on atom systems, not on anything else.

the only real difference in performance in win7 is, if you're below 2gb ram, win7 works better. but as this is a 5$ fix, it's a non-issue.


and now, get your facts straight, stop FTW, and "n00b" and all the other geek-language that was so fun in 1994, and grow up.

vista and win7 share the same code, and if you don't know what that means, it means they are TWINS, they perform about identical, and have about identical features. the only thing that changed much is the gui, and it didn't changed according to microsofts own usability guidelines, but only from the marketing department "we want appleshiny".

but i like you, you're quite fun. you just have really a lot to learn. it'll take some years.

 

a clean vista installation on one of my pc's took 2.5min. after removing the card reader from my system, it dropped to 30sec. if vista, or win7 boots really slow, then it's the fault of some crappy driver that messes up.

and chances are big that win7 has
a) no driver for that crappy bit of hw at all, or
b) a newer one which doesn't block the boot.

update your drivers on the clean vista installation, and it should perform the same (or disable just everything for some testing in the bios or strip it out of your system for finding what makes the boot slow).

a core2duo 1.2ghz, that's really slow, can boot vista in 30sec.

 

i have to disagree no way vista can boot quicker than 7, and i think maximus used the wrong wording, he said its twice as fast (not true) i think what he meant was twice as good (totally plausible)

anyway i voted for windows 7

I run Win 7 RC 64 bit and Vista HP 64 bit on my desktop

and Win 7 RC 64 bit and Vista HP 32 bit on my laptop

ive kept my vista so i dont have to migrate twice and i will install Win 7 retail over the RC as soon as its released and then gradually migrate and ditch vista (although ive never had any probs with it, it just seems so old and dusty compared to 7)

 

You could run Win7

 

you just proved to me that you are one stubborn fella who does not want to jump on to teh futur3 b4ndw4g0N and just wann continue living in the past......and who simply refuses that his lovely OS has been beaten by such an improved OS over vista, even in the early BETA stages, 7 pwned V1Sta......

so my statement to after all this, and i'm not arguing with u anymore coz it's a waste of time trying to make u jump on the teh 7 bandwagon and give u a better experience for your computing usage..........

WINDOWS 7 FTW!!!!!!!

 

Actually what you just did MaXimus, was looking at a white page and saying its black...

 

oh what now you're on his side too?

 

Currently its Vista home premium SP2

Soon to be windows 7 home premium when its released