Posted on 08/22/2010 9:53:41 AM PDT by JoeProBono
Perhaps it's because Microsoft knows that a HUGE percentage of those sales are a result of people desperate to recover from having a giant turd named Vista crammed down their throat.
I develop software for a living. The last PC I purchased was a notebook... HP (Compaq) ProBook 4710s. It came with Windows 7 upgrade CD and XP. Tried W7 for a week. Back to XP. For me, a computer is a tool and should work.
I hit snags with Vista and immediately went back to XP. Same with W7. I’m not a Microsoft beta-tester.... I need to make a living.
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True. I never mess with the “Home” editions, in case of traps like that. XP mode is essential for crap like this, unfortunately.
This is Win95 original startup... BUT!!! Do not click on it, rather copy/paste the URL. anglefire does not allow direct linking to the site :/
http://www.angelfire.com/games5/clockmaster/themicrosoftsound.wav
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Bikk
Here how the conversation goes:
"Brought you a new machine"
"YEA!"
"It's got Windows 7."
"Cool!"
"But that application you run 95% of the time..."
"Ya?
"...runs 1/2 to 3/4s as fast."
"......................Can I just have a wireless mouse and one of those Apple keyboards, instead?"
Interesting - I have yet to find any hardware that I couldn’t get drivers for - and I am running the 64-bit version.
Ditto
Works great for everything I have tried....even a blind hog finds an acorn once in a while.
“I’m not a Microsoft beta-tester.... I need to make a living.”
LOL. I’m a Mac user (with no respect for Apple, Inc.) but I also prefer to let the pioneers take the arrows. There came a time however, when the old system left me in the dust of those with newer systems. I was willing to accept the growing pains, but never let go of the older systems until I was 100% certain that I could duplicate or improve necessary applications.
The scanner was an issue because it got a lot of use in those days. VueScan (which is cross platform) worked immediately after download.
Cannot find a system, not special order, that does not come with 64-bit Home Premium.
Can I run my old copy of Office 32-bit on the new Home Premium?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks for the tip on VueScan....I’ll give it a shot.
As part of my turmoil, my IT guy loaded 32-bit Win7 Pro. Not many software apps need 64 bit, and a lot can’t run in 64 bit mode anyway. I’ve also had compatibility issues with older programs trying to run in an older mode.
Win 7 Pro should have no problems, its Win 7 Home.
Yes, you can run 32-bit applications on the 64-bit version of Win7 - you just need 64-bit drivers for any hardware.
You really don't need 64-bit unless you are going to be running more than 4 GB of RAM.
I forgot to add - or more than 2 cores. So if you have a quad-core processor, you should use a 64-bit OS as well...
Amen to that. A "driver" for an HP printer is an oxymoron. You typically cannot even find one - they come bundled with crapware only. When it comes to software and driver support, HP is absolutely the worst, bar none. I will NEVER buy another HP printer.
What’s the cheapest way to go from Vista to Windows 7 Pro?
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