Really? That's what you have to contribute to the forum?
If you read a little bit you'll see that while it's the same underlying structure Windows 7 is far superior to Vista. If you don't think it's worth it, don't buy it. Simple as that.
Have you used 7? It's much faster than Vista, the gui is better and more refined. I'm not going to argue that it's not generally the same OS because it is, but IMO they made alot of changes to Win 7 that make it more than a minor update. It's also a big relief for those of us that work in IT because of the XP mode, which makes moving a corporate environment over from XP much easier.Your right, I agree with what you say about 50% (except for the fact that it's not really that "far superior to Vista"!! Please tell me how it is so "far superior")
And yes that is what I have to contribute. I'm pretty sure that I posted this thread in the general discussion area. I wanted to hear what other people think.
Have you used 7? It's much faster than Vista, the gui is better and more refined. I'm not going to argue that it's not generally the same OS because it is, but IMO they made alot of changes to Win 7 that make it more than a minor update. It's also a big relief for those of us that work in IT because of the XP mode, which makes moving a corporate environment over from XP much easier.
That said, I do really hope they do a completel rewrite with Win 8. The Win NT kernel is getting pretty old at this point and needs to be discarded for something better.
I am using Windows 7 Ultimate (that's why I am saying what I am).
As for the XP mode.... anyone can install a virtual PC on Vista and run XP on Vista as well. It's nothing new. That's all XP mode is in Windows 7 (a virtual pc)
Anyone can install XP in a any virtual legally if they have a legal copy and don't break licensing agreements but they can run it seemlessly. XP in XP more you get a reall copy of XP FOR FREE.
Lets see you do this stuff with any other Virtual PC
1. Shortcuts are saved to your desktop and run seemlessly.
2. Lets see you get the same try to share you main OS drives with a virtual machine.
3. Match the resolution of you get in Windows 7.
4. Get a full screen display and actually use the full screen.
5. USB device support.
6. You may or may not be able to use your wireless card.
Ok, Ok.... So #1 you can't pull off with Vista and a virtual PC (but it 's not that big of a hassle to start Virtual PC to run the software you want to run.)
2 thru 6 I did with my virtual PC on Vista. Just find the right drivers
Plus, there's another really nice bonus using the XP Mode machine vs a virtual XP machine you have installed...
W/ it you can access all drives in your machine from the XP vm, as shared drives! Not w/ a vm you install yourself.
Have some things on a Data Drive you want to use on the XP? Access is right there, @ your fingertips... 1 very fine reason for XP Mode vs a normally installed vm.
Cheers,
Drew
I really can't believe that MS is going to charge people for something that we've already paid for (Vista). All the extra little quirks that they claim is Windows 7, is just Vista with updates.
I really can't believe that MS is going to charge people for something that we've already paid for (Vista). All the extra little quirks that they claim is Windows 7, is just Vista with updates.