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| Thread ID: 101638 | 2009-07-21 13:07:00 | Impressions of win7 thus far | Chilling_Silence (9) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 793759 | 2009-07-23 01:06:00 | I am waiting for Googles OS just hope it has drivers for my antiquated attachments | prefect (6291) | ||
| 793760 | 2009-07-24 05:04:00 | So I whacked the RC on the Media PC, turns out the soundcard drivers didnt come with Win7, but a quick Google found Vista ones on Driverguide which work just fine. Also, has anybody else tried setting up a HomeGroup? I must admit that for many its really going to make file-sharing *so* much easier for so many people, especially those new to PCs / networking etc! |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 793761 | 2009-07-24 05:35:00 | Not to mention it automatically found and setup the printer that's attached to my Desktop (Which only took about 5 seconds for it to auto-install drivers and setup as a printer / scanner), it set it up as the default, and it was ready to go ... instantly ... no configuration needed. For homes / families / small businesses, I can *definitely* see Win7 as being a great way forwards! Microsoft, I take my hat off to ya, right now it looks like a job well done :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 793762 | 2009-07-24 05:47:00 | Also, has anybody else tried setting up a HomeGroup? yep -- its crap with Vista and XP and didn't work no matter what I have done. XP and vista have no idea as to what home group is. From what I have read, if you use Homegroup, all your PC's have to be W7 then it works. Setting up the network as per XP & Vista ( old way) -- no problems |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 793763 | 2009-07-24 06:53:00 | It does work - I'm using it now - but it is quite a tussle to make it work here. It may not be as quick as Linux, it may not be as pretty, but at least it should die at the end of the month. I took the precaution of giving it exclusive use of the machine by sticking it on a new HDD and disconnecting all others. Even MS should have trouble spilling it's stuff outside it's nappies with that set-up. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 793764 | 2009-07-24 07:01:00 | Hmm - no more BSOD ? I got a white SOD, everything stalled, even the reset button on the front of the case didn't work LOL. The switch on the back was still good though. :D The helpful message says that Windows Defender had committed Hari Kiri - successfully. (Well, that's not what it said as such, but I think that's what it meant.) A redeeming feature of WIN 7, - - - it can run Chrome. That could be the feature that does it. So far, I have Firefox in and Chrome installing. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 793765 | 2009-07-24 08:26:00 | regarding Homegroup-- Go to This article (www.neowin.net) - scroll right down till you get to about 3/4 of the way down, the wording just above the black Video window with two guys and a red & Black laptop. Remember that HomeGroup works only with Windows 7 machines and it does not support Vista or XP. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 793766 | 2009-07-24 08:32:00 | Since there will only be one win 7 comp in the house Homegroup will be a waste of time and I will be using a workgroup for the near future | gary67 (56) | ||
| 793767 | 2009-07-24 09:54:00 | I gotta admit, the HomeGroup this is *nice* and convenient, gonna try linking them via VPN later and see how well that works later too :D | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 793768 | 2009-07-24 10:11:00 | I personally think the HomeGroup is quite good for the typical family. Many households with multiple PCs/Laptops suprisingly don't have file sharing or printer sharing setup, simple because the family doesn't know how to set it up. Homegroup *might* possibly solve this problem, but the Windows7 limitation is a real drawback. Blam |
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