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Thread ID: 100046	2009-05-24 03:36:00	Windows 7 - 1st Impressions	chiefnz (545)	Press F1

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776442	2009-05-25 03:57:00	System specs CPU: AthlonX2 6000+ 3.0GHz RAM: 4GB DDR2-800 Video Card: 8800GT 512MB Storage Space: ~1.1TB (2x320GB, 1x 500GB) Security Suite Which security suite are you using? NOD32 x64 Antivirus and Comodo Firewall Did you have any issues? Had to use Vista 64-bit version of both (no native Win7 editions yet), had to run Comodo installer in Vista compatibility mode. Could you resolve the issues you were having? Yes, as above. Hardware and Peripheral Devices Did you have any issues installing any of your hardware? If so, list the issues and which hardware items you had problems with? None Network Details How many hosts etc? 7 physical PCs, up to 6 additional virtual machines. Do you have any servers running (Which server OS?) No dedicated servers, occaisonally as a VM. Did you have any issues with the networking side of things? None. Productivity Applications Which productvity application suite are you using? None What's the performance of your office suite like? N/A Gaming Which games are installed? Half-Life 2, Dawn of War 2, Left 4 Dead, Everquest, Vanguard What's the performance of the games like compared to your previously used OS etc? Noticeably better performance in all tested games over XP Pro 32-bit and Vista Ultimate 64-bit editions on same PC. General comments How did you find the install? Best. Windows. Install. Ever. 20min from start to finish, and no issues, headaches, or heck much of anything to do. Things you like. Interface seems more responsive than Vista, while increasing functionality. Fantastic performance. New system tray method. Things you don't like. Having to manually toggle between audio devices, including front/rear jacks. Grr. Action Center icon has to be mucked about with a fair bit to shut it up. Things you'd like to see in the final release?More controllable audio output. Ability to stream to all audio devices like XP could.	inphinity (7274)
776443	2009-05-25 10:55:00	System specs: CPU: AMD X2 4400+ RAM: 3 Gigs Video Card: nVidia 8700 Storage Space: 2 x 200Gb SATA Seagate HDD + 1 500 Gb Seagate IDE removable Security Suite: Which security suite are you using? Avast antivirus Did you have any issues? No Could you resolve the issues you were having? N/A Hardware and Peripheral Devices Did you have any issues installing any of your hardware? Yes If so, list the issues and which hardware items you had problems with? HP 7260 Printer. The card reader in the printer shows up as a drive but the printer does not print. Network Details: How many hosts etc? Nil Do you have any servers running (Which server OS?) Nil Did you have any issues with the networking side of things? No problems with the NICs being detected Productivity Applications: Which productvity application suite are you using? Office Pro 2007 What's the performance of your office suite like? Great. No probs Gaming: Which games are installed? MS Flight Sim 2004. What's the performance of the games like compared to your previously used OS etc? General comments: How did you find the install? Install was fine. Things you like. I will upgrade to Win7 when it is released. What is not to like? Things you don't like. One or two very minor niggles but I found ways around them or others have for me already via Technet etc. Things you'd like to see in the final release? Yep. A programming language which would come up with a compiled exe for any platform provided you learn the syntax and you do not get logic errors. I don't think that Win7 is for everyone much like any other operating system. I guess my point is, that I started with MSDos version 3.3 and eventually got to where I am now. One difference there was that most versions of MSdos came came with the GWBasic interpreter rather than a compiler and I remember making programs in COBOL on one of my early systems. I still have a copy of MS Flight Sim 1.0 which I bought with MSDos 5. One floppy as opposed to 4 CD's for Fight Sim 2004. Windows 3.11 came on 7-8 floppies A version of Win 95 came on heaps of floppies. The only major reason for me to change would be to go to an operating system which would allow me to use more ram on any application or game I want to run. I am aware that you can run all sorts under VMs but this would not be for the average user in my humble opinion. Go figure! The operating system only allows you run various applications. In the event you can't get drivers for the hardware then you have a problem as I did with the printer listed above Plugged in the other printer Canon ip 4600 and I can print. Currently running Win 7 32 bit dual booting with Win XP Pro 64 bit. The Win XP 64 bit can use both printers.	Sweep (90)
776444	2009-05-25 11:32:00	Well it seems they need to update that list as their is someone here running Nod on Win 7 & I have Avast working fine on it here. Yep Nod32 works fine - On one PC in the workshop Nod32 , this PC inside Eset Smart Security - no problems on either :thumbs:	wainuitech (129)
776445	2009-05-25 11:40:00	System specs: CPU: Athlon 64 X2 3800 RAM: 2 gigs Video Card: Geforce 7600 GS Storage Space: 1 x 160GB SATA, 1 x 250GB IDE (Win7) Security Suite: Which security suite are you using? Avast free, windows firewall Did you have any issues? Nope Hardware and Peripheral Devices Did you have any issues installing any of your hardware? If so, list the issues and which hardware items you had problems with? TV Tuner based on BT878 chipset. Needed drivers. Auto update provided them Network Details: How many hosts etc? 1 Did you have any issues with the networking side of things? No Productivity Applications: Which productvity application suite are you using... (MS Office etc) Openoffice 3.1 What's the performance of your office suite like?No issues Gaming: Which games are installed?Orange Box via Steam, Bioshock, Thief series What's the performance of the games like compared to your previously used OS etc?Minor display issues with Bioshock, Thief will have issues (well known video, cpu and game engine issues) General comments: How did you find the install? Easy Things you like. My shutdown app works in W7 Things you don't like. TV Tuner volume is controlled by the master volume on sound card Apps pinned to taskbar open next to the app shortcut Haven't used Vista before, so a learning curve Bloody ribbon interface in paint Dual Booting issue with XP and Win7 on different physical HDD's (sorted) Things you'd like to see in the final release?N/A	bob_doe_nz (92)
776446	2009-05-25 17:15:00	System specs: CPU:Intel QX 9650 o/ced to 3.6 GHZ RAM: 4 gigs DDR3 1600 Video Card: Asus 9800 GX2 Storage Space: 300 gb's Raptor 2 Security Suite: NOD 32 AV 64 bit only Which security suite are you using? Did you have any issues? None Could you resolve the issues you were having? Hardware and Peripheral Devices Did you have any issues installing any of your hardware? If so, list the issues and which hardware items you had problems with? No Problems Network Details: How many hosts etc? Do you have any servers running (Which server OS?) Did you have any issues with the networking side of things? Productivity Applications: Which productvity application suite are you using... (MS Office What's the performance of your office suite like? Good Gaming: Which games are installed? FSX What's the performance of the games like compared to your previously used OS etc? Smoother and trouble free General comments: How did you find the install? Simple. Things you like. Everything Things you don't like. Aero Things you'd like to see in the final release? Outlook Express	JJJJJ (528)
776447	2009-05-25 21:27:00	You wont get OE in Vista or Win7. Thats one thing you wont get or see in the final release. You'll have to live with Outlook / Windows mail / something else	Speedy Gonzales (78)
776448	2009-05-25 22:47:00	I recieved the Windows7 disc on PC World magazine and installed manually (Upgradeded from Vista Home Basic) It took a while but my involvement was only required about 3 times I think. So very nice to install. According to the Disc sleeve information, I should check a microsoft website to recieve the registration number to get me through till 2010 June. I couldn't access the internet because I was installyng the software still so I just entered nothing and the whole process carried on. I'm not sure whether It will still expire June 2010.	kountryken (14110)
776449	2009-05-25 22:50:00	It will still expire. You should have installed it on another partition. You'll have to reinstall Vista after (or wait till the final comes out), if you buy it	Speedy Gonzales (78)
776450	2009-05-25 22:58:00	:mad: So they havn't sorted out multiple streaming...thats probably the main thing that annoyed me about Vista. It's such a simple thing, but causes massive amounts of annoyance when it doesn't work. Will be very dissapointed if this isn't changed in the final release. :xmouth:	wratterus (105)
776451	2009-05-26 00:40:00	My first impression is: TONS of eye candy but not a lot that Ubuntu has not been doing for a long time at no cost.	kjaada (253)
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