Someone Said Windows 7 Is Vista SP2...Who Cares?

[mikeadams78]

Vista had more problems than drivers even after service pack 2 it needed tons of ram to run smoothly while I could happily run 7 with a mear 512 to 1gb of ram with ease. Vista needed 3 to 6 gb just to run smoothly.

[jamob13]

YO THIS MOTHAFUCKA RIGHT HERE IS A NERD N PLAYS WAY TOO MUCH FUCKING WOW2 N LUEAGEOFLEGUENDS

[rml695]

@therealsteve2437 I would recommend the upgrade because Windows 7 is far better than Vista (at least it proved to be when I was using it for almost a year).

[RsMp3]

@RsMp3 lol i thought those were for fun, >.>

[rml695]

@RsMp3 Have you ever stopped to think that I can't see?

[RsMp3]

@rml695 i thought they were for fun glasses for silliness :P

[rml695]

@RsMp3 Nope, I can't see very well. "My Expereince When I was blind", "How well can I see?", "No Glasses = How Much Vision?" and "People take their vision for granted." Watch these videos & you will see.

[Emit79]

Who asks the people at circuit city for advice? the guy probably works register and was off that night but someone in the computer department called out so he had to cover. if i have a question about electronics i look 1 place and 1 place only...my fellow nerds on the internet.

[rml695]

@Emit79 It was a good long while back when this vid was made.

[optimusmikey]

lol windows 7 is better thn vista sp2

[rml695]

@optimusmikey Way better.

[computergeek836]

Hey rml, would you recomend installing Windows 7 on a Compac mini 100c?

[points2shopPROOF]

lmfao dude you look like you need to sleep or something!

[rml695]

@points2shopPROOF Back at that time, I did not have to get up early. Thus, I was sleeping in.

[rml695]

I'm an adaptive technology enthusiast, not so much a geek, thank you. :)

[Appule69]

I upgraded to Windows 7 not long ago, and it's awesome. It's even faster then XP with the same hardware configuration, and WAY more secure then XP. Haven't gotten any virus, or spyware threats since using it, where as I got them quite often with XP. Very happy with Win7.

[Coolguy10890]

My Windows XP kept like freezing and stuff and then my Hardrive died then I got a new one and Windows XP STILL didn't work right so then I got Linux Ubuntu and I was fine. So I recommend do NOT get Windows XP for a Toshiba laptop because Windows XP crashed on my Toshiba so I got Linux Ubuntu for my Toshiba.

[usergently]

Who cares?

[nNorthWestern]

i like windows 7 but truth is there is still alot problems with multiplayer games with anticheat software in windows 7 like punkbuster 99% of punkbuster games wont work properly with windows 7 you might be ok for hour,5min or 10sec and get kicked

problems with some video codecs image quality

w7 bugs seem pretty minor compared to xp's or vista's first steps but as a gamer and 1080p user its still far from everyday operatingsystem, i got it in vista combo deal so im back on xp+vista dual boot

[rml695]

Could you please translate that into English or get someone to do it? Thanks. :)

[292675]

Windows 7 isn't Vista SP2

that sounds like the "expert" at circuit city mixed his terminology.

They are 2 different animals.

[rml695]

Exactly. I agree.

[samljer]

Windows7 isnt VistaSP2....

Ive looked at enough hex code to know this.

MS is saying that to try and use vistas "final" stability to sell another OS>

[kinkaid25]

I've always said it, windows 7 basically runs on the same principles as vista sp 1,2. everybody has there own opinion's. I personally have never had a problem with vista sp1,2, maybe my vaio is to updated for vista in all aspects, so the laptop basically smooths out all of the glitch's, that everyone else has with there old outdated machines.

[satana223]

lol

[R4Zy3L]

I'd say Vista is Windows 7's little retarded brother.

[galaxytrip]

one word ubuntu

[rml695]

I'm an Ubuntu user. However, for my future work as a teacher, I will need Windows, because thats where assistive technology for people who are blind lives. There are SOME items on Linux & the Mac, but the problem is most of our accessories (book players, PDAs), rely on Windows. My own book player runs Windows CE 5.0 Core. So, that's why I'm very glad that Windows 7 is a lot better than Vista & XP.

[galaxytrip]

hopefully the drivers for such devices won't be so painstakingly mistreated. give ubuntu a few years and you won't need to spend the money or ride their business model train.

[CariagaXIII]

if i previously made a backup from vista can run it in windows 7??? the reason why i asked this question because i don't want to re instal every thing like adobe etc..

[rml695]

If you are talking about documents & programs, it should be fine. In my tests I found most of the programs with a Vista stamp worked without a hitch on Windows 7.

[CariagaXIII]

oh thank you!!!!!

[kucorgok]

I Love Windows 7 Ok :-) lol

[andeyejah]

i have noticed no difference betwween sp1 and 2 still sucks the life out of your ram and my firewall in eset smart security stopped working!

[clanton14th]

make sure you have RC not RC1 build 7077 make sure its 7100 it doesnt have bugs like the other builds and Circut City employees lie too much haha i got Vista SP2 Final RTM and its running more smoothly then SP1 but i miss Win 7 RC good video

[rml695]

I have RC1 Build 7100 direct from Microsoft's website.

[AmH032uTuBe]

the clean preloaded SP2 version of the Vista install disc.

Build 6002.

well a clean install worked about 2-3 times faster than win7 for me...

[madzane94]

and on to the title..hey man you should try RC win7...it's good, wick'd fast....just stay away from advanced system optimizer's registry cleaner and u'll be good (Y)

[rml695]

I'm running Windows 7 RC1 and I love it. :) I'm on it right now as I type it. I'm using Windows 7 Aero with the full screen magnifier at 600% which is fantastic.

[madzane94]

srry that was my cuzn

[madzane94]

those eyes look like u sit behind the comp too long..lol

[pivotpcproductions]

His right eye is not ok, he was born blind and his right eye is entirley blind, and he has special glasses that look like they always have a glare...

[Bosswowpwnage]

@madzane94 That's not funny at all... He is probably legally blind.

[madzane94]

@Bosswowpwnage Yea, idk why I have 10 likes at all. :/

It was 2yrs ago, and it definitely ain't a laughing matter..

Sorry. 

[halo3guyy]

W7 boot time is 4 times quicker than vista, i realy like the features of W7 but had a few

problems aswell

[Matrees11]

XP uses a similar utility to repair itself and in many cases it does actually fix problems (In my case at least XD). System Restore does not directly repair errors although it does set regular restore points if errors do occur and when system crashes do occur it does automatically allow you to restore to past restore points. I find it quite useful as a basic OS Utility Tbh. Although If you were not talking about this. I apologize :)

[cryingmelodies25]

WINDOWS SUCKS

[hellbornelfchild]

this guy is very strange looking.

[imsorope00]

you know what really grinds my gears?

[BigLonTheDon]

Whatever dude, WSP does not sux

[5nazzybanana]

who cares?

[2pathways]

xps 200 or asus epc

[uhavajobdo2me]

Bloated resource hogging POS! VISTA BLOWS!

[qqw6]

I don't notice the performance improvements that much in Windows 7 X64 over Vista X64. I have a pretty powerful system, so that might be part of it. I always wonder that the stories about netbooks running a lot better with Win7 have more to do with the fact that Win 7 uses a lot less memory than actual system performance improvements.

[a7RoX]

totally agree...

[GreenHills77]

The repair utility is in Vista, but its quite buggy when it tries to repair.

[rml695]

Can you give me a general idea of where it is? Since I'm using Windows 7 I'm assuming it'd be in a similar location, and I could try to find it. Also any idea what search terms I could use?

[GreenHills77]

Well for me its in Control Panel>System and Maintenance>Backup and restore center.

The search term i used is restore, its not exactly what you were talking about, but its pretty much the same. Mind you I'm using Vista, so my terms might be irrelevant. Good Luck!

PS: The repair utility runs in the background at start up, and if it detects a problem it gets buggy and then tries to fix it...

Lemme know if this works for ya!

[rml695]

The repair utility for Windows I'm familiar with, but is it the same in JAWS? I've already run the repair utility within Windows (actually it ran itself a few times LOL).

[GreenHills77]

Ok, pardon me but can you give me a breif explanation of jaws? thanks, then i might be able to help you :D

[rml695]

I thought you wre a JAWS user. LOL JAWS is a screen reader and it speaks to you what is on the screen. It requires a video interceptor to act as the bridge between the computer screen and the software. The mirror driver is missing. I don't think it impairs JAWS too much but I just don't like seeing that dialog all the time on startup.

[GreenHills77]

so it probably doesn't work with jaws, since its something that works on the core CPU processor, but I'm not to familiar with JAWS. :)

[lolitadoll646]

you admitted you loved 7 ^_^ I knew it.

^_^

oh and I like that your hair is getting longer.

;)

[nonglotter]

hey dude i have a request for you, iam a windows xp user i wonder if you can do a walkthrough of how "install" a virtual machine of winodws 7, i did it a while back with ubuntu and vmware but it was pulling the iso file right out of my harddrive so it was pretty slow :S so i guess that is not the way to do it, so thanks in advance

[rml695]

What emulator will you be using?

[nonglotter]

mmmm i guess vmware

[rml695]

I really don't want to do a walk through install since I already have the machine setup. What I can tell you is this: set up a new virtual machine, select your OS, then set it so that it will boot off the ISO file. When you do that, select the 7000...(etc).ISO file and it will boot and run the standard Windows install. It's a very straightforward install. Select your version, your language for the keyboard & system, your time zone, etc. VMWare will gather this info from your main host system

[nonglotter]

so it kind of "install" it in a portion of the hard drive? and it doesn't take it straight from the iso file?

[rml695]

The ISO file simulates an installation CD-ROM. It mounts in the place of your system's physical CD-ROM drive. As far as where it installs to, it installs to a virtual hard disk that's within a proprietary file on your system which takes up very little space. Just don't let your virtual machiens pile up, as i did. I had the same machines running on 3 emulators. I decided on one (VMWare, though I still have to unlock it b4 the 30 days are up), and removing the others freed up 50 GB HDD of space.

[nonglotter]

awesome

[x3n0nfr4n]

i tired windows 7 it had every driver for my mother board run my computer great then tired to install my xp software iv collected over the years and guess what not working if xp stops all that software is a waste of my well earned money

[rml695]

If you are going from XP then you may as well start from scratch because you will need to repurchase everything. Windows 7 has the same core as Vista. This was put in place to help stop piracy, I believe.

[x3n0nfr4n]

but why start from scratch when there is a lot of software for a great os/xp and why not just keep updateing xp

[x3n0nfr4n]

if we whant to move on to the future we can not keep starting from scratch

[x3n0nfr4n]

i think your great do not take my last few comments offensively I'm just trying to make a point

[rml695]

None taken, and I do agree. In fact I have Xubuntu Linux 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) installed as my second virtual machine. Until my target audience migrates to Linux, though, Windows will remain dominant in their work, with the exception of those who are running a Mac, and even then they may dual boot with Windows. Our software, as I mentioned earlier, is Windows centric.

[Guthix321]

Also how big are the emulater pc's?? i mean mb , gb and how big is windows 7?

[rml695]

The emulator PCs are fully customizable - the only limit is your system's physical resources. So, for example, you can't devote more than 2 GB of virtual RAM to your PC if your physical RAM is confined to 2 GB. As far as the footprint in Windows 7? I'd say somewhere around 8 or 10 GB. I can't remember. It's lighter than Vista though.

[Guthix321]

My opinion of Windows 7 Is sort of a upgraded and downgraded Vista.Buts thats my opinion not everyones. Atleast you can use windows 7 :D