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    win7 first impressions

    Didn't see a topic for this..

    So I got win7 ultimate for free haha don't ask but yes it is legit! Anyhow, win7 is freaking amazing there is so many awesome things this is what vista should of been! It's going to take some time to get use to but i really like it so far!
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    I upgraded my Vista home premium to Windows 7 Professional about 4 days ago and so far absolutely love Windows 7! I got the windows 7 student edition upgrade for $30. The upgrade downloaded in about an hour and the install fast and simple.

    For those that are getting Windows 7 there is still a UAC. Its not as annoying as Vista's. But guess what there is a HIDDEN administrative account that you can access that doesn't have it. When you open start type CMD right click it and select run as administrator.

    After Dos Prompt comes up type "net user administrator /active:yes" this makes the administrator account visible on every log in. if you want to password it at the same time type "net user administrator abcd" with abcd being your password of choice. It performs much much faster!!!

    While I have only been using it a few days I can't find anything that I don't like about it. As with any new software I am sure it will have some issues and some things that won't work. I guess time will tell, if I end up hating it my laptop still has a recovery partition with Vista on it
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    Okay, so tell me, how did you get it for free? Details, please!

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    I got mine FREE to...

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    There are a few ways. Be a subscriber to cnet or what ever. And another way.. Having connections with people that work at M$
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    I'm seriously thinking about getting W7 this afternoon.
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    Two things I have noticed immediately:
    1) Boot time is faster
    2) Applications runs a lot faster, and when closed, unloaded from the system almost immediately (e.g. no forever hard disk readings after closing an application).

    Upgraded to W7 Premium from Vista Home Basic.
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    I've heard nothing but positive things about Windows 7. Looking forward to building a new computer around Christmastime and putting a clean install of it on there.

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    I'll get it when Windows 7 SP1 is released
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    I upgraded my desktop from Vista Ultimate to Win 7 Pro earlier this evening... Process was fairly simple and did not take too long.

    There are a few small quirks I dislike but overall it is quite nice.

    Will play with it more tomorrow when I have more time

    As for now, I still prefer OS X on my MacBook over Windows Next desktop will likely be a Mac.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aussie Bob View Post
    I'm seriously thinking about getting W7 this afternoon.
    I ordered Windows 7 Home Premium from Newegg yesterday. Should be here sometime this afternoon. I'm running the RC currently so I'm definitely happy that I will be able to reformat and install the final release. My PC needs a reformat anyway, it's been pretty sluggish lately.

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    All I can say right now IS I HATE WIN7.... With vista my wireless was great now i get disconnected a lot GRRRR im mad! haha i love it but the wireless is very buggy
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    I am waiting for SP1 to get it, till then i am staying on vista premium.

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    Quote Originally Posted by whmanaged View Post
    All I can say right now IS I HATE WIN7.... With vista my wireless was great now i get disconnected a lot GRRRR im mad! haha i love it but the wireless is very buggy
    Have you checked with your wifi card manufacturer for Win7 driver update?
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    Yup that was the first thing i had done.
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    We just upgraded a few machines at work for testing. Only complaint I have so far is we can't get the Sonicwall VPN client working right on the 64-bit version. Otherwise it's been good.

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    I am upgrading my Laptop right now.
    From the buzz around the internet it looks to be pretty amazing.
    I had already checked it on another laptop.
    Great improvements and Microsoft is back at innovating!

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    Any thoughts on Windows 7 stability vs. Windows XP? I'm wondering if I should upgrade, but Windows XP works well, and I don't want to fix something that's not broken.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thinksmart12 View Post
    Any thoughts on Windows 7 stability vs. Windows XP? I'm wondering if I should upgrade, but Windows XP works well, and I don't want to fix something that's not broken.
    Windows 7 vs Windows XP? Even a little bit more reliable than XP (XP is already pretty reliable), and also much faster than XP.

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    I like windows 7

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    Windows 7 is really awesome. I am using RC version. Will buy it soon.

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    120 gbs of ram it can hold.... Think im going to test that LOL
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    Someone in this forum has done some kind of review or something?

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    I have the Windows 7 Ultimate in my main PC and in my laptop. Overall is a great operating system. It is for sure more secure, fast and easy than Windows Vista.
    It is also more attractive than Windows XP and you can adjust it more.
    As for wireless I had no problems with Windows 7.

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    Bought Win 7 professional retail box yesterday and upgraded from Vista ultimate.

    Gotta love the raw speed. I had to get used to the new way of managing quick links though.
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