Windows 7

7 is so much better, vista is s**t and i loved xp but 7 is so much fasterand start up times are halved.

Those scared of changed.

I dont get why people keep saying that.

They hate vista and love win7, the latter is just a facelift from the former...

There really isnt that much difference between Windows 7 and Vista unless you have a Under powered PC, And it has actually been found that after time Windows 7 takes longer to load than Vista,

lmao!

but then i didnt like win2000 but loved XP...wasnt actually that much difference in theory between the two and had many of the same fundamentals.

I was always XP but been using RC of win7 and definitely staying with win7 now, havent even booted XP up for anything in a couple of months!

Yeh thats the same thing. Im not sure where its come from.
Is it from word of mouth? actual usage? or simply because its "cool" to badmouth?

Windows 7 is NOT a facelift. Here are my findings fron the actual RTM release of Windows 7:

- File copy is quicker as there is less lag from hard drive activity. The caching is improved.
- AVCHD decoding has been introduced for HD video. Connecting HD video cameras is now supported due to AVCHD plus Media Center can now decode HD channels from Freesat.
- Media Center implemented across the entire range of Windows 7 platforms.
- Image backup tool available across the entire range of Windows 7 platforms.
- Touchscreen support is included.
- Faster startup times and NO this is not reduced over time as has been claimed due to improved caching of data.
- SSD drives are faster in Windows 7 due to TRIM technology that can erase paged data in advance of a delete operation.
- Desktop search performance has been increased (again due to improved caching).
- Home Group Networking allows quick and easy connection between Windows 7 machines (although this cannot be used to network a machine based on non-Windows 7 platforms).

This is not an exhaustive list and Windows 7 is most certainly not a facelift. Have a look at how the kernel works and you will see that this is a complete redesign supporting acceleration of low level commands. The kernel is central to the OS, for those who are interested.

More information can be gleaned here:

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-...view?artc_pg=1

no i actually used windows 2000 for about 6months and actually went back to windows 98 SE as it actually worked and was much faster.

Although windows 2000 for businesses rocked for networking and stuff alike.

Most of "your findings" wont be seen or even noticed by a huge percentage of win 7 users. Who actually notices if it boots a few seconds quicker?

who actually turns off their PC?
(i love being in a student house again with utility bills included!)

Many people do use the new features and even if they do not, the OS is NOT a facelift. Have a read at what the kernel does and you will find that it is very different. The kernel is rewritten, not upgraded incrementally. How will many people not notice the incremental backup, Media Center, connecting HD video cameras, fast desktop search improving program location from the Start Menu? These are staring in the face of the user - in the Start Menu! It is not just "a facelift" or is that your comments based on word of mouth, tittle tattle, the over-zealousness to denigrate in order to be fashionable?

As for my findings:

- Boot up of clean install of Vista x64 Ultimate with AVG realtime scanning on Gigabyte GA-EG45M and 2 x F1 500 GB hard drives and Intel E8500 CPU in RAID 0 setup - 2 mins 40 seconds.
- Boot up of clean install of 7 x64 Ultimate RTM on the same hardware and AVG realtime scanning as above - 1 min 13 seconds. RC version cannot be compared as it has debug and trace code so it is slightly slowed down but it is still much faster than Vista in boot up and not by a matter of a "few seconds" and how do you quantify "few seconds" anyway? 10 seconds? 50 seconds? 600 seconds?
- Boot up of clean install of Vista x64 Ultimate with AVG realtime scanning on Dell XPS1730 and 2 x 200 GB Hitachi drives in RAID 0 setup - 2 mins 56 seconds.
- Boot up of clean install of 7 x64 Ultimate RTM on same Dell 1730 laptop - 1 min 19 seconds.

In my book, boot up speed is very noticeable and the general consensus is that it boots up quicker too. The link provided also confirms that this is not a matter of a "few seconds" and confirms Windows 7 to be the best version of Windows yet, although this is subjective. File copying is certainly noticeable too and I am sure you agree many people will copy files on their computer - you cannot deny that. Have a go at copying a large file and see for yourself!

I am not being argumentative but an objective view does help others rather than basing your comments on pure conjecture.