Has anybody upgraded from Win XP 32 bit to Win 7 64 bit? Is there a noticable differance and how easy was the install? I'm thinking of doing the upgrade and wanted some advice. Thanks
meatloaf said:Ohm_Boy
I get the feeling that you dislike Vista. :lol: When I got my computer I also got the free upgrade to Vista. After 24 hours I uninstalled it and went back to XP. 24 hours was enough for me.
Shorelover said:I've got a new laptop that came with Win7. I run XP on my desktops and prefer it. You can "downgrade" to XP but only with a full Win7, which my laptop does not have. A lot of corporations have done that "downgrade." My XPs are pro versions and I've been very happy with them for a few years now. I know that Win7 is an improvement over Vista, but I'd happily get rid of Win7 and go for XP if I could. I guess it depends on what your needs are, mine are business apps and internet, not so much heavy video. I haven't done a survey of available software for Win7 since last year, but it was much more limited. Is there a compelling reason to go to Win7?
Shorelover said:All the software I use works great with XP, less so with 7
mynewpool said:So if there were no software issues and all your software worked the same, would you still choose xp over 7?
Shorelover said:mynewpool said:So if there were no software issues and all your software worked the same, would you still choose xp over 7?
No way to answer this.
Taz said:You probably know this, but unless you are using a 64 bit OS, you can't use more than 3 GB of RAM. The WIN 64 bit OS is also supposed more secure and can address memory faster. I went from Vista 32 to Win 7 Pro 64-bit & have found programs are more stable (& I could use all my memory).
FWIW, I just installed IE 9 beta. So far so good.
Taz said:You probably know this, but unless you are using a 64 bit OS, you can't use more than 3 GB of RAM. The WIN 64 bit OS is also supposed more secure and can address memory faster. I went from Vista 32 to Win 7 Pro 64-bit & have found programs are more stable (& I could use all my memory).
FWIW, I just installed IE 9 beta. So far so good.
mynewpool said:Taz said:You probably know this, but unless you are using a 64 bit OS, you can't use more than 3 GB of RAM. The WIN 64 bit OS is also supposed more secure and can address memory faster. I went from Vista 32 to Win 7 Pro 64-bit & have found programs are more stable (& I could use all my memory).
FWIW, I just installed IE 9 beta. So far so good.
In my laptop I have 4 gigs and 3.5 is usable. So yes you can use more than 3 gigs.
4JawChuck said:I must be the only person on the face of the earth that has had zero issues with Vista, mine works perfectly although I did build this computer specifically for a 64bit OS and needed Vista to take advantage of the 4gb of ram etc. I was an early adopter of Vista and heard horror stories but they never happened to me, guess I am just lucky. I got a cheap offer from MS to upgrade to Win7 but I haven't decided yet, Vista works so well for me I am hesitant to make the switch. Then again I never had much problems with XP either, I still use XP on my company laptop so I use both everyday. However don't get me started on Win98, I burned the copy I had just so I can never install it on another computer again...really liked Win2000 and NT4 too, I keep an original early Win95 disk around just for an old 486 I run...it blazes on that old processor.
On my 2nd year crash free with Vista, the only problem I had was an integrated sound card driver issue which was the result of lack of MS certification of the sound card driver which was resolved with a release of a certified driver.