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Windows 7 SP1 - Release Candidate now out!

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  • #2
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    Awesome.


  • #3
    seanw7
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭seanw7


    Windows 7 is very bad , just as bad as Vista... i wouldnt use anything other than XP or Linux


  • #4
    twinsen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 734 ✭✭✭twinsen


    Windows 7 is bad? What were you drinking? Tea?


  • #5
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    What has this got to do with television?

    I'm so confused I need some tea


  • #6
    seanw7
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭seanw7


    lads this is a serious thread about the best Operating system to use (Wait operating system is that what there called ? ) personally i use Windows 7 as it is the only one i can manage but i know the others are better for more experienced PC users or laptops users, as it can be both ?


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  • #7
    gbee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,388 ✭✭✭gbee


    Tallon wrote: »
    What has this got to do with television?

    I'm so confused I need some tea

    I need a strong coffee myself.


  • #8
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,037 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    I Have no idea what this has to do with Television!

    :confused:

    I could throw in a lolcat but I'm just so confused! :eek:

    Closed!


  • #9
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    Not yet!


  • #10
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,037 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    amacachi wrote: »
    Not yet!
    Nope.. because I re-opened it and moved into Computers & Technology.


  • #11
    doctorg
    Registered Users Posts: 555 ✭✭✭doctorg


    Don't you think you are a bit late?
    This has been out for ages! I have had for atleast 2-3 months! :P


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  • #12
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    basquille wrote: »
    Nope.. because I re-opened it and moved into Computers & Technology.

    Damn, always like to try and get a last post in before the thread actually closes. :pac:


  • #13
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    seanw7 wrote: »
    Windows 7 is very bad , just as bad as Vista... i wouldnt use anything other than XP or Linux

    Any specific reason you think it's bad?


  • #14
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,418 ✭✭✭dnme


    SP1 has no new features, it is merely a collection of security updates and such. Therefore if you have been keeping your OS updated, there is little point in downloading this unless you want to slipstream the installer.

    Source


  • #15
    seanw7
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭seanw7


    Well maybe bad was a strong word. just dont seem to have improved anything and it is really slow to run... so not worth upgrading .but this is only my opinion.


  • #16
    Naikon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,564 ✭✭✭Naikon


    At the expense of fixing a number of bugs, more bugs than the number of bugs fixed will be introduced :D


  • #17
    sink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,314 ✭✭✭sink


    seanw7 wrote: »
    Well maybe bad was a strong word. just dont seem to have improved anything and it is really slow to run... so not worth upgrading .but this is only my opinion.

    Speaking personally Windows 7 rules. I just rolled out Windows 7 pro across all our PC's at work and it runs so much smoother. I'm running a small windows SBS 2008 domain across a multi location VPN, which has limited bandwidth. The difference between windows 7 pro and xp pro is startling, logging in times and folder browsing is much improved.

    It's also much easier to multi task with the new aero GUI, I can quickly glance across multiple windows just by gliding the mouse. I also haven't noticed any slowdown in apps, they maybe even a little faster. I use Photoshop and Flashpro CS5 and they run just as well if not better on windows 7.

    I have had zero issues with software or hardware compatibility. No crashing, no driver issues all the programs that we ran under XP work just as well in 7. This is the first OS migration that I've overseen to go off without a hitch, really chuffed with windows 7.


  • #18
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,268 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    seanw7 wrote: »
    Well maybe bad was a strong word. just dont seem to have improved anything and it is really slow to run... so not worth upgrading .but this is only my opinion.
    Define slow to run: yes it has a bigger hardware overhead but in terms of Getting Stuff Done it's much faster.

    Try loading Disk Management in XP

    Once you've done enough googling and have figured that out, start Disk Management in Windows 7.

    The Start menu integration with Steam and Firefox is also pretty slick too.


  • #19
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Overheal wrote: »
    Define slow to run: yes it has a bigger hardware overhead but in terms of Getting Stuff Done it's much faster.

    Try loading Disk Management in XP

    Once you've done enough googling and have figured that out, start Disk Management in Windows 7.

    The Start menu integration with Steam and Firefox is also pretty slick too.

    With both you can just right click my computer and choose manage :P . But it is a nice feature the start menu search alrite, Also Windows XP faster than 7? Actually 7 runs much faster and smoother than XP did on my old Dell laptop, its a basic dual core, 2 gig ram, some intel gma video, id say nearly 4 or so years old now!

    Nick

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    My Irish Callcards site



  • #20
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,418 ✭✭✭dnme


    I reckon Windows 7 is the fastest Win OS bang for buck when you consider what it loads and what it does.

    You have to be sensible though, I have a laptop and a PC. My minimum ram spec now is 4GB (ram is so cheap these days) and if you couple that with a couple of cores, it's blistering. My laptop is 4 years old, I upped it to 4GB and put Win7 64bit on it - never been better or faster.


  • #21
    seanw7
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭seanw7


    Thanks for the comment

    to Summarize what i mean..

    i have 2 laptop in my office and i loaded xp on 1 and windows 7 on the other and i just found normal tasks like loading excel , outlook and looking at porn faster on xp


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  • #22
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    Spec of the laptops? Are they the exact same?


  • #23
    seanw7
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭seanw7


    The Laptops are more or less the same , both Dell business laptops, might be different Ram or maybe different memory but that wouldnt affect the speed.. which is my main complaint


  • #24
    twinsen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 734 ✭✭✭twinsen


    I dont want to be mean, but RAM is memory.


  • #25
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    seanw7 wrote: »
    The Laptops are more or less the same , both Dell business laptops, might be different Ram or maybe different memory but that wouldnt affect the speed.. which is my main complaint

    It would affect the speed. You're not comparing like with like.


  • #26
    cgarrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,611 ✭✭✭cgarrad


    doctorg wrote: »
    Don't you think you are a bit late?
    This has been out for ages! I have had for atleast 2-3 months! :P

    You had SP1 Beta,

    This is SP1 Release Candidate.

    You need to upgrade...


  • #27
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,624 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    This is for testing only - do not put on a machine you don't mind rebuilding, from scratch
    The software will stop running on November 30, 2011. You may not receive any other notice. You may not be able to access data used with the software when it stops running.It is important to note that you must uninstall the Service Pack 1 Release Candidate prior to installing future builds, including the final release, of the Service Pack.Upgrades from the beta or release candidate will not be supported.


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