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by **NANNY RED** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 9:57 pm

Whats windows 7 i havnt even tried one yet

by **dawson99** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 10:47 pm

NANNY RED wrote:Whats windows 7 i havnt even tried one yet

nan at home with her new pc

by **NANNY RED** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 10:57 pm

thats about right that daws , it takes me about an hour to text somrthing an all :laugh:

by **puroresu** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:01 pm

Windows 7 is a nice. I would never of bought but thanks to the Internet got the ultimate version. With Vista I was disappointed within a couple of weeks. Been using windows 7 since release date and I think Microsoft did a good job this time.

by **J*o*n*D*o*e** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:24 pm

Sabre wrote:
J*o*n*D*o*e wrote:been running 7 for a few months now and must say im very pleased with it, still got a version of xp on my system as a back-up but so far so good.

I never "upgraded" to vista, not at home, not at work.

Is it true that windows 7 has a xp compatibility mode? if so, does it work well? there are a few sensitive apps that I want to keep running and don't work in vista.

yes Sabre it does have xp and vista modes.

if your having problems getting hold of drivers for hardware or having problems running any software. you can try this

for software just right click on the software you want to install

then select troubleshoot compatibility

wait whilst it detects the problem, then select troubleshoot program.

from the list of options select

The program worked on earlier versions of windows but wont install or run now click next

select which version of windows you had it running in before, click next again, then start the program, if should now load the program in whatever version of windows you selected.

if the issue is with a driver and windows 7`s own online checker will not fix it for you then you need to find the right driver first online somewhere, unless you have the CD, now place the driver on your desktop (or somewhere on your comp ((dont use device manager to update driver using the CD as it wont work that way)).

you install the driver the same way you loaded the software,

did that make sense

by **Keris** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:04 am

Haven't made the plunge into 7 meself, but is it true windows 7 is a graphic based software meaning it will a graphic card and about 4 gbt RAM to run it efficiently?

by **J*o*n*D*o*e** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:12 am

here you go Keris

If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here's what it takes.

1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)

16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Additional requirements to use certain features:

Internet access (fees may apply)

Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware

For some Windows Media Center functionality a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required

Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware

HomeGroup requires a network and PCs running Windows 7

DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive

BitLocker requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2

BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive

Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB of available hard disk space, and a processor capable of hardware virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on

Music and sound require audio output

by **Sabre** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:39 am

Cheers for the previous answer, yes it made sense. I might check it out one of these days.

by **SouthCoastShankly** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 10:44 am

J*o*n*D*o*e wrote:here you go Keris

If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here's what it takes.

1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)

16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Haha.

In all fairness most PCs meet the minimum spec.

by **Keris** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 4:30 pm

Cheers JohnDoe,

My issues with microsoft softwares has always been the 'minimum requirement' vs 'recommended requirement' specs. Upgrading PC specs is quite pricey in my necks of the woods so I'll just have to do with my current setup which is the 'recommended requirement' for the Vista.

by **account deleted by request** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 4:47 pm

If you have (or can get hold of) an AC student e-mail account you can buy windows 7 Home or professional for £30 HERE mate you can also download an app to test if your computer is capable of running Windows 7 from there as well.

by **NANNY RED** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:11 pm

Oh yous are gettin on me nerves now because i dont know what yous are talking about an i hate not knowing something

by **account deleted by request** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:48 pm

Windows 7 is a new operating system (like XP or Vista) Nanny, thats all. Nothing to worry or get excited about

by **dawson99** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:01 pm

s@int wrote:Windows 7 is a new operating system (like XP or Vista) Nanny, thats all. Nothing to worry or get excited about

I'm sure thats completely cleared things up mate

by **NANNY RED** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:23 pm

s@int wrote:Windows 7 is a new operating system (like XP or Vista) Nanny, thats all. Nothing to worry or get excited about

Hmff , ok yeh :suspect:

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