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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:07:23 AM | A couple questions for the pro's here. 1. Does 7 still have such an active swap file, writing stuff to disk even though there's lots of memory free? 2. Are apps still written into the windows directory when installing, and installing files all over the place in other directories in that directory (and writing over other app's files in the process)? 3. Are there still lots of different ways for apps to have themselves launch at startup? 4. Does 7 still maintain several hidden files listing every website visited by IE? 5. Is there any way 7 can permanently stop an app from resetting automatically launching itself at startup each time you use it?
These are a few problems that have existed with windows since version 3. With windows code now bloated into the gigabytes, I'm just wondering if they've actually fixed any of the inherent problems that cause windows to slow down so much that it requires a reinstall every few years, or if win 7 is just another 'It's new! It's great! Buy it!' routine by MS. I mean, it's not like they don't have the money to develop a new OS from scratch and make it a great one. It's been bandied about on the web that no one really knows what's in the code for windows anymore anyway, it's all patches on patches.
And of course, what exactly are the great new advances in win 7? Other than, of course, MS eventually stopping support for XP (like they did for 2000) and forcing everyone to buy 7?
Inquiring minds want to know. Oh, and I know this sounds like MS bashing, but it's well deserved, considering all the crap they've sold us over the years, not to mention using marketing to force other software companies to abandon MS apps markets (remember Dos isn't done until Lotus won't run). | |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 9:28:37 AM | | Your best answers may come from http://www.sevenforums.com/ | |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 5:34:26 PM | 1; Cant say Ive nothing an excessive amount of disk IOs in Win7
2; Library files are now written into library directories like they should be yes.
Developers need to adjust to the change, it is a better method of arranging library files, even if those library files are app spercific.
3; there is only one way to have an application run on start up, and the way to remove them has always been the same.
4; Unaware of that "problem"
5; And I dont have that problem either, some apps set themselves to run on startup, if I dont want it to I change it in the option of the app while running it as admin user | |
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Posted: 10/26/2009 1:30:58 AM |
1. Does 7 still have such an active swap file, writing stuff to disk even though there's lots of memory free? 2. Are apps still written into the windows directory when installing, and installing files all over the place in other directories in that directory (and writing over other app's files in the process)? 3. Are there still lots of different ways for apps to have themselves launch at startup? 4. Does 7 still maintain several hidden files listing every website visited by IE? 5. Is there any way 7 can permanently stop an app from resetting automatically launching itself at startup each time you use it?
1.Yes, you can decrease the size of your swap to the minimum if you have enough memory installed...keep in mind, there will be no place for the dump file if windows takes a shit...they recommend your swap to be 1.5x the amt. of installed ram.
3. Try MSConfig & Windows Defender...AutoRuns from SysInternals works well too.
4. Yes, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index.dat there are apps that will clean it up for you...
5. See SysInternals' AutoRuns:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062.aspx | |
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Posted: 10/26/2009 3:56:31 AM | i work at harvey norman.
what is so great about win7?.. where do i start.
pretty much think of it as a more stable version of xp, with vista menuing plus more. so it runs like xp, looks a bit more like xp, but has the great features of vista with the quick search etc. new features it's got are the snap feature, flick the program to the left, flick another to the right, it will split screen them. flick it to the top, makes it full screen, pull it down, shrinks it back, grab the tool bar and shake it everything behind it goes away/pops back up., on the main toolbar, it has a history of all the programs/files you've recently been in, aka quick way to open something you've shut accidently.
parental control is another new feature they've got, if your kid is using 7, u can ghost view what they're doing on their computer. aka if they're on the net, you can see which pages they're on, or playing games instead of doing homework.
that's just some of the new features.. i could go on.. but i talk about it allll day. | |
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Posted: 10/26/2009 4:00:38 AM | oh, and professional/ultimate is backwards compatible for all you guys who have xp programs you can't bare to part with. that will shut up a lot of tightarses.
another cool thing, if you get the free upgrade with vista laptops atm, then you can do an "anytime upgrade" which is a portion of the upgrade fee for off the shelf ones.
there is also a starter version of win7 for those with netbooks, doesn't have wmplayer though.
um.
oh, did anyone tell you that when you are doing an upgrade from vista - 7 you put the disc in, follow the instructions and it takes 10 minutes to load the new os? goes straight over vista and removes it, finds all the drivers for you, no ****ing around.
you do need to completely remove xp though if u were to do that upgrade from scratch. | |
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Posted: 10/26/2009 7:56:51 PM | Vista Ultimate w/SP2 32-bit
Seems to be a stable os,probably won't upgrade to Windows 7 anytime soon as there's always problems until patched.Also most new os have driver problems... | |
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Posted: 10/27/2009 2:05:53 PM | My laptop is running Windows 7 Pro
a server running Server 2008
another one running FreeBSD
and my LinuxBox that is running Fedora 11 | |
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Posted: 10/28/2009 2:28:11 PM |
Also most new os have driver problems...
You can use Vista drivers with Windows 7. There's a lot of improvements to the "look and feel" of windows with 7, but not necessarily enough to justify the $$$$ of an upgrade. | |
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