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From: Michael on 1 Aug 2010 13:08 I cannot find a forum for Windows 7. Yet it was released towards the end of October last year. This in mind. A couple of concise queries as follows..... Whether anyone in this forum knows of a service patch or two for Windows 7. If whether a forum, does, or about to exist for Windows 7. Reason for my request is that I have Windows XP SP3 Professional edition and that my laptop might have to undergo a reload. Also, the write up on Windows 7 looked good. Meanwhile. If anyone could help to this respect with a view of saving costs, then this would remain appreciated. Thanks in advance. Michael Feldman Ps. What I mean by costs is, that if a patch is available for Windows 7, then it remains sensible for one to 'bite the bullet' and go for the later version of Windows.
From: Shenan Stanley on 1 Aug 2010 13:39 Michael wrote: > I cannot find a forum for Windows 7. Yet it was released towards the > end of October last year. This in mind. A couple of concise queries > as follows..... > > Whether anyone in this forum knows of a service patch or two for > Windows 7. > If whether a forum, does, or about to exist for Windows 7. > > Reason for my request is that I have Windows XP SP3 Professional > edition and that my laptop might have to undergo a reload. Also, the > write up on Windows 7 looked good. > > Meanwhile. If anyone could help to this respect with a view of > saving costs, then this would remain appreciated. > > Ps. What I mean by costs is, that if a patch is available for > Windows 7, then it remains sensible for one to 'bite the bullet' > and go for the later version of Windows. Forum? You just looked in the wrong place. Although the Microsoft Newsgroups are a type of forum; they are not the only forum(s) out there and - as a matter of fact - they will be (officially) discontinued very shortly. As for your concise queries - use question marks. ;-) First "query with no question mark": Windows 7 does not even officially have a Service Pack 1 yet ("pack", not "patch" BTW) - much less a Service Pack 2 (sequentially after Service Pack 1.) Second "query with no question mark": Forum - yes. Newsgroup (officially Microsoft sanctioned), no. Unasked question, but I suppose *could* be assumed, in relation to the second one: "Where is said forum for Windows 7?" ( Answer: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx ) Will your laptop with Windows XP SP3 installed handle the extra resource load requested by Windows 7? I would not even consider upgrading to Windows 7 on that specific hardware if you do not at least have a Core 2 Duo or newer processor, 2+GB memory (preferrably 3+GB) and a 80+GB hard drive (120+GB preferred.) Although some might insist on 128+MB memory video device (as we are speaking of a laptop - is your video memory shared or independent?) that is truly dependent on what you are planning on using the laptop for IMO. In reguards to your "P.S." explanation - still makes no sense to me. Whether or not Windows 7 has a Service Pack of any sort (1 or 2) out for it should not factor into the decision. Whether or not the laptop can handle it - that's the big thing. Whether or not you need it, that's just as big. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 1 Aug 2010 15:26
In their infinite wisdom (...), MS decided that there would be no newsgroups for Win7, only forums: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7 MS will be dropping all public newsgroups (including this one) from their newsserver by 01 October 2010; cf. http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx Win7 SP1 is now in private beta; cf. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproSP/thread/87d87964-b906-4903-b785-0e6d03e95108 -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 "Michael" wrote... I cannot find a forum for Windows 7. Yet it was released towards the end of October last year. This in mind. A couple of concise queries as follows..... Whether anyone in this forum knows of a service patch or two for Windows 7. If whether a forum, does, or about to exist for Windows 7. <SNIPPAGE> |