Why upgrade from XP Pro 64 to Win 7 64
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From: Richard on 20 Dec 2009 17:46 In his posting of Sun, 20 Dec 2009, Jim writes >Hi Richard, > >I think it's all about the money. I have upgraded my X64 machine to >Vista 64-bit and just recently to Windows 7 64-bit. I haven't seen >much change. My machine is still badly screwed up, as it was the last >two times I upgraded. However, Windows 7 has one feature that I >*really* like, which is the ability to *Force* a shutdown of programs >which are locked up in the background. My machine was starting to >take 20 minutes (literally) to shut down. Windows 7 has cut that to >less than 5. Also the networking is *much* improved, particularly >with other Windows 7 machines. Vista was a networking disaster for >me. Nevertheless, I can't say that my hardware is much improved, >other than the startups and shutdowns being quicker, which is not >insignificant. > >I hope that helps! :-) > >Jim Jim Ah that makes me feel better<G> Cheers Richard --
From: Jim on 21 Dec 2009 10:50 On Dec 20, 4:46 pm, Richard <rich...(a)spamfree.co.uk> wrote: > Ah that makes me feel better<G> Hi Richard, I *do* think they get a little bit better each time. Networking is better, and my printers are better supported in Windows 7. Nevertheless, the cost is considerable. Many of my programs were starting to run so slowly I was going to have to reformat anyway. This way I upgraded to Windows 7, and I gained some improvement, but I did *not* fix the problems. Jim
From: Richard on 21 Dec 2009 11:31 In his posting of Mon, 21 Dec 2009, Jim writes >On Dec 20, 4:46�pm, Richard <rich...(a)spamfree.co.uk> wrote: >> Ah that makes me feel better<G> > >Hi Richard, > >I *do* think they get a little bit better each time. Networking is >better, and my printers are better supported in Windows 7. >Nevertheless, the cost is considerable. Many of my programs were >starting to run so slowly I was going to have to reformat anyway. >This way I upgraded to Windows 7, and I gained some improvement, but I >did *not* fix the problems. > >Jim It seems to me Jim that we buy faster and faster computer systems to run more and more complicated software. I'm just being rather cynical but when Photoshop was in it's very early days it came on three floppy disks...at version CS2, the version I have stopped at, it takes up 420MB of a CD! I would agree that it is now a much more capable application! Then of course eight years ago the largest image files I worked on were about 40MB but not it is up to 1.8G before adding layers which bring many up to around 5Gs. I was happy with NT4....never had any real problems, but when 2000 came along I really had no wish to move to XP when that arrived and only did do for the 64bit support when eventually that was offered. I hope 7 is well and truly sorted by the time drivers are no longer in XP Pro 64 for any vital new hardware such as printers! Cheers Richard --
From: Clemens Gleich on 21 Dec 2009 16:54 >>BTW, there is no direct upgrade available. You'll need to do a clean >>install when you move to Windows 7 64-bit. (You can use an Upgrade >>version, but it still requires a clean install.) >> > Thanks, I will try to remember this for when the time comes<G> There is a MS tool called "Easy Transfer", which you can download from their site. It's the same as the XP migration tool, but works for settings and files from XP to Windows 7. Makes moving faster. Transfer everything, *then* install your software. Your settings should be as before. Regards, Clemens
From: Clemens Gleich on 21 Dec 2009 16:55
> Is there any benefit in upgrading from XP Pro64 o Windows 7 64 please? The user interface is a big step forward, if you are a power user and do a lot via keyboard. I just love it. > Does it run significantly faster for example. Can't help you there, but if speed is your sole reason: don't do it. > Cheers > > Richard Regards, Clemens |