Operating Systems

Windows 7 - it makes Vista look like a beta

Advantages: smooth, quick, easy to install and use, pretty to look at, simplified for the masses
Disadvantages: Vista should have been like this - Microsoft robbed us!

Windows 7 makes Windows Vista feel like a beta. That’s my philosophy. It was my philosophy before I bought Windows 7 and it’s still my philosophy now. That’s where the “it looks like Vista” comments come from. Windows 7 is Vista without all the rubbish. Everything people moaned about in vista is gone (or improved) and 7 is more spangly and all singing and dancing. It looks better, runs more smoothly and is simple to use. You might even say its been ...
...use. It loads more quickly than Vista and is aesthetically pleasing as it does so. The first thing to note is the ease with which it installed. For those of us brave enough to install our own operating systems (and re-install every so often to keep it fresh), we all know the pain and misery that it can lead too, but I have to say, the Windows 7 install was very smooth and easy. Windows Vista was pretty good, faster than XP and less hassle, Windows ...

AgeUK 04.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Windows 7 - a great operating system.

Advantages: looks great, easy to use, nice new taskbar, high compatibility
Disadvantages: cost is still high

I recently upgraded from Windows Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate. I had not minded Windows Vista as much as other people; my computer has a 2.13GHz dual core processor and 4GB of RAM. Windows 7 doesn't actually seem to be any faster, but it has some better features and is overall easier to use. It took about 2 hours to upgrade, which isn't bad but it's not amazingly fast. It runs all of my programs that ran under Vista no problem, and some of ...
...Vista. I haven't found anything that doesn't work after upgrading. I still recommend that you run the "Windows 7 upgrade advisor" first just to make sure. The new taskbar looks a bit different, but don't be worried, you'll get used to it, and once you do you'll find out that it's a big improvement. Programs no longer have text, just larger icons in squares. Instead of quick launch you have to "pin" items to the taskbar, which basically means they're ...

ellisbodds 15.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows 7 32 bit 64 bit Build 7000 / 7100

Advantages: More stable - Extended GUI - More features as standard -
Disadvantages: Drivers must be digitaly signed

...Vista is already compatible. Microsoft have already stated that windows 7 will not have extra support for nvidia's Sli or ATI's crossfire structures as these techniques reduce reliability, windows is ment to be the most stable OS yet. After installing the 7000 build 32 bit and the 7100 built 64 bit versions of Windows 7, both these releases are very stable and reliable. Few things have being moved not to much of a hassle. The biggest disappointment ...
...the driver will not be used by the OS (I never had this problem in the 7000 build 32bit). After installing both versions i had ran passmark pc benchmark software and the overall performance was significantlly higher from windows Vista Ultimate. I would rate this OS very highly as i have never had a problem to date. Highly recommended! Minimum recommended hardware requirements for Windows 7 Architecture 32-bit 64-bit Processor speed 1 GHz processor ...

mof69er 23.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft Windows 7 Professional

fantastic peice of software

Advantages: fast
Disadvantages: can lagg

Windows xp is one of the best operating systems as it's fast and reliable, taking up minimal RAM it runs fast and smoothly on any platform! everything about windows xp is so simple to use for example everything is laid out for your ease. things i like about windows xp: -SImple -Fast -Reliable (never have any driver issues) -cheap -brilliant help wizards so if thees any problems they always get sorted out fast! - easy setup and installation Bad things: ...
...this over Vista in my opinion because of it's brilliant points i give this product 9/10 because i was really impressed with it when i used it and how i had used vista in the past and really wanted to go back to xp ( which i did ) ...

hazzyb 05.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition w/SP2 Complete package

Windows XP Professional Edition

Advantages: Loads of Features, Can run on Mac's
Disadvantages: None

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition (XP) I got XP in the year 2002, I bought it to upgrade my old dell to this new operating system. The dell had Windows ME on it. I had the computer for two years and I never had the Internet ether, and I never got the internet untill 2006. When I bought the operating system I bought it in a computer shop in Lisburn called PC world. It wasn't too badly priced. It was only £100.00! Which wasn't too bad back ...
...the Start bar and the Microsoft logo above the Windows XP. On the back of the box there is information on Windows XP Professional Edition, including pictures, tables and bullet points. On the bottom of the box there is a logo "experience". Inside the box there is four booklets. Booklet one is blue and its the booklet that shows you the information on XP. Booklet two is orange and it had the Installation disc inside it, pictures of Windows XP and ...

Deoborahkelly196 05.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/SP2 Complete package