Computer Science Canada Microsoft's Redemption |
| Author: | apomb [ Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Microsoft's Redemption |
Last night, against my better judgment, I decided to install Windows 7 on my Dell Dimension E520 POS with a Celeron D 3.05GHz 2GB of RAM 100GB hdd. I have to say, this was the most enjoyable windows installation Ive ever experienced. It didnt even destroy my Linux partition. even though this computer is dated and seemingly underpowered, it runs Win7 like cake. Even XP didnt run this good on a clean install. Anyway, I'm amazed that I'm gushing over a windows product, but its true, Windows 7 is actually a reasonable Operating System. Anyone else get the feeling like Windows has finally created a useful Operating System? |
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| Author: | md [ Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Microsoft\'s Redemption |
I tried it, it wasn't awful - but there were still plenty of issues (VGA output being the most obvious...). |
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| Author: | apomb [ Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Microsoft\'s Redemption |
What kind of problems with VGA output? Except for the installation screen, the resolution defaulted to my monitor's native resolution, my printer worked right away, and so did my wireless connection; something I cant say Vista or XP did at all well. |
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| Author: | DemonWasp [ Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Microsoft\'s Redemption |
I've also had largely positive experiences with Windows 7. I've also had it completely crash (really really hard) twice in the past two weeks. I'm hopeful SP1 addresses some of the stability issues. |
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| Author: | Tony [ Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Microsoft\'s Redemption |
My brother's HP laptop was missing video drivers; had to manually go and find (Vista's!) drivers to install to make it reasonable. The sound still doesn't work on my MacBook, even though I've installed the drivers that everyone seems to be pointing at for that issue. But I guess I'm with Penny-Arcade on this one:  |
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| Author: | md [ Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RE:Microsoft\'s Redemption |
apomb @ 2009-11-11, 9:39 am wrote: What kind of problems with VGA output?
Except for the installation screen, the resolution defaulted to my monitor's native resolution, my printer worked right away, and so did my wireless connection; something I cant say Vista or XP did at all well. It couldn't drive the VGA output properly, so when I hooked my LCD up to my laptop I would either lose the top and left ~40 pixels, or bottom and right 40 pixels. Which was dependent on how windows felt - and it would change whenever the resolution changed, or the display was turned off (aka, power save mode). There were other problems with Lenovo not having drivers for all the hardware yet - and apparently Intel HD audio being a royal screwup (even on linux). Using linux I don't have that problem - though I do have issues with the Gnome Display Manager forgetting what it's settings are. |
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| Author: | andrew. [ Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Microsoft\'s Redemption |
Weird. So far my experiences with Windows 7 have been very positive. Drivers are easy to install and work well. I've had the beta, RC 1, and the final version and the only time I had a problem was with the beta on my P4. The graphics drivers I installed were for XP so when I started Media Centre it crashed. This was fixed with the RC 1 though as the computer runs amazing (better than XP) and can even play Sims 3! |
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| Author: | Alexmula [ Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Microsoft\'s Redemption |
i've been having problems with the switchable graphics options of my t400. thats about it |
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| Author: | SNIPERDUDE [ Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Microsoft's Redemption |
XKCD approach? 
In all honesty I'm going to do a little more research before i jump on board - stability is absolutely crucial for me. Don't need 3DS Max crashing... |
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| Author: | andrew. [ Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Microsoft\'s Redemption |
I doubt it will crash. I've never really heard of W7 crashing or glitching up on the final version except for md's computer. |
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| Author: | apomb [ Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Microsoft\'s Redemption |
I actually heard that alot of people had problems with the initial install, it apparently kept rebooting endlessly. I personally think they forgot to switch their boot order back to harddrive first. here is the site i got my info from |
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| Author: | wtd [ Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RE:Microsoft\'s Redemption |
apomb @ Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:39 am wrote: I actually heard that alot of people had problems with the initial install, it apparently kept rebooting endlessly. I personally think they forgot to switch their boot order back to harddrive first
Shouldn't be an issue. I've yet to encounter a BIOS that will just automatically start (as opposed to doing so at a prompt) from the optical drive if there's a bootable hard drive partition. |
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| Author: | Brightguy [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Microsoft's Redemption |
LOL, my computer doesn't even meet the minimum requirements. Linux wins again. |
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| Author: | saltpro15 [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Microsoft's Redemption |
Brightguy @ Fri Nov 13, 2009 wrote: LOL, my computer doesn't even meet the minimum requirements. Linux wins again.
same. Ubuntu 8.10 is still my OS of choice |
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| Author: | andrew. [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Microsoft\'s Redemption |
Ubuntu isn't that great of a Linux distro though IMO. The requirements are higher than other distros and it just feels slow to me (almost as bad as Windows). |
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| Author: | SNIPERDUDE [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Microsoft\'s Redemption |
Here's a question for you guys: What's your favourite Linux distro(s)? |
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| Author: | andrew. [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Microsoft\'s Redemption |
I like Arch because you can easily customize it, and I like OpenSuse for some strange reason I don't really know. |
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| Author: | apomb [ Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RE:Microsoft\'s Redemption |
SNIPERDUDE @ Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:56 pm wrote: Here's a question for you guys:
What's your favourite Linux distro(s)? Why are you Hijacking my thread when there are countless other Linux distro threads? Ubuntu 9.10 is good though. |
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| Author: | saltpro15 [ Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Microsoft\'s Redemption |
Ubuntu 9.10 blue screens for me  or rather, blue and red fizzle screens |
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| Author: | bugzpodder [ Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Microsoft's Redemption |
Brightguy @ Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:35 am wrote: LOL, my computer doesn't even meet the minimum requirements. Linux wins again.
Win7 runs on a pentium III with fancy UI disabled |
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| Author: | Euphoracle [ Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Microsoft\'s Redemption |
it also runs on a single core atom with 1gb ram and intel garbage inside graphics with the fancy UI enabled. |
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| Author: | Brightguy [ Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Microsoft's Redemption |
bugzpodder @ Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:57 am wrote: Win7 runs on a pentium III with fancy UI disabled
However, according to the Windows 7 system requirements you need at least 1GiB RAM. |
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| Author: | SNIPERDUDE [ Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Microsoft's Redemption |
Brightguy @ November 17th 2009 wrote: bugzpodder @ Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:57 am wrote: Win7 runs on a pentium III with fancy UI disabled
However, according to the Windows 7 system requirements you need at least 1GiB RAM. |
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