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ecotec83 · 10-27-2009, 11:07 AM

So i finally got my copy of windows 7 home premium yesterday and got it up and running last night. So here's my first impression and some information for people considering the upgrade or retail versions of 7.

My system:
Gigabyte p35-ds3l Motherboard
Intel Core2Quad Q6600
Gigabyte Nvidia 8800GT
Soundblaster X-fi extreme music
4 Gb of Corsair dual channel ram at 800mhz
250gb Seagate sata hard drive
Sata dvd/cd combo drive
21.6" samsung widescreen
550 watt ultra power supply

The installer was a bit faster than windows xp's and asked most of the setup questions before installing so you don't have to sit at the pc awnsering questions for an hour during the setup. There is however a delay at two places during the install where you will see a spinning cursor for about 5 minutes.

Right off the bat, windows had drivers for every piece of hardware in my computer. The only item that it had issues with was my 6 year old wireless card. However once windows update ran it offered a driver for that as well. Screen resolution was set properly and the os booted up quickly. After everything is booted up it is using about 900mb of ram and very little processor unlike vista that used 1.5gb of ram and had my cpu spiking all the time as well as constant harddrive activity.

Appearance wise it looks similar to vista but is a bit more refined and streamlined, there are more backgrounds and sound themes. You will notice that you are not clicking on nearly as many security warnings as you did with vista. IE runs faster than firefox and programs open almost instantly. My computer boots faster and responds much faster than it did on xp or vista. Sound quality is also a lot better, my 5.1 surround sound is a lot clearer and amplified.

Installing programs was easy and hassle free, all of my normal programs like vlc, utorrent, firefox, adobe photoshop, avg, maintenance software and several games installed perfectly and run smoothly. Even my Nikon camera software that was not meant for 7 runs fine.

All in all i would say that microsoft has done something right for the first time since xp or win2000. I'd highly recommend this operating system to anyone who is using vista or who held onto xp instead of upgrading to vista.

fma · 10-27-2009, 03:49 PM

Yeah!

I'm a .NET software developer, we develops a software that was Windows Vista certified, and one or two months ago we had to certify it for Windows 7, so we installed the last RTM and the toolkit for pass the certification, but besides we played with it a little bit and... geez... that is what Vista was supposed to be!!! it's great, specially if you have to suffer Windows Vista every day like me hahaha

kenny87 · 10-27-2009, 05:04 PM

my computer teacher from high school( my sister has him now) said its great. And I remember him being the one to always stress don't ever use a new windows os the day it comes out, so it must be good considering its new.

ecotec83 · 10-27-2009, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kenny87

my computer teacher from high school( my sister has him now) said its great. And I remember him being the one to always stress don't ever use a new windows os the day it comes out, so it must be good considering its new.

I tried it when the beta was out and it worked well except for an internet problem. I've never bought an os on the first day before either but i made an exception in this case because i needed to upgrade badly. I was still running XP as i avoided vista like the plague.

jab_au · 10-28-2009, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by fma

geez... that is what Vista was supposed to be!!! it's great

Your telling me, I've had it a few months off Technet, definatly what Vista should have been.

warcraft · 10-28-2009, 06:34 AM

Vista was meant to be a phase transition from an upgrade to the NT model.

David1976 · 10-28-2009, 08:30 AM

I also did the jump from xp to windows 7... although to tell the truth I did use vista for one day on my new computer until I downloaded the 7100 build for win7 and installed that... only had two issues that caused me problems but they are solved..

nightrain · 10-28-2009, 10:42 AM

I actually liked Vista for the most part, but I have to say, Windows 7 is pretty amazing

nubly · 10-29-2009, 09:53 AM

havent tried it yet but i'll probably get it this weekend. oct is 3 paycheck month so i'll have some money to burn.

kind ofn topic: i love the new 'get a mac' commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk4FIIkKXdw

thepretender · 10-29-2009, 02:21 PM

Thanks for this, I was on the fence about getting it but after reading this went ahead and did. I'm on it right now and it's great so far.

zookeeper · 10-29-2009, 02:29 PM

I may be doing the xp -> 7 jump soon as well. I tried the beta and it seemed pretty ok.

Your Crazy · 10-29-2009, 04:13 PM

"Is this Mac OS X?"

zookeeper · 10-29-2009, 07:37 PM

hee hee! I might be able to scam the $40 student deal because it looks like my school email is still working. huzzah!

thepretender · 10-29-2009, 07:59 PM

Yeah, my jump was from XP -> 7 too. I had some trouble with my audio drivers, but I seem to be fully up and running now. It is so much faster than XP, it's great.

ecotec83 · 10-29-2009, 08:41 PM

No problem, glad i could help make the decision process a bit easier for those considering 7.

DistinctlyAmbiguous · 10-29-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Your Crazy

"Is this Mac OS X?"

I knew this would come up. I was going to run mac OS on my PC (hackintosh), but Windows 7 has proven to be so... flawless... I'm not going to even bother.

Rezin · 10-31-2009, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zookeeper

hee hee! I might be able to scam the $40 student deal because it looks like my school email is still working. huzzah!

My sister told me about it, so she wants me to persuade her whether or not she should get it. as she's running Vista at the moment. I would persuade her to do it, but... she really doesn't have any particular issues with Vista, and I secretly want it for my computer, but I have a fairly outdated computer, so I probably wouldn't be able to run it. It's around 6 years old now. Any thoughts on whether I should just get a new custom made computer?

With so many positive thoughts about Windows 7, I might have to persuade her a bit more though.

Cutegirl · 11-01-2009, 02:36 AM

I'll be installing windows 7 ultimate 32bit tonight

in about 4hrs hopefully

I have vista ultimate atm on my main pc. I'll change that to 7 and probably just keep windows vista on my laptop.

nightrain · 11-01-2009, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cutegirl

I'll be installing windows 7 ultimate 32bit tonight

in about 4hrs hopefully

I have vista ultimate atm on my main pc. I'll change that to 7 and probably just keep windows vista on my laptop.

Awesome! I'm really loving Windows 7 right now

markx · 11-01-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Rezin

I have a fairly outdated computer, so I probably wouldn't be able to run it. It's around 6 years old now. Any thoughts on whether I should just get a new custom made computer? .

It might run ok on that machine. I'm currently running it "virtually" within XP (using VirtualBox) on a 7 year old mid-level PC and even with two operating systems running at the same time, 7 is still usable.

10-27-2009, 11:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
ecotec83 Status: Ascending from the dark Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Belleville, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 26 Posts: 367	First impressions of Windows 7 So i finally got my copy of windows 7 home premium yesterday and got it up and running last night. So here's my first impression and some information for people considering the upgrade or retail versions of 7. My system: Gigabyte p35-ds3l Motherboard Intel Core2Quad Q6600 Gigabyte Nvidia 8800GT Soundblaster X-fi extreme music 4 Gb of Corsair dual channel ram at 800mhz 250gb Seagate sata hard drive Sata dvd/cd combo drive 21.6" samsung widescreen 550 watt ultra power supply The installer was a bit faster than windows xp's and asked most of the setup questions before installing so you don't have to sit at the pc awnsering questions for an hour during the setup. There is however a delay at two places during the install where you will see a spinning cursor for about 5 minutes. Right off the bat, windows had drivers for every piece of hardware in my computer. The only item that it had issues with was my 6 year old wireless card. However once windows update ran it offered a driver for that as well. Screen resolution was set properly and the os booted up quickly. After everything is booted up it is using about 900mb of ram and very little processor unlike vista that used 1.5gb of ram and had my cpu spiking all the time as well as constant harddrive activity. Appearance wise it looks similar to vista but is a bit more refined and streamlined, there are more backgrounds and sound themes. You will notice that you are not clicking on nearly as many security warnings as you did with vista. IE runs faster than firefox and programs open almost instantly. My computer boots faster and responds much faster than it did on xp or vista. Sound quality is also a lot better, my 5.1 surround sound is a lot clearer and amplified. Installing programs was easy and hassle free, all of my normal programs like vlc, utorrent, firefox, adobe photoshop, avg, maintenance software and several games installed perfectly and run smoothly. Even my Nikon camera software that was not meant for 7 runs fine. All in all i would say that microsoft has done something right for the first time since xp or win2000. I'd highly recommend this operating system to anyone who is using vista or who held onto xp instead of upgrading to vista. __________________ ~Our greatest battles are those with our own mind.~

10-27-2009, 03:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
fma Status: SPA Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Europe Gender: Male Age: 28 Posts: 53	Yeah! I'm a .NET software developer, we develops a software that was Windows Vista certified, and one or two months ago we had to certify it for Windows 7, so we installed the last RTM and the toolkit for pass the certification, but besides we played with it a little bit and... geez... that is what Vista was supposed to be!!! it's great, specially if you have to suffer Windows Vista every day like me hahaha __________________ Fighting my anxiety -Blog

10-28-2009, 08:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
David1976 Status: Secret Santa Claus! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Worcester, MA Age: 33 Posts: 3,634	I also did the jump from xp to windows 7... although to tell the truth I did use vista for one day on my new computer until I downloaded the 7100 build for win7 and installed that... only had two issues that caused me problems but they are solved.. __________________ Facebook My Myspace "It's not the giving, it's not the getting. It's the loving. There, I said it. Now get outta here." - Garfield

10-29-2009, 02:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
thepretender Status: I am Jack's wasted life. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North Mississippi Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 187	Thanks for this, I was on the fence about getting it but after reading this went ahead and did. I'm on it right now and it's great so far. __________________ "I'm so happy, cause today I found my friends. They're in my head." Facebook - Xfire - Xbox Live

10-29-2009, 02:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
zookeeper Status: The floor is lava!! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Soap Fortress Gender: Male Age: 30 Posts: 1,066	I may be doing the xp -> 7 jump soon as well. I tried the beta and it seemed pretty ok. __________________ You leapt into the abyss, but find It only goes up to your knees, ~ Nick Cave

10-27-2009, 05:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
kenny87 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 625	my computer teacher from high school( my sister has him now) said its great. And I remember him being the one to always stress don't ever use a new windows os the day it comes out, so it must be good considering its new.

10-28-2009, 06:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
warcraft Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: dc Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 35	Vista was meant to be a phase transition from an upgrade to the NT model.

10-28-2009, 10:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
nightrain Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 825	I actually liked Vista for the most part, but I have to say, Windows 7 is pretty amazing

10-29-2009, 09:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
nubly Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA the greatest and best country in the world!! :) Posts: 7,065	havent tried it yet but i'll probably get it this weekend. oct is 3 paycheck month so i'll have some money to burn. kind ofn topic: i love the new 'get a mac' commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk4FIIkKXdw

10-29-2009, 04:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
Your Crazy Status: 007 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: My Mind Gender: Male Posts: 300	"Is this Mac OS X?" __________________ "I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you...stranger." - The Joker

10-29-2009, 07:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
zookeeper Status: The floor is lava!! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Soap Fortress Gender: Male Age: 30 Posts: 1,066	hee hee! I might be able to scam the $40 student deal because it looks like my school email is still working. huzzah! __________________ You leapt into the abyss, but find It only goes up to your knees, ~ Nick Cave

10-29-2009, 07:59 PM	#14 (permalink)
thepretender Status: I am Jack's wasted life. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North Mississippi Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 187	Yeah, my jump was from XP -> 7 too. I had some trouble with my audio drivers, but I seem to be fully up and running now. It is so much faster than XP, it's great. __________________ "I'm so happy, cause today I found my friends. They're in my head." Facebook - Xfire - Xbox Live

10-29-2009, 08:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
ecotec83 Status: Ascending from the dark Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Belleville, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 26 Posts: 367	No problem, glad i could help make the decision process a bit easier for those considering 7. __________________ ~Our greatest battles are those with our own mind.~

11-01-2009, 02:36 AM	#18 (permalink)
Cutegirl Status: Permanently Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New Orleans Gender: Female Posts: 35	I'll be installing windows 7 ultimate 32bit tonight in about 4hrs hopefully I have vista ultimate atm on my main pc. I'll change that to 7 and probably just keep windows vista on my laptop.