I have only used 2 operating systems in the past decade. Should I upgrade?

[Ns1]

I've been using WinXP for a decade. I've been using Leopard/SL for 2 years.

I've JUST built another gaming rig and loaded up WinXP. I also have a Win7 upgrade disk.

Should I upgrade to Win7 or stick to my XP guns?

 

[her209]

Should post in teh right forum
http://forums.anandtech.com/forumdisplay.php?f=11

 

[WaTaGuMp]

I am very happy I made the move from XP to 7.

 

[BoomerD]

I'm about to go the other way. I loaded Vista Ultimate onto my aging computer a couple of years ago...I'm getting ready to reformat and go back to XP Pro.

 

[evident]

xp needs to be killed with fire. i hate using it at work every day. i wish we could make the jump to 7 already

 

[bignateyk]

XP is the only OS I have used since the day it came out.

My wife has vista on her laptop and I refuse to use it because it is such a POS. She also has a macbook pro that I refuse to use. My desktop/netbook, and work computer all have XP on them. I would consider upgrading to windows 7, but I'm certainly not gonna pay for it.

 

[Ns1]

I'm about to go the other way. I loaded Vista Ultimate onto my aging computer a couple of years ago...I'm getting ready to reformat and go back to XP Pro.

I would never ever consider vista. ever.

 

[Barfo]

I can understand using Win XP for business purposes, but loading it in a new gaming rig is downright fail.

 

[crashtestdummy]

For a new system, you might as well. If you were thinking about upgrading a current computer, I'd tell you not to bother.

 

[BoomerD]

XP is the only OS I have used since the day it came out.

My wife has vista on her laptop and I refuse to use it because it is such a POS. She also has a macbook pro that I refuse to use. My desktop/netbook, and work computer all have XP on them. I would consider upgrading to windows 7, but I'm certainly not gonna pay for it.

I don't think Vista is all that bad. Sure, it has its "quirks," but if the hardware and software are compatible, it's not too bad. Unfortunately, my rig is old enough that some of the hardware isn't compatible...and lots of my software wouldn't play nicely with Vista either.
My wife's computer has windows 7. IMO, it's what Vista wanted to be. MUCH better than Vista.

I would never ever consider vista. ever.

I'd never have paid for it...but I got it free through the Microsoft Feedback Panel program a couple of years ago...so I figured, "Why not?"
I'm going to go back.

 

[her209]

I can understand using Win XP for business purposes, but loading it in a new gaming rig is downright fail.

I wouldn't mind Vista/W7 if it wasn't for the ugly interface (especially when in classic mode).

 

[Wyndru]

I prefer 7. My computers (even older PC's) seem to run smoother with it. I've also gotten really used to the task bar and search functions, I like them more than XP.

The only thing I don't like in 7 is the explorer folder structure. I prefer my old list of just the drive letters and you drill down into them. I don't like seeing the same folder in 2 locations (i.e. public, and also in users/public). They tried to categorize it too much, and it makes it confusing to me.

 

[thirdeye]

Outside of legacy support for God knows what, I see no reason to keep XP. Windows 7 is superior is pretty much every single way.

 

[Kaido]

I've been using WinXP for a decade. I've been using Leopard/SL for 2 years.

I've JUST built another gaming rig and loaded up WinXP. I also have a Win7 upgrade disk.

Should I upgrade to Win7 or stick to my XP guns?

I'd go with Windows 7 if you want to game. It's the proper evolution of XP. You get the newer DirectX, more memory support, smoother operation, yada yada yada. I really enjoy OSX, but if I gamed more, I'd go with Windows 7 for the OS for the gaming rig.

 

[Ns1]

thanks, looks like I'll wait for the dvd drive and upgrade.

 

[OCGuy]

Win 7 64 bit + SSD....prepare to be amazed.

 

[zinfamous]

win7 64 = tits.

 

[mesthead21]

I really like Win7. I love being able to search for stuff quickly like in spotlight

 

[JulesMaximus]

I'm about to go the other way. I loaded Vista Ultimate onto my aging computer a couple of years ago...I'm getting ready to reformat and go back to XP Pro.

Vista is horrible. Get Windows 7, it's much much better in every way.

 

[BoomerD]

Vista is horrible. Get Windows 7, it's much much better in every way.

Not until I get a new computer..or rebuild this one.
MOST of my components are at least 6 years old...some are even older than that.

 

[Kaido]

Win 7 64 bit + SSD....prepare to be amazed.

I held off on getting an SSD for so long. It turned out to be one of the best upgrades I've ever done. SF1200 is amazing.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Win 7 64 bit + SSD....prepare to be amazed.

I have this and can confirm that it is awesome! From power on to surfing the internet is about 20 seconds. Programs load almost instantly.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Not until I get a new computer..or rebuild this one.
MOST of my components are at least 6 years old...some are even older than that.

Yeah, you can buy Win7 64 for around $100 with hardware. 6 year old computer? Dude, time to upgrade!

 

[scott916]

If you have a decent system, upgrading to 7 is a no-brainer. It's leagues better than XP and Vista.

 

[Wyndru]

thanks, looks like I'll wait for the dvd drive and upgrade.

I used a flash drive, because for some reason the DVD worked fine in one of my drives but not in my brand new laptop (although other dvd's work fine). I searched around and found it was a pretty common issue. There is a tool that MS created that places an ISO onto a flash drive and makes it bootable, so if you have a flash drive, and another computer with a DVD drive, you could do that if you don't want to wait.

Here is the link to that MS tool. It will format your usb drive though.
http://store.microsoft.com/Help/ISO-Tool?err=t1

If it doesn't work for some reason, you might have to use diskpart to make it happy:

diskpart
list disk
select disk #
clean
create partition primary
select partition 1
active
format quick fs=fat32
assign
exit

I had to do this with my Sandisk before it would work.