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Windows 7 just saved my ass

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Make sure to call your son to have him help you install it.... and maybe...

mend some fences....

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OT: Can anyone tell me what the benefits of Win7 is to a casual XP/Vista user?

I got the free upgrade to Win7 with my Vista Premium laptop. I've been resisting to use Vista as my desktop is perfect with XP.

Now what benefit does Win7 bring to me that Vista and XP can't do? XP is rock solid and I've also had zero prob with my new Vista SP1. It Would be nice if Win7 could split/arrange windows into halves or quarters. Does that do that?

I think OS is such a money making scam (same with Office). To the 99% of user base, having 2000/XP/Vista/7 will not bring ANY change to their web/usage/gaming/work behavior.
 
Originally posted by: astroidea
Originally posted by: Krazy4Real
I'm running windows 7 right now too, and I like it more than vista. I don't know why, but I still like xp more. But windows 7 is definitely an improvement over vista.
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They need an option to get rid of all the crap that saves you from screwing up the system. The new lesser UAC options are a step in the right direction, but they still need a single option that lets you be able to have full control of all the files on your hard drive.
There are many files that you can take ownership and set your user to have full control, but you still can't delete the files. FUCK THAT!
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What files are those? i have not run into any problems like that as long I as I wasn't trying to delete something that was running or being viewed.
 
I wrote an essay when I was in elementary school about how much I loved Microsoft and its Windows operating system...too bad the love is long lost..
 
Originally posted by: Clair de Lune
OT: Can anyone tell me what the benefits of Win7 is to a casual XP/Vista user?

I got the free upgrade to Win7 with my Vista Premium laptop. I've been resisting to use Vista as my desktop is perfect with XP.

Now what benefit does Win7 bring to me that Vista and XP can't do? XP is rock solid and I've also had zero prob with my new Vista SP1. It Would be nice if Win7 could split/arrange windows into halves or quarters. Does that do that?

I think OS is such a money making scam (same with Office). To the 99% of user base, having 2000/XP/Vista/7 will not bring ANY change to their web/usage/gaming/work behavior.
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It does split windows into halves if you drag them to the left or right side of the screen. Its really nice if you have a high res monitor. I use it all the time when I have to write papers and I use the other side for online research. Windows 7 is really worth the try. Microsoft hating isn't in anymore, its all about Apple hating now.
 
I don't like the feature most of the time as I hit the power off button on my laptop and the battery runs out as I still have a Firefox window open.
 
Originally posted by: JKing106
Originally posted by: astroidea
Originally posted by: Krazy4Real
I'm running windows 7 right now too, and I like it more than vista. I don't know why, but I still like xp more. But windows 7 is definitely an improvement over vista.
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They need an option to get rid of all the crap that saves you from screwing up the system. The new lesser UAC options are a step in the right direction, but they still need a single option that lets you be able to have full control of all the files on your hard drive.
There are many files that you can take ownership and set your user to have full control, but you still can't delete the files. FUCK THAT!
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You can turn UAC off completely, and run XP administrator style if you want. But it's a stupid thing to do. UAC is there for a reason, and it takes literally a second to click OK. But it's your rig.
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Never got spyware when I didn't have UAC. I could always system restore anyways in the event that I do get one. I don't see the point of having multiple extra windows everytime I try to install something.
 
Yeah, well my counterpoint is what happened last night:

I'm copying a coupla hundred Gb over night from my old slow as treacle Linksys NAS to my new WHS system and my main rig apparently got updated and rebooted, before the copy finished. That is a pain in the ass.
 
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Yeah, well my counterpoint is what happened last night:

I'm copying a coupla hundred Gb over night from my old slow as treacle Linksys NAS to my new WHS system and my main rig apparently got updated and rebooted, before the copy finished. That is a pain in the ass.
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Turn off automatic update installation, nubcaque.
 
Another cool feature that I like compared to the other OS where you would have to go into task manager to end task it. After so many seconds when an app freezed on you it will pop up the box asking if you want to end it, close it, keep it open, etc... I thought that was a cool feature rather then having to task manager.

Some things that I have to get use to is trying to figure out where everything is again. Start run is located in accessories. WTF? Why can't I just still have the option in the task bar?
 
Originally posted by: astroidea
Originally posted by: Krazy4Real
I'm running windows 7 right now too, and I like it more than vista. I don't know why, but I still like xp more. But windows 7 is definitely an improvement over vista.
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They need an option to get rid of all the crap that saves you from screwing up the system. The new lesser UAC options are a step in the right direction, but they still need a single option that lets you be able to have full control of all the files on your hard drive.
There are many files that you can take ownership and set your user to have full control, but you still can't delete the files. FUCK THAT!
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Which files are you trying to delete that windows wont let you?
 
Originally posted by: Skoorb
If it didn't semi-force these damn updates in the first place, this would be moot.
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Yeah, wouldn't want to patch any security issues as soon as possible amirite?

 
Originally posted by: swaytech
Originally posted by: Skoorb
If it didn't semi-force these damn updates in the first place, this would be moot.
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Yeah, wouldn't want to patch any security issues as soon as possible amirite?
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Mine downloads the updates as soon as they're available but I decide when to install them.
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Yeah, well my counterpoint is what happened last night:

I'm copying a coupla hundred Gb over night from my old slow as treacle Linksys NAS to my new WHS system and my main rig apparently got updated and rebooted, before the copy finished. That is a pain in the ass.
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Turn off automatic update installation, nubcaque.
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I wasn't expecting my Linksys NAS200 "NAS" to be as mind bendingly slow as it appears to be. Cannot wait to put this thing up on eBay.
 
Originally posted by: StinkyPinky
Vista defintely has this feature.

I think XP also does to some extent. When XP tries to close Office after you tell Windows to restart, the office auto prompt will ask you to save before closing.
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Certain applications can do it, too. One of our enterprise apps at work will refuse to close if Windows attempts a shutdown for any reason. It only protects itself and explorer.exe, but it can at least stop the shutdown.
 
Originally posted by: Skoorb
If it didn't semi-force these damn updates in the first place, this would be moot.
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Yea I was scanning the thread for this type of comment. But the OP is praising Win7 for saving him from something Win7 did to him in the first place.

Its like "omg I love my new car, the power steering locked up and drove me into a tree, but it popped out the airbags and saved my life! what a great feature!!!"

I've had this happen a few times, where it will actually just start a reboot, without giving you the option of postponing. It just says 'rebooting'. Like really, come on Microsoft... Even if you have it set to download and install at 2am, sometimes it will do it in the middle of the day (I guess it has to do something if a computer is never on at night).

Download and notify ftw.
 
Originally posted by: dawks
Originally posted by: Skoorb
If it didn't semi-force these damn updates in the first place, this would be moot.
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Yea I was scanning the thread for this type of comment. But the OP is praising Win7 for saving him from something Win7 did to him in the first place.

Its like "omg I love my new car, the power steering locked up and drove me into a tree, but it popped out the airbags and saved my life! what a great feature!!!"

I've had this happen a few times, where it will actually just start a reboot, without giving you the option of postponing. It just says 'rebooting'. Like really, come on Microsoft... Even if you have it set to download and install at 2am, sometimes it will do it in the middle of the day (I guess it has to do something if a computer is never on at night).

Download and notify ftw.
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Win7 made him click the wrong button? No... that wasn't something they did to him in the first place.
 
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