Comments on: Windows 7 versions: come on, it’s not that complicated http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/archives/2146 Freelance writer Gary Marshall on technology, music, Macs and more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:25:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Gary http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/archives/2146/comment-page-1#comment-13057 Gary Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:18:10 +0000 http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/?p=2146#comment-13057 @mupwangle - yeah, vista drivers work on 7. Which means there shouldn't be a repeat of the big XP-to-Vista upgrade problem. @mupwangle – yeah, vista drivers work on 7. Which means there shouldn’t be a repeat of the big XP-to-Vista upgrade problem.

]]> By: McGazz http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/archives/2146/comment-page-1#comment-13056 McGazz Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:35:55 +0000 http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/?p=2146#comment-13056 Cheers for that - I'll probably hang on for W7 :) Cheers for that – I’ll probably hang on for W7 :)

]]> By: mupwangle http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/archives/2146/comment-page-1#comment-13053 mupwangle Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:11:00 +0000 http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/?p=2146#comment-13053 As far as I'm aware, they've not changed the drivers subsystem much (if at all). I think it actually reports to driver installers as being Vista. As far as I’m aware, they’ve not changed the drivers subsystem much (if at all). I think it actually reports to driver installers as being Vista.

]]> By: Gary http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/archives/2146/comment-page-1#comment-13050 Gary Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:52:04 +0000 http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/?p=2146#comment-13050 I'd hang on. Even when SP2 comes out Vista's going to be something of a resource hog. I've been running Vista on two machines - a ridiculously overpowered homebrew machine and a ridiculously underpowered laptop - and it's great on the big 'un and painful on the little one. Been running 7 on the laptop for a few weeks and it's a vast improvement. 7 uses the same basic guts as Vista so kit that currently works should still work under 7, but I'd wait until it's out to make sure. I bought my laptop under a Vista upgrade programme (ie, buy it now, we'll send you Vista when it comes out) and it was a pain in the arse. I’d hang on. Even when SP2 comes out Vista’s going to be something of a resource hog. I’ve been running Vista on two machines – a ridiculously overpowered homebrew machine and a ridiculously underpowered laptop – and it’s great on the big ‘un and painful on the little one. Been running 7 on the laptop for a few weeks and it’s a vast improvement.

7 uses the same basic guts as Vista so kit that currently works should still work under 7, but I’d wait until it’s out to make sure. I bought my laptop under a Vista upgrade programme (ie, buy it now, we’ll send you Vista when it comes out) and it was a pain in the arse.

]]> By: mupwangle http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/archives/2146/comment-page-1#comment-13047 mupwangle Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:00:21 +0000 http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/?p=2146#comment-13047 From what I've seen it's what Vista should've been. I doubt that any SP releases will patch Vista enough. From what I’ve seen it’s what Vista should’ve been. I doubt that any SP releases will patch Vista enough.

]]> By: McGazz http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/archives/2146/comment-page-1#comment-13046 McGazz Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:42:38 +0000 http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/?p=2146#comment-13046 Is W7 basically Vista SP2? Or is it worth waiting for? (I'm thinking about replacing my knackered old XP machine at the moment) Is W7 basically Vista SP2? Or is it worth waiting for? (I’m thinking about replacing my knackered old XP machine at the moment)

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