I am kind of shocked by what I have experienced with Win 7. Every word is
sad but true:
Two out of 4 Win 7 installations have spontaneously totally gone south:
Microsoft had absolutely no useful fix for either and of course blames the
end user, vendor drivers, etc.
Microsoft never changes their tune: difficult end user problems are always
someone else's fault. Ever has it been ever shall it be.
There was no detectable malware and no hardware failure with either
installation, one used Nvidia and one used ATI graphics. One used Microsoft
Security Essentials and one used Norton AV. One is a high end laptop and the
other a relatively high end desktop.
The laptop gradually destabilized. It allowed less and less access to system
files until finally it would not boot, stopping at the initial black screen.
The dual boot side with Vista, on the same laptop hard drive, has never even
burped. Wiping and reinstalling Win 7 on its partition was the only solution
and while it has worked stably, and the Win 7 GUI is more interesting than
Vista, I don't trust Win 7.
The desktop suddenly would boot only to the initial black screen with
movable pointer in both normal mode and safemode (an oxymoron if ever there
was one). That computer had worked normally in its last session, had not
downloaded anything from the internet nor had any new software or hardware
installed. It dual boots into Vista 64 and every malware and hardware test
is again normal. The Win 7 hard drive is eminently readable and writable.
The machine runs stably in Vista 64, as well as off an Ubuntu CD, under the
heaviest gaming or multimedia tasks.
The useless repair tools in Win 7 in both instances generated a log message
showing no errors.
For all its warts I have never seen anything like this in Vista absent
obvious hardware failure/malware on over a dozen laptops and desktops.
I have a 50% failure rate with Win 7, one laptop and one desktop.
I have not decided whether to go through the torture of reinstalling Win 7
and begging to reactivate various applications from their respective
vendors, especially Adobe.

I would TOTALLY Disagree with you
and Most of my Fellow Techies That have a business would disagree also.
I have no problem recommending Win7 vs VISTA

In fact I had VISTA Free, and I still Used XP...

Because my Experience is just the Opposite for VISTA, for me and all my
clients!

I know you think I'm a MS FANBOY, but I never liked VISTA
(Yes I know It's not the answer you think I should post.)

And the blogs seem to agree with my results...
Sorry you are having issues

I love now that my system runs faster than VISTA
Boots faster than VISTA and is more Stable than VISTA.

and I can use the SLEEP Function of my Laptop! YEAH
Win7 is a WIN!

And I know Microsoft may not like this Phrase but I say this
"Win7 is VISTA done Right!"

Faster, better stronger, Finally! (Thank you MS)
Russ

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"nomore" wrote in message
...
I am kind of shocked by what I have experienced with Win 7. Every word is
sad but true:
Two out of 4 Win 7 installations have spontaneously totally gone south:
Microsoft had absolutely no useful fix for either and of course blames the
end user, vendor drivers, etc.
Microsoft never changes their tune: difficult end user problems are always
someone else's fault. Ever has it been ever shall it be.
There was no detectable malware and no hardware failure with either
installation, one used Nvidia and one used ATI graphics. One used
Microsoft Security Essentials and one used Norton AV. One is a high end
laptop and the other a relatively high end desktop.
The laptop gradually destabilized. It allowed less and less access to
system files until finally it would not boot, stopping at the initial
black screen. The dual boot side with Vista, on the same laptop hard
drive, has never even burped. Wiping and reinstalling Win 7 on its
partition was the only solution and while it has worked stably, and the
Win 7 GUI is more interesting than Vista, I don't trust Win 7.
The desktop suddenly would boot only to the initial black screen with
movable pointer in both normal mode and safemode (an oxymoron if ever
there was one). That computer had worked normally in its last session, had
not downloaded anything from the internet nor had any new software or
hardware installed. It dual boots into Vista 64 and every malware and
hardware test is again normal. The Win 7 hard drive is eminently readable
and writable. The machine runs stably in Vista 64, as well as off an
Ubuntu CD, under the heaviest gaming or multimedia tasks.
The useless repair tools in Win 7 in both instances generated a log
message showing no errors.
For all its warts I have never seen anything like this in Vista absent
obvious hardware failure/malware on over a dozen laptops and desktops.
I have a 50% failure rate with Win 7, one laptop and one desktop.
I have not decided whether to go through the torture of reinstalling Win 7
and begging to reactivate various applications from their respective
vendors, especially Adobe.

The Buzz Just a Few.

From PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2348899,00.asp
"Microsoft's new OS is a big improvement over Windows Vista, and because
it's based on the same underlying kernel code there should be fewer
compatibility headaches for those who make the switch. Add to that a
retooled taskbar, simpler home networking, faster start-up, and more, and
Windows 7 may succeed where Vista failed."

From PCWorld
http://www.pcworld.com/article/18351...isfaction.html
"Early adopters report they're mostly happy -- and that goes for Vista users
even more than XP users."

From CNET
http://reviews.cnet.com/windows/micr...-33704140.html
"Luckily for Microsoft, Windows 7 is more than just spin. It's stable,
smooth, and highly polished, introducing new graphical features, a new
taskbar that can compete handily with the Mac OS X dock, and device
management and security enhancements that make it both easier to use and
safer. Importantly, it won't require the hardware upgrades that Vista
demanded, partially because the hardware has caught up, and partially
because Microsoft has gone to great lengths to make Windows 7 accessible to
as many people as possible. "

From Gizmodo
http://gizmodo.com/5330609/windows-7...omplaining-now
"Windows 7 Review: You Can Quit Complaining Now"



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"+Bob+" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 5 Feb 2010 21:34:55 -0800, "Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]"
wrote:

I would TOTALLY Disagree with you
and Most of my Fellow Techies That have a business would disagree also.
I have no problem recommending Win7 vs VISTA

Well, the buzz is different, but he experienced what he experienced.

Bottom line, NEVER install any MS OS before SP1 unless forced to by
purchase of a new machine with no alternatives. If possible, delay
hardware purchases until SP1 is available.

I've never had a problem from my vista machine but it's nowhere as nice
as the windows 7 laptop I have. oh my god this thing is nice. I want
windows 7 for my desktop now!

in fact, when I used Ubuntu 9.10 on another drive in the same computer
it had more problems than any computer I've ever seen.
I like linux but honestly it's never going to be as good without other
company support with drivers etc.
and they still heavily rely on the terminal too much. I feel like I'm
still in he 80's typing in a bunch of commands to install things etc.
no one wants to use a computer like this anymore.
it's all about a GUI. (graphical user interface) something microsoft
realized in the mid 80's.
linux needs some heavy improvements.

thankfully some companies have started to make good drivers for linux
users.
such as Nvidia and HP printers. my HP officjet pro has full features
including the fax, ink levels, pretty much everything you can do with it
in windows, you can now do it with linux. (Thanks HP!)


--
serpentracer
Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com

Dear Poster,
When you reply to a post in

These web sites.
EggHeadcafe
Forums.Techarena
MSGroups
vistaheads

And many Others

It shows up as a broken thread on a Microsoft Public newsgroup
and usually it's old or outdated post.

They attempt to mirror Microsoft Break/Fix public newsgroups.
*For Profit from ads.

However in most cases Any responding or posting means
that 99% of the world will not know what you are responding to.

(Since it will be a broken thread on the original source.)

Example: In your current post we may have no reference to what you are
talking about.
and or it may be too old to even give use proper respect.

If you avoid these types of websites and post directly to the Microsoft
newsgroup you will benefit from threads not getting broken.
And a lot of misunderstanding.

You can either use a NNTP News Reader (Example Outlook Express)
And set it up with:
NewsServer: msnews.microsoft.com
Server does not require login
Please "MUNG" your email address
and change your name.

Please post again with a NEW Descriptive Topic of what the issue is
(Other than HELP or Urgent)
All the posts here are urgent.

In addition do not reference Other posts and keep with this thread until you
have it solved.
or there are no more replies. (Do not start a new thread every question on
the same topic)

If you wish a "WEB" Based interface with NO Ad's
you can go directly to this forum with.
http://www.microsoft.com/communities.../default.aspx?
It has the feature to notify you on a reply also.

To Search for issues in the past the easiest way is to Google them.
http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?...public.windows
This has way more information than that website will ever have and help you
to stay connected.

I hope you find this information helpful.
Thanks

Russ

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"serpentracer" wrote in
message ...

I've never had a problem from my vista machine but it's nowhere as nice
as the windows 7 laptop I have. oh my god this thing is nice. I want
windows 7 for my desktop now!

in fact, when I used Ubuntu 9.10 on another drive in the same computer
it had more problems than any computer I've ever seen.
I like linux but honestly it's never going to be as good without other
company support with drivers etc.
and they still heavily rely on the terminal too much. I feel like I'm
still in he 80's typing in a bunch of commands to install things etc.
no one wants to use a computer like this anymore.
it's all about a GUI. (graphical user interface) something microsoft
realized in the mid 80's.
linux needs some heavy improvements.

thankfully some companies have started to make good drivers for linux
users.
such as Nvidia and HP printers. my HP officjet pro has full features
including the fax, ink levels, pretty much everything you can do with it
in windows, you can now do it with linux. (Thanks HP!)


--
serpentracer
Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com

Bob
MS Windows 1983
X-Windows came out in 1984 MIT

So MS Couldn't see X-Windows it wasn't out yet!
But I think Xerox Came out with the first GUI in 73


Russ
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"+Bob+" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:22:30 +0000, serpentracer
wrote:

it's all about a GUI. (graphical user interface) something microsoft
realized in the mid 80's.

Right after they saw X-Windows.