Windows 7

[KeriJane]

Re: Windows 7

i can just as easilly see things revert to simpler stuff that uses less ram; take win7 for example...heh...

And next thing you know, Windows Eight will have EFFICIENT CGA Graphics.

Windows Nine, Monochrome for that smallest of memory footprints. Along with Optional Non-Graphical Mode.

Just Kidding!

No disrespect for Windows Seven intended, OK?
I like the XP Mode mentioned above... It would've been nice if Windows Six had it. Does it require 64-bit Seven?

Have Fun,
Keri

PS. Just threw out Dad's old CGA monitor from Mom's basement last week

PPS. Non-Graphical Mode just LOOKS like a DOS prompt! It isn't, OK? Ignore the man behind the curtain!

[i4004]

Re: Windows 7

acstech, no, you can't customize my os in a way i can. explaining it to you would take more time than to just do it myself...hehe...

when i install stuff for other folks i just have xp with everything integrated in, all the programs etc. and most are just fine with that.

but like i said, it doesn't satisfy ME.

i use a lot of small specialized freeware apps. i essentially do things 99% of others won't ever do.

i also try to charge by the hour esp. when i'm removing viruses...i like to think that that makes them more carefull...hehe...
but it doesn't really, they just pay more because i'm coming few times as they repeatedly mess it up...

[kikkoman]

Re: Windows 7

I like the XP Mode mentioned above... It would've been nice if Windows Six had it. Does it require 64-bit Seven?

no, there are a 32bit and a 64bit version.

still does't work for me. no matter what i do, computer says no.
am i right in assuming that Hyper-V support is included in 7 Pro? (unlike BitLocker which is only part of Enterprise and Ultimate)

[Junk Parts]

Re: Windows 7

Why do we argue a moot point? A is not B! Lets be friends again!

[washu]

Re: Windows 7

am i right in assuming that Hyper-V support is included in 7 Pro?

I assume you mean AMD-V / Intel-VT? That is independent of the OS. Any version of 7 will work with it. Looks like your BIOS is just not enabling it properly.

[acstech]

Re: Windows 7

acstech, no, you can't customize my os in a way i can

Sure I can. Just like anybody with enough knowledge could. The thing is, you know what you want done and you know how to do it. Why would you bother paying someone else to do it?

Obviously you're not one of my target customers. My customers value their time enough to pay me to get things set up for them instead of taking the time to learn how to do it themselves.

[Topcat]

Re: Windows 7

My win7 RTM arrived today.... I'll report back after I've had a chance to experiment with it. Special thanks to KC8ADU!!

[Phaihn]

Re: Windows 7

@washu: it's a G2 stepping (Brisbane) that definitely supports AMD-V.
maybe new chipset drivers will fix this.

another nice feature: flawless integration of mp3 players. my Zen doesn't even need drivers. although it runs in MTP mode, i have full access from the explorer now (needed Creative software in xp).

i have a 8 gb Zen i never needed any creatives drivers to use it in XP

[i4004]

Re: Windows 7

>Why would you bother paying someone else to do it?

because it's pita.
<smile>

essentially the same reason your customers pay you.

but like i said explaining it would take more time, and explaining is pita too...hehe...lol!
(install and setup of filebox extender alone would take too much time if i was to explain it...)

your customers probably just require to have particular programs etc.

>My customers value their time

and that brings us nicely to conclusion; i value my time too so i don't have time to play with 64bit os that won't bring me much speed increase.
<wink>

[NxB]

Re: Windows 7

I don't reinstall my main box either because like you said it takes a while to get it how you like it. I do have other computers to experiment on tho, not to mention extra hdds.

[Topcat]

Re: Windows 7

well, so far so good. Install went fine. It didn't like my nvidia quaddro fx1300 video card at all though, had a driver for it, but had really piss poor herky jerky performance...... Also, 2 'unknown devices' in the device manager......no clue what they are. Had to use the vista chipset drivers (hoping that would clear up the unknown devices), and no go, even though the drivers appeared to install ok...

[Junk Parts]

Re: Windows 7

Got that Sun Micro Systems Virtual Box 3.0 today. It was something that I was going to use when I got a PC with some power. I couldn't resist! I had to play with it. Now I have Windows Vista Basic running in XP Home! That crap works! This is only a Dell 4550 2.4 Ghz P4 with 1 gig of Ram at that and it works! Now I have to download the manual so I can figure out how to use Virtual Box for real.

[weirdlookinguy]

Re: Windows 7

I'd like to confirm the Zen not needing drivers anymore. I have a 2GB Zen V piece of shit that's been laying around for over a year now, it always needed all this bloated-ass crapware from Creative just to get music on it under XP, but 7...

7 picked it up beautifully on its own and even tells me how much battery is left and stuff. No more Creative crapware! I might actually start using this POS now.

[weirdlookinguy]

Re: Windows 7

Update: I forgot what a piece of shit this Zen is, so definitely won't be using it.

[Topcat]

Re: Windows 7

A few screen shots just for the hell of it...





The mystery unknown devices.....

[Per Hansson]

Re: Windows 7

Topcat; Just lookup the vendor and device ID information, it's on the details tab for the properties of the device

http://www.pcidatabase.com/

[Junk Parts]

Re: Windows 7

Virtual Box 3.0 is still cool! Just deleted the virtual disk that vista was on and then vista too. Checked my free space on C drive and after a quick clean up and its all there. Going to run ME now. Remember ME?...LOL In the past I liked ME. Went from ME to Xp and never looked back!

[acstech]

Re: Windows 7

TC: Those Opterons are pretty sweet. I had a 185 in my computer for a while that was overclocked to 3125MHz. It was smokin fast for it's time.

[Topcat]

Re: Windows 7

Topcat; Just lookup the vendor and device ID information, it's on the details tab for the properties of the device

http://www.pcidatabase.com/

Didn't yield any results in the search on that site, but found the drivers for one of them, it was some kind of ACPI device. The second one ID's "asACPI\PNPB006", havent found a driver for that one yet...

[weirdlookinguy]

Re: Windows 7

TPM chip by any chance?

It stumped me for a while when I got my new Gigabyte board (having an unknown device), until I disabled it in the BIOS.