Windows 7 - User experiences?

[Soquili]

Hi Joe,

I think it is more user friendly than Vista. Probably because of a lot of feedback about Vista.

The User Account Control (UAC) defaults to a moderate level so it does not constantly pop up asking about everything. In Windows Vista I disabled UAC almost immediately because of the pop ups. UAC is still enabled on Windows 7 and I have not been tempted to disable it.

Personally I find Vista to be user friendly accept for UAC and more stable than XP.

[jyoung]

Danka, Bill.

[Soquili]

Glad to help Joe.

I was testing to see if some of my old scripts for windows administration would work on Windows 7.

Windows 7 reports the version as 6.1.7000 rather than version 7

OS Name: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate |C:\Windows|\Device\Harddisk0\Partition1
Version: 6.1.7000
Service Pack: 0.0
OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
Windows Directory: C:\Windows
Locale: 0409
Available Physical Memory: 572184
Total Virtual Memory: 2402796
Available Virtual Memory: 1815520
OS Name: 1354628
Last Boot Time: 20090116120938.500000-360
System Name: BILL-PC
System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 04
System Model: P5269A-ABA 7955
Time Zone: -360
Total Physical Memory: 1022.87890625MB
System Type: 0
Processor: x86 Family 15 Model 0 Stepping 10
BIOS Version: ASUS - 42302e31

[Regular]

Does anyone know if Windows 7 addresses FPS issues with games? I understand it's because that older games use previous versions of DirectX and Vista address them incorrectly and causes low FPS(Frames Per Second) in the games.

Sorry, I play a few games, so was interested if any has heard.

[Soquili]

Sorry Regular I don't recall hearing there was a problem with Vista and games.

My test system wouldn't be suitable for testing games, only a generic VGA graphics card.

[steve.ledger]

I'm no gamer, but my son and some friends are, they have never reported problems running older games on Vista (Quake for example runs perfectly)

[binder]

I have been using it since it became public.
I like it a lot. While it still looks looks like Vista the performance is 10x better.

[steve.ledger]

Stop the Windows SKU madness!!

Windows 7 SKUs announced
(SKU = pronounced "skue," stands for Stock Keeping Unit)

Windows 7 Starter
Available worldwide to OEMs on new PCs
Missing Aero UI tweaks
Limited to 3 simultaneous applications

Windows 7 Home Basic (Vista equivalent: $200)
Only available in emerging markets
Missing Aero UI tweaks

Windows 7 Home Premium (Vista equivalent: $260)
Available worldwide, to OEMs and in retail
Includes Aero UI tweaks
Features multi-touch capabilities
Adds "premium" games
Adds media capabilities (Media Center, DVD playback, DVD creation, etc.)
Can create home network groups

Windows 7 Professional (Vista equivalent: $300)
Available worldwide, to OEMs and in retail
Includes all features of Premium
Adds enhanced networking capabilities (Remote Desktop host, domain support, offline folders, etc.)
Adds Mobility Center
Adds Presentation Mode

Windows 7 Enterprise
Available only in volume licenses
Includes all features of Professional
Adds Branch Cache
Adds Direct Access
Adds BitLocker

Windows 7 Ultimate (Vista equivalent: $320)
Limited OEM and retail availability
Includes all features of Enterprise

!@# #@!

[nortonz]

I was running Windows 7 build 7000, and it has a few bugs yet,, but updated to build 7048 RC1. It is a bit more stable, but I noticed Xara Etreme 4 will not run now. It ran fine in Build 7000. Its a bit frustrating to say the least. as I use it all the time. When I try to start it I get a message the it stopped running and needs to close. it never comes up at all. Anyone else run in to this?

Michael

[steve.ledger]

Anyone installing W7 RC 64bit finding that Google Chrome doesn't work can fix it like this:

Run Google Chrome on Windows 7 64 bit Version

1. Right Click on Google Chrome Icon
2. Add –in-process-plugins after chrome.exe in Target field.