Eldmannen Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 I just finally upgraded from Windows XP to 7. I didn't do it earlier because I didn't have any license, didn't want to buy one, and didn't want to pirate it, and I really didn't care since I didn't use Windows anyways, since I moved full-time to Linux. Still had Windows XP on my second hard disk though, even though I never really boot it. Well, except that time I upgraded my Android phone from 2.3 Gingerbread to 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwhich. Two weeks ago I was able to get a genuine Windows 7 copy through MSDN for free, so I finally upgraded. I guess it was finally time for me to upgrade from this decade old operating system. ;) Quote
Administrator Tarun Posted August 22, 2012 Administrator Posted August 22, 2012 How are you liking Windows 7? Quote
Eldmannen Posted August 22, 2012 Author Posted August 22, 2012 I like it. It's a drastic upgrade from Windows XP. It's pretty, its nice on the eyes, the font rendering is comfortable. The wallpapers are nice, I like that it has DirectX 11 and can play the latest games. As a web developer, I like that it has IE 9 which is much better than IE8 even though I do prefer Firefox. I also like that it has UAC, even though it annoys me because sometimes when I install stuff I notice the installer gets stuck, then I see that UAC shield icon blinking down in the taskbar. Or I cant click anywhere, then I notice that icon down in the taskbar. I think it should more aggressively steal focus. I am not too found of the Ribbon UI, but maybe its something that takes more time. I don't like that upgrades gets installed on top of each other instead and that the WinSxS folder keeps growing and growing. I like the stuff under the hood such as UAA, WDDM, etc. I definitely prefer Windows 7 over Windows XP. It is much more modern and nicer. Quote
greenknight Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 Worth every penny you paid, eh? It's a fine OS, really - wish I could find a way to get it for free. Quote
Eldmannen Posted August 23, 2012 Author Posted August 23, 2012 Yupp, worth every penny I spent. What OS do you use? I can get Windows 8 for free too, but no thanks - I want a desktop OS not a smartphone/tablet OS. Quote
greenknight Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 Still running XP x86 for now, or Puppy Linux. Quote
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