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12-07-2010, 07:26 AM
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side question?
is windows 7 worth it? to have... opinions?
i feel like i'm in the dark ages...kinda...
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12-07-2010, 07:32 AM
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BuzzLuck
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
side question?
is windows 7 worth it? to have... opinions?
i feel like i'm in the dark ages...kinda...
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Worth it compared to what: Vista, XP?
As with all these new OS, if you don't have gigabytes and gigabytes of RAM don't even think about upgrading. I was running VistaX64 w/6GB RAM and upgraded to Win7X64. Did a clean installation eventhough in theory you cna just upgrade. From XP you have to reformat the HD and do a fresh installation either X32/X64.
XP doesn't recognize anything above 2GB RAM (I think).
I'm now running mostly Win7 at home (but still have one PC on XP not upgradable due to RAM limits) and XP at work. |
 Given the diversity of the human species, there is no “normal” human genome sequence. We are all mutants.
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12-07-2010, 07:54 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
side question?
is windows 7 worth it? to have... opinions?
i feel like i'm in the dark ages...kinda...
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You have XP, W7 requires more resources so is not worth the upgrade for you.
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Originally Posted by PRBuzz
Worth it compared to what: Vista, XP?
As with all these new OS, if you don't have gigabytes and gigabytes of RAM don't even think about upgrading. I was running VistaX64 w/6GB RAM and upgraded to Win7X64. Did a clean installation eventhough in theory you cna just upgrade. From XP you have to reformat the HD and do a fresh installation either X32/X64.
XP doesn't recognize anything above 2GB RAM (I think).
I'm now running mostly Win7 at home (but still have one PC on XP not upgradable due to RAM limits) and XP at work.
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With V64 and 6GBRAM, Win7 would smoke Vista. Many older XP machines are not going to smoke with 7
XP 32bit will see about 3.5GB of ram - depending on video card (the way memory addressing is handled, the more video card memory you have the less system ram XP will see - strange, I know).
Last edited by JohnR; 12-07-2010 at 10:04 AM..
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12-07-2010, 08:12 AM
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thanks for the info JOHN
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12-07-2010, 08:40 AM
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Buzz
i have a gig of ram ....
and "may" have a terabyte external drive soon on loan
was "why" i was askin... about it
VB said he could HOOK me up with the software was why i was wondering.
Maybe SANTA will put another gig of ram in my stocking 
sorry , not trying to derail the thread... |
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12-07-2010, 08:52 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
i have a gig of ram ....
and "may" have a terabyte external drive soon on loan
was "why" i was askin... about it
VB said he could HOOK me up with the software was why i was wondering.
Maybe SANTA will put another gig of ram in my stocking
sorry , not trying to derail the thread... |
What do you have for a processor? What kind of computer / mobo?
I would say stick with XP - you want a decent processor, chipset, 2GB of faster memory (for example you may be running DDR and not DDR2 or better), and a faster SATA drive (your 40GB is likely a PATA) for W7 to be tolerable. Your machine will probably be faster with XP than if you installed 7 on it. There is no eureka moment to having Win7 unless you have suffered through Vista. |
~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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12-07-2010, 09:42 AM
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Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States) Dell Inc. OptiPlex GX280
System Service Tag: H402W61 (support for this PC)
Chassis Serial Number: H402W61
Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Not hyper-threaded Board: Dell Inc. 0X7967
Serial Number: ..CN137404BJ0027.
Board: Dell Inc. 0X7967
Serial Number: ..CN137404BJ0027.
Bus Clock: 800 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Inc. A08 03/03/2006
Bus Clock: 800 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Inc. A08 03/03/2006
Drives Memory Modules c,d
39.99 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
11.50 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR-8483B [Optical drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
ST340014AS [Hard drive] (40.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 5MQ10P3L, rev 8.12, SMART Status: Healthy 1528 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Slot 'DIMM1' has 1024 MB (serial number 430C2C83)
Slot 'DIMM2' has 512 MB
Slot 'DIMM3' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM4' is Empty
Local Drive Vo
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12-07-2010, 09:45 AM
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it's still playing the
surprise your keyboard and mouse no longer work game
but i think it's a result of playing a pc game robbing the resources
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12-07-2010, 07:29 PM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
1528 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Slot 'DIMM1' has 1024 MB (serial number 430C2C83)
Slot 'DIMM2' has 512 MB
Slot 'DIMM3' is Empty
Slot 'DIMM4' is Empty
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Fill all those empty slots with (cheap) memory, if 1G each then you'll have more than enough for Win7. Replace the 512 in #2, also. |
Given the diversity of the human species, there is no “normal” human genome sequence. We are all mutants.
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