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    Is it really worth upgrading from Vista to 7?

    I never had any problems with Vista x64 (given that I didn't install on release, so drivers etc. had matured somewhat). I don't have any problems with 7 on the same system.. but equally I don't really see many advantages either. I wouldn't have it if it weren't for a very good offer on preorders...
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    Thinking about getting Windows 7, suggestions?

    Having recently gone from Vista 64 to 7 64, I'd say (personally): 1. It's certainly not a big upgrade, at least on a machine that's not low-end. There are some improvements which are worth having, but I don't think I'd have paid full price for them (I got it at the discounted preorder prices)...
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    Win 7 64, Too Much Awesome?

    Hear hear. I've not run either on a low-end system so I don't deny that there might be improvements there, but I've run Vista and 7 on this system and not only is any performance difference undetectable but generally using the operating system is on par with Vista for me. (I also reactivated...
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    just installed windows 7.. some questions

    I'm on an X38 motherboard running Windows 7 and don't have any problems. I can't remember if I ever installed any chipset drivers, but there isn't really much reason to do so nowadays anyway.
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    well after avg started their mess I changed to ms security tools

    Yep.. I believe it's worse than useless today though, and ends up breaking things (particularly Office). So if that was the program deleted, I wouldn't be incredibly surprised.
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    Windows 7 good or bad

    I upgraded recently from Vista x64 to Windows 7 x64. It basically feels like Vista, but it seems slightly more likely to have random slowdowns (probably not due to the OS itself though). So, it really seemed much like a sidegrade to me; I was happy with Vista before, and am generally happy with...
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    Will Windows 7 32bit support more than 4 gigs of ram?

    It irks me when people imply that 32-bit addressing can be used for more than 4GB memory. It's impossible; 2^32 bits = 4GB. PAE only works by adapting the kernel for 36-bit addressing. Furthermore, PAE is, at best, an interim solution: 32-bit processes are really starting to approach the...
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    What's the longest you've left your computer on for?

    I sleep my desktop and hibernate my laptop whenever I'm not using them; I don't know why you would leave them fully powered if you're not using them? (I guess Folding@Home is a reason, though I prefer to keep my power bills down.) However, I have left a Windows 2000 machine used as a server on...
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    You're OS progression on your main PC?

    Windows 3.1/MS-DOS 5.0, then 6.22 Windows 95, release then OSR2 Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Professional Windows Vista x64 I skipped 98 and Me entirely. Not sure if I can be bothered to switch this system to 7, but I preordered a copy of that for whenever it becomes necessary.
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    Are Windows 7 Libraries and Homegroups innovative features?

    As far as I'm aware, Libraries are basically a new implementation of Vista's saved search feature, which never got much press?
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    This may be weird, but I like Vista more than Win 7

    That's why the click is on the Secure Desktop, where it can't be automated. The only theoretical extra security you get in a single-user environment by typing in the password is that people who are physically in front of your computer can't bypass UAC (but, as has been long established, if you...
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    This may be weird, but I like Vista more than Win 7

    I've always liked Vista (probably because I didn't install it on release, and when I did, it was on a new machine), and have never been overly excited about Windows 7 - it brings some improvements, but nothing I consider particularly compelling for an upgrade. On the other hand, for £45 (the...
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    Is Windows 7 Ultimate worth getting over Professional ?

    BranchCache and DirectAccess are both features requiring Windows Server 2008 R2, so unless you're using that on an enterprise network, they're not going to be beneficial to you. As the name suggests, Enterprise Search isn't going to help you find things on your local computer any better, either.
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    How big is Vista?

    Mine has apparently got to 27.9GB in 1.5 years' use. 17GB of that is the WinSxS folder; I'm not sure if some files are being counted twice as I believe many files there are actually hard links? I guess if I ran the SP1 cleaner I'd recover some of that space.
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    How often do you format?

    Likewise; I never format if it's not unavoidable. I've never reinstalled Vista on this machine, which is about 1.5 years old, nor Windows XP on my laptop before. I did have to do it to Windows 2000 due to a motherboard upgrade, and to a Windows 95 machine on which the hard drive was killed by...
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