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Anyone still running Windows 7?

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Taylor Morales31 Taylor Morales31 Member
33 messages
joined May 2014
#221 ·
driftingmarlin70 said:Look, stop overanalyzing it—they clearly know what XP mode is.☕

@quietridge92, if you can't wrap your head around Windows 7, just go back to Windows XP and call it a day.👍


😁

One can always look things up online. I was simply offering advice here. My point was that you really need at least 2GB of RAM just to run the OS smoothly, plus another 2GB specifically for XP mode to prevent stuttering. Some people claim the system is slow, but in my opinion, it's because they're running on insufficient RAM.🙄
Taylor Morales31 Taylor Morales31 Member
33 messages
joined May 2014
#222 ·
Timothy Taylor42 said:Right-click on the Taskbar, check "Lock the Taskbar," and then you can just drag it wherever you want with your mouse. If I misunderstood what you were trying to do, my bad—I'm nursing a bit of a hangover right now. ☕


No. That’s not exactly what I meant, though I guess I could just hit F11 to force Opera into full-screen mode. But then I lose my address bar and the minimize button, which defeats the whole purpose. I don't know what you're getting at with "tabs." If you're talking about browser tabs, they eat RAM for breakfast. If you mean keyboard tabs, please tell me you aren't still struggling with basic navigation. Be specific or don't bother wasting my time. Fine, let's just go with this then... if that's how it's going to be.

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Arthur Booth49 Arthur Booth49 Newcomer
7 messages
joined Mar 2012
#223 ·
So, I finally got Windows 7 installed, and my first impression? Honestly—it’s incredible. Everything feels buttery smooth while I’m browsing the web, hanging out on MSN, or just listening to some music. I haven't really put Photoshop or any games through their paces yet—I'm still curious to see how it handles the heavy lifting given that I'm running a bit of an older rig—but so far, so good. One thing that actually caught me off guard was the download speed; I’m pulling a solid 4 Mbit/s now, whereas back on Windows XP, I was struggling to hit about 1 Mbit/s. Plus, Windows 7 went ahead and hunted down all my drivers and installed them without me having to lift a finger. The only hiccup was a bit of a headache with my older motherboard—the system just refused to boot from the DVD—but I managed to sort that out eventually.
copperhawk19 copperhawk19 Member
13 messages
joined Dec 2009
#224 ·
Arthur Booth49 said:So, I just finished installing Windows 7 and my first impression is... wow, it’s surprisingly smooth! Browsing the web, using MSN, and listening to music all feels incredibly fluid. I haven't really tested out Photoshop or any games yet, so I'm not entirely sure how it'll handle those, especially since I'm running an older machine. One thing that actually caught me off guard was my download speed; it's hitting about 4 Mbit/s now, whereas on Windows XP, I was stuck at around 1 Mbit/s. Windows 7 managed to find and install all my drivers without any fuss. The only hiccup was with my older motherboard—it wouldn't boot from the DVD initially—but I managed to get that sorted out.

What kind of setup are you running?
I've been browsing the web looking at minimum requirements... and it looks like my 6-year-old computer
with an Intel 2.6 GHz 2, 2GB of RAM, and a Radeon 3450 with 512MB might be enough... but I honestly have no idea how it would actually perform... plus I only have an 80GB hard drive, so this installation is going to eat up about a fifth of my space :\ but, well, I am planning to upgrade to something better after New Year's anyway...
Anyway... does anyone here have a similar configuration so I can figure out if it's even worth the hassle???
I'm currently running a fully updated, original version of Windows XP... but I guess I'm just craving a change... and the curiosity is killing me regarding how it would run. 🤣
Taylor Morales31 Taylor Morales31 Member
33 messages
joined May 2014
#225 ·
It’ll run just fine without any issues. I’m running a Turion X2 2.20 setup myself—2GB of RAM paired with a Radeon HD 3200 (256MB)—and everything works perfectly!
copperhawk19 copperhawk19 Member
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joined Dec 2009
#226 ·
Taylor Morales31 said:It should run without any issues. I'm using a Turion X2 2.20 with 2GB of RAM and a Radeon HD3200 (256MB), and everything works just fine!

But what about game compatibility and stuff like that? It won't be a total mess like Vista was, right?
Taylor Morales31 Taylor Morales31 Member
33 messages
joined May 2014
#227 ·
I honestly don't know, man; I'm not exactly a pro at this stuff 😁
Pardon, but you can just install Windows 7 from your XP drive onto your D partition, just like I did. My DVD drive was acting up, so I had to go that route—it just gives you the choice right at bootup: earlier version or Windows 7. That way, if something fails, you've still got XP as a backup
placidcobra49 placidcobra49 Newcomer
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joined Mar 2009
#228 ·
Maybe you should just revert to what you were running before Windows 7 and wait. I suppose there's still a long list of programs that don't work on 7, which is probably the only reason I'm sticking with Vista for now.
Jesse Johnson4 Jesse Johnson4 Newcomer
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joined Apr 2007
#229 ·
Arthur Booth49 said:One thing that totally caught me off guard was seeing my download speeds hit 4 Mbit/s, when they were barely crawling at 1 Mbit/s back on Windows XP

Oh man, that is just awesome!!!

I'm heading straight over to install Windows 7 and upgrade to a 10 Mbit/s plan right now. That's literally a fourfold increase!

40 Mbit/s, babyyyyyyyy

😂
Arthur Booth49 Arthur Booth49 Newcomer
7 messages
joined Mar 2012
#230 ·
copperhawk19 said:What kind of setup are we talking about?
I’ve been browsing the web looking at minimum specs... and from what I can see, my six-year-old machine
with an Intel 2.6 GHz 2, 2GB of RAM, and a Radeon 3450 with 512MB seems more than decent enough—though, frankly, I have no clue how it would actually perform in practice. Plus, I'm running an 80GB hard drive... so the installation alone is going to gobble up a fifth of my total space :\ but oh well, I’m planning to look into upgrading to something better after the New Year anyway...
Anyway... does anyone out there have a roughly similar configuration so I can figure out if this is even worth the hassle???
I'm currently running a legitimate version of Windows XP with all the updates installed... but, well, let's just say I'm craving a change... and the curiosity regarding how this would run is absolutely killing me 🤣

Well, I’ve got a Pentium 2.8, 1.50 GB of RAM, and a Radeon 9800 with 128 MB...
Ethan White7 Ethan White7 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Dec 2009
#231 ·
I find myself facing a bit of a conundrum regarding my current setup; specifically, I am attempting to initiate a standard installation of Windows 7 via the BIOS, yet the system seems entirely unwilling to cooperate in the same manner it did during my previous encounters with Windows XP.
My thanks in advance for any insight you might be willing to offer.
Joshua Garcia3 Joshua Garcia3 Active Member
70 messages
joined Jun 2008
#232 ·
Could you walk me through the details of what's actually happening here? I'm trying to figure out if you're planning to swap out Windows XP for Windows 7 entirely, if you're looking to dual-boot Windows 7 alongside XP, or if you're just moving over to a fresh HDD with Windows 7 already on it. 😕
Sandra Adams16 Sandra Adams16 Newcomer
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joined Dec 2009
#233 ·
I am in desperate need of some assistance!!! I’ve been trying to install Windows 7, but for some reason, I simply cannot get an internet connection to work... It works perfectly fine on my friend's machine—he actually brought his laptop over to my place, let me install Windows 7 for him, and once we connected it to my router (set to router mode), he had full internet access immediately... yet mine just won't cooperateeeeeee 😢😢😢 🙂
Karen Garcia5 Karen Garcia5 Member
10 messages
joined Jan 2012
#234 ·
It’s obviously an issue with your network card drivers. I don't see any other 🙂
Joshua Garcia3 Joshua Garcia3 Active Member
70 messages
joined Jun 2008
#235 ·
Thomas Hernandez21 said:It’s pretty clearly an issue with your network card drivers; I don't see any other explanation.🙂

Well, he mentioned that his laptop connects just fine at his buddy's place, if I'm reading his post correctly.
Sandra Adams16 Sandra Adams16 Newcomer
4 messages
joined Dec 2009
#236 ·
No, that’s not quite it... He actually brought his laptop over to my place and connected it through my modem, and he can get online just fine—but the moment I try to connect my own computer, everything stalls. It might be an issue with my network card... though it's strange because when I'm running Windows XP, the internet works perfectly fine. It’s specifically on my machine that it fails, even after I install Windows 7... :/ I am honestly at my wit's end here, and I have no idea how to fix this...
Karen Garcia5 Karen Garcia5 Member
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joined Jan 2012
#237 ·
I already told you those drivers are the problem. You should probably look for some others. 😉

Joshua Garcia3 said:So he mentioned that his buddy's laptop connects just fine. If I understood that correctly... njegov post.

It’s probably going to be a mess. 😬
copperhawk19 copperhawk19 Member
13 messages
joined Dec 2009
#238 ·
I added it to my shopping cart last night... picked it up this morning... Windows 7 Ultimate... you know, that black edition... and it runs quite nicely. I guess it was a bit of a struggle at first because it wouldn't recognize my graphics card, and then I had some complications getting the internet connection set up... there are just so many more protocols compared to Windows XP... but I'm getting there little by little... and now the computer is purring along just like it should 😍 👍
Arthur Booth49 Arthur Booth49 Newcomer
7 messages
joined Mar 2012
#239 ·
Is there actually a way to stop Windows from automatically connecting to a wireless network right after it boots up?
Taylor Morales31 Taylor Morales31 Member
33 messages
joined May 2014
#240 ·
If you’ve got a tune-up utility installed, you can just pull everything right from there!

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