Windows 7

I don't actually have it installed on my laptop right now, but I was kind of thinking about maybe tossing it on there since I'm sitting at 4 GB of RAM...

Noah Thompson said:I guess 🙂 ... I'm getting my connection via Wi-Fi along with a few others on one router, so it's set up to handle the load without any issues..............
I managed to get Windows 7 installed, though I had to manually grab the sound card driver afterward. Now I'm downloading the graphics driver even though Windows already installed one, but I can't find the option for TV-out anywhere... so I guess I have to deal with that.
One thing I'm struggling with, though—how do you put icons on the bar? I can't seem to get them down there...

Also, are you guys using the included Internet Explorer or just Firefox?

thanks

Icons on the bar?? You probably mean the QuickLaunch toolbar. It's tucked away in Windows 7.
If you want to add a specific program to the bar, just open it and then right-click the icon on the taskbar and select "pin this program to Taskbar"

Personally, I stick to Internet Explorer (and Google Chrome), but if you prefer Firofox, feel free to grab it (the latest version is 3.5.5.).

rustydriver23 said:I don't have it on my laptop, but I was thinking about installing it since I've got 4 GB of RAM...

I've also got 4 GB of RAM, and I actually went with the 64-bit version before ditching it after a week to go back to 32-bit. Driver and software compatibility issues were just easier to deal with on 32-bit, and honestly, the speed felt pretty much the same.
My laptop never really uses more than 2 GB of RAM anyway, I guess. 🙂

Austin Ward4 said:Windows 7 is such a pain... I ran into a million issues just trying to get Daemon Tools and other random stuff installed. And all those annoying pop-ups asking if you want to let the program modify your C drive or whatever... just stupid. Honestly, Vista with its service packs was way better.

I guess you might have given up on Windows 7 a bit too soon. Maybe give it one more shot. 🤣

Keith Bennett38 said:I think you're giving up on Windows 7 way too soon. Maybe give it one more shot 🤣

once that service pack drops, it'll get another chance

Noah Sanchez39 said:I’ve been testing this out in Firefox, and I noticed that when you give one window a little shake, the other one becomes hidden... then, if you give that first window another quick shake, the second one pops right back up again. Is that what you were getting at... 😉

Yeah... I only really noticed it yesterday, which was kind of a surprise since I had no clue that feature even existed... It’s a nice little change of pace, I guess... 😁

Timothy Taylor42 said:The so-called AeroShake feature...

Yeah, Google hit the nail right on the head with that one...👍

Austin Ward4 said:once the service pack drops, they'll finally get another shot at fixing things...

If you’re actually too incompetent to just hop on Google and find out how to type "User Account Control" into the search bar to slide that setting down to the minimum, and instead choose to blame the entire operating system for some damn Daemon Tools issue caused by a manufacturer that clearly isn't on friendly terms with Windows 7, then you might as well just give up entirely... 🙄 🤷

Who in their right mind even let you touch Windows 7 in the first place? 😢

I've just got one quick question: how do I switch between windows with a single keystroke, you know, like they rotate through? 😁

I realize that sounds a bit vague. 🤣

Is this what you had in mind?


If we're talking about using the Alt+Tab keyboard shortcut

Noah Miller6 said:Are you thinking of something like this?
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If it’s the Alt+Tab combo...

Actually, no. It’s Win + Tab. 😉

My bad. I messed that up.....🙈

Jonathan Morris40 said:If you aren't capable of simply hopping onto Google to find out how to type "User Account Control" into the search bar near the Start menu and sliding that setting down to the minimum—rather than blaming the entire operating system for some damn Daemon Tools issue caused by a manufacturer that isn't on friendly terms with Windows 7—then honestly, you might be better off giving up entirely. 🙄 🤷

Who in their right mind even let you touch Windows 7? 😢

👍

Noah Miller6 said:are you thinking of something like this?


If we're talking about using the Alt+Tab key combination

I don't see it that way... 🤔

You don't even have it, do you?

ALT + Tab gives you one view (those little windows lined up horizontally across the screen), whereas pressing the Windows key 🙂
plus Tab pulls up this other view where they're stacked on top of each other.

Yeah, I know. I corrected myself; I installed 🙈
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Noah Miller6 said:Yeah, I know, I corrected myself, I installed 🙈

😁 thanks. I wasn't aware of either of those... 👍

Noah Miller6 said:yeah, I know, I corrected myself, I put in 🙈

I wasn't trying to correct you, I just kind of got the feeling that Jonathan Morris40 didn't know where the Windows key was 🤷 though I might be wrong. 🙂

It’s all five. Honestly, people just make mistakes when they rush through things... I’m currently gathering and documenting certain features within Windows 7, and once I'm finished, I’ll "publish" my findings. Let's just say they are some "hidden capabilities" that significantly speed up your workflow in 7.