Windows 7

rowdymarlin3 · 2008-10-07T15:49:10+00:00

So, a new Microsoft OS has finally dropped! It’s called Windows 7, basically acting as an extension of Vista. From what I'm hearing buzzing around the web, it …

Keith Bennett38 Newcomer

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#2221 · Nov 21, 2009

neonmaker12 said:Looking for some advice,
I found Office 2010, which is supposedly compatible with Windows 7 64-bit,
but it's split into 4 .rar files, and inside each one there are even more little .rar files. On my old XP machine, I’d just mark those 4 and extract them to a new folder—that's how I always did installs—but it isn't working this time. Btw, every one of those 4 .rars is password protected, maybe that's the issue? I have the password, obviously.
I also have Nero 9, and I'm following the instructions, but the keygen isn't working... Maybe this isn't the right place, but if anyone has an idea or knows a spot for reliable, basic software... As for that image, I don't see why it looks so clear to you guys... here's another "screenshot," some parts look really "blurry" http://img121.imageshack.us/i/mansno.jpg/
I guess I don't know why my screenshots are pulling purple tones when they should be blue (the letters)
Btw, I have to zoom in on my browser just to read anything

Honestly... just go straight to the Microsoft website and download the real deal along with a legit activation key.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/default.aspx

I just finished installing mine, so I'm still messing around with it. 🙂

Looking at your screenshot. It looks perfectly fine to me. Nothing blurry or weird about it. 🙂

neonmaker12 Member

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#2222 · Nov 21, 2009

Thanks a ton for this beta, glad to see it's actually working...
Now I’m wondering—will it even open my old files? They were all made back in the day using the original Word from Office 2002.
And am I going blind or what? Two days ago I was running XP and the picture looked crystal clear, but now? Not so much. Even my wife says everything looks kind of blurry!

Keith Bennett38 Newcomer

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#2223 · Nov 21, 2009

neonmaker12 said:Thanks a ton for this beta, glad it actually works...
I guess I'm wondering if it'll handle my old files made in the original Word, like from Office 2002?!
And am I going blind? Two days ago I was on Windows XP and the picture looked incredibly crisp, but now it isn't, and my wife says it looks kind of blurry!

It should open them just fine.
I already uninstalled Office 2010 because of some Outlook issues 😢
I installed it alongside Office 2007, but it seems like things got a bit messy. I might have to try the process again 🙂
The screenshot you posted actually looks pretty good; nothing looks blurry or thick/heavy. 🤷

Benjamin Rodriguez12 Newcomer

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#2224 · Nov 21, 2009

Superman said:If anyone is looking for a legitimate version, just let me know. I might be open to a trade too.

@ Superman - I can't seem to send you a PM right now. I'll reach out in about ten days if the offer for Windows 7 is still on the table.

Hey there!

ironcanyon9 Newcomer

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#2225 · Nov 21, 2009

I am uncertain if this question has already been posed, but I find myself wondering whether transitioning to Windows 7 64-bit is actually a worthwhile endeavor, or if staying with the 32-bit version remains the more pragmatic choice.

neonmaker12 Member

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#2226 · Nov 21, 2009

I'm not 100% sure, but I'd say I'm about 85% certain;
The 32-bit version caps out at 3GB of RAM—so, if you've got more than that, go ahead and make the switch. If not? Just stick with 32-bit...

ironcanyon9 Newcomer

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#2227 · Nov 21, 2009

I’m currently sitting on 4 GB, though I am considering bumping that up to 8 GB for the time being.

stormycanyon4 Newcomer

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#2228 · Nov 22, 2009

neonmaker12 said:As for that image—I don't know if it looks crystal clear to you guys—but here's another screenshot. Some parts of this are just straight-up greasy. I can't even begin to deal with this—look at that mess. It’s like trying to fix a broken engine with nothing but a toothpick and a prayer. Just absolute chaos.
I don't know why my screenshots are suddenly looking all purple in certain sections—it's supposed to be blue, especially the text.

The image is super blurry—like, way worse in some spots than others—and that first one looks just as bad. How can you guys seriously not see that?

Honestly, I haven't a clue what's causing this—and frankly, I don't even know how you'd go about fixing it. 🤷

Joshua Garcia3 Active Member

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#2229 · Nov 22, 2009

stormycanyon4 said:The image is pretty blurry—some parts more than others—and that first one was too. How can you guys not see that?

I guess I don't know what's causing it, or how to fix it, for that matter. 🤷

Hold on, hold on. Did you actually enlarge that image, or are you just looking at the tiny thumbnail you get when you first click the link?😕

neonmaker12 Member

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#2230 · Nov 22, 2009

@ ironcanyon9, so you're moving to 64-bit? Makes sense—32-bit just caps out at 3GB

And about that blurry image—you really need to upscale it before trying to make sense of it...
I'm comparing it to my laptop right now; it's running XP, and even looking at something like CNN, which looks kind of grayish there, looks more bluish on my setup... though it's sharper here.
I cranked the contrast on my Dell Monitor all the way up to get a sharper picture, but all I did was wash everything out—now those light blue parts on Facebook look completely white!

Keith Cook3 Newcomer

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#2231 · Nov 22, 2009

As much as I appreciate how solid Windows 7 is, I find myself leaning more toward Windows XP—if I'm being honest.

Keith Cook3 Newcomer

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#2232 · Nov 22, 2009

Personally, I’d argue that within a given week, Windows Media Center is probably the superior choice.

Karen Garcia5 Member

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#2233 · Nov 22, 2009

neonmaker12 said:@ ironcanyon9, then you might need to switch to 64-bit, since 32-bit is capped at 3GB.

Regarding that blurry image, I guess you should upscale it before looking...
I'm comparing it to my laptop right now; that's running XP, and even on sites like CNN, which looks grayish there, mine leans more blue... and sharper.
I cranked the contrast up on my Dell Monitor to the max and got a sharp image, but it made certain parts—like the light blue on Facebook—just turn pure white.

You have a monitor issue, so looking at a screenshot won't help us conclude anything. It doesn't relate to the software. 🙂

Your monitor probably has an "Auto" setting to sharpen things up (usually involves holding down some button for about 2 seconds). But since you're using an analog connection, my honest advice is to grab a DVI cable and connect it that way if your setup allows. Just check if your graphics card actually has a DVI port.

VGA (analog) is blue, while DVI (digital) is white.

Karen Garcia5 Member

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#2234 · Nov 22, 2009

Keith Cook3 said:As good as Windows 7 might be, I still prefer XP.

I guess your strongest suit is your arguments, 🙈

neonmaker12 Member

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#2235 · Nov 22, 2009

I've got a dedicated GPU, but my monitor only has one usable port—there’s a slot there, but it’s just a plastic plug, so... yeah, no luck there. I don't think it's the monitor itself, though—it's funny how this started right when I switched over to Windows 7. Apparently, other people ran into the exact same mess after installing Windows 7 64-bit, too... but there's just zero info out there on how to fix it.
Most of the text looks crisp enough—honestly, if the font were a little smaller, it might be better, but whatever. For instance, while I'm typing this right now, everything looks great, but those "private messages" up there? They're all blurry... so it's clearly not an issue with the monitor or the graphics card... it's just how things are.
And then there's Facebook—those thumbnails (or whatever they call them, you know what I mean) are incredibly blurry... but once I actually click on them, the image looks perfectly fine.

neonmaker12 Member

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#2236 · Nov 22, 2009

I see there's a VGA-to-DVI cable lying around—not sure if that would actually do anything here?

John Clark6 Regular

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#2237 · Nov 22, 2009

Honestly, the people on this forum who constantly rave about Windows 7 really get under my skin—it's almost like they all work at Microsoft or something! I've read in countless places that there's still plenty of work to be done on "Seven," and after trying it out for four weeks, I’m heading straight back to Windows XP. Here is a list of the absolute nonsense I've been dealing with...
1. The drivers included with Windows 7 are just total garbage. For instance, my PC case has headphone jacks on the side, but—well, shoot—with those basic default drivers, those jacks don't even work. It's the same story with my new printer; I bought it, and it just won't work. I downloaded the latest Windows 7 drivers, but the status monitor is broken, so I can't even see how much ink I have left. And look, maybe I just don't know how to configure it, even though I've been using PCs for 15 years... 🙂
2. For the last few days, even after a perfectly normal shutdown, I've been getting a Blue Screen of Death right at startup. Windows just automatically resets itself and tells me the error was caused by a blue screen—lol, seriously? I feel like I'm going to lose my mind...
3. I play quite a few games and spend a lot of time surfing the web. Everything worked fine for about two weeks, but now, it won't let me run a single game in full screen anymore. It stays stuck in "windowed" mode, and I can't find any way to switch back to full screen because the taskbar keeps popping up no matter what I try to do.
4. My system constantly freezes, especially when I'm using BitTorrent to download something. On average, every 2 or 3 minutes, the whole thing literally freezes up, and then it takes about 30 seconds to start moving again.
5. And oh, I should mention—the maximum volume level is just... well, it's pathetic. I mean, I used to be able to crank the sound up much higher on my headphones and speakers; it's like the master volume is somehow quieter than it was on Windows XP.
6. There are also a bunch of other little things that drive me crazy—like, for example, I can't change the window colors like I could easily do on Windows XP, and so on, etc...

Just to be clear, my hardware is in perfect working order and is actually pretty powerful, so I'm ruling out any possibility that the hardware is causing these issues.

In my opinion, Windows 7 looks nice and offers some cool new features, but the constant praising from certain individuals on this forum definitely doesn't sit right with me. I'll probably move back to Windows 7 in a year or so once everything is patched up, but until then, it's Windows XP for me. Based on my experience, it feels like I've traded in a stallion for a donkey.
I'm not saying all these problems aren't interconnected, but for a "final" product, there's just no room for this kind of stuff. I don't feel like messing around with this version of Windows any more than I did with the old Windows 95, and in my book, the only versions that ever truly worked properly were 98 and Windows XP—everything else has been a fail.

Best regards,

Kate James21 Active Member

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#2238 · Nov 22, 2009

John Clark6, forgive me for saying this, but I’m starting to seriously question your technical competence. Why? I don't know if I'm just exceptionally gifted at troubleshooting everything myself, but I haven't encountered a single one of those issues you listed. Not one. Ever since the very first RC version of Windows was released, I have followed its development closely. There were bugs, there were hiccups, and every subsequent release fixed a handful of them. By the time the final 7600 RTM version arrived, it was perfectly stable. I didn't run into a single glitch or error. And consider how much time I've spent with it; from the moment I installed it, I haven't looked back. To this day, I run it on my newest laptop and my desktop, and I've even handled installations for about ten of my friends, none of whom reported a single issue. One friend complained to me once, but it turned out his hardware simply clashed with Windows and wasn't performing properly. I went over to his place, wiped the drivers, installed them manually, and suddenly Windows 7 was running like a dream. I even had to mess around with the registry just to get his DVD-ROM working correctly. Sometimes an installation would take me two and a half hours, but it always finished without a hitch. Honestly, I've faced plenty of obstacles. Take NFS Most Wanted, for instance, where my laptop's resolution wasn't supported; I managed to fix that too. Not a single thing that ever annoyed me has remained unresolved. Why? Maybe I know what I'm doing, or maybe I don't. But whatever tiny detail gets under my skin, I find a way to fix it. And I can tell you right now, I might be the biggest perfectionist on this entire forum when it comes to operating systems...

I can't stand it when things go wrong and I can't settle the matter until the problem is solved. And mind you, I am typing this right now on my Windows 7 machine, which is running flawlessly.

So, excuse me, but I cannot agree with your assertion. I maintain that Windows 7 is a very solid OS; I believe it could be even better, and I trust that the lead developers are working toward that. Because if they weren't, I'd still be stuck on "good old XP."

The issue is that everyone wants to squeeze maximum performance out of everything, yet they are too lazy to actually put in the work. Windows was built by human beings. You claim to be perfect and insist that once you buy something, it should be flawless. Well, perfection doesn't exist. Even after all the years that XP has been around, I can still find a ton of unfixable issues that irritate users like you today. So, I suspect you will never truly be satisfied with your system, no matter how close it gets to being perfect.

That's all from me 👍

neonmaker12 Member

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#2239 · Nov 22, 2009

Back to my original headache again...
I'm checking out some photos in that Viewer, but something feels off. I'm noticing this shadow on a face—it looks like the midtones are all blocky and pixelated. When I pull the same photo up in Photoshop, though, it looks perfectly fine—no weird blocky patches at all. So, it’s definitely not the monitor.

John Clark6 Regular

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#2240 · Nov 22, 2009

Jonathan Morris40 said:John Clark6, please forgive me for saying this, but I’m starting to have some serious doubts about your technical prowess—I really am! Why do I say that? Well, I don't know if I'm just exceptionally gifted at troubleshooting everything myself, but I haven't run into a single one of those issues you mentioned. Not one. Seriously. Ever since the very first RC version of Windows was released, I’ve been following the development closely. Sure, there were bugs, and there were hiccups along the way, but every single update seemed to iron out several more. By the time the final 7600 RTM version arrived, it felt completely solid to me. Honestly, I haven't encountered any glitches or stability issues whatsoever. And I've been using it for ages! From the moment I first installed it, I haven't looked back. Even now, I'm running it on my newest laptop, on my desktop, and I've even set it up for about ten of my buddies—and not a single one of them has reported a single problem. One friend actually complained to me the other day that his hardware was clashing with Windows and things weren't running quite right. So, I headed over to his place, wiped the drivers, installed them manually, and suddenly Windows 7 was running smooth as silk. I even had to tinker with the registry just to get his DVD drive behaving properly, but I managed! Sometimes an installation would take me a good two and a half hours, but even then, it went through without a hitch. Truly, I've faced plenty of hurdles. For instance, I remember dealing with *Need for Speed: Most Wanted* when it wouldn't support my laptop's resolution—and I figured that out too. Every single little thing that ever annoyed me, I've managed to fix. Why? Maybe I just know what I'm doing—or maybe I don't! But whatever tiny detail gets under my skin, I find a way to sort it out. And I can tell you, I might just be the biggest tech nerd on this entire forum when it comes to operating systems.

I just can't stand it when things go wrong and I can't find peace until the issue is resolved. And mind you, I'm typing this right now from my own Windows 7 machine, which is running absolutely flawlessly.

So, with all due respect, I just can't agree with your assessment. I still maintain that Windows 7 is a fantastic OS; I believe it could always be improved, and I trust the developers are working hard to make that happen. Because if they weren't, I'd probably still be stuck on "good old Windows XP."

The thing is, everyone wants peak performance, but not everyone is willing to put in the work to get it. Windows is made by people, after all. You seem to be claiming that everything should be flawless the second you buy it, but let's be real—perfection doesn't exist. Even after all these years of Windows XP being around, I can still find a mountain of unresolved issues that frustrate users like yourself. So, I suspect you'll never truly be satisfied with your system, no matter how close it gets to perfection.

That's all from me! 👍

But look, that's exactly the point! You have to jump through so many hoops just to fix certain things, and honestly, I'm just done messing around with all that hassle. I refuse to be a slave to Windows; it should be working for me, not the other way around. I've dealt with enough headaches from them over the years, and I've reached my limit... I never claimed to be an absolute genius, but after about 15 years of experience, I definitely know my way around. It's just that I haven't had much luck with this version of Windows lately because it's constantly throwing something at me...

Windows 7

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