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feralmarlin8 feralmarlin8 Newcomer
6 messages
joined Sep 2010
#2301 ·
Noah Miller6 said:There’s already a thread about win 7, so just go read the posts there...
If you actually bothered to look around this forum, like, even just a few threads up from yours:
http://www.usaforums.com/showthread.php?t=385473

Look, I'm asking specifically about Windows 7 Ultimate, not just regular Windows 7.
Linda Davis2 Linda Davis2 Member
15 messages
joined Feb 2012
#2302 ·
feralmarlin8 said:Look, I'm asking about Windows 7 Ultimate—not just the standard Windows 7 version.

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Keith Bennett38 Keith Bennett38 Newcomer
1 message
joined Aug 2010
#2303 ·
First you should probably check out the differences between the standard Windows 7 and the Ultimate version 😬, then maybe come back here and ask 🙂
Noah Miller6 Noah Miller6 Active Member
56 messages
joined Jul 2010
#2304 ·
Give him a break, he's still just a kid. He'll learn sooner or later. 😁
neonmaker12 neonmaker12 Member
27 messages
joined Nov 2009
#2305 ·
If I’d known sooner, I would've just gone with the "standard" version—these Aero gimmicks and visual fluff drive me crazy. They just eat up RAM for no reason... hmph, I don't know. I demand raw performance, not some flashy nonsense, and honestly, I'm still not satisfied. With a 3.0 dual core and 6GB, editing Full HD video is a total disaster.
And this new media player supposedly supports those formats, but it won't even play the audio...
Man...
Keith Bennett38 Keith Bennett38 Newcomer
1 message
joined Aug 2010
#2306 ·
neonmaker12 said:If I’d known sooner, I would’ve just gone with the "standard" version. All these Aero gimmicks and visual fluff really bug me—they just eat up RAM. I guess I care more about performance than all that nonsense, though I’m still not totally happy; even with a 3.0 dual core and 6GB, editing Full HD video is a total mess.
And this new media player supposedly supports those formats, but the audio won't play for me...
Whatever...

That part’s pretty easy. Just turn off Aero and switch back to classic mode.
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neonmaker12 neonmaker12 Member
27 messages
joined Nov 2009
#2307 ·
In the system settings under performance... you know, those visual effects? I've turned almost all of them off. It’s a thing—I honestly feel like the PC runs snappier when they're disabled, though maybe it's just my head playing tricks on me. Either way, I don't see why most people bother with them when the base Windows 7 doesn't even need them... well, aside from Aero and those other visual flourishes...
don't get me wrong...
crimsonbadger31 crimsonbadger31 Newcomer
1 message
joined Nov 2009
#2308 ·
Is there some kind of add-on for Windows 7, or maybe just a setting, that lets me change the "All Programs" menu so it actually looks like the one in XP?
loneheron83 loneheron83 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Aug 2009
#2309 ·
Sorry if this has already been covered, but I’m swamped right now and honestly can't keep up with every single post here. I've run into a bit of a headache: I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate on my laptop, but it isn't an official version and hasn't been activated. It's been sitting on my machine for a few weeks now, but the activation just won't stick. Now, I'm constantly getting those "X program has stopped working" error messages whenever I try to run certain software. I did a little digging, and part of me thinks it might be some messed up registry errors, but I'm not really sure. Has anyone else dealt with this? Any idea how to fix it? Thanks in advance
Jamie Hughes6 Jamie Hughes6 Member
26 messages
joined Nov 2009
#2310 ·
I don't get why everyone's whining about the new week when it works perfectly fine
If people actually bothered to check the system requirements before installing, they'd realize it isn't meant to run on ancient junk with 512MB of RAM and an 0.80 GHz processor—not to mention a GPU that can barely handle Tetris

Just buy some new PCs and enjoy yourselves
Joshua Garcia3 Joshua Garcia3 Active Member
70 messages
joined Jun 2008
#2311 ·
Windows 7 actually runs pretty smoothly even on an older setup:

P4 2.4 GHz, 1 GB RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce

No issues at all, I guess. 👍
Jamie Hughes6 Jamie Hughes6 Member
26 messages
joined Nov 2009
#2312 ·
Joshua Garcia3 said:Win 7 runs fine even on an older rig:

P4 2.4 GHz, 1 GB RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce

Zero issues. 👍

That's plenty for basic work
I'm talking about "junkers"
Karen Garcia5 Karen Garcia5 Member
10 messages
joined Jan 2012
#2313 ·
Most of the "experts" are just complaining about it. 😬 Luckily, there aren't that many of them around. 🙂
driftingmarlin70 driftingmarlin70 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Jul 2010
#2314 ·
Thomas Hernandez21 said:Most of the "experts" just complain about it... 😬 Luckily there aren't too many of them around anyway 🙂

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anyway, just wondering if win 7 would run on a 1.5 ghz processor with 512 mb of RAM?
it's for a laptop
feralcrane47 feralcrane47 Newcomer
1 message
joined Nov 2009
#2315 ·
So I walk back into my room after a shower and my PC is just dead. Honestly, my first thought was that my brother snuck in and shut it off on me,

But nope. I boot it up and it tells me the system shut down because of an error. I click the details and—surprise, surprise—it's a Blue Screen. 🤷

How often are you guys getting hit with this crap?
And anyone know how to kill this error for good? 🤷👎>
Jamie Hughes6 Jamie Hughes6 Member
26 messages
joined Nov 2009
#2316 ·
driftingmarlin70 said:signature 👍

Instead, I wanna know if Win 7 would run on a 1.5 GHz CPU with 512 MB of RAM?
It's a laptop

The official requirements say 1 GHz and 1 GB of RAM
So here's the deal:
It'll run, but it's gonna lag like crazy.
Then you'll just end up whining about how crappy it is and how they built it wrong.
Karen Ward2 Karen Ward2 Member
34 messages
joined Mar 2009
#2317 ·
feralcrane47 said:So, I hopped out of the shower today and walked into my room to find my PC had shut itself off. My first thought was actually blaming my brother for unplugging it,

but when I booted back up, the system told me it shut down due to an error. I clicked the details and saw it was a Blue Screen.🤷

How often does this kind of error pop up for you guys?
And any tips on how to fix it? 🤷👎

Well, what exactly did the Blue Screen say?
placidcobra49 placidcobra49 Newcomer
1 message
joined Mar 2009
#2318 ·
I don't know about you all, but Windows 7 is a complete disaster. Sure, it installs, it boots up, and I suppose it runs slightly faster than Vista or XP—there's no denying that. The real issue is that certain programs, let alone games, simply won't install. Even when they do, they either fail immediately or crash after ten seconds with some error message saying "blah blah.exe has stopped working." Visually, it isn't much of an improvement over Vista, though I guess the taskbar is a bit more practical. I think I'll stick with Vista for at least another six months until these issues get sorted out. It seems rather absurd that software released five years ago works fine on 7, yet stuff from just last year isn't even compatible.
Noah Miller6 Noah Miller6 Active Member
56 messages
joined Jul 2010
#2319 ·
Lucko, seriously, you’ve started acting just like S.T.A.R.S.
Vista is easily the biggest failure in the history of computing, and even the folks at Microsoft have basically admitted it at this point.
There is simply no comparison between Vista and either XP or Windows 7.
driftingmarlin70 driftingmarlin70 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Jul 2010
#2320 ·
I honestly don't get why people trash Vista so much. For me, it worked totally fine 🤷
even now, a week later... still running smooth as can be.

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