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10-11-2009, 02:17 PM
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I know it won't be officially available for purchase until 10/22, but is there anyone using Windows 7 yet, either the beta, Release Candidate, or the actual retail/OEM version?
I received a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate Edition for signing up early to host a Launch Party for the OS. I'm a Mac user for the most part, but I've gotta say . . . I love this operating system. It's everything that Vista should've been.
Anyone else?
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10-11-2009, 09:20 PM
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Yeah I have been using Windows 7 for almost a month now and also think it is great. I just got a 32 bit version the other day and was able to upgrade my netbook and it also is running amazingly fast for a netbook.
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10-11-2009, 09:40 PM
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I've been using Windows 7 RC7100 for a couple of months now.
I like it very much. I'll be upgrading all our church's PCs, which are Vista (and on XP).
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10-11-2009, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by fredtgreco I've been using Windows 7 RC7100 for a couple of months now.
I like it very much. I'll be upgrading all our church's PCs, which are Vista (and on XP). | Brave man, entrusting your church's PCs to Vista. | 
10-11-2009, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by raekwon Quote:
Originally Posted by fredtgreco I've been using Windows 7 RC7100 for a couple of months now.
I like it very much. I'll be upgrading all our church's PCs, which are Vista (and on XP). | Brave man, entrusting your church's PCs to Vista.  | Since we don't have Joel Osteen's budget, we could not afford more than one used Mac. | 
10-11-2009, 09:48 PM
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We were having problems with a Vista laptop for church that I mainly use for running children's worship. We upgraded it to 7 and it's been working much better. It was having some sort of memory caching issue. I really like the new interface!
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What I seem to be hearing here is that those of us still using XP should skip Vista and wait for 7. Am I hearing right?
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10-11-2009, 10:10 PM
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Oh wait - you said Windows 7, not Linux. Silly me.
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10-11-2009, 10:16 PM
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I have both Vista and 7. For most part I'm using Vista because I need it for license, but I love the new OS. It has a nice feel and runs great. I wish I can get updates with the version of Windows 7 that I have.
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10-12-2009, 11:06 AM
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I too have been using 7100 build and it is rock solid, but I use Vista at work and have not had any major problems.
I would skip Vista and go straight to 7. It is more backwards compatible with XP.
I would also recommend Server 2008. I have been running that with no problems either.
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10-12-2009, 02:19 PM
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Skipped Vista, switched to Mac. In love with Windows 7
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10-12-2009, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by raekwon I know it won't be officially available for purchase until 10/22, but is there anyone using Windows 7 yet, either the beta, Release Candidate, or the actual retail/OEM version?
I received a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate Edition for signing up early to host a Launch Party for the OS. I'm a Mac user for the most part, but I've gotta say . . . I love this operating system. It's everything that Vista should've been.
Anyone else? | NOPE! Jumped off the Windows band wagon back in March. Now a happy Mac user!
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10-12-2009, 11:08 PM
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10-13-2009, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by fredtgreco Quote:
Originally Posted by raekwon Quote:
Originally Posted by fredtgreco I've been using Windows 7 RC7100 for a couple of months now.
I like it very much. I'll be upgrading all our church's PCs, which are Vista (and on XP). | Brave man, entrusting your church's PCs to Vista.  | Since we don't have Joel Osteen's budget, we could not afford more than one used Mac.  | Vista: Your Best OS Now!
Actually I've been using Vista at home for 2 years and haven't really had any trouble with it; I also have Ubuntu installed but now use it much less.
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10-13-2009, 11:28 PM
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Been using Windows 7 (RC) for a couple of months on a previously messy Vista box. Very impressed. So impressed, I will be buying it when it's available and not waiting for the first SP which is my habit with Microsoft.
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10-14-2009, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Hettler What I seem to be hearing here is that those of us still using XP should skip Vista and wait for 7. Am I hearing right? | If your XP works for you, you should probably stick with it. But definitely skip Vista.
I'm leaving my XP machine alone, but I'm going to upgrade the Vista machine to 7 or Linux.
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