Windows 7 - Page 6

vizionut · #51 11-07-2009, 09:19 PM

I upgraded to windows 7 a couple weeks ago. I had some problem with bd sound but tonight this problem is fixed

Anyway I am very happy with it.
Have you guys tride the shake option yet? Just open a few windows on you desktop and shape the mouse on the top window and the other windows open are minimized how cool is that.lol

GlocksRock · #52 11-07-2009, 10:35 PM

Yeah, I've done the shake thing, but it's not that big of a deal to me... what did you do to get your bd sound problem fixed?

vizionut · #53 11-07-2009, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by GlocksRock

Yeah, I've done the shake thing, but it's not that big of a deal to me... what did you do to get your bd sound problem fixed?

I just rolled back the realtek dirver. To my surprise it worked. When i upgraded to windows7 and my bd sound problems started I looked at the roll back option but It was grayed out. I guess some updates(since them) let me do it this time. Lets just say I am very happy now. Digital DTS and Dolby digital working now.

strube · #54 11-08-2009, 03:22 AM

I have been running Windows 7 Pro RTM for a couple of months on my desktop and it has been working great.

I put it on my HP laptop about 1.5 weeks ago because XP was being a jerk and I kept losing pieces of my thesis. I think HP+Win7 is a bad move. Apparently my business class laptop doesn't merit proper release-date driver development.

The worst thing for me is to have glitchy audio (and for most of us, I am sure), and that is exactly what I had. I wasted a few days of precious time on trying to get my DPC latency to stop spiking so my audio wouldn't skip. I tired disabling everything I possibly could to no avail. It was pretty ridiculous.

I finally, randomly tried setting the color bit depth on my Nvidia Quadro FX 570M video to 16-bit and I stopped getting jittery audio, so I guess I will be living with the poorer color until they can get the video drivers right.

vizionut · #55 11-10-2009, 11:08 PM

I got some updates from realtek today, let me tell you i was suprised

. I could not wait to updated this driver for sure.

Not gonna happen by the way, just saying.

bigaudiofanatic · #56 11-12-2009, 07:51 PM

Anyone notice that 7 is just vista with a big service pack yet? We discussed that in one of my computer clases yesterday. But anyway I do like 7 much better than vista, even though I own a mac for my main computer.

krzywica · #57 11-12-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bigaudiofanatic

Anyone notice that 7 is just vista with a big service pack yet? We discussed that in one of my computer clases yesterday. But anyway I do like 7 much better than vista, even though I own a mac for my main computer.

Your quite right.

Thats basically what it is. Vista is Windows kernel version 6 and Windows 7 is kernel version 6.1.

Its quite a bit more than a service pack, but it uses many of the core components of Vista.

Hi Ho · #58 11-13-2009, 03:03 AM

XP used much the same kernel as 2000. One of the major reasons for Vistas poor reputation was it's lack of compatibility due to the dramatic changes in the underlying kernel and architecture from XP. Many of those changes were for the better when it comes to modern computing and advancing technology but since many companies were not ready for it and many older applications and drivers did not work Vista got a real bad rap. Vista had it's other problems as well but many were resolved with future updates. It was too late by then to repair it's tarnished reputation.

7 is using much of the new kernel which went through its growing pains with Vista and was also tested much more thoroughly by many more people. Microsoft says 15 million people downloaded and ran the Windows 7 beta and RC releases. I was one of them and I used both the beta and RC as my primary OS since their release. I couldn't say the same for Vista. The Vista beta was horrible and the release version was not much better.

Legacy support is a double edged sword for Microsoft. They have an entrenched customer base that expects all of their old programs to run on every new version of Windows. By supporting it they keep a large number of people complacent. A mind boggling level of complexity in Windows has its roots in legacy support. Microsoft has to put a lot of time and effort into not pissing off people who want to use those old programs. Vista showed that does not end well.

Microsoft is in a constant bind. I'm not sure how they could get out of it. Apple, with its much smaller user base, simply says "sorry, you upgrade or it won't work anymore". Not having to worry about so much legacy support is a big advantage.

I must say I am very impressed with what Microsoft has done in Windows 7 in this area. I haven't found a program that won't run on 7. I am happily running the final release of 7 Home Premium and have no complaints. However, if you think about it, how much further could Microsoft advance with each Windows release if they just dropped all of this legacy support and told there customers to deal with it. There has to come a point when it's time to move on and start fresh. That is what Apple has done several times throughout the past couple decades and that is what really pushed them ahead in the OS quality wars. Will Windows 8 be Microsoft's "screw legacy" release?

GlocksRock · #59 11-13-2009, 09:29 AM

At least Win. 7 will be the last 32 bit OS MS releases, so that's a step in the right direction.

krzywica · #60 11-13-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Hi Ho

XP used much the same kernel as 2000. One of the major reasons for Vistas poor reputation was it's lack of compatibility due to the dramatic changes in the underlying kernel and architecture from XP. Many of those changes were for the better when it comes to modern computing and advancing technology but since many companies were not ready for it and many older applications and drivers did not work Vista got a real bad rap. Vista had it's other problems as well but many were resolved with future updates. It was too late by then to repair it's tarnished reputation.

7 is using much of the new kernel which went through its growing pains with Vista and was also tested much more thoroughly by many more people. Microsoft says 15 million people downloaded and ran the Windows 7 beta and RC releases. I was one of them and I used both the beta and RC as my primary OS since their release. I couldn't say the same for Vista. The Vista beta was horrible and the release version was not much better.

Legacy support is a double edged sword for Microsoft. They have an entrenched customer base that expects all of their old programs to run on every new version of Windows. By supporting it they keep a large number of people complacent. A mind boggling level of complexity in Windows has its roots in legacy support. Microsoft has to put a lot of time and effort into not pissing off people who want to use those old programs. Vista showed that does not end well.

Microsoft is in a constant bind. I'm not sure how they could get out of it. Apple, with its much smaller user base, simply says "sorry, you upgrade or it won't work anymore". Not having to worry about so much legacy support is a big advantage.

I must say I am very impressed with what Microsoft has done in Windows 7 in this area. I haven't found a program that won't run on 7. I am happily running the final release of 7 Home Premium and have no complaints. However, if you think about it, how much further could Microsoft advance with each Windows release if they just dropped all of this legacy support and told there customers to deal with it. There has to come a point when it's time to move on and start fresh. That is what Apple has done several times throughout the past couple decades and that is what really pushed them ahead in the OS quality wars. Will Windows 8 be Microsoft's "screw legacy" release?

I don't know if you have checked out XPM in Windows 7 yet but its certainly worth a look and IMO is the perfect answer to the legacy support issue.

I have been a heavy VMWare user for about 5-6 years and am throughly impressed with Microsoft has done with Virtual PC in Win7. They really made it integrate seamlessly as you have single application windows for your legacy apps and don't have to run them within the gust OS window.