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RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7?
I installed the Windows 7 RC on my laptop some time ago, and the only problems/annoyances I ran into so far are some older games and programs that don't work anymore (like with any other OS upgrade, especially when it's not final yet), and the inability to install unsigned drivers without changing boot options and removing some watermarks from the desktop.
Also, like in Vista, I'm missing the option to remove the Ease of Access button from the logon screen (Me and my housemates like to mess with each others' laptops from time to time). For now I disabled it using a 3rd party tool. It's not like this is a huge problem though :P

Overall, I think it's a huge improvement over Vista, but it lacks the "freedom" XP had compared to Vista (drivers story amongst others). I guess this is part of the improved security it's supposed to have.

EDIT: Also, I can finally use the 4GB of ram I paid for when buying this laptop. It came with 32bit Vista, which I downgraded to XP right away.

This post was edited on 07-26-2009 at 01:37 AM by Jesus.
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Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by alegator on 07-25-2009 at 11:19 PM
RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by ShawnZ on 07-25-2009 at 11:24 PM
RE: RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by alegator on 07-25-2009 at 11:44 PM
RE: RE: RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by segosa on 07-25-2009 at 11:57 PM
RE: RE: RE: RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by alegator on 07-26-2009 at 12:45 AM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by segosa on 07-26-2009 at 01:19 AM
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by alegator on 07-26-2009 at 05:18 PM
RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by Jarrod on 07-25-2009 at 11:50 PM
RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by ShawnZ on 07-26-2009 at 12:10 AM
RE: RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by CookieRevised on 07-26-2009 at 02:39 AM
RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by Jesus on 07-26-2009 at 01:33 AM
RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by Hank on 07-26-2009 at 01:36 AM
RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by andrewdodd13 on 07-29-2009 at 05:50 AM
RE: RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by alegator on 07-30-2009 at 05:52 PM
RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by Adeptus on 07-29-2009 at 06:19 AM
RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by ShawnZ on 07-30-2009 at 07:04 PM
RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by Spunky on 07-30-2009 at 07:22 PM
RE: RE: Is it worth upgrading from WinXP to Win7? - by alegator on 07-30-2009 at 08:29 PM


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