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Brian M Murray
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I have been messing about with the free to use (until March 2010) upcoming Microsoft Windows 7 RC1.
It is based on Vista but is much much more slicker and less bloated. Very simple to instal and use.
Anyone had a go at this one?  |
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freddykrugger
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| Posted: Wednesday 20 May 2009, 18:47 Post subject: |
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| yea I'm running it too, very nice, alot better than vista |
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Express_Europe
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| Posted: Wednesday 20 May 2009, 18:58 Post subject: |
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Well i was going to wait until it came out and had a few service patches available but it is tempting.
Ive heard it will have touch screen capabilities 
If so a new generation of laptops should be around the corner...
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| Posted: Wednesday 26 August 2009, 17:18 Post subject: |
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| XP was a lot better than Vista.I hope 7 will live up to the hype.I am looking at getting rid of Vista |
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Brian M Murray
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| Posted: Thursday 27 August 2009, 17:18 Post subject: |
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| mikencube wrote: | | XP was a lot better than Vista.I hope 7 will live up to the hype.I am looking at getting rid of Vista |
i now consider ALL Microsft rubbish!
I will be selling of my MS discs soon.
Windows 98 SE, Windows XP Home, Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows 7 Home Premium (once received). Cheap, cheap!! |
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Can you upgrade from windows vista to windows 7 premium? I've had all sorts of problems with vista and thinking of giving it up.
The reviews for windows 7 look good. |
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Brian M Murray
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| Posted: Monday 14 September 2009, 16:21 Post subject: |
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| mikencube wrote: | Can you upgrade from windows vista to windows 7 premium? I've had all sorts of problems with vista and thinking of giving it up.
The reviews for windows 7 look good. |
You can indeed upgrade from Vista to Windows 7, although both MS and I would recommend a "clean install".
Despite having a bad start Vista if using SP2 is actually not "too" bad these days as most problems are now fixed.
Why not try a Linux distro as a dual boot in your machine, to try it out?
I'ts free easy and can be undone if you don't like it.
Ubuntu can actually be installed WITHIN Windows if you wish (treated as another app in add/remove programmes). Therefore if you do not get on with it simply un- install as you are used to doing. |
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| Posted: Saturday 20 March 2010, 08:26 Post subject: |
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| mikencube wrote: | | XP was a lot better than Vista.I hope 7 will live up to the hype.I am looking at getting rid of Vista |
I've got XP home edition on my laptop but was thinking about getting a free mini laptop with 3 broadband. The Dell Mini 1012 has Windows 7 installed so I'll be leapfrogging Vista which I know isn't as good as XP
On the same subject, how does mobile broadband work? Is it case of the mobile dongle going through my phone? Can I also use it, without the dongle, wirelessly via a regular WiFi connection somewhere en route? |
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On the same subject, how does mobile broadband work? Is it case of the mobile dongle going through my phone? Can I also use it, without the dongle, wirelessly via a regular WiFi connection somewhere en route? |
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Yes as long as your laptop is wifi enabled. |
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| ben hughes wrote: | | Peter Shram wrote: |
On the same subject, how does mobile broadband work? Is it case of the mobile dongle going through my phone? Can I also use it, without the dongle, wirelessly via a regular WiFi connection somewhere en route? |
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Yes as long as your laptop is wifi enabled. |
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| Posted: Saturday 20 March 2010, 18:16 Post subject: |
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| i run windows 7 on a laptop, much better than vista, so much more you can do, it runs faster too. |
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Peter Shram
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| Posted: Sunday 23 May 2010, 18:21 Post subject: |
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| ian wrote: | | i run windows 7 on a laptop, much better than vista, so much more you can do, it runs faster too. |
Just got myself a notebook/netbook/whatever free on a 3 mobile broadband contract and it's also running Windows 7 |
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| Posted: Monday 7 June 2010, 06:25 Post subject: |
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| I have been using Windows 7 for a week and so far I am very impressed, much better than Vista............ |
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Jeff Hardwick
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I have dropped a boob with my windows 7, this computer I bought a couple of months ago had only got the 60 day free version of Office, I must be going daft in my old age but never occurred to me that is was only a limited version. Luckily though I have found the full programme on DVD for £74, ah well you live and learn.....Doh............  |
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