Trip Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 (edited) im preparing to format my pc n reinstall windows which version should i go for ? im not really fussed with ease of use or any of the gimmicks i use xp sp3 atm and am starting to feel old fashioned so.... i've had vista on my laptop & 7 but really didnt like vista should i go for 7 ? or stick with xp ? Edited April 9, 2010 by Trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I have been using 7 64 without any major problems for months. Any problems I have encountered are generally fixed using a virtual machine of some nature. Except some old games, if I want to play Populous the beginning I'll have to install XP on some thing. Some exceptionally well written old games (e.g. Total Annihilation) run with only minor hiccups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I've been running Win XP Pro x64, on my computer at home for over 4 years. And have just recently purchased an OEM version of Win 7 Pro x64 and been using it on a VM for quite a while. I am really happy with how Win 7 performs in general, a lot better than Vista and XP in some ways. I would definitely recommend windows 7. But if you feel you are not ready, you could also use a VM to give it try before committing yourself to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 thanks for the advise i think im going to grab an OEM @ the next computer fair gutted some of the old games wont work ... as long as transport tycoon will work lol ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 No worries, glad could be of help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingToChatWith Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 You might have some issues with that game on W7, but apparently theres a solution if you do. W7 all the way. Vistas been pretty great (for me anyway) but I defiently see performance boost in W7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 (edited) i noticed when i had the beta copy it was a little quicker than xp but tbh if its still $$$'s i think ill hold out n stick with xp rather than install vista will check the ttd link in a mo ... love that game but have plenty of old machines to play it on :) Edited April 9, 2010 by Trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Fuck XP, its old and out-dated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 yeah i know :( ill def try n get 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Fuck XP, its old and out-dated. This, definitely. I'm still trying to get my mum to upgrade to Win7.. but so far that's been a losing battle. Once that happens, the only machine running XP will by my POS Dell that I use for testing/running crap that doesn't work with W7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Fuck XP, its old and out-dated. Even though XP its old and out-dated, and may offer a better compatibility with some applications than Windows 7 does. But yes Windows 7 rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhimself Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 has ran perfect since i installed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimmer Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Windows XP may be old but it is still awesome and works fine. Well mince the Dell touchpad causing issues. Then again I run it on 446 mb integrated graphics and a 1.8 ghz proc. Oh and I play Command and Conquer 3 on it too :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Windows XP may be old but it is still awesome and works fine. Well mince the Dell touchpad causing issues. Then again I run it on 446 mb integrated graphics and a 1.8 ghz proc. Oh and I play Command and Conquer 3 on it too :) Totally agree, and I am still using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diabolical Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 I agree with most everyone here, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 is the way to go. However that's only on my desktop, as far as my laptop is concerned I run 9.10 Ubuntu, and a virtual machine of both backtrack and windows 7..both of which are used for my wide variety of tools. Diabolical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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