I just went from XP -> 7
I wish I had an XP partition so I can play older games. Apparently Win7 has some emulator but I dont know how it works or if it will even let me run these older games.
IIRC you have to do a clean install (you can do an upgrade from Vista -> 7, but not 7RC -> 7RTM or XP -> 7) and it just dumps all your old stuff into a windows.old folder.That's not so bad. Would you recommend upgrading from XP > Vista > 7, or is a clean install to 7 alright?
Our office is actually hosting a Microsoft-sponsored launch party for it. No idea what that entails beyond a chance for some Microsoft people to do some PowerPoint presentation. They say we're one of 10 communities to have such an event, don't know exactly how reliable that information is, but whatever.
does the "old stuff" dumped into the windows.old folder include .exe's?windows.old is just where your old windows installation was. Delete it.
Would rather use Zune software.I think it's sad Microsoft is so big they actually have two radically different media players. Thankfully Zune is the easily superior one.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/22/apple-welcomes-windows-7-the-only-way-it-knows-how-with-a-new-c/#continued
I'm glad I've never owned a mac
Because of their advertising? smh himumu
Well, at least they fixed the shitpile that was the original Vista with this new iteration. I hope Vista round two makes it's way to netbooks sometime soon.
....so gaming on Win7 is suck?
Isn't 7 basically Vista with a couple upgrades? I thought the whole thing was that they needed to rebrand vista.
:lol
The MacBook Pro closest to my laptop build costs $2499.99 on bestbuy.com.
My laptop cost me about $1100 this summer.
I'm a Mac :smug
And I'm affordable. :drake
Macs. :lol
Every time I think about buying a MacBook, I realize it's still not as powerful as my now year and a half old HP that I bought open box for $600.
....so gaming on Win7 is suck?
nope. it did for me on the 7100 RC. but on retail, everything is running great.
Macs aren't too bad. I can't justify owning a normal Apple computer because I need to my computer to be productive. Netbooks and tablets seem to be made for just messing around on, so I wouldn't mind one of those by apple. But never, ever for a home computer or laptop. It's not just for games either. Just doing simple tasks on a mac, uh, aren't. It was such a breakthrough when I found that a room with PCs at the campus computer center so I could get things done on them.
The iphone/ipod touch is great though. It's even a better gaming device than a mac computer.
....so gaming on Win7 is suck?
nope. it did for me on the 7100 RC. but on retail, everything is running great.
so pretty much all games will run on it just fine then? So I wanted to play Master of Orion 2... it'll play it just fine? :P
I don't understand that at all. I was a Windows user for over ten years and got a Macbook before I left for college and it took all of three days to get accustomed to the differences.
I don't understand that at all. I was a Windows user for over ten years and got a Macbook before I left for college and it took all of three days to get accustomed to the differences.
you weren't any sort of power user, then. i have a macbook and it is still a pain to do common tasks outside of web browsing and various internet and office apps. tweaking, configuring, and file management is ugly and cumbersome, and apple buries so much useful information, especially with regards to networking. thnk god tvc has given me all the useful hotkey combinations!
why anyone would buy a macbook outside of the case aesthetic, i do not know.
Macs aren't too bad. I can't justify owning a normal Apple computer because I need to my computer to be productive. Netbooks and tablets seem to be made for just messing around on, so I wouldn't mind one of those by apple. But never, ever for a home computer or laptop. It's not just for games either. Just doing simple tasks on a mac, uh, aren't. It was such a breakthrough when I found that a room with PCs at the campus computer center so I could get things done on them.
The iphone/ipod touch is great though. It's even a better gaming device than a mac computer.
That is such an incredible amount of bullshit. Define "simple tasks."
Apple design is inflexible-they have their way of presenting data and workflows and if it that method doesn't click with you, the machines/software are awful to use. It has the huge benefit of being user-friendly if you do think the same way their HCI designers think, but god help you if it doesn't.
Tried to upgrade from boot.
It tells me to reboot and do it from within windows.
Rebooted and tried to upgrade from within windows. It told me to uninstall a bunch of crap and upgrade from a fresh boot.
Already annoyed.
why anyone would buy a macbook outside of the case aesthetic, i do not know.
im using windows xp on a mac right now :smug
not only that, but with a classic theme as well :teehee
Can't wait to slap this on the REPUBLIC OF GAMERS vomit-top :hyper
....so gaming on Win7 is suck?
nope. it did for me on the 7100 RC. but on retail, everything is running great.
so pretty much all games will run on it just fine then? So I wanted to play Master of Orion 2... it'll play it just fine? :P
yes, but you need professional or ultimate to run in xp emulation mode.
....so gaming on Win7 is suck?
nope. it did for me on the 7100 RC. but on retail, everything is running great.
so pretty much all games will run on it just fine then? So I wanted to play Master of Orion 2... it'll play it just fine? :P
yes, but you need professional or ultimate to run in xp emulation mode.
that common with games that have been made within the past 5yrs too? Just curious about how annoying it'll be to upgrade.
Can you install Windows 7 on multiple computers? I put it on my desktop PC, but can I just use my upgrade disk to upgrade my laptop also?
Would rather use Zune software.
IIRC the license only allows for one computer. There's a $150 Family Pack (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/offers/windows-7-family-pack.aspx) that allows for up to three.