When Dave speaks, I listen. Excellent report, brief and to the point. Something many (including myself) feel I am incapable of (short, brief) <g>. I am more likely to try Win7 than not, where I feel the need to Windows to be used that is, and where I feel XP may not be available (new machines that will not have XP option any longer). I certainly do hope M$ got it right this time. But I still like my Mac and Linux machines, especially the File, Apache, Tomcat and PostgreSQL servers ($$$ saved compared to Windows Server and the CAL fees).
Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of David Smith > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 7:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NF] Windows 7 > > I took the plunge and did a clean install on my Gateway laptop. It > found all > the hardware except one device ( vista couldn't find 6 of them ), it > boots a > solid 15 seconds faster than Vista and shutsdown more quickly as well. > It > looks like they ironed out the sleep-mode bug that plagues Vista as > well. > > The UI is cleaner, though in typical MS fashion they attempt to force- > feed > certain changes to you.... if anyone wants to learn how to turn quick > launch > back on just let me know. UAC is still there but can be tweaked so it > is > far, far less irritating than in Vista. XP mode is IMHO more of a > marketing > ploy than serious code, as the system compatibility tool is really > effective > so far. No problem running dev tools like VS2008, VFP, Flash and so on > ... > so far, it's stable, fast and fun to explore. I'd say it's worth a > look. > > Dave > > David Smith > Systems Administrator > Doan Family of Dealerships > (585) 352-6600 ext.1730 > [email protected] > www.upstatedigitools.com > > This message may contain confidential and/or proprietary information, > and is > intended for the person/entity for whom it was originally addressed. > Any use > by others is strictly prohibited > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On > Behalf Of Grigore Dolghin > Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 12:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NF] Windows 7 > > I've installed the RC last evening, in a VMWare virtual machine. The > laptop > has vista ultimate and 4 gb RAM. I gave 2 GBs to windows 7 and started > the > setup. Well.... it has finished in about 15 minutes. The shutdown > process > takes just 10 seconds. Startup takes about 20 seconds. It's blazingly > fast > (yeah, I know it sounds biased but what the heck, in my oppinion > Windows7 is > the best windows so far). Can't wait to have the RTM build and use it > daily. > It's way faster than vista. > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
