Comments on: The Ultimate ‘Upgrade To Windows 7′ Guide – Part 2 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:06:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Windows 7 Libraries – And Why You Want Them | DodaPedia http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-390803 Windows 7 Libraries – And Why You Want Them | DodaPedia Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:04:58 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-390803 [...] new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.I mentioned in an earlier post that there was a new feature in Windows 7 called libraries, but I was mean enough not to provide [...] [...] new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.I mentioned in an earlier post that there was a new feature in Windows 7 called libraries, but I was mean enough not to provide [...]

]]> By: drugania http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-389299 drugania Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:43:36 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-389299 I’m not kidding. My requirements aren’t extreme, and I don’t play games, but for my day, it all just works. I’m not kidding. My requirements aren’t extreme, and I don’t play games, but for my day, it all just works.

]]> By: Jim Henderson http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388894 Jim Henderson Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:38:18 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388894 That sucks. I regret that I can't think of a way to help further. Keep your eyes and ears open though, and I'll respond again if I hear of anything similar. That sucks. I regret that I can’t think of a way to help further. Keep your eyes and ears open though, and I’ll respond again if I hear of anything similar.

]]> By: Dave Ours http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388890 Dave Ours Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:10:03 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388890 It was an upgrade from Vista, followed the guide to the letter... It was an upgrade from Vista, followed the guide to the letter…

]]> By: Roy http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388865 Roy Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:05:52 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388865 And <i>surprisingly</i> that one was the least coherent remark posted. I can't figure that out... And surprisingly that one was the least coherent remark posted. I can’t figure that out…

]]> By: Jim Henderson http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388860 Jim Henderson Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:10:59 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388860 Hmmm... Here I was hoping that the GeForce issue might just be me. Oh well... As for bsplayer, I've never used it. Anyone else have any experience with this? Hmmm… Here I was hoping that the GeForce issue might just be me. Oh well… As for bsplayer, I’ve never used it. Anyone else have any experience with this?

]]> By: Jim Henderson http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388859 Jim Henderson Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:09:25 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388859 Yeah, well sorry to hear about the issues installing, but the outcome is pretty common. 'Oh, it's just like it was before.' Not quite, but close enough to get by. It's certainly not a steep curve. Yeah, well sorry to hear about the issues installing, but the outcome is pretty common. ‘Oh, it’s just like it was before.’ Not quite, but close enough to get by. It’s certainly not a steep curve.

]]> By: Jim Henderson http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388858 Jim Henderson Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:08:04 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388858 That's pretty bizarre. Tell me, was it a fresh install, or did you upgrade from Vista? That’s pretty bizarre. Tell me, was it a fresh install, or did you upgrade from Vista?

]]> By: jake http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388837 jake Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:53:41 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388837 i've been using it for about a month now and i love it completely. have only 1 object that there is no driver for and i can't figure out what this thing does. i've had no problems other than the nvidia driver crashing problem mentioned above. bsplayer doesn't seem to work correctly, sometimes not at all, which is sad because i enjoyed using my windows media remote control with it. all in all i'm satisfied. i’ve been using it for about a month now and i love it completely. have only 1 object that there is no driver for and i can’t figure out what this thing does. i’ve had no problems other than the nvidia driver crashing problem mentioned above. bsplayer doesn’t seem to work correctly, sometimes not at all, which is sad because i enjoyed using my windows media remote control with it. all in all i’m satisfied.

]]> By: Fred Huber http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388824 Fred Huber Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:06:19 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388824 After trying to upgrade from Vista which did nearly work, means after backing up and installing Win7 nearly complete it turned around and said it was not going to run so it gave me Vista back. So I did a complete install on a new partition and see it ran perfect. Work with Win7 is not very different to Vista so far. I still need to play around a bit over the next weeks before I decide which OS to keep. After trying to upgrade from Vista which did nearly work, means after backing up and installing Win7 nearly complete it turned around and said it was not going to run so it gave me Vista back. So I did a complete install on a new partition and see it ran perfect. Work with Win7 is not very different to Vista so far. I still need to play around a bit over the next weeks before I decide which OS to keep.

]]> By: Dave Ours http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388812 Dave Ours Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:14:20 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388812 Biggest problem I had was that once the install was complete, I was missing a big crucial aspect to the start menu. When you click on All Programs, it is empty. Not a single program icon transferred over. In fact, it won't let me drag and drop icons in that area, although that does work for the main start menu area.I end up using Windows explorer and digging down to find the program I need to run. I am hoping the full install of W7 in October will address this. Biggest problem I had was that once the install was complete, I was missing a big crucial aspect to the start menu. When you click on All Programs, it is empty. Not a single program icon transferred over. In fact, it won’t let me drag and drop icons in that area, although that does work for the main start menu area.I end up using Windows explorer and digging down to find the program I need to run. I am hoping the full install of W7 in October will address this.

]]> By: Jim Henderson http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388731 Jim Henderson Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:40:11 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388731 I knew there would be at least one. :-) I knew there would be at least one. :-)

]]> By: Jim Henderson http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388729 Jim Henderson Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:39:27 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388729 I was going to say that sounded familiar, so there's the reason. I wouldn't be surprised if there were a LOT of folk skipping Vista altogether. I was going to say that sounded familiar, so there’s the reason. I wouldn’t be surprised if there were a LOT of folk skipping Vista altogether.

]]> By: Jim Henderson http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388728 Jim Henderson Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:37:43 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388728 I wasn't aware of the shockwave issue. Must look into that. Let me know what happens at work! I wasn’t aware of the shockwave issue. Must look into that. Let me know what happens at work!

]]> By: Jim Henderson http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388727 Jim Henderson Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:35:59 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388727 Well you know, Microsoft don't put a lot of testing time into downgrades... Well you know, Microsoft don’t put a lot of testing time into downgrades…

]]> By: juan http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388628 juan Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:53:27 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388628 Better than all that things an awaits, change to Mac, it is always at the end of the Windows objetive. Better than all that things an awaits, change to Mac, it is always at the end of the Windows objetive.

]]> By: mpfree http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388609 mpfree Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:31:34 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388609 Ok, just read that Vista did the same thing with the "Windows.old" folder. Sorry. Like I said, I didn't "upgrade" to Vista full time. I tried it out but on an old hard drive I had laying around that was clean to begin with. Ok, just read that Vista did the same thing with the “Windows.old” folder. Sorry. Like I said, I didn’t “upgrade” to Vista full time. I tried it out but on an old hard drive I had laying around that was clean to begin with.

]]> By: mpfree http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388608 mpfree Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:28:04 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388608 Took the plunge to go Win7 full time. My XP was taking a long time to boot and it was time to reinstall so I figured why not. Was not a big fan of Vista and so stuck with XP but not regretting Win7 AT ALL! Boots fast, runs everything I've installed including the beta drivers for my audio and video card. It just works. Other thoughts: I don't think you can do an upgrade from XP and so I backed everything up. But I did not wipe my OS partition clean when I installed Win7. What ended up happening, which was surprising, was that the Win7 installer recognized that XP was installed and backed up the My Documents folder as well as my program folders (though the installer tells you the program files won't work under Win7). It then puts them in a folder called "Windows.old". When Win7 came up, sure enough, there were all my documents, pictures, music, etc. I would still back up but if you can't for whatever reason and you need to reinstall, Win7 may save you. Took the plunge to go Win7 full time. My XP was taking a long time to boot and it was time to reinstall so I figured why not. Was not a big fan of Vista and so stuck with XP but not regretting Win7 AT ALL! Boots fast, runs everything I’ve installed including the beta drivers for my audio and video card. It just works.

Other thoughts: I don’t think you can do an upgrade from XP and so I backed everything up. But I did not wipe my OS partition clean when I installed Win7. What ended up happening, which was surprising, was that the Win7 installer recognized that XP was installed and backed up the My Documents folder as well as my program folders (though the installer tells you the program files won’t work under Win7). It then puts them in a folder called “Windows.old”. When Win7 came up, sure enough, there were all my documents, pictures, music, etc. I would still back up but if you can’t for whatever reason and you need to reinstall, Win7 may save you.

]]> By: blankhead http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388595 blankhead Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:00:49 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388595 Win7 rocks. Had to use the XP mode to workaround the fact that Shockwave isn't supported in Win7. My wife needed to access a CD and the media is available in XP mode. Perhaps a little choppy but it is a VM after all. Win7 boots faster, comes back from hibernation and sleep faster. Everything works. It give the user more control over their environment by default. Super easy install over the top of Vista. I like it so much I'm thinking of putting it on my box at work. :| Win7 rocks. Had to use the XP mode to workaround the fact that Shockwave isn’t supported in Win7. My wife needed to access a CD and the media is available in XP mode. Perhaps a little choppy but it is a VM after all. Win7 boots faster, comes back from hibernation and sleep faster. Everything works. It give the user more control over their environment by default. Super easy install over the top of Vista. I like it so much I’m thinking of putting it on my box at work. :|

]]> By: jsmith http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-ultimate-%e2%80%98upgrade-to-windows-7%e2%80%b2-guide-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-388594 jsmith Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:29:34 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=17505#comment-388594 I to have leaped to windows 7. So far I am happy with it. I had no issues installing any of my hardware. I have a rather small laptop resource wise and windows 7 seems to be running faster than the vista and all the drivers work. much better experience than when I tried to downgrade to xp from vista. I to have leaped to windows 7. So far I am happy with it. I had no issues installing any of my hardware. I have a rather small laptop resource wise and windows 7 seems to be running faster than the vista and all the drivers work. much better experience than when I tried to downgrade to xp from vista.

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