» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | looove 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 0 Replies, 1,651 Views | | | | | | 11-16-2009, 06:47 AM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: london Posts: 0 | Windows 7 or vista..? Hi to all I am planning to buy new laptop.But confused little which system to buy.So please share your experience so i can get some ideas.which one is better..? | | | 11-16-2009, 06:55 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | XP pro... And yes, you can still get it installed new on laptops and desk tops... Just look in the business section of most manufacturers websites... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 11-16-2009, 01:58 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 593 | I work in IT and strongly recommend Windows 7. Windows 7 is what Vista should have been. It has the stability of Vista, but the performance of XP Pro. XP is pretty much outdated, and everything is pretty much heading towards 64bit. 64bit allows for systems to utilise memory above 4gb. There are i7 systems that support 12gb of ram and i5 support 8gb of ram. This may not benefit you directly, but what will benefit you is as 64bit applications become the norm, your notebook will be able to runn the applications while XP will not. XP does have a 64bit platform, but it's pretty much been discarded and there's very little to no driver support for it. I've been using Windows 7 since Microsoft released the final retail version on their web site 3 months ago. I can't give enough praise on how good this product is. I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit on my Q6600 8gb desktop and my 4gb Core 2 Duo HP notebook. Last edited by RAiMA; 11-16-2009 at 02:02 PM. | | | 11-16-2009, 02:03 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Posts: 3,877 | I've got 7 professional 64-bit and I love it. I had XP before this and decided it was time to upgrade. I am glad I did, it's a great OS. __________________ ~Dave~ 98 328ti Morea Grun slicktop 11 128i space gray slicktop 13 JGC WK2 Deep Cherry Search | RealOEM | | | 11-16-2009, 04:17 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 585 | 7 all the way. No problems so far. __________________ | | | 11-16-2009, 05:32 PM | #6 | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 | I'm curious why you'd join a car-related forum and your first question is about computer operating systems. LOL __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH! THIS IS A MILLPOINT BLUE INTERIOR Mods 'n' stuff: Star Spoke 43 wheels - X-Brace - Mason Engineering front strut brace - CF gauge overlay - ZHP shifter knob - Racing Dynamics cat-back - Doubled brake lights - M-tech rear spoiler From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | 11-16-2009, 08:25 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulfport, Florida Posts: 3,208 | Windows 7 is pretty good. I did the beta testing on it and was impressed. It is not a resource hog like Vista and was very stable in the beta form. I have no gone full Windows 7 at home. I like to wait until I have to Windows 7 was good to me and I'm IT enabled | | | 11-16-2009, 08:59 PM | #8 | Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 93 | Go with 7. I've been using the release candidate on my netbook for months now and it is able to keep up with my dual core desktop running vista an all but the most graphic intensive stuff. It is a huge improvement. As for xp, let it die already...it has had a long life. __________________ -Brandon- | | | 11-16-2009, 09:04 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: central ct Posts: 503 | 7 rocks. __________________ 2010 Genesis Coupe 2.0t track | 2000 Dakota Former 1995 318ti owner | | | 11-17-2009, 02:35 AM | #11 | Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wellington-New Zealand Posts: 78 | Windows 7 for sure and run your XP in virtual. __________________ | | | 11-18-2009, 01:50 AM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: MD/PA/DC Posts: 1,629 | Ubuntu Karmic Koala! __________________ No more ti. | | | 11-18-2009, 05:20 PM | #13 | Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: manchester england Posts: 48 | Ive been on win 7 x64 bit for about 3 weeks on the specs below ive been really impressed with win 7 ,deffo get it. Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz Overclocked to 3.20GHz! Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3LR Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Corsair XMS2 4GB DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel LG GH22NS30 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - - Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply __________________ Women inspire us to great things, and prevent us from achieving them... | | | 11-22-2009, 02:22 AM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TN Posts: 216 | i just put 7 on about an hour ago so far so good and it sped things up a bit. but i got the 64 bit home edition | | | 11-22-2009, 08:52 AM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 | Make sure your CPU has both 64bit and long instruction set if you want 7 to work the best. 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