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Windows 7 ?

Wednesday 26 August 2009 @ 9:28 pm
windows 7


Instead of getting a Vista now, should I wait for the Windows 7? I have the latest XP. Is there any point of getting a Vista if Windows 7 is coming out in the future?




What do you think of Windows 7 Operating System?

Wednesday 26 August 2009 @ 3:15 pm
windows 7


For those of you who have been fortunate enough to try Windows 7. What do you think?

How is the driver model? Better than XP? Better than Vista?

How does it run on Quad Core machines? Duo’s? Single core?




How can I recover my programs after installing Windows 7?

Tuesday 25 August 2009 @ 4:56 pm
windows 7


Well, I just finished installing windows 7, to see if I’d like to purchase it later on when it becomes publically available.
I think I’ve lost all my data and my recovery drive was somehow wiped too. Any way to retrieve all my information and program files again? Or just go back to windows vista with all of my programs?




If I purchase a downloadable copy of Windows 7 online, will I be able to do a clean install?

Tuesday 25 August 2009 @ 7:34 am
windows 7


I have a Laptop without an optical drive so I can’t buy a Windows 7 disk without buying an external dvd reader $_$ If I could download Windows 7 instead, that would be great… however, would it be in .iso format so I can make it bootable on a Flash Drive?




How to move around files in Windows 7?

Monday 24 August 2009 @ 4:31 pm
windows 7


I want to organize my episodes of a TV show in the correct order in Windows 7, and you can only organize them into set orders (like right click>sort by). I want to be able to drag and drop into order. How do I do this? Thanks in advance!




What is going to happen to Windows Vista now that there’s Windows 7?

Monday 24 August 2009 @ 4:20 pm
windows 7


I have had Vista for about 2 years, and I have had no problems with it really, although many people says it’s really bad. But will I be able to continue using this, or will I have to get Windows 7? Sorry I really no nothing about computers, so I just want to make sure that everything will still be okay.




How can I dual boot Windows 7 with Vista?

Monday 24 August 2009 @ 3:30 pm
windows 7


I would like to dual boot Windows 7 with Vista. Any ideas on how I can do this, please please reply. First answer that works wins the 10 points. I am brand new to this stuff, so please give me step by step help.




when i try to enable the screensaver on ms windows 7 my computer does a total memory dump?

Monday 24 August 2009 @ 10:58 am
windows 7


when i try to enable the screensaver on ms windows 7 my computer does a total memory dump, what causes this.




Does putting shortcuts in the quick launch bar in Win XP use alot of memory or slow things down?

Monday 24 August 2009 @ 7:58 am
win xp shortcuts


I was thinking of putting all my shortcuts there (10 or so). Do you think that’ll slow things down?
Edit: I’ve got 512 MB of RAM and a 2.4 GHz P4.




How can I get rid of the Windows 7 title bar in firefox?

Monday 24 August 2009 @ 2:35 am
windows 7


I’m using firefox in windows 7, but the transparent black title bar makes it the whole thing look annoying and cluttered. Any way to get the standard one?




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