[Aloha]

Kelsenellenelvian, on 28 December 2011 - 05:55 PM, said:

Also lets not forget the ot WAS "winxp or win7"???

You all seem to want to debate if he should JUST use an OS that isn't even realy past alpha!

Er... should I hang myself for suggesting him to try W8? Indeed he didn't mention it in his post.

But I must say it's interesting to read what people are discussing in this topic!

[sksinghsanjeet]

Please tells about Computer Configuration

Windows XP includes both improvements to the operating system and several new features that enhance the user experience. The most noticeable change in Windows XP is the user interface, which includes a revised Start menu and updated Task Bar. The new look is possible because Windows XP can be skinned, which lets the interface be changed dramatically with a new facility called themes.
Windows XP also introduces fast user switching, which allows multiple users to be logged onto their own sessions at the same time on the same machine and, as the name implies, they can switch back and forth quickly. Another new feature, ClearType, is discussed here as well.

10 Advantages of Windows 7

1. A better desktop.
2. Smarter search
3. Easy sharing with HomeGroup
4. Built for speed
5. Better wireless networking
6. Windows Touch
7. Plays well with devices
8. Watch, listen, and stream
9. Internet Explorer 9 and Windows Live
10. Nag-free notifications

[videobruce]

XP with all the driver & compatibility updates for media of Win7!

Since Win7 doesn't let you do everything even with the hidden Admin account.

[CoffeeFiend]

videobruce, on 07 January 2012 - 12:13 PM, said:

Since Win7 doesn't let you do everything even with the hidden Admin account.

PEBCAK. You don't even need that account anyway.

[videobruce]

PEBCAK????

[dencorso]

videobruce, on 07 January 2012 - 01:37 PM, said:

PEBCAK????

Yes: "Problem exists between Chair and Keyboard"...

[videobruce]

And I'm suppose to know this.

I have posted thousands of posts in dozens of forums and never saw anything even close to that before.

[cluberti]

Ah yes, PEBCAK and ID10T errors on helpdesk tickets were common many years ago .

[MagicAndre1981]

videobruce, on 07 January 2012 - 12:13 PM, said:

Since Win7 doesn't let you do everything even with the hidden Admin account.

you still don't understand the UAC

[CoffeeFiend]

MagicAndre1981, on 07 January 2012 - 09:25 PM, said:

you still don't understand the UAC

and probably not junctions either.

So yeah, PEBCAK

[videobruce]

Hugh help.

[CoffeeFiend]

It should help a lot. Look into UAC and junctions. If you actively look for information (Google is your friend) you'll find out it works a lot better than expecting to be spoon fed the information. And it's not like it's hard to find either, people have been talking about that stuff since Vista came out in 2007 (that'd be like 5 years ago)

[vinifera]

sksinghsanjeet, on 07 January 2012 - 04:41 AM, said:

10 Advantages of Windows 7

1. A better desktop.
2. Smarter search
3. Easy sharing with HomeGroup
4. Built for speed
5. Better wireless networking
6. Windows Touch
7. Plays well with devices
8. Watch, listen, and stream
9. Internet Explorer 9 and Windows Live
10. Nag-free notifications

1. how better ? O_o
2. not really, needs long arse indexing
4. so was XP
6. very little home users uses it
7. XP does not ?
8. what the hell ?
9. not by default, not to mention far better alternatives to IE... its ridiculous to even call IE an advantage of OS ...
10. UAC is nag free ?

This post has been edited by vinifera: 13 February 2012 - 07:46 PM

[Sysdll]

sksinghsanjeet, on 07 January 2012 - 04:41 AM, said:

Please tells about Computer Configuration

10 Advantages of Windows 7

1. A better desktop.
2. Smarter search
3. Easy sharing with HomeGroup
4. Built for speed
5. Better wireless networking
6. Windows Touch
7. Plays well with devices
8. Watch, listen, and stream
9. Internet Explorer 9 and Windows Live
10. Nag-free notifications

As compared to what?

If it's Apple Works or a poke in the eye with a sharp stick then Windows 7 wins hands down.

If it's Windows XP then not so much.

[Phenomic]

amandahansen, on 23 November 2011 - 02:36 AM, said:

who can tell me which one shoud i choose ?

They're both dogs. I would pick Ubuntu Linux 64-bit and/or Windows 2000.

[Sysdll]

My last post on this thread was rather flippant so while I’m sitting here waiting for Spybot to clean my Windows 7 computer (one hour and counting,) I thought I’d chronicle my attempts to make Windows 7 my main home office OS.

I previously tried to use 7 on my family home computer but I was unable to get the Microsoft game Halo working on this Microsoft OS.

The deal breaker for 7 in my home office is its inability to play all the video formats I need. I work in the entertainment industry and if I can’t play a clients video the client will inevitably find someone who can.

Windows 7 with Windows Media Player 12 or VLC 2.0 will play about 80% of the videos that come across my desk. Windows XP with WMP 11 or VLC plays all of them.

The XP machine I use is a Pentium 4 with integrated sound and graphics that I picked up on Craigslist for $10.00. Clearly not having the latest and greatest hardware is not the problem.

I’ve searched the internet looking for a solution and none of those I’ve found have fixed the problem. I did find a codec that lowered my CPU usage during playback using some very clever code. Unfortunately those same clever programmers managed to bypass my security defenses and sneak some hard to remove adware onto my computer. These codecs also cause Catalyst Control Center to crash intermittently so it’s a no go with these.

So until Microsoft or someone else comes up with a solution to this I’ll be doing my job with XP and use the OS with all the flashy thingys for internet surfing and playing mahjong (it does this well, I’ll give it that.)

[Tripredacus]

Sysdll, on 04 March 2012 - 09:02 PM, said:

I previously tried to use 7 on my family home computer but I was unable to get the Microsoft game Halo working on this Microsoft OS.

I would hardly consider this a valid complaint against Windows 7. Halo was released in 2001 with an OS requirement of Windows 98 SE.

[Sysdll]

Tripredacus, on 05 March 2012 - 09:48 AM, said:

Sysdll, on 04 March 2012 - 09:02 PM, said:

I previously tried to use 7 on my family home computer but I was unable to get the Microsoft game Halo working on this Microsoft OS.

I would hardly consider this a valid complaint against Windows 7. Halo was released in 2001 with an OS requirement of Windows 98 SE.

I recently purchased a DVD of The Wizard of Oz. The movie was released in 1939 and made to run on projectors of that era. If the motion picture industry can re release their classics in original form for modern tech, why can't the software industry?

Back to my main point. I received an email suggesting a hack that would allow me to install WMP 11 on Windows 7 but this doesn't make sense to me. VLC has the same problems in 7 as WMP 12 and to me this suggests the problem is with the OS not the players.

[blackturbokitty]

amandahansen, on 23 November 2011 - 02:36 AM, said:

who can tell me which one shoud i choose ?

Well, with such a vague OP I'm not sure how I should answer your question. Though if you could care less about games, get Windows XP. It's stable and it still receives Windows updates, even now... it downloaded updates just the other day.

However if you would like the latest and greatest video cards and games you should get Windows 7. Though make sure you read about the different flavours of Windows 7 and avoid netbooks if you're a newbie as those are slow as anything and you might be disappointed if you dont understand their limitations.

[MagicAndre1981]

have you tried this?

http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/