Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged

In response to:Windows 7? Anybody? Hello???

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:44:50 +0100

As it happens, I bought a Macbbook Pro the week afer I upgraded to Win 7, but that had been on the cards for a while. Nothing to do with Windows being rubbish, more a desire to try something different. I love the Mac, but don't get me wrong, I'm still a big Windows user, and Win 7 is, without doubt in the 2 weeks I've been using it a breath of fresh air after Vista

In response to:Windows 7? Anybody? Hello???

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:16:46 +0100

Thanks for that, not had many comments but not heard of any problems from the one I have received, which is encouraging.

In response to:Windows 7? Anybody? Hello???

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:13:49 +0100

Thanks for that, was beginning to wonder if everyone had migrated to Linux or Macs?! 32 or 64bit?

In response to:Windows 7? Anybody? Hello???

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:44:05 +0100

I have just installed Windows 7 and it's a breeze. Run away from Vista at all costs! It stinks.

The interface is more visually appealing and movement around menus, etc, much easier.

In response to:Windows 7? Anybody? Hello???

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:39:30 +0100

Hi there - we've a mutual friend in David over at Palmblogging I believe.

I've installed Windows 7 on both my home desktops. One was a Vista box and the other an XP box. Neither new - minimum couple of years old.

Did a clean install on both.

Verdict?

Windows 7 is superb. Well worth upgrading. Interface is great, connecting the two PC's together on my home wireless network was a breeze. Far more polish than XP, and far less restrictive than Vista.

If you make the jump - and I'd recommend it, make sure you back up, and if you have the time, do a clean install. Well worth the time and effort of reinstalling programs to get rid of all the "kludge" that inevitable builds up in any system over time.

Hope that's helpful. If you've any specific questions, please drop me an email

Simon (Statto27)

In response to:Windows 7 installation

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:50:45 +0100

Well, i can tick over with this one in the meantime. Besides which, if it is that im going to lose my job then ill have all the time in the world. Whats the rush :-)

In response to:Windows 7 installation

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:49:16 +0100

I admire your willpower, no way I could leave a new machine under wraps for 4 weeks+!

In response to:Windows 7 installation

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:43:02 +0100

Oh god the BBC, with the red number keys on the top row!

The new Mac should be appearing in the house around mid/late november i reckon, technically its my christmas present, all the family and relatives, and myself are contributing to the cost. So i am intending to save it to unwrap etc on christmas day (arent i daft).

In response to:Windows 7 installation

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:28:22 +0100

Mustn't forget the venerable BBC/Acorn from that list. When are you diving in with the new Mac?

In response to:Photoshop disasters blog

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:00:16 +0100

Clowns - the whole lot of them.

Theres a certain premier league team line up poster where the back row of players are all floating in mid air. Or at least standing on an invisible bench!

In response to:Windows 7 installation

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:56:24 +0100

Life was so much easier when we had a ZX Spectrum's, Amstrad's and Commodore's.

Anyway, as a Mac user who is intending to buy a new Mac soon (mines 8 years old), im going to have the joys of installing "Snow Leopard" which from what im reading is already causing mayhem with one of the most popular Mac page layout programs!

Marvelous!!!

In response to:Windows 7 Upgrade advisor output

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:25:04 +0100

Thanks for that, it's really good to hear someone's specific experience even though no too machines are ever the same, mine are all dual core AMD CPUs at around 2Ghz. Do you have your machine networked, if so how did that go?

In response to:Windows 7 Upgrade advisor output

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:00:23 +0100

Just a quick update. I got my copy of Win7 Ultimate yesterday, Absolutely love it.... But I tried changing the 'Max Memory' from 4096 to 4095, and it indeed set itself down to 3584mb or so. So in the process you loose 600mb of your memory.

I don't think for me its worth it to loose 1/7th of my memory for a capture card, especially after now being able to fully utilize all 4 gigs, so I'll likely be looking to purchase a new card (or USB Hi-Def Capture device). Otherwise Win7 installed all drivers right off the bat. Latest nVidia Graphics drivers, sound drivers, everything. After it loaded the desktop (which was only about 20 minutes after starting a fresh install from the DVD), I didn't have to do a single hardware driver update. :) I was amazed that everything just worked perfectly. YMMV Depending on the hardware I guess, though my system is about 2.5 years old.

No problems with 64bit yet, although I've only been running it a day now. Though I'm sure hoping it stays as smooth as its been going for me. I can also tell you this, I don't know if its because its coded to be more multi-threaded or just more efficient, but with my Quad Core 2.4ghz Processor... Loading a folder with 8000 images in thumbnail mode, is about 800% faster than XP was... In the time it took XP to load a full screen of thumbnails (3 - 4 seconds), Windows 7 can load 5 or 6 full screens worth (while one is scrolling down quickly)

I'm also running Outlook 2007 (My XP Install was running 2003, so it was fun to export all the registry entries, then import them into Win7 to get my accounts/sorting filters back.) So far so good, no problems with it yet.

I figure with all the good stuff I've encountered... Anything bad or problematic that I run into, I'm just going to have to find workarounds, as this OS is too good to give up to go back to XP.

In response to:Windows 7 Upgrade advisor output

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:45:27 +0100

Not quite sure which bit you are referring to?

In response to:Windows 7 Upgrade advisor output

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:11:11 +0100

I agree, but I'm not so sure about what you said at the beginning. Where are you getting your information? I'm not disagreeing, but I'm just wondering how you came to that conclusion.

Justin Davis
Author does not represent the position of LSI, which screens content as an internet filter to K-12 institutions.

In response to:Windows 7 Upgrade advisor output

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:05:36 +0200

You're welcome.

:) I considered that too, coming from XP Pro... Though that's the only thing (and a couple very old programs I don't use anymore) that Upgrade Advisor warned about, Everything else hardware-wise is 64bit supported (Other than my video card, an XFX nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS... It says its fully supported, but that it doesn't have the capability to run Aero, which I fully believe is a lie, as I ran the earlier Win7 Beta back in Jan/Feb and it worked perfect, heh.)

I ordered the retail version, so I can do one or the other, though figure 64bit is much more supported than it was a few years ago, so I'm jumping in with both feet to try it out.

Good luck!

In response to:Windows 7 Upgrade advisor output

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:48:39 +0200

Thanks for the heads up on that. I expect I will install the 32 bit version as I'm still wary about the availability of drivers for the 64 bit version, but still undecided.

In response to:Windows 7 Upgrade advisor output

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:42:44 +0200

Just saw your post on Twitter, and looked through your Advisor Output...

I actually have the same Hauppage Capture card. Just thought I'd give you my 2 cents as I've heard it was a nightmare to get that card working under Windows 7... (My copy of Windows 7 will be here early this upcoming week, so everything below is just notes I've kept for when I upgrade to 7.)

If you have 4GB of memory or more, which it seems you do... If you do nothing, the card/WinTV app will crash constantly... I've read that to fix it you can either pull a stick of memory out so its less than 4GB, or more easily if you go to Start->Run open msconfig, then go to the boot tab -> Advanced Options, change 'Max Memory' from 4096 to 4095, it will work perfectly fine.

I've read reports of it automatically setting itself down to 3584mb in some cases after you do that, but its easier and better than having to pull memory to get it to work. Or at least until you get a new capture card that won't be buggy... ;)

Keep it in mind if you're getting the 64bit version. I don't know if it affects the 32bit version of 7 or not, so I guess keep it in mind for that too.

In response to:Windows 7

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:05:38 +0200

balls

In response to:Executive decision

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:33:48 +0200

ooooooooo.....you've got heating! Can I have some....please..........cassie

In response to:My new job...

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:59:44 +0200

One thing ive learnt in my 32 years on this planet is that ultimately everything comes out right in the end. And that bad times mean that the good times are just around the corner!

In response to:Stop me....

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:57:17 +0200

I expect I will be back with them at sometime, maybe in the New Year for the Bowl season or a little later for the latter stages of the NHL & Stanley Cup playoffs. Missing the MLB post season and the NFL season hasn't grabbed me so far on Sky. Just can't help wondering how much the US output costs vs Premiership within the subscription? I'm sure it's not just about buying the rights, but I'm sure they will be spending plenty to adding value to the Premiership output and still just be churning out the US output exactly as it comes over the satellite link.

In response to:Stop me....

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:36:56 +0200

Hiya

Bit late on this one. But i do see your point and agree with you. However, i am happy with ESPN UKs output. Not least the thursday and saturday night NCAA football in native HD.

WOW!!!

Just hoping they get the rights to the Australian NRL next year, since Setanta went pear shaped nobody picked it up.

In response to:McJob?

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:25:55 +0200

Hmm, I believe there is a somewhat more generic use of the term 'McJob', which I was referencing, rather than the specific position within the litigious burger chain.

In response to:McJob?

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:43:08 +0200

a McJob or McCareer would be a job or career with McDonalds.
If you take the McJob you become McCrew

In response to:Careful

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:01:42 +0200

blimey i never knew there was so much in it ooer lol

In response to:Small Claims Court

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:43:15 +0200

Thanks for that, I'll be bearing all those points in mind. I would prefer to do this through a solicitor but I can't find out how much it would cost me for an initial discussion so I though I would look further into pursuing the matter myself.

In response to:Small Claims Court

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:38:21 +0200

Yes, prodded them twice by letter and been knocked back. Not started the ball rolling as yet but I'll come back to you if I may if I find myself floundering?

In response to:Small Claims Court

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:08:24 +0200

Make sure that you take out the action against the correct person/persons. It is too easy to hide behind layers of company structure. Once you have the right person, then issue the claim via your local court, but be aware that the defendant can ask for the case to be switched to their locality. The cost is dependent on the amount being claimed, and if you make your case strong enough then the defendant will often settle out of court. Be sure to present your evidence in an irrefutable manner since the judge may examine the paperwork before the hearing, and may well make his/her mind up in advance which will make the day in court harder. If you feel your case is strong enough then hire a solicitor, you can get back the cost in the settlement. Good luck

In response to:Small Claims Court

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:05:21 +0200

I presume you've already tried via your credit card company?

My brother claimed against an e-bay supplier via the SCC and won. I'm not sure how long the process took but I'm willing to email him any specific questions you might have.

Send me a PM if you want me to do so.