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Is is worth upgrading from XP to Window 7?
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Originally posted by russell View Post7 is the best OS MS have came out with.
Hth.Comment
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Originally posted by petergriffin View PostAll new Linux distros come with Libre Office which is like Openoffice but better. There's nothing, apart from advanced gaming probably, that Win 7+ Office can do that Mint + LibreOffice can't.Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostSQL Server?
Visual Studio?
- Quark Xpress (or whatever they use these days)
- Matlab
- The majority of scientific software
Not to mention properly supporting MSOffice files... it STILL can't do proper formatting AFAIK, since people using it mention my .docx files don't display lists and things properly.
And "advanced gaming" is perhaps THE thing which has spurred more advance in PC technology than any other, so saying "Linux can do everything except advanced gaming" is a pretty poor argument in its own right.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostI've gone for Win 7 Pro 64bit on my new-build PC. Very happy with it.
Make sure you've plenty of RAM. I'd recommend 8GB or more. A multi-core processor would be ideal too. At least 6 cores...
I stuck with XP until January this year. Very happy I switched.Comment
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostIs supported on W7Coffee's for closersComment
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostThats the point he was makingComment
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I've had W7 Ultimate for a year now. Not a huge difference in UI from XP. Seems to work pretty well.
If you turn Windows auto-update off.
And remove all the "free software" that PC vendors helpfully install for you.
And turn off file indexing.Comment
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostAnd turn off file indexing.
Plus the indexing updates seem to run when the laptop isn't being used so it never impacts on normal useCoffee's for closersComment
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