XP or 7 ?

[Jaibaba Bholanath]

I am wanting to know if I should stay with my XP or change to 7. Can
anyone kindly provide me with cost-benefit analysis and suggest what I
should do? All my other programs that were working with XP will work
with 7 Ultimate? Thanks in advance from me Jaibaba ...

 

[Daave]

I am wanting to know if I should stay with my XP or change to 7. Can
anyone kindly provide me with cost-benefit analysis and suggest what I
should do? All my other programs that were working with XP will work
with 7 Ultimate? Thanks in advance from me Jaibaba ...

What are the specs of your current PC? If the specs aren't that
impressive, then the cost will be greater than the benefit.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I am wanting to know if I should stay with my XP or change to 7. Can
anyone kindly provide me with cost-benefit analysis and suggest
what I should do? All my other programs that were working with XP
will work with 7 Ultimate? Thanks in advance from me Jaibaba ...

No one can direct you with any certainty with what you have given.

I can say this...

If I had a machine with 2+GB memory, dual(or more) core 2+Ghz processor and
100+GB hard disk drive and 256+MB video card (not shared memory) - I would
likely upgrade it if it was running any Windows OS less than Windows 7.

However I already know (have checked with software vendor sites for those
who made my software and/or tried it on other Windows 7 machines; have
verified driver compatibility for Windows 7 from hardware vendors, etc) it
will work when I do so.

So - my advice to you, answer these questions, act on your own answers:

1) Does your system meet the sparse hardware specs I gave? Exceed them?
2) Have you checked with the software vendors of the software you have
installed (version included) via their web pages/FAQs/calling them to see if
it will run on Windows 7?
3) Have you checked with the hardware manufacturers of the hardware in your
machine/attached to your machine/occassionally connected to your machine to
verify they have drivers for/support their hardware under Windows 7?
4) Do you have current backups of all your important data (documents,
spreadsheets, images, music, contacts, emails, databases, serial numbers,
installation media, product keys, bookmarks/internet favorites, etc)?
5) Do you have copies of all the installation media (operating system,
office suites, media editing applications, other software you have
downloaded, installed, etc and use) for all of your software and the serial
numbers/product keys for said software stored separately (away from) the
computer in case of catastrophic failure?

 

[JD]

I am wanting to know if I should stay with my XP or change to 7. Can
anyone kindly provide me with cost-benefit analysis and suggest what I
should do? All my other programs that were working with XP will work
with 7 Ultimate? Thanks in advance from me Jaibaba ...

Out here in west Texas, they say: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Why do you think you need to change to 7?

 

[Jim]

On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:00:07 -0800, "Don Schmidt" <Don

Microsoft offers "Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor" you can install and run to see
if your computer and existing software can handle Windows 7.

It is available at Microsoft's download site at,

http://tinyurl.com/yzm69zx

A word of caution, I'm trying to uninstall it but unable.

Don , when you installed it , did you go to properties and " unblock "
from the other computer ?

 

[axmukher]

No one can direct you with any certainty with what you have given.

I can say this...

If I had a machine with 2+GB memory, dual(or more) core 2+Ghz processor and
100+GB hard disk drive and 256+MB video card (not shared memory) - I would
likely upgrade it if it was running any Windows OS less than Windows 7.

However I already know (have checked with software vendor sites for those
who made my software and/or tried it on other Windows 7 machines; have
verified driver compatibility for Windows 7 from hardware vendors, etc) it
will work when I do so.

So - my advice to you, answer these questions, act on your own answers:

1) Does your system meet the sparse hardware specs I gave?  Exceed them?
2) Have you checked with the software vendors of the software you have
installed (version included) via their web pages/FAQs/calling them to seeif
it will run on Windows 7?
3) Have you checked with the hardware manufacturers of the hardware in your
machine/attached to your machine/occassionally connected to your machine to
verify they have drivers for/support their hardware under Windows 7?
4) Do you have current backups of all your important data (documents,
spreadsheets, images, music, contacts, emails, databases, serial numbers,
installation media, product keys, bookmarks/internet favorites, etc)?
5) Do you have copies of all the installation media (operating system,
office suites, media editing applications, other software you have
downloaded, installed, etc and use) for all of your software and the serial
numbers/product keys for said software stored separately (away from) the
computer in case of catastrophic failure?

Thanks, for your detailed replies. Really appreciated.

 

[Big_Al]

Don Schmidt said this on 12/22/2009 6:00 AM:

Microsoft offers "Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor" you can install and run to see
if your computer and existing software can handle Windows 7.

It is available at Microsoft's download site at,

http://tinyurl.com/yzm69zx

A word of caution, I'm trying to uninstall it but unable.

I took your idea one step further. I just put in an old spare 40 gig
drive and loaded it. I found that most of the drivers I did not have
but windows found the drivers on its own. 32bit of course.
My old scanner is too old and the vendor gave up developing drivers
after XP.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I am wanting to know if I should stay with my XP or change to 7. Can
anyone kindly provide me with cost-benefit analysis and suggest what I
should do?

My view is that you're going about this backward. A change of
operating system should be driven by need, not just because there is a
new version available. Are you having a problem with Windows XP that
you expect Windows 7 to solve? Do you have or expect to get new
hardware or software that is supported in Windows 7, but not in XP? Is
there some new feature in Windows 7 that you need or yearn for? Does
your job require you have skills in Windows 7? Are you a computer
hobbyist who enjoys playing with whatever is newest?

If the answer to one or more of those questions is yes (and your
hardware is adequate for Windows 7), then you should get Windows 7.
Otherwise most people should stick with what they have. There is
*always* a learning curve and a potential for problems when you take a
step as big as this one, regardless of how wonderful whatever you're
contemplating moving to is. Sooner or later you'll have to upgrade (to
Windows 7 or its successor) because you'll want support for hardware
or software that you can't get in XP, but don't rush it.

I say all the above despite the fact that I'm a big Windows 7 fan. I
think it's the best and most stable of all versions of Windows.

All my other programs that were working with XP will work
with 7 Ultimate?

That depends on what programs you are running in XP. Most programs
will work in Windows 7, but not all.

 

[Jim]

On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:49:18 -0800, "Don Schmidt" <Don

No on the "unblock".

Just ran the install and now the Add/Remove Software won't allow the
uninstall.

Suggestion - "unblock" , reinstall over the top , then try uninstall .

 

[Twayne]

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I am wanting to know if I should stay with my XP or change to 7.

That's mostly a personal opinion. BTW, win7 is a reworked Vista in reality,
changed a tad to try to make it more palatable to more people.
It's up to you to decide whether 7 has any features or functions that you
need and don't have now, IMO. If it doesn't provide anything you don't have
now, why upgrade? XP will continue to be viable for some years to come.
You'll need a LOT more RAM than XP (like 4 to 6 Gig) and likely more disk
space unless you already have plenty. So if you're wondering about 7 on your
current hardware, be certain you check your hardware compatability for win7.
Win 7 wants a FAST processor.

I'd suggest you research on Google for win7 requirements and installation
articles before you invest in it. Personally I've seen nothing in 7 that
turns me on compared to XP.
XP is also pretty stable and reliable at this point in time. It's pretty
much a given that 7 is going to be riddled with holes & problems so from
that view it's like staring all over again with constant updates and fixes,
as happened with ever single other release of windows. Even if I wanted 7,
I wouldn't touch it until the SP1 or equivalent has been released and I can
see what sort of problems it may have. I know Vista had a lot of problems;
I'd hope most were fixed in 7, but ... I've never seen it said anywhere.

My opinion anyway,

Twayne`


Can

anyone kindly provide me with cost-benefit analysis and suggest what I

Only you could do that; no one else will have the needed data.

should do? All my other programs that were working with XP will work
with 7 Ultimate?

NO. Although the majority will, others will not. e.g. I just installed
PaintShop Pro not too long ago and the web site hype indicates that it is
not win7 compatible and will not run on win7. You'd have to check out each
program you use on a case by case basis to be sure, IMO.

Thanks in advance from me Jaibaba ...

 

[Twayne]

In

No on the "unblock".

Just ran the install and now the Add/Remove Software won't allow the
uninstall.

To get rid of any windows version, do a clean install of the version you
want and be sure to use the partition delete/create - that completely wipes
out anything on the disk.

Twayne

 

[Twayne]

In

Twayne,

A bit drastic, young man; this ol soul thinks, he'll live with the
blemish in the Add/Remove list.

But, thanks for the interest.

Hmm, maybe I answered the wrong post; I recall the query as being how to
uninstall win7 with add/remove; which isn't your query, is it? I clicked up
an error somwere there! Yeah, it would be a bit drastic from what I see left
of your post.

Young man? THANK YOU! Haven't been called that in decades!

BTW, there is a program called AddRemovePro, free, that will let you
straighten out a bunch of errors & botched entries in the add or remove
area. Plus it does everything Add or Remove in Control Panel does. I've
never had it screw up and keep it around for just that reason. It also
backs up anything it works with so it can be undone.
http://www.superwin.com/ffreewar.htm

HTH,

Twayne`

 

[Jim]

Don , did you d/l and then run , or did you run and install from the
website ?




On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:59:08 -0800, "Don Schmidt" <Don

 

[Jim]

Go to where it was d/l`d , right click , properties , click unblock ,
apply , ok , install , uninstall .




On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:14:34 -0800, "Don Schmidt" <Don

 

[Twayne]

In

I use "young man" often; I was going to elimentary school when Amelia
Earhart and Fred Noonan were looking for a place to land.

FYI The program, AddRemovePro causes an alert by AVG it contains
Malware.

Hmm, doesn't seem to on a Dell Dual Xeon with win2k Server here. Don't have
AVG on this XP machine; I'm slightly surprised there's a difference but
thanks for the heads-up!
Norton has gotten so expensive I think I'm going to bail on them when my
subscrips run out this year. I'll miss the convenience and bells & whistles
of Norton, but ... ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

Hmm, Fred Noonan skips right by me at the moment. I was a high school
senior the year President Kennedy was killed. Looks like I am the young man
here after all! Nothing's fallen off me yet but they have treated me like an
oil field with all their drilling & testing sometimes! :-}

Cheers,

Twayne`

Take care,

Don

--

 

[Twayne]

HI Jim,

I consider myself better with windows & PCs than the man on the street, but
"block" and "unblock" in the right click choice is news to me. Unsuccessful
with a Google, I thought i'd come back here and ask if you could provide a
description of what it's about and why? Or a link, or maybe I'll just be
lucky and pick up someting from you for a better search term/s.
I've never noticed an "unblock" in the context menu before; what kind of
programs might use it? And is it there by default? XP SP3+ being used here
so if it's native, I should have it available.

Regards,

Twayne`




In

Go to where it was d/l`d , right click , properties , click unblock ,
apply , ok , install , uninstall .




On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:14:34 -0800, "Don Schmidt" <Don

--

 

[Unknown]

Download a file. Then right click on it. Select properties, Lower right hand
corner of general tab is 'unblock'.

 

[Richard Urban]

How about much better security as compared to Windows XP?

That is reason enough for me!

 

[Daave]

I would imagine most MVPs can figure out how to make XP just as secure
as Windows 7.

 

[Richard Urban]

Yea! But for people who want to use the computer as if it were a T.V.
remote, Windows 7 is better - though not perfect. Going to a certain channel
is not going to infect the remote, or the T.V..

I have a brother a thousand miles away that is likely sending YOU spam -
because his computer is so infected. And guess what? He doesn't care as long
as he can still get on the internet. I suspect that 90% of computer users
can identify with my brother.

I still boot up occasionally in WinXP - just to do video editing. My
favorite editing program is useless under Windows XP Mode. When I do I am
off-line completely, cat-5 cable unplugged!