Windows 8

[PurpleGaga27 40]

I never really liked Windows 7 much, since Windows 7 got rid of some programs (like Inkball and Hold Em) I like to play. The biggest feature in Windows 7 is the Windows XP Virtual Mode.

 

I never really want to retire the XP experience because I have relied on that ever since. Right now, I use Windows Vista on my current PC and I am happy with that for now despite the lack of some good XP features.

[Nmenth 291]

I never really liked Windows 7 much, since Windows 7 got rid of some programs (like Inkball and Hold Em) I like to play.

That is what you look for in an OS?

[PurpleGaga27 40]

There are other programs missing in the list. But I don't want to name them because it's a long list.

 

Here are some I could name them:

Pinball - Was a great game in WinXP but not included in Win7 and WinVista

Tinker - Was supposed to be in Win7 but wasn't even included in leaving a manual download for the game and the Games For Windows Live program.

Virtual XP Mode - Not included in Win7 but a painful manual download plus patches.

Dock - Still wishing for it, but disappointing though.

Recovery Disk - painful manual download

 

Features that are way off the track:

Windows Explorer - The worst of all in Win7 and Vista. One accidental click for deletion or moving = big trouble. Also it lacks the toolbar and the "move to" and "copy to" commands (except by tweaking). Big replacement program.....Xplorer2.

Disk Defragmenter - The slowest of all in Win7 and Vista without showing the progress of it and seeing the legend bars. Big replacement program.....Vopt 8.0.

Sounds in Control Panel - didn't come with MIDI options support leaving the doubtfulness for future music programs.

Volume Control - lacks panning and other controls

Windows Media Player - needs to come with all other encoders in which Microsoft never did. Big replacement program.....VLC Media Player.

Windows Movie Maker - needs to come with new features similar to what iMovie has.

Windows Media Center - could have expected much more features than that

 

[Doctor Destiny 41]

I never really liked Windows 7 much, since Windows 7 got rid of some programs (like Inkball and Hold Em) I like to play. The biggest feature in Windows 7 is the Windows XP Virtual Mode.

 

I never really want to retire the XP experience because I have relied on that ever since. Right now, I use Windows Vista on my current PC and I am happy with that for now despite the lack of some good XP features.

You sound like a typical XP clinger. Congrats.

 

[EDIT] And then above, you expect an OS to come with all of that by default. Ever heard of "anti-trust" laws? My god.

[Revolutionary 0]

There are other programs missing in the list. But I don't want to name them because it's a long list.

 

Here are some I could name them:

Pinball - Was a great game in WinXP but not included in Win7 and WinVista

Tinker - Was supposed to be in Win7 but wasn't even included in leaving a manual download for the game and the Games For Windows Live program.

Virtual XP Mode - Not included in Win7 but a painful manual download plus patches.

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Features that are way off the track:

Windows Explorer - The worst of all in Win7 and Vista. One accidental click for deletion or moving = big trouble. Also it lacks the toolbar and the "move to" and "copy to" commands (except by tweaking). Big replacement program.....Xplorer2.

Disk Defragmenter - The slowest of all in Win7 and Vista without showing the progress of it and seeing the legend bars. Big replacement program.....Vopt 8.0.

Sounds in Control Panel - didn't come with MIDI options support leaving the doubtfulness for future music programs.

Volume Control - lacks panning and other controls

 

Pinball works if you copy the files over, or at least it does on Vista if you do so

Tinker- You need a real OS to run that, Vista Ultimate, not a service pack on steroids

Virtual XP mode- do you realy need it? what have they done to 7, i was under the impression it was aimed at the busness market not users

Windows explorer- ew where to start with edits it could be nice in Vista but 7...

sound control in general i have found is pretty poor but thats not just windows ive had problem with it

I agree with the comment about the disk defragment tool.

Edited December 21, 2010 by Revolutionary

[Sonic 296]

Disk Defragmenter - The slowest of all in Win7 and Vista without showing the progress of it and seeing the legend bars. Big replacement program.....Vopt 8.0.

With Vista or Windows 7 you don't need to manually defragmented your hard drive(s). It does it for you in the background. Some correct me if I'm wrong. But I know I haven't done since using Vista and jumping to Win 7 in October 2009.

[pichorra 4]

In true, Windows Defrag is sucks, takes so long and slow down the system. I use SmartDefrag for this job.

 

Also, i do not see why XP users upgrade to Windows Vista/7 if it does not have any advantages, like High RAM content, SATA Hard Drives and a videocard who supports DirectX 10. I'm pretty happy with XP on this computer, because i only haves 1GB and a DirectX9.0c videocard.

 

if i does not get a new computer, i'll use XP on this machine until 2014!

[Doctor Destiny 41]

It does, yeah. The Defrag Service in Vista and 7 is a background service. If you need a proper one, Defraggler. Incidentally, I have that service turned off. It's not good for SSDs.

[Ferret 0]

Good Windows 7 is good.

[rSquar3d 0]

Defragment? Haven't done that since Windows 98. >.<

 

In my opinion, the new Windows Explorer is kinda better (though not really perfect still). I mean, at least the copying time estimates have become accurate, plus it's much much easier to cancel copying (and it restores the files in pristine order when cancelling move orders). Virtual XP? Just run it in Compatibility Mode, Win XP SP2, that works fine by me. For recovery disk, there are plenty of good software out there; I personally use Acronis. Windows Media software have always sucked; no doubt about that. Even if you use XP, it will still suck. Meh, I can bear with downloading and installing VLC, Quicktime and iTunes.

 

And for the games, uhm... Why not just install your own? Those games aren't even, ahem, awesome. No offense.

[Revolutionary 0]

Defragment? Haven't done that since Windows 98. >.<...

 

Havent defragmented since my fresh install in summer, the fragmentation on my TB is starting to scare me now (wont be using windows defragger, probs Auslogics - reason original got it on a dvd years a go and its still updated one in a blue moon)

 

...I mean, at least the copying time estimates have become accurate...

 

 

 

 

(years ago, possibly wasnt even windows fault)

[Nmenth 291]

 

That should go in pic of the day.

[Doctor Destiny 41]

XP did that a hell of a lot more often.

[Guest Stevie_K]

Got Windows 7 yesterday. I must say that I'm impressed even though most would categorize me as a hardcore XP user (fan if you like).

 

Best OS from Microsoft yet.

[rSquar3d 0]

WHAT!? I never got an estimate above an hour (and that was about a hundred GB or so). Hm. You got me thinking why that happened. >.<

[Nyerguds 102]

The problem is usually an "overwrite" prompt that is left open for a while. The estimate system still sees the time it takes you to answer that prompt as copying time, and it screws up its average transfer speed. It should really recalculate that every few seconds to give a correct estimate.

[rSquar3d 0]

Ah, now that's something. I never really leave the PC for too long, even when copying. When there's a prompt, I just often use "do this for the next x conflicts," but that doesn't apply to everyone anyway.

[Nyerguds 102]

it's usually a matter of copying the file and going away knowing it'll take a while, only to come back to find the prompt has been open all that time.

[rSquar3d 0]

Yeah, well, that's not much of a problem for me. What's good for one isn't necessarily good for all, after all; it's a matter of perception. Meh, I love Windows 7; it's my OS of choice at this point. Here's hoping Microsoft keeps it up, and doesn't come up with a Windows 8 that feels like a Vista 2.