AnyOne tried Windows7

[impulzz]

I still think the Taskbar isn't as functional as in previous versions of Windows.

i just miss the desktop icon of vista. now i have to right click first on the task bar then left click desktop.

has anyone found how to put the desktop icon on the task bar???


after installing W7 the first thing i noticed that it freed up 7gb of HD space. after checking again it freed another 3gb, so vista really had so much excess baggage...

[number001]

i just miss the desktop icon of vista. now i have to right click first on the task bar then left click desktop.

has anyone found how to put the desktop icon on the task bar???

on taskbar, there is a button right beside where the time and date displays are, that is the "show desktop" icon/button. Btw, It doesn't look like a button.

[compact]

Have you tried compatibility mode?

My ancient circa 1998 Hauppage WinTV PCI tv tuner still works with Vista on my wife's pc.

Typically, it's the driver/application software and not the hardware which have problems.

compatibility mode? sounds foreign to me. how will i activate it? TIA.

[tidus1203]

on taskbar, there is a button right beside where the time and date displays are, that is the "show desktop" icon/button. Btw, It doesn't look like a button.

In addition you can place your cursor there (bottom right of the screen) without even clicking and it will reveal the desktop, remove the cursor there and it will show back the windows again. Click it and its equivalent to the desktop button of old versions of Windows. I like it!

[roninblade]

my brother recently upgraded to win7.
i haven't heard any complaints from him so far.

[roninblade]

my brother recently upgraded to win7.
i haven't heard any complaints from him so far.

[Jun aka Pekto]

compatibility mode? sounds foreign to me. how will i activate it? TIA.

You can right click on either the shortcut or exe file, open the Compatibility tab, choose to run as XP SP3, XP SP2.......Win 95. While you're at it, make sure Administrative privileges are checked. If that don't work, search for new drivers/apps.

[impulzz]

on taskbar, there is a button right beside where the time and date displays are, that is the "show desktop" icon/button. Btw, It doesn't look like a button.

yep found how to put "show desktop", mas gusto ko lang icon, na nasa left kesa sa right, nasanay na sa vista.

[woohoo]

yep found how to put "show desktop", mas gusto ko lang icon, na nasa left kesa sa right, nasanay na sa vista.

I prefer the keyboard myself.

I hope WIN+D shortcut still works, just like WIN+L locks the desktop in XP and Vista. Do those shortcuts still work, guys?

[tidus1203]

I hope WIN+D shortcut still works, just like WIN+L locks the desktop in XP and Vista. Do those shortcuts still work, guys?

Yes they still do!

[woohoo]

Yes they still do!

Good to know I won't have to unlearn them. Thanks. :cheers:

[rion]

I'm considering to use Windows7 64bit. am I going to have problems with my installers like photoshop and games?

[Jun aka Pekto]

I'm considering to use Windows7 64bit. am I going to have problems with my installers like photoshop and games?

Photoshop? Probably not. Games? Depends. Newer games have no problems. Older games may work as usual, require compatibility settings, or not work at all. So far, I haven't seen the last with any of my games.

I just installed Crysis Maximum Edition. Crysis, Crysis Warhead, and Crysis Wars all play properly.

There is one thing that doesn't work with WINDOWS 7 64-bit, though. The batch file (yes, batch file) that runs a Crysis timedemo benchmark doesn't work.
Otherwise, all of them work great.

I do recommend waiting until Windows Update installs some fixes about a week after the install. The problem games I had installed fine afterward.

[tidus1203]

Hahaha I even installed Counterstrike (the old one not the Source one) and it works!

[Jun aka Pekto]

These are the list of games I tested which ultimately worked in Windows 7 64-bit:

IL-2: Forgotten Battles
Pacific Fighters
Flight Simulator X
X-Plane 9
Battlefield 2
Rome: Total War/Barbarian Invasion
Medieval II: Total War
Homeworld 2
Close Combat 2: A bridge Too Far
Orange Box/Half Life 2
Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
Command and Conquer: Generals and Zero Hour
Red Alert 2/Yuri's Revenge
Doom 3
Far Cry
Blitzkrieg
Combat Flight Simulator 3
Combat Flight Simulator 2
ArmaA 2
World In Conflict
Crysis
Crysis: Warhead
Crysis: Wars

Non-game apps:
Paintshop Pro 8
Office Enterprise 2007
Pinnacle Mobile Media Converter
Power Director 3
Sun VirtualBox
Amiga Forever Premium Edition
Instant Immersion: Japanese v2.0

I think they're a nice mix of games and apps with the oldest, Close Combat 2, dating back from 1997.

[rion]

it's good to know your games are running. thanks

[roberto_minosa]

Here are my games on this laptop:

Counter-Strike 1.6 (Condition Zero)
Command & Conquer Generals + Zero Hour
Command & Conquer Red Alert + Yuri's Revenge
Need For Speed: Porsche Unleashed
Starcraft
Warcraft III: Frozen Throne

I can't run anything else that requires better specs. I got newer games on the desktop though, but I messed up the BOOTMGR so it's stuck with XP for the moment.

[frenchtower]

Just saw this at CNN. Windows Black Screen of Death report

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/01/c...een/index.html

[Monseratto]

Malware suspected of 'Black Screen' issue

Microsoft says that a problem with its Windows operating system, dubbed the 'Black Screen of Death' is not due to its latest security update.

Some Windows users are confronted by a totally black screen after they log on to their system.

It was thought that a security update on 10 November had been the cause, although this has now been discounted.

Reports suggest the problem also affects Windows Vista and XP, which experts are putting down to malware.

In a blog posting on its security site, Microsoft said that it had investigated the claims and "found that our November Security Updates are not making changes to the system that these reports say are responsible for these issues".

The firm said that the behaviour was associated with malware, such as Daonol, and that this was probably the root cause.

Software firm Prevx, who had said the November update may have been to blame, have since retracted their statement, saying it had been a "challenging issue" to identify the cause.

"Having narrowed down a specific trigger for this condition we've done quite a bit of testing and re-testing on the recent Windows patches including KB976098 and KB915597 as referred to in our previous blog," the firm wrote on its website.

"Since more specifically narrowing down the cause we have been able to exonerate these patches from being a contributory factor."

Prevx apologised to Microsoft for "for any inconvenience" its earlier claims may have caused.

The firm has issued a fix for the problem, which is says could affect "millions" of computers.

"Users have resorted to reloading Windows as a last ditch effort to fix the problem," the firm's David Kennerley wrote in a blog post.

"We hope we can help a good many of you avoid the need to reload."

Unknown problem

The firm said its fix did not work in all cases.

"There can be many causes," said Mr Kennerley.

"But if your black screen woes began in the last two weeks... or after running any security program (including Prevx) to remove malware during this time, then this fix will have a high probability of working."

Mr Kennerly said the firm had identified "at least 10 different scenarios which will trigger the same black screen conditions".

"These appear to have been around for years now," he said.

The firm reports that the problem affects editions of Windows 7, Vista, XP, NT, and Windows 2000.

Microsoft said that people who are affected by the problem should contact its customer service line.

The "black screen of death" moniker is a play on the "blue screen of death", which appears when Microsoft operating systems crash.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8388253.stm

[Lucius]

Guys, kaya kaya ng Celeron M 1.86 GHz, 512 MB DDR2 ung Windows 7 Ultimate?