Windows 7

[tribalmasters]

Working as an IT I have realized that most of the complaining around Vista and Win7 is coming from user related issues. Users errors are the number one error.

People that have spent the last nine years using XP have been used to the 'feel' and 'look'. I used to like XP as an administrator because I knew all the security loop holes while working under a domain. (Number one reason I use OS X at home.) Made my life so easy, but when we switched to Vista, I had to forget about all of them (and learn new ones). Vista is a relatively secure OS (LOL I made a funny, windows < secure OS.)

But with the Windows 7 switch on the horizon, I really can't wait. It's really nice, as long as you don't make it bug out with all the crazy apps that Windows users love to install (like really now?!). It seems to make better use of a page file, it comes with both a 32-bit and 64-bit installation. It has a clean GUI. What more could people ask for? (at least until a computer can fart out espressos and lattes.)

It has a learning curve as all new technology does. Switch to it, and give it about a year. You'll be saying to yourself, "Wow, I can't believe I used to hate this!" Now as for the price, that's something to complain about

If anyone wants some access to some Windows 7 books, I can maybe get you a copy. Hit me up on the side.

I saw somewhere someone mentioned linux...

Here comes LINUX!! I installed Ubuntu Server on my new 1u server, then I realised how the heck am I going to put firmware updates on it I don't even have a floppy drive and disks to put them on!!

Of course the smart array is going to bug me to update it and ILO sometimes gets stuck so I have to update it somehow!

So trying to install Windows it seems to crash whilst starting the installer, guess the Linux MBR is left behind GRRR!

 

[tribalmasters]

Any geeky fellows know why I am having troubles getting Windows on? Being my first real RAID I had no trouble making the logical drive using the option ROM setup program but I thought one of the advantages of hardware RAID is that one didn't need a floppy disk to load the drivers using F6 during install? Ahh, if only I had a copy of the CDs that came with the server!

It just sits there at the preparing to start Windows blue install screen forever!

 

[larktdl]

They may have removed 'quick launch' but you can pin anything to start bar, so you can create your own quick launch. You can also pin anything into the Start Menu.

Actually they have not removed it you just need to know how to restore it.

Right-click the taskbar, choose Toolbars / New Toolbar
In the folder selection dialog, enter the following string and hit OK:
%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
Turn off the "lock the taskbar" setting, and right-click on the divider. Make sure that "Show text" and "Show title" are disabled and the view is set to "small icons".
Use the dividers to rearrange the toolbar ordering to choice, and then lock the taskbar again.

 

[tribalmasters]

Hmm now I set the OS options correctly Windows 2000 can't see the array! Guess I'll be needing that floppy disk after all!

 

[ogzpy]

Love Win7 Pro - the dual monitor bug is now gone. Everything is smoother and faster.

 

[tribalmasters]

What dual monitor bug is that?

 

[ogzpy]

I have a laptop with ATI driver. Back in Windows Vista, the screen would reset to 1280x1024 even though its native resolution is 1920 x 1200. It flickers. Then I have to set it such that once I logged in, it runs the ATI CCC profile so it returns to 1920 x 1200.

What dual monitor bug is that?

 

[tribalmasters]

Yikes!! That sounds frustrating! My Windows 7 dual monitor isn't too bad either but one screen is slower than the other to update and flight simulator slows down if there is a view that goes across both One screen is a cheap 32 inch TV and the other a 17 inch monitor hehehehe, quite a size difference! I detached the 2nd monitor and put my new server on it which I got working Flight sim would be great with 3 32 inch TVs but I think my electricity bill would notice hehe!

 

[DarKm4773r]

I have a suggestion: Go with Linux.... Not prone to viruses(They're aimed towards Windows OS), even though there's a possibility to get a virus; just don't open e-mails from unknown senders or spam. Get Linux for Dummies(Not implying that you are one, lol) I'm sure you'll like it.

 

[5cardstud]

If you ever need a boot disk they're free on allbootdisk.com thats where I get them

 

[tribalmasters]

It turned out all I needed was 'HP SmartStart CD' which created the needed floppy for the RAID controller so Windows would work I didn't need to order that floppy drive after all hehe! I can now also remotely mount images/drives using HP lights out featureand have full remote control from the BIOS screen and beyond once Windows was running as I could then update its firmware The Lights out features is a tiny computer within the server with its own network port that can be logged into even with power off

I gotta get some more drives so I can swap between Linux and Windows!!

 

[justincredible]

i had win7 installed, but my gfx card specifically my model series (7900gt) wouldnt work which gave blue screen and flickering, since then whenever i reboot my comp i just select to use the older version which is xp until i decide to upgrade the comp altogether :\

 

[rfun6]

I would say when ever a new program comes out, go and buy the full install. Not the upgrade for $95 but the full vs for $100- 200 and that way you can install whatever you want when you want to. I liked xp and ME too. Don't know why they have to take a good thing and mess it up. They should have went with what was working and just enhanced it.
I might find one that falls off the back of a truck, you never know. Time will tell.

 

[gasp]

ugh. i'm still convinced that the ME in windows stood for "Mostly Evil"
that version screwed me so hard i'm still feeling the effects.
and they're not good.

 

[tribalmasters]

I would say when ever a new program comes out, go and buy the full install. Not the upgrade for $95 but the full vs for $100- 200 and that way you can install whatever you want when you want to. I liked xp and ME too. Don't know why they have to take a good thing and mess it up. They should have went with what was working and just enhanced it.
I might find one that falls off the back of a truck, you never know. Time will tell.

I wouldn't worry about that too much, you save pretty much half if you get the upgrade! You can still install what you want whenever you want to and you only need to tell it about the old OS by inserting the CD when the installer tells you or letting it find the Windows installation if it is still there After that it is up to you, format the old Windows away if you like! Its a bootable CD just like the more expensive version. Other than that it is exactly the same!!

It *may* also work if the old Windows is not genuine, older upgrades certainly did!

Save some money and still enjoy Windows 7!!

 

[tribalmasters]

ugh. i'm still convinced that the ME in windows stood for "Mostly Evil"
that version screwed me so hard i'm still feeling the effects.
and they're not good.

Ohh I feel your pain!! My family had a very expensive computer for the time and it came with Windows Me. It always blue screened, had random quirks or active desktop crashed! That machine got XP, it still blue screened which turned out to be the bad capacitor plague/rotting motherboard so I suppose I can't blame it all on Me hehehe! A very expensive paperweight was that computer!!

 

[gasp]

Ohh I feel your pain!! My family had a very expensive computer for the time and it came with Windows Me. It always blue screened, had random quirks or active desktop crashed! That machine got XP, it still blue screened which turned out to be the bad capacitor plague/rotting motherboard so I suppose I can't blame it all on Me hehehe! A very expensive paperweight was that computer!!

yeah when i was running it, i was also running linux (till i installed ME). shortly after i installed ME (i can't even remember why i installed it now) i discovered that i could no longer dual boot...so i lost about oh....everything (since i'd been using linux primarily for quite a while). 5mb of nothin but perl code down the drain. which was really annoying. i'd written a lot of code that a lot of people used on a daily basis. to say that i was really unhappy was a bit of an understatement.