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Vista vs Windows 7

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#1

Sooooooooo

I installed Vista like a month ago and it was fine, right? yes, it was.

About an hour ago I got a box asking to put in a product key…wtf. brah?

I don’t have one of those stupid things because I borrowed the Vista reinstall disc from some dude my gf knows…we don’t talk to him anymore because he looks weird.

Anyway, now I don’t know what to do

look for a product key…how?

just buy Windowsa 7…pros/coms?

That’s pretty much it…if I have to buy a whole new os then it might as well be the newest one, right?

or throw me a key?

help is appreciated.

#2

[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
we don’t talk to him anymore because he looks weird.
.[/quote]

you are not very rationnal individual aren’t you ?

#3

Windows 7 is far and away superior compared to Vista, and I would highly suggest it. Personally, I’d rather use XP than Vista.

Vista’s problems have been well documented, and Microsoft really went overboard to make sure that Windows 7 went above and beyond. If cash isn’t a problem, get Windows 7 now. NOW. RIGHT NOW.

#4

I’d second getting 7. I love it, never had any problems with it and it’s nice to look at.

#5

I have both, vista at work an windows 7 at home.
Vista Sucks. It Sucks(period).

#6

Get a mac =)

#7

Windows 7 is their best desktop OS yet. If you can, buy it or download it.

#8

[quote]Spencerulz wrote:
Get a mac =)[/quote]

x2

(or is that x3 because spence posted it twice? lol)

#9

[quote]Spencerulz wrote:
Get a mac =)[/quote]

Well, that require him to buy a whole new computer. You see, Apple is so full of shit that you can’t even legally install OS X on a PC. Windows doesn’t have that problem and neither does linux.

#10

VistA sucks, if you must open your window, pick up PC thow out window run downstairs, piss on it, let dry and repeat.

#11

Are you a college student? If so you can get a discounted price on windows 7. I would go with windows 7 professional or ultimate. I love windows 7, I went from XP to 7 on both of my machines.

#12

I so regret getting Vista. Most of the games I try to play crash, even some old ones. It annoys the shit out of me.

#13

[quote]rickbenn wrote:
Are you a college student? If so you can get a discounted price on windows 7. I would go with windows 7 professional or ultimate. I love windows 7, I went from XP to 7 on both of my machines. [/quote]

$55 and I had a copy of Windows 7 Professional from my local university. This is the way to go in my opinion.

XP has a RAM cap of under 4GB. If you’re computer has more than that, you are better switching to a newer OS.

#14

[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
Sooooooooo

I installed Vista like a month ago and it was fine, right? yes, it was.

About an hour ago I got a box asking to put in a product key…wtf. brah?

I don’t have one of those stupid things because I borrowed the Vista reinstall disc from some dude my gf knows…we don’t talk to him anymore because he looks weird.

Anyway, now I don’t know what to do

look for a product key…how?

just buy Windowsa 7…pros/coms?

That’s pretty much it…if I have to buy a whole new os then it might as well be the newest one, right?

or throw me a key?

help is appreciated.[/quote]

If only my FTP server was functional right now… retail MS OSes are a rip, even if it is worth it. If your university lets you get a copy, go for that. Otherwise there are always more… unscrupulous means.

#15

[quote]theuofh wrote:

[quote]rickbenn wrote:
Are you a college student? If so you can get a discounted price on windows 7. I would go with windows 7 professional or ultimate. I love windows 7, I went from XP to 7 on both of my machines. [/quote]

$55 and I had a copy of Windows 7 Professional from my local university. This is the way to go in my opinion.

XP has a RAM cap of under 4GB. If you’re computer has more than that, you are better switching to a newer OS. [/quote]

Actually I forgot to mention that I got a laptop as a Christmas present because I was going back to school. Laptop specs 4 gigs of ram 320 Gig hard drive, both machines are 64 bit. My college also gave me a refund check from not using all of the financial aid so I bought a new desktop computer with that money. My last PC was a four year old XP machine. The computer was good but it was time to retire XP. The desktop has 8 Gigs of ram and a 1 TB hard drive (since it was a tax write-off, since I would be using it for school off, so why not go all out). Back in 2008 I used vista for a little bit and I did not like it.

I upgraded both PC’s from Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional (should I upgrade to ultimate?) and I love it.

#16

[quote]jasmincar wrote:

[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
we don’t talk to him anymore because he looks weird.
.[/quote]

you are not very rationnal individual aren’t you ?[/quote]

This question makes no sense, Canadian Brah1!!!

#17

Now that you all are mentioning it, Vista was awful. I really only use my computer for studying (fitness,psych stuff) so anything beyond that is useless to me. But, I have two computers in my apartment and one is wireless…the wireless one NEVER connected to the network although it did on XP.

It looks like I’ll be getting Windows 7 soon…you say schools have it? Where the bookstores?

#18

[quote]CapnYousef wrote:

[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
Sooooooooo

I installed Vista like a month ago and it was fine, right? yes, it was.

About an hour ago I got a box asking to put in a product key…wtf. brah?

I don’t have one of those stupid things because I borrowed the Vista reinstall disc from some dude my gf knows…we don’t talk to him anymore because he looks weird.

Anyway, now I don’t know what to do

look for a product key…how?

just buy Windowsa 7…pros/coms?

That’s pretty much it…if I have to buy a whole new os then it might as well be the newest one, right?

or throw me a key?

help is appreciated.[/quote]

If only my FTP server was functional right now… retail MS OSes are a rip, even if it is worth it. If your university lets you get a copy, go for that. Otherwise there are always more… unscrupulous means.

[/quote]

I have no scruples, PM me your dark means!!!

#19

Thanks for the replies everyone!

#20

To anyone who says Mac, don’t listen to them.

Definitely go for Windows 7, I got my copy free so I was lucky but you won’t be disappointed.