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JimC1702
October 22nd, 2009, 16:26
I got mine in the mail today, but I'm not installing until the weekend. Or maybe later if people start reporting problems.

Jim

N2056
October 22nd, 2009, 16:51
Based on my past history I will upgrade in about 2 years. Sadly at that point I will probably still tolerate routine updates to fix this, that, or the other...:173go1:

Panther_99FS
October 22nd, 2009, 17:07
We talked about it a bit at work last night & the consensus is, if you have Vista, there's no need to get Windows 7 until after Windows 7 SP1 at the earliest....

Cratermaker
October 22nd, 2009, 17:09
I have XP and it would be prudent to wait until Win7 SP1 based on past experience.

Cratermaker
October 22nd, 2009, 17:10
Oh and who actually had or went to a Windows 7 party? :icon_lol:

Ickie
October 22nd, 2009, 17:11
I cant afford it
I run ultama 64 vista and would have to buy the full install of win 7 ultama 64, no upgrades for me, haha

lifejogger
October 22nd, 2009, 17:16
I have Window XP, how to I upgrade to Windows 7?

Henry
October 22nd, 2009, 17:19
i have windows 7
and love it
H

Snuffy
October 22nd, 2009, 18:13
Not yet ... I'll wait a while.

NCGent
October 22nd, 2009, 18:45
I got Windows 7 through school for $29, downloaded today but not had time to install yet, maybe this weekend.

Chris

Quixoticish
October 23rd, 2009, 01:21
Just doing the annoying backing up of everything to make doubly sure I've got everything I need and all important documents and suchlike are backed up.

txnetcop
October 23rd, 2009, 02:31
We talked about it a bit at work last night & the consensus is, if you have Vista, there's no need to get Windows 7 until after Windows 7 SP1 at the earliest....

I agree with this. If your Vista is stable keep it until Win7 SP1. I love Windows 7RC on my PC at home, but I had XP PRO 32 bit and much prefer Windows 7 64 bit. I have Vista on a laptop and it will stay there until Windows 7 SP1-yes there will be a Service Pack, they have already started work on it.
Ted

stansdds
October 23rd, 2009, 02:43
I'm sticking with XP for now because:
1. XP works well for me
2. I don't really have the funds to upgrade to Win 7
3. I waited until SP2 for XP and am happy I did, I'll wait for reviews and the SP1 for Win 7
4. I'm scared of change

David_L6
October 23rd, 2009, 06:26
I waited for SP1 before I switched to XP. I jumped on Vista during the RCs. I'll wait a while this time. I've spent way too much time (and money) messing with the latest and greatest through the years. I'm sticking with the old and reliable for now. I think my next upgrade will be Gulftown. After that I'll consider Windows 7.

Bjoern
October 23rd, 2009, 11:24
I have Window XP, how to I upgrade to Windows 7?

Uninstall XP, install 7.

rpjkw
October 23rd, 2009, 11:36
I'm in need of a newer, faster machine but I refused to have anything to do with Vista. Now the time has come to seriously look to upgrading to both a new PC and Win 7. Not sure if I'll wait for SP1 to come out, though; but I'm perfectly happy with XP.


Bob

Wing_Z
October 23rd, 2009, 16:35
...I had XP PRO 32 bit and much prefer Windows 7 64 bit.
I've stuck with the 32-bit OS up to now.
I'm about to upgrade to Win 7 to get rid of Vista for good, would it be a good time to go 64-bit?
What about all those legacy apps?
Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight, for example? :d

lifejogger
October 23rd, 2009, 17:21
Uninstall XP, install 7.

I have never installed a new operating system, sounds like a lot of work.

Cratermaker
October 23rd, 2009, 17:49
It's not the installation of the new OS, it's the re-installation of all the other software, patching, setting up preferences, profiles, bookmarks, e-mail, etc.

Last time I had to do-over when my CPU died, it took 3 days approximately 8-5pm to get mostly everything the way it was (basically couldn't tell it was a different computer, other than it begin a lot faster)

MyassisDragon
October 23rd, 2009, 21:29
Sticking with XP, for my purposes it works just fine. Am a charter member of the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" clan.

dharry
October 24th, 2009, 05:08
Has anyone here gone from XP SP2 to Win 7 (x86)? If you did, I would like to know if you noticed much of a change in performance with Windows & running FS9 & X?

jmig
October 24th, 2009, 05:59
I am running FSX on XP-64 and it running fine. No need to change.

Bjoern
October 24th, 2009, 12:06
I have never installed a new operating system, sounds like a lot of work.

Installing the OS itself isn't, everything else is.

Although I found Windows 7 to require a lot less time to set up and tweak than XP SP3 did. I needed four to five hours to get everything up and running, including programs plus another one to two hours of defragging.

idancesafetydance
October 24th, 2009, 17:28
My copy hasn't arrived yet. hope it comes soon.