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Windows 7 « Thread Started on Oct 27, 2009, 12:42am »
Ok peeps, who is going for Win 7 ? Have you got it already and, if so, what's it like ? I was very slow on the XP uptake and never even contemplated Vista. I think I'll go for 7 though, subject to the early reports being positive.
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Re: Windows 7 « Reply #1 on Dec 19, 2009, 10:51am »
Well I now have a multi-boot setup with XP(32 bit) on one drive, and Windows 7 (64 bit) Enterprise Edition on another.
I wouldn't have said I was extatic about it, and my knickers will certainly be staying dry!! The speed of boot-up, which is one of the main selling points, is no different at all from my XP setup However, getting the initial desktop seemed much simpler, and Win 7 did a good job of finding everything, incl printers, with the single exception of the graphics cards. I had to install them separately.
Testing, using RailWorks though, did seem to have an improved FPS of about +5 over XP (DX11 over DX9), and films "appear" to be displayed better.
I would have said overall - don't hurry, although at least drivers are now beginning to be released.
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However, getting the initial desktop seemed much simpler, and Win 7 did a good job of finding everything, incl printers, with the single exception of the graphics cards. I had to install them separately.
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