prowe

February 16, 2009 at 11:22pm

I'm all for a clean install.  ONly way to go!!

Pepwin7

February 14, 2009 at 9:50pm

I have learned the hard way not to be the first to adopt a new OS or upgrades from windows.  My Vista Laptop is the worst and DRM is just crapping out window machines.  Not to mention rootkits.  I am going to keep my XP machine going until I hear better news about this new OS coming around, currently I have a mixed environment with Ubuntu and Linux OS's.  Just tired of putting out money for a OS that should be reliable.  Everytime I turn around there is a virus for windows and I don't have the problem with Ubuntu or Linux.  I don't have money to Keep throwing at Windows anyway.  Upgrade and/or fresh install is not a problem, because most people have been dealing with that for years now with Windows.

jihnn

February 12, 2009 at 6:47pm

software devs will stop making xp compatable products, m$ will quit supporting xp in, hmmmm, maybe 4/5 years.

 

i guess m$ will have 3 or 4 more os by the time i have to give up my xp.

so all you fanboys runout and buy "7" to keep  m$ in cash so they will have the ability to develope an os that actually has a reason to switch to.

some of you may buy a new car just because the one you have needs the windows washed, but i don't

 

lots of you are saying vista rules or when  "7" comes out it is a must have.....

 

why? once you get past the ...... i own it so it is the best.....or the ,,,,,it's shiny and new....mentality there is not a lot of substance to your arguments to change from xp

 

sorry guys   that's just not the way i roll

josephb

February 10, 2009 at 11:52am

I'm still using WinXP after playing with Vista long enough to realize it sucked. Vista's SP1 helped - a lot. Still, it's just not a compelling upgrade from XP for me. Now that I've played around with Win7 for a month, I'm of the same opinion about it - it's just not a compelling upgrade - yet. To make Win7 really worth the upgrade, I'd like to see a new file system and maybe an overhaul of the registry. Win7 is definitely better than Vista - but that's not really saying much. Win7 better than XP? Definitely not yet!

Zazubovich

February 09, 2009 at 1:13pm

than XP because they will be appropriate technologies for modern hardware.  I manage a number of computers for GIS workstations and some Dells for people to type on mostly, and reinstalling XP below SP3 or repairing the installations when newer, high capacity hard drives are installed is a huge time suck and a drag.  When I put the Vista 64 on my home rig, it was as smooth as buttah to just throw the disk in and watch it do its thang with a large hard drive.  V64 is a thing of beauty, XP is like Grampa's old pickup-cool for what it is but not ready for commuting.

Queenof1

February 08, 2009 at 12:45pm

I'm like the poster below - pry xp out of my cold dead hands. However, to keep up with the times I would like to install win 7 on separate partition. Never did get around to installing vista. seems pointless now.

Antilogic81

February 08, 2009 at 1:48am

Won't mind at all...been needing to give the hard drive a good old format...been seeing problems come up that I cant' fix with chkdsk or defrag. So this will be push for me to back up my stuff that I've been waiting for.

aluCard1462

February 07, 2009 at 12:34am

...why is windows 7 gonna be soo much better than vista...oh, and obviously a clean intall.

ghot

February 06, 2009 at 9:24pm

...but I'm going to stick with XP Pro till they pry it from my cold dead hands.  I'm not one of those afraid to move to a new OS....I just don't see the point.  I have Vista and the Win 7 beta...and as far as I can see they both are just XP Pro with new clothes and way too high of a price.

Change for the better is GOOD.....change for the sake of change, is foolish and expensive.

IF they do manage to pry XP Pro out of my cold dead hands, I will NOT be one of the idiots that buy into the upgrade BS.....thats just stupid.  Every 1/2 way experienced computer user knows......if you don't have a FULL copy of an OS, there will be trouble and regrets, down the road.

 

Take efficiency, and edit out all the intelligence and what you have left is a post-XP Microsoft operating system :)

FRAGaLOT

February 06, 2009 at 8:36pm

I don't see why anyone would have a serious problem doing a clean install anyway.  Most of us here have been installing windows on PCs since Windows 3.11.. so why would this be a big deal to us?

It's only going to be a problem to end users who have basic knowladge of using computers. It would be nice if the Windows 7 installer had it's own backup function before it wipes the boot drive clean and installs windows 7, rather than relying on end users to back up thier stuff.  But that's really hard to do for non-microsoft apps.

But with MS saying we should do clean installs sounds like they are being lazy.

Tbone

February 06, 2009 at 7:23pm

Clean install is a must. I would do the same if I upgraded to Vista but, with all the games I play it would be dumb to use an OS that barely runs games and when it does they run slower than XP. I would like to see 7 have an edition for gamers as it does for Professional and Home editions.

festiva_man

February 06, 2009 at 6:55pm

Give me a free version of win 7 as i relunctantly upgraded to Vista 6 months ago.  I enjoy vista but man i miss xp.  Last time i buy into Direct x anything.

Lord Omega

February 06, 2009 at 5:11pm

Once it comes, I am going to it :D

Stockislander

February 06, 2009 at 4:49pm

Kinda dumb question to ask MaxPC readers!

dankers

February 06, 2009 at 4:28pm

There are still people who are using Win98, they had the same complaints about XP as they did about Vista.

jcollins

February 06, 2009 at 3:50pm

Yep, clean install is a must.  Otherwise it's like not bathing for a month, then putting on a new suit.  Sure you look snazzy, but man do you stink...

musicman172001

February 06, 2009 at 3:45pm

I'd never do an upgrade anyways. It's much cleaner and less buggy with a fresh install. I tend to keep my files on a separate partition anyways, so re-installing programs doesn't take more than a few hours. I can deal with that.

xunknownx

February 06, 2009 at 3:26pm

there should be no reason why someone shouldnt do a clean install anyways

skhills

February 06, 2009 at 2:50pm

For me, if you're going to upgrade from XP to 7, why wouldn't you want to do a clean install?  It's better than carrying over all the junk that has accumulated on your system during your 3 years of staunch aversion to Vista.

rjzdanis

February 06, 2009 at 2:44pm

It's a non-issue.  A clean install of any OS every couple of years or so is probably a good thing for most PCs.  By the time 7 is widely available, most XP users will be due or overdue for one anyway.

emepror

February 06, 2009 at 2:37pm

how much of a discount i wonder?

lostcause64

February 06, 2009 at 2:26pm

I wouldn't have any issue doing the clean install.  I prefer to do that anyhow when dealing with an OS, especially because my various programs might not be compatible with the new OS.

John

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