Lessons learned from installing Windows 7, over 16 times
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Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversWhen the first Windows 7 beta (build 6801) was announced at PDC in late 2008, everyone was excited, myself included.
Within a few days after release I was happily running my very first version of Windows 7. Right around new years day, Microsoft released the first public beta (build 7000) of the next gen OS. Since Microsoft was kind enough to share it with me, I decided to share it with everyone I know. Starting with my immediate family computers and expanding to my network of friends and coworkers. I went on a upgrading frenzy, installing Windows 7 on just about any PC I could get my hands on. Everything from an overclocked 3 Ghz quad-core PC to a 1.3 Ghz laptop.
What have I learned from these installation adventures? I've learned that Microsoft has produced their most stable, reliable & speedy codebase to date. PC's that struggled just to run Vista's basic functions, now can run Windows 7 with all of its features (including Aero). By creating an OS that scales remarkably well, Microsoft has not left the owners of older PC's out in the cold. Allowing them to upgrade their OS without buying a new PC, or even adding additional hardware to their existing PC's. Windows 7 also has one of the easiest install\upgrade processes I've ever seen. With some machines fresh installing Windows 7 in less than 15 minutes.
To further cement my uber-nerd status , I created a spreadsheet to catalog all of my Windows 7 installs. Using a unscientific scale, I graded the PC's on everyday usability and performance. Out of all the PC's on the list, only two lacked the GPU power to run 7's Aero features & none of them had any major driver issues.
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Comments(4)
awesome work.
900 mhz 1 gb ram 20gb ssd install took about 30 min install due to slow wright speeds on
ssd's been runnng 1 week now realy quick boot time under 30 seconds battery time
improved! quicker at starting apps realy stable better than vista and xp (please don't
slate that) by far the best os to come fro microsoft so glad they have learnt
i'm running 7 on my work computer. its only a p4 2.4 single core with 512mb of ram and
an onboard 865g graphics controller. areo doesnt run but other than that, no complaints.
its obviously not as impressive as running it on my home quad core comp but i am
definately impressed that this arcaic dell with a piddly amount of ram can push it, and
push it reasonably fast.
you guys should check out the windows 7 forum, at microsoft.com/springboard. it provides
support, "how to" video guides and the several other tips and tricks to make your
windows 7 experience awesome.
thanks
glen
v-glferg at
microsoft.com
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By rucalx on 28.05.2009 - 10:05