Thread: Windows 7 Vs. Windows Vista

Is Windows 7 better than Windows Vista? If so why?

Windows 7 has a smaller footprint and runs faster than Vista. It is still based on Vista, so driver support is quite good. However, there is no real reason to upgrade if Vista is running fine for you on your current hardware.

I think W7 is the way Vista should have been. Love the new taskbar and the jump-lists. Plus the library is a very nice way to organize stuff. More intuitive than Vista.

Add to that Windows Search is built in, No need for google desktop anymore. THe search bar is in the start menu, and I type in a name, and it finds any emails from people, as well as files. Very very nice.

Can't say that the OS loads much faster, but it seems pretty stable. I like it, and soon will upgrade my desktop.

I started using Win7 on my desltop when the RC came out, upgrading from XP. Was very impressed with the interface, and the ease of use, as well as the utilities that are a part of the OS. Music, picture tasks are intuitive based on the type of folder you use. And the taskbar was superior to the Mac OS X because of the Preview feature. I had no experience with Vista to this point.

Then this month I purchased an HP laptop with an Intel Core Duo 2 motherboard and 4 MG RAM running Vista Home Premium 64-bit. While many of the features of Vista are similar to Win 7, I immediately saw how Win 7 was more responsive, quicker to boot, quicker to resume from hybernation or sleep mode, quicker to shut down. And when I started to use the Vista taskbar, I realized it was missing some of the features I had learned to depend on with Win 7.

My Win 7 upgrade discs came yesterday, and I will upgrade the laptop as soon as possible!

Windows 7 Premium 64bit runs great on my XPS Studio 13, very fast and stable.

FYI for anyone with multiple PC's running Vista or XP that Microsoft is offering Win 7 home premium upgrade family pack of 3 upgrades for 149 dollars on their website ofr a limited time. Not a bad deal at less than 50 bucks a pop.

But as it's a home version, not able to join a domain, it's good for many but not all.

Originally Posted by navychop

But as it's a home version, not able to join a domain, it's good for many but not all.

no its not pro or ultimate, its home premium version as I stated. A mustang isnt a porsche either. Thats why they have different names.

Originally Posted by vurbano

FYI for anyone with multiple PC's running Vista or XP that Microsoft is offering Win 7 home premium upgrade family pack of 3 upgrades for 149 dollars on their website ofr a limited time. Not a bad deal at less than 50 bucks a pop.

Yup. Thats the version I got. Amazon later reduced it around $15 and is now apparently sold out.

Didn't get the pro version because I don't think I will get more than 16 gig ram in my machines as those kind of DDR3 sticks would cost triple what I have invested in my computer already.

Also the windows xp mode in the pro version is extremely slow compared to vmware. So pro version just was not worth it for my purposes.