Not me Chip, I have been advised by Cissie's ex b/f (who is a PC wizard) to hang fire for a while, let others find the faults
billy... i have to admit, "fully" adopting Windows 7 was the fastest I've done of any Microsoft operating system. after using it full time for over a week and learning a few tweaks, there is absolutely no reason I would ever want to use Win XP or Vista. I will NOT be dual booting like I did with Vista when I still was using XP as my main OS. I finally moved fully to Vista several months later. So, moving fully to Windows 7 after 1 week is definitely noteworthy. IMHO, Windows 7 makes XP look and feel like an operating system from from the 90s. And, I realize thats just my opinion, but the more I use it, the more I keep saying.. dang.. why didnt we all have this awhile ago, but I'm thankful its finally here.
My Pro's List: (related to only my experience with my system)
1. very fast and snappy
a. faster boot and shutdown time than XP and Vista. also, hibernate & sleep are unbelievably fast (maybe more important).
b. moving from application to another, minimizing, etc, is a lot more responsive than Vista and, if not better than XP, than definitely equal. bottom line, its fast, and no complaints.
c. looks great and Aero features are much smoother than on Vista, using the same hardware. this is obviously one of the selling points, but I can confirm that its true.
2. entire OS is very stable
a. no crashes, no bugs, and I haven't found an application that I use to glitch.
b. all of my hardware loaded drivers automatically, no issues (fantastic considering I loaded Windows 7 x64bit)
c. microsoft must have done lots of wonderful things under the hood, because i swear my system can handle a lot more than before. in fact, i've yet to see Win 7 slow down even when I have lots of my normal applications opens.
3. its not perfect, but i like what Microsoft has done, and where they are headed.
a. the control panel is a lot easier to use for novice people, but some hidden options can be hard to find.
b. the taskbar is weird for the first few days/week. this is understandable because its *different*. everyone says this, but that after a few days, the majority of people will start to like it. so instead of immediately using some tweaks to change it back to more XP/Vista style, I left it as the default Win7 taskbar, and decided to see if I liked it. After about 1 week, I can confirm as well... that i am starting to like it alot.
4. every driver that worked for Windows Vista works for Win 7, and almost every application that worked for Win XP or Vista will work with Win 7.
5. and last but not least, i think its a Pro that I dont have any significant negatives.
Negatives:
1. maybe the cost of upgrade, if you are on a tight budget. BUT the cost of this upgrade on average is way below the previous upgrade costs of previous MS operating systems.
2. i will TRY to find more negatives soon.. but really, so far, thats all i've got.
so thats my list so far. if i am bias at all, its because I think Win XP is old and Vista is a bit slow, but I'm just trying to be honest and call it like I see it.
Yep I got it duel booting with xp at the moment, until I at least get used to it. I didnt like vista one little bit, it was slow and just a pain lol
What I have seen with Windows 7 so far is similar to Vista but a lot faster, so I look forward to you tips and tricks :-)
peacefulguy, some fun tips and tricks to follow.. i'm collecting a list of some goodies.. but first I want to encourage you (and others) to play around with it a bit more.