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**Austen_D** · 08-07-2009, 17:02

Half the features new to Windows 7 were promised in vista. It's definately nothing groundbreaking but it actually works without crashing and taking up all your ram and processing cycles. I haves copy and it's probably worth a purchase. I prefer macs myself though.

**jaybee2786** · 08-07-2009, 17:07

If you are going to stick with windows!!!!!!!!! install virtual pc on to your system and get your hands on an ISO of whatever system you want to try out see if you like it.

**Bugsy** · 08-07-2009, 17:09

Originally Posted by msr

http://www.Microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx

knock yourself out.

Cheers muchly indeed for the link, MSR, but I'm fücked if I understand what's to do on that site. Apparently, once I install it, it'll keep going on the blink every two hours after a certain date unless I fork out for a pukka version. I'm not sure if I can handle that with my rudimentary IT abilities.

I'm still trying to figure out how I can download Ubuntu to the sectioned-off bit of my hard-disk (sorry about the technical terms. :D).

MsG

**One_of_the_strange** · 08-07-2009, 21:51

Originally Posted by Slick-Rick

Orrrr

Download Ubuntu and burn it to disc which is free legal software, a million times better than windows and boots up in roughly 23 seconds

http://www.ubuntu.com/

Comes with everything, office, GIMP (photoshop), tons of software and games

For a fun vid of what Ubuntu can do have a look http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxfSwzhSn1c&feature=fvst

The big problem with Ubuntu is that the default GUI is GNOME. Frankly, it's different to Windows for no better reason that it can be (Wooo let's stick it to the man, I've got a t-shirt with a penguin on it etc).

So don't bother, try the KDE flavour of Ubuntu instead. Kubuntu
I found it a lot easier to move to from XP than GNOME and am still happily using it.

Of course if you want to play modern games on your machine then Win7 is the only game in town if you're buying a PC these days. That said, I reckon it's still worth setting up a dual boot machine and doing everything else in Linux.

Or a Mac, if you're a trendy young thing with lots of money. Or my wife. Neither of which is me.

**msr** · 08-07-2009, 21:54

Or VMWare ;)

**One_of_the_strange** · 08-07-2009, 22:14

Originally Posted by msr

Or VMWare ;)

At home ?

1. Not cheap.
2. Life's too short.

**dogmeat** · 08-07-2009, 22:25

Originally Posted by One_of_the_strange

Originally Posted by msr

Or VMWare ;)

At home ?

1. Not cheap.
2. Life's too short.

Sun VirtualBox: http://www.sun.com/software/products/virtualbox/get.jsp

1. Free.
2. No more sucking at the M$ teat.

The last version of Windows I paid for was 3.0. Every version since then has been treated as a bug-fix free upgrade. Still waiting for proper release version...

**3rdStafford** · 09-07-2009, 06:51

Originally Posted by Bugsy

Apparently, once I install it, it'll keep going on the blink every two hours after a certain date unless I fork out for a pukka version. I'm not sure if I can handle that with my rudimentary IT abilities.

The current download can be used until mid 2010, after which time it will restart every 2 hours.