Post your desktop

[Abzu]

Faster.



And the taskbar is waaay better. The functionality of this thing just destroys the XP and Vista taskbars.

[Mesarthim]

i've heard nothing but good things about win 7 so far.

[zim]

..it's still ugly

[Lavabug]

[quote name="abzu"]Faster.



And the taskbar is waaay better. The functionality of this thing just destroys the XP and Vista taskbars.[/quote]

Memory usage?

[Abzu]

[quote name="zim"]..it's still ugly [/quote]

You're retarded.



You can, however, choose to use small icons on the taskbar, which reduces the height to below the orb (similar to Vista's look) but I prefer it with the default larger icons.

[zim]

Your mom prefers larger icons.

[Abzu]

Here is example -- plus I hovered over the Start orb to illustrate that its glow extends now

[Abzu]

[quote name="zim"]Your mom prefers larger icons. [/quote]

In contrast to your mom, who likes my icons just fine

[zim]

Is 7 faster than Vista? Would I really benefit at all from upgrading?

[Abzu]

Yes.



At default installation, it is not volumes faster, but it is inherently slimmer and can be made to be galaxies faster than Vista can. That's strictly from a performance standpoint. From a functionality standpoint, you also pick up speed from several of the new features (the new Aero features, jump lists, Libraries, etc.).



While I was using the RC, my hard drive failed (pure hardware failure, not OS related) and the replacement drive was back to Vista. I instantly missed the new functionality I'd quickly gotten used to.



Over all, I can't tell you if it's worth upgrading for you because I am not you. (Thank god)

[Abzu]

Oh, User Account Control is improved and not so annoying.





aaaaaaand 7 is a shit ton more stable and less buggy than Vista, even after the fixes and improvements its undergone in the last few years.

[zim]

Guess I'll look into getting it then.

[Lavabug]

[quote name="abzu"]Oh, User Account Control is improved and not so annoying.





aaaaaaand 7 is a shit ton more stable and less buggy than Vista, even after the fixes and improvements its undergone in the last few years.[/quote]

Are you sure you're happy with w7 aren't just telling yourself that to justify what you paid for it? I always had UAC disabled, and Vista has not once crashed on me. Meh, I guess I'll treat this like every other Windows release, I'll only bother with it when I buy a new PC and it happens to come with it. By the time that comes I think w7 will be obsolete.

[TamPron]

yup

[Abzu]

[quote name="Lavabug"]
[quote name="abzu"]Oh, User Account Control is improved and not so annoying.





aaaaaaand 7 is a shit ton more stable and less buggy than Vista, even after the fixes and improvements its undergone in the last few years.[/quote]

Are you sure you're happy with w7 aren't just telling yourself that to justify what you paid for it? I always had UAC disabled, and Vista has not once crashed on me. Meh, I guess I'll treat this like every other Windows release, I'll only bother with it when I buy a new PC and it happens to come with it. By the time that comes I think w7 will be obsolete. [/quote]

yeah, I didn't impulse buy. I hammered at the RC for a couple of months before making the decision.

[Teignub]

[quote name="TAM TAM"]yup[/quote]



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