Thinking of windows 7 ??

[Redrooster]

Hi,

I'm considering installing Windows 7 but I'm worried that i might lose all my copying / ripping progs that I currently use on XP.

Has anyone tried DVD shrink, Decryter etc and got them working OK on Windows 7 ?

thanks

[thetarget]

to be honest am yet to find a program that wont work on win 7


i just downloaded dvd shrink and it works as far as installing it and opening it
i haven't tried to rip a DVD cos am too lazy to go downstairs to get one
but am sure it would


you can also run programs in vista and xp compatibility modes....
i have a program called pocketdivx encoder (used for my archos) it was acting funny under win 7 changed the compatibility mode to xp and it works fine


i would say if it works under vista it will work right off in win7
if not change the mode and it should work



only problem i have had was drivers for my soundblaster really and that got sorted

[Redrooster]

Many thanks, that's made my mind up, I think I'll give it a go:ok

Cheers

Red

[thetarget]

but if it all goes t1ts up it wasn't my fault LOL

[Redrooster]

but if it all goes t1ts up it wasn't my fault LOL

Now you tell me:bash lol

[thetarget]

I have XP and win7 on mine and I never boot with xp


why don't you dual boot so you have both ?


install xp one 1 partition or drive first

then install windows 7 on another drive or partition win 7 will do the rest


when you boot you will be asked what os you want to use :ok

[Dave Mak]

you can also run programs in vista and xp compatibility modes

make sure you install at least the professional version for this feature, its not available in home premium :ok

[thetarget]

am 85% sure the mode that is only available for pro and above is for running
windows xp from within windows 7 as a virtual pc

so you run XP from within windows 7 for them programs that just wont work on 7
but your CPU must support this.

the setting I am talking about is something that I have seen on windows xp for
windows 98 am 2000 but it seems a lot more effective on windows 7 with a lot more options

but as I am using the ultimate version of 7 I couldn't say 100% if these options would be there on a less than pro-version

here is a screen grab on the compatibility option you get when you right click a EXE file under 7

[Dave Mak]

that makes sense. so if you install home and want xp compatability mode then use VirtualBox. i use it to play about with linux and as a testbed for "suspect" programs. its made by Sun and its free :ok

_http://www.virtualbox.org/

its as good as VMware

[thetarget]

honestly i have found no reason to use the virtual xp mode at all everything works for me right off


am really liking windows 7 its faster on boot
and defo faster at transferring files between drives


have no problems with games photoshop or anything

last night I plugged in my xbox 360 pad never tried it before.

soon as I plugged it in it downloaded a 2MB set up file and installed itself in seconds

opened up wolfenstein was asked do I want to use the pad and it worked
spot on :biggrin

[Dave Mak]

your not playing fps using a pad are you????
you may as well use your xbox cos thats just a waste of a perfectly good keyboard and mouse not to mention far superior aiming.

pads on a PC are for ProEvo and driving games only :biggrin

[thetarget]

no I just tried it then went right back to my G15 :biggrin


xbox just sits there unused lol

[Dave Mak]

i've just put it on myself, dual booted it. i'll give it a couple of weeks and see how it goes. :ok

[ImCal]

No probs here accept a couple of touchscreen applications which i`m sure you wouldnt use anyway, like that whats been said before dual boot and i`m pretty sure after a few days you will just work in windows 7 (by the way windows 8 is out 2011).

Also programs that dont work there are plenty of alternative`s that do etc.

[Dave Mak]

its giving me issue's already, its saying corruption error run chkdsk, then its stuck in a checkdisk loop of repairing stuff and rebooting then repairing the same stuff then rebooting. may format and re-install again.

also it wont let me save (browser downloads) to any drive other than C:
it just flashes some message then goes back to my docs, im sure this is down to UAC but im on the lowest setting and it still does it.?

[thetarget]

defo using the RTM version Dave ?



can't say I had any of them problems myself


just tried to save a browser download to another drive using IE and it worked fine...I also have UAC turned down in user accounts

[Dave Mak]

format and reinstall, UAC disabled and it seems to be playing nice now.
i will give it a good testing later on when i get up when i try some games and compare frame rates to XP64Bit

also i only installed 32bit Ultimate, for the sake of compatability issue's with the 64bit drivers :ok

defo using the RTM version Dave

This one
http://www.uksatcentre.com/forums/showthread.php?p=53624#post53624

[thetarget]

do us a favour run that DPC latency checker on your win 7 install


I have just found I have bad dpc spikes that i dont get under xp it had to be drivers or something that kicking if soon as you open a program

when i first boot its fine open some up and the problems start


http://www.thesycon.de/deu/latency_check.shtml

[Dave Mak]

hasn't gone over 500u in 10 mins

[thetarget]

mines all over the place can't work out what's doing it


seems to be a delayed service as it takes about a min before it started peaking

[Dave Mak]

no problems as of yet, seems quite stable and now i have disabled UAC, no anoying messages.

had a bit of an issue with the default floder display in explorer, i dunno were it was starting but i wanted it to start at "My Computer", and the fact that the quick launch bar was missing. but there both sorted now.

anyone wanna post their System Rating scores?

Processor = Q6600
Mem = 3gig generic ddr800
graphics = X1900XT
Primary HD = seagate 320g 7200.11

[thetarget]

CPU : Q6600 @ 3Ghz
Ram : OCZ platinum DDR 800
Graphics : HD 4870 1GB
Primary HDD : 500GB Samsung F3