what OS do you prefer?

@clipsal (160)
Malaysia
March 10, 2010 12:56pm CST
windows had launch their new windows 7 but i dont really see any significant improvement compared to vista (correct me if i am wrong). even some people still prefer to stay with windows xp as they are a lot more responsive and they dont require high RAM. which OS do you think is the best? what are their pro and cons?
10 responses
jiagsunod
@jiagsunod (5)
• Philippines
11 Mar 10
I prefer Windows 7. It a combination of the speed of WinXP and the elegance of Vista. Evenmore, you don't have to worry about drivers, you can use the old drivers for WinXP.
clipsal
@clipsal (160)
• Malaysia
11 Mar 10
how about software or games? do all windows xp software and game is compatible with windows 7? usually everything should be fine. i am asking this just to be sure.
jiagsunod
@jiagsunod (5)
• Philippines
12 Mar 10
Virtually, you can run every WinXP and WinXP only softwares and games under Windows 7. Win7 has this feature called Windows XP mode, it is like running WinXP in a virtual machine, but in this case, it is incorporated into Win7. WinXP Mode is downloadable and free for genuine Win7.
fheroan
@fheroan (615)
• Philippines
11 Mar 10
Hello there clipsal.. well, for now, since im using vista, so i prefer it.... but i guess ill be changing to 7 after our semester ends... coz they said 7 is the combination of the speed of xp and the security of vista, i dont really care about the looks of the OS, i just care for the performance of my computer.. Have a nice day!
clipsal
@clipsal (160)
• Malaysia
11 Mar 10
since you are upgrading, i would like to know if i need to back up my driver first before upgrading?
tonyllenium
@tonyllenium (6252)
• Italy
11 Mar 10
as regards windows now i have xp version in reality windows i did nt check as good to judge it good or bad!!Surely have some improvement but xp as regards windows is a ood os!!May be even linux distribution are still interesting considering that microsoft are so heavy and in many cases low!!
Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (73635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Mar 10
I was running xp for quite some time, but I had some serious performance issues. I use a screen reader which translates what is on the screen into audio feed back in order for me to understand what is being said. Even with all the "bug fixes and upgrades" the screen reader didn't do as it should. If I exceded a certin speed in typing for example, the screen reader would crash usually prompting a restart. Or, the system would restart on its own for whatever reason. At first I thought it was a virus, but come to find out it was the OS. I baught and downloaded a copy of vista just to see if that a change in OS would benifit me. Sure enough it did, and its been working just fine ever since.
clipsal
@clipsal (160)
• Malaysia
11 Mar 10
well i guess you are having compatibility issue as if your software need windows vista or higher.
phoenix8606
@phoenix8606 (4942)
•
10 Mar 10
hi! I haven't use the new windows 7 till now, because I am accustomed to XP and I really don't need it, because my computer is not that powerful to support windows 7 without problems. and I really don't think it is that good as many say- i just prefer the "light" XP windows, because the new features of 7 really don't help me a lot
clipsal
@clipsal (160)
• Malaysia
10 Mar 10
if possible, con you please tell me the new features of windows 7 compared to the other two?thanks in advance :)
evasmom09
@evasmom09 (132)
• United States
10 Mar 10
See i have windows 7 and i love it but at first it is confusing to use.Still every once and a while i have to go to help to figure something out
clipsal
@clipsal (160)
• Malaysia
10 Mar 10
i have 1.5GB RAM laptop. do you think it is worth if i upgrade to windows 7? now,i am using windows vista ultimate.
user_786
@user_786 (1338)
•
11 Mar 10
windows 7 is much better than windows vista. it needs less disk space, ram and cpu speed. it is better than xp and has lot new features
siliguri
@siliguri (4241)
• India
11 Mar 10
I'm happy with the performance of window xp i didn't need to install another one in my pc...It is more reliable...and capable of running all the applications..that u want to run...
masterzukhruf
@masterzukhruf (160)
• Indonesia
10 Mar 10
Dear clipsal, I like Windows XP OS ( Service Pack 2 ).
shtzhappenz
@shtzhappenz (18)
• United States
10 Mar 10
i LOVE win7....its the BEST! win xp is good for older comps and it is a HUGE jump from win vista.....if your system is not up to date...then i recommend you upgrade so you can get the full effect of win7. if you do not want to spend the extra cash, then stick with winxp...you cant go wrong with it!