Vista 64 & Windows 7

[Matt]

Would Vista make benefit of and use all four cores on a cpu like Windows 7?

Considering the upgrade to windows 7.

 

[JakAttack]

It will, but Windows 7 handles them much more efficiently, you don't get the major gradual system slowdown that Vista had either.

 

[Matt]

Yeah I've noticed that slowdown myself.

Alright, Windows 7 it is then, now i just need to obtain a copy...

 

[LDUK]

Yes, defo get Windows 7. It's also so much less demanding than Vista.

 

[PCS]

Windows 7 is generations ahead of Vista in terms of performance, stability and doesn't have a pop up window every 5 minutes asking you if you're really sure that you want to do that

 

[Matt]

Windows 7 is generations ahead of Vista in terms of performance, stability and doesn't have a pop up window every 5 minutes asking you if you're really sure that you want to do that

The first thing i did after installing vista was turn off UAC.

 

[JakAttack]

Amen to that, the most annoying thing in the world.

"Are you sure you want to do that"

"Yes that's why I ****ing clicked it!"

 

[LDUK]

The first thing i did after installing vista was turn off UAC.

I have windows 7 on a laptop, and I also turned UAC off on that. I just hate the idea. And Vista was a useless OS without UAC turned off lol. But windows 7, it actually suprising at how great it really is. It's exactly how it should be, which is odd from MS lol.

 

[JakAttack]

I like to think of it as more refined, polished Vista with better features.

 

[LDUK]

I like to think of it as more refined, polished Vista with better features.

I feel like MS made it up to me

 

[Gorman]

7 = Vista with a few code optimisations and the default security settings changed a bit.

7 is great, so was Vista. Unless you were trying to run it on an early 2000's machine with 256Mb of ram.

 

[Matt]

7 = Vista with a few code optimisations and the default security settings changed a bit.

7 is great, so was Vista. Unless you were trying to run it on an early 2000's machine with 256Mb of ram.

Yeah I've not had any major problems with Vista tbh. I only upgraded from xp when vista was at service pack 2 status so i guess the worst was already behind it.

However, if i can squeeze extra performance out of windows 7, which it seems i can then I'm happy to upgrade.

 

[LDUK]

Yeah, I can't complain too much about Vista, it served me well. I just hate how demanding it was. I wanted to use my specs for the games, but it wont let you because it's using all the power for the OS lol.

However, if i can squeeze extra performance out of windows 7, which it seems i can then I'm happy to upgrade.

Yup, this is a fact. You'll get more from a windows 7 then Vista with the same Computer specs.