Post by swanrail on Oct 29, 2009 0:42:12 GMT 1
Last week, my windows XP had its annual tantrum and crashed on me such that I could not boot up the computer.
Was forced to completely reload Windows, meaning all of my bookmarks and e-mail addresses went for a chop (did mean to back them up, but never got round to it................), so had to start reloading all of my software.
Thought I would take a chance and bought the new Windows 7, my experience so far is that it is very good.
Installation was very quick and easy, and although it all looks different, it is quite easy to use, and everything runs so much faster than ever before.
WAs a bit worried as I have been using Windows Office 97 for many years (about 10!!)and did not expect it to even load, however it went in like a dream. I also use a programme called Picture Easy (Kodak) for my photos, which is even older, and to my surprise this also loaded very fast as well and WORKED!!!
Very strange to me is that they do not bundle an e-mail programme, Outlook Express seems to have disappeared forever!, however, you can download for free from the Microsoft site their new e-mail programme, which sets up the same as Outlook Express.
Overall, so far, very impressed, when I originally installed XP took quite a long time to get things working as well as this one does in a few hours!
Was forced to completely reload Windows, meaning all of my bookmarks and e-mail addresses went for a chop (did mean to back them up, but never got round to it................), so had to start reloading all of my software.
Thought I would take a chance and bought the new Windows 7, my experience so far is that it is very good.
Installation was very quick and easy, and although it all looks different, it is quite easy to use, and everything runs so much faster than ever before.
WAs a bit worried as I have been using Windows Office 97 for many years (about 10!!)and did not expect it to even load, however it went in like a dream. I also use a programme called Picture Easy (Kodak) for my photos, which is even older, and to my surprise this also loaded very fast as well and WORKED!!!
Very strange to me is that they do not bundle an e-mail programme, Outlook Express seems to have disappeared forever!, however, you can download for free from the Microsoft site their new e-mail programme, which sets up the same as Outlook Express.
Overall, so far, very impressed, when I originally installed XP took quite a long time to get things working as well as this one does in a few hours!
Dam shame end of a good OS however from reviews and a persional encounter on friends PC looks liek has been replaced with a superb Operating System Windows 7 Though i shell be using Vista x64 from now on