On October 22, Microsoft will unleash the much-anticipated Windows 7. After the commercial disaster that is Windows Vista, it is believed the new release will turn the tide for the world's biggest software maker. A lot of people also believe it will put a halt to Mac OS X's growth, but I personally think we need to remember the timeless quote form Steve Jobs: "We have to let go of the notion that for Apple to win, Microsoft has to lose."
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Member since:2009-06-18
I was using Vista x64 until Monday, when I took the time to upgrade to W7 RTM.
It is the first upgrade I've run since 3.11 to 95, and I was very impressed. As you mention, the system is notably snappier with W7 than Vista, but I don't imagine it was related to any memory pressure under Vista. It is especially apparent when first logging in, which is more or less instantaneous now, but it extends to other areas.
At least in my case the standard advice of installing clean proved unnecessary, and the end result saved me quite a lot of time. Almost all of my programs came through unscathed. The ones that needed updated or reinstalled all made sense, like RSAT, VMWare, &c.
I was well enough pleased with Vista, but like almost everyone else, find W7 a nice improvement.
Edited 2009-10-15 23:13 UTC
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2005-10-11
That's right!
Given enough RAM Vista is as fast as Win7. As intended.
Win7 can run with less RAM. As intended. People seem to miss that part and think Win7 is some super optimized thing.