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[k_nitin_r]

I have been running Windows XP, but have been using other operating systems including Windows XP, and Ubuntu Linux 10.x and recently Ubuntu Linux 11.x. My primary operating system is still Windows XP and I decided not to upgrade because Windows 7 is more demanding on the hardware. I can afford more memory, a better processor, and even the integrated graphics processor from the Santa Bridge platform of the second generation of Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors, but with the frequent disk access, it can still get quite slow because getting a 7,500rpm hard disk drive would mean that the battery life would be lower and the computer would have more heat and more likely to shut down in the summers (we have temperatures of about 40C here and my laptop occasionally shuts down for overheating). A solid state disk is not really something that I would want to pay for till their prices go lower or till I get a higher income to pay for it.

I do intend to upgrade to Windows 8 because I see Windows 7 as a patched version of Windows Vista so I expect many of the problems of Windows Vista to re-surface in Windows 7 as well. Skipping a version after Windows Vista seems like a rather good choice from my perspective. I would consider moving to Ubuntu Linux or even Linux Mint but the problem I have is with opening MS Office documents, particular Powerpoint slides and MS Word documents. Sure, there is OpenOffice and there is LibreOffice too, but both are not quite accurate in the positioning of elements in the documents and in displaying the text formatting in the exact same way as it does in MS Office - the deliverables I have to hand over for class do have to match a publication standard for formatting of the document and there are significant points to be lost of the document formatting does not meet the requirements of the publication standard.

[Nightwalkerkg]

I agree that installation of Windows 7 is much,much easier and faster then Windows xp,You need like a hour for a full install (windows,drivers,software) of Windows 7 and about 2,3 hours for a windows xp,this could be different on beter pc-s.I also fell that Windows 7 is faster and it's easyer to fix errors.But i still stick to windows xp pro. sp2. because my pc i an 8 years old recycle bin.

[manvi]

well.....
me also recommended window xp because it is high quality and fast in speed.its performance is better than window 7.

[ThomasAnderson]

Nope, I think windows 7 installation is more essay than the windows XP, because windows 7 provide graphical user interface for the whole installation process.
But windows XP will not.

[warnerbob18]

I have already work on both on them Operating systems.
XP is much easier to work on as compare to Window 7, Window 7 has better user graphical interface but that is complicated to work on and new user can not easily work on Window 7.
Where as XP has Better Computer support as it takes less space on HDD. XP is much user friendly as new users can easily start working on that.

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[Quatrux]

warnerbob18, on 27 March 2012 - 10:40 AM, said:

I have already work on both on them Operating systems.
XP is much easier to work on as compare to Window 7, Window 7 has better user graphical interface but that is complicated to work on and new user can not easily work on Window 7.
Where as XP has Better Computer support as it takes less space on HDD. XP is much user friendly as new users can easily start working on that.

I agree, as for some time I am using Control panel of Windows 7 and XP, and it seems that they're quite similar, but on Windows 7 some things seems to be much easier, but the control panel is quite complex, you can get lost there, in XP it's much more in place. So to conclude, XP control panel navigation is a bit simpler, I think that on Windows 7 the control panel could also be a little more user friendly, as from one place you can go to another from which you can go to the same place, but sometimes when you want to go to a specific option, you need to navigate to find it, even though the better solution is not to navigate at all, but use the Windows 7 feature to use the search box, you'll find everything you need fast in the control panel with the search item, but you need to know what you're searching for

[xChellesei]

I agree to the other members. Installation of Windows 7 is a lot easier than in XP. The graphics are better too. I didn't install XP on my computer since my dad's the one who did that. But when my teacher demonstrated the installation of XP in class as a part of our lesson, I can say that it's more complicated than Windows 7. He also did a quick install but I think it's not that quick.

I like XP too but ever since I installed Windows 7 on my computer, it has been my favorite OS. I don't know if I'll like Windows 8 more but as of now, I'm still into Windows 7.

Quatrux, on 27 March 2012 - 05:42 PM, said:

but use the Windows 7 feature to use the search box, you'll find everything you need fast in the control panel with the search item, but you need to know what you're searching for

Yeah! This is what I do whenever I can't what I'm looking for in the control panel.