win 7 compatible???
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rogerpalmtree
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Hi I'm just wondering if BA will be Windows 7 compatible when it's released?
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andyfuller
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Do you think W7 is much better than Vista from a day to day usage view point not trading.
One word - Yes.andyfuller wrote:Do you think W7 is much better than Vista from a day to day usage view point not trading.
The task bar is a great improvement. My system boots a lot quicker too. I was expecting some slowdown as you normally see with new system as apps are installed but I've seen none of that. The file explorer has been improved too. Vista used to have a double click problem that took me round in circles. But W7 seems to have cleared that up.
I've not tried the touch screen or multi-touch capability yet though. But can't see that I will ever need that. Not for what I do.
It does look very similar to Vista but in day to day use I would say a big thumbs up.
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andyfuller
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Worth upgrading to then? I unlike most it seems really like Vista, XP feels like going back to the 60's after using Vista.
Not amazing on Computers so would be interested to know how easy it is to switch OS from Vista to W7?
Not amazing on Computers so would be interested to know how easy it is to switch OS from Vista to W7?
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rogerpalmtree
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I'm not amazing with computer's either but I believe if you have vista you can just buy an upgrade version of windows 7 and don't have to worry about a clean install etc. You just install it "over the top" of vista and it keeps all your files etc. Amazon has some good info on this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Windo ... 697&sr=1-1.
I don't really see why it would but does windows 7 have any benefits from a purely trading point of view over vista? I don't know what I'm thinking of really, maybe it has marginally faster response times or some other benefits I can't think off???
I don't really see why it would but does windows 7 have any benefits from a purely trading point of view over vista? I don't know what I'm thinking of really, maybe it has marginally faster response times or some other benefits I can't think off???
I always buy a new hard disk and install the OS as a clean installation.rogerpalmtree wrote:I'm not amazing with computer's either but I believe if you have vista you can just buy an upgrade version of windows 7 and don't have to worry about a clean install etc. You just install it "over the top" of vista and it keeps all your files etc. Amazon has some good info on this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Windo ... 697&sr=1-1.
I don't really see why it would but does windows 7 have any benefits from a purely trading point of view over vista? I don't know what I'm thinking of really, maybe it has marginally faster response times or some other benefits I can't think off???
Then connect the old disk to retrieve all the data.
And on top of that, I set up dual booting so I can choose to log into the Vista (or XP) session if I want to. But this may be overkill for most people.
It means setting up stuff like email again but having worked with computers and the industry for over 20 years I can tell you this is the best way.
Upgrading may be the choice of the regular man off the street but it's worth going through the pain for a day or so to do this. Also, when you've finished it's like having a new machine. But if you are not comfortable doing this then get someone competent to do it for you.
In terms of faster response times, this is not a function of the OS so you would not see any difference. I've not noticed any difference in this respect anyway.
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andyfuller
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Cheers for the info.
My PC is definitely slower than it used to be despite being far more powerful than I need.
I would be keen to have the option of log ins into different O/S but that is way beyond me.
My PC has a 1TB HD, well I think it is 250GB over 4 or something like that so guess I would need to replace all of them.
Think the best option would be to take it to a shop as better getting it done right than messing it up and being without a PC for a day or 2 as that would mean missing trading and missing income.
Any idea how much you would expect to pay?
If all else I will just buy a new PC in another year or so they are cheap as chips these days anyway and always good to have a back up incase the main one goes down.
My PC is definitely slower than it used to be despite being far more powerful than I need.
I would be keen to have the option of log ins into different O/S but that is way beyond me.
My PC has a 1TB HD, well I think it is 250GB over 4 or something like that so guess I would need to replace all of them.
Think the best option would be to take it to a shop as better getting it done right than messing it up and being without a PC for a day or 2 as that would mean missing trading and missing income.
Any idea how much you would expect to pay?
If all else I will just buy a new PC in another year or so they are cheap as chips these days anyway and always good to have a back up incase the main one goes down.
Dual booting isn't the hardest thing to do. You can see videos of people dual booting with all possible combinations on youtube to get an idea. As long as you backup eveything important on a seperate disc and know how to install drivers (which Windows make very easy) you could do it yourself. It's important to set up a seperate partition for each OS, if you do this and go wrong you can just wipe it and start again ( as long as you don't start unplugging things during instalations!). I plan to do dual boot my system next month, to have a stripped down version of XP for only trading and a version of Windows 7 for everything else. If you have a backup laptop you could always use that to trade if you need an extra day or two to get it sorted. If it all goes tits up then perhaps pay someone to do it for you, but I would say give it a go first, you'll learn a bit about how your system works and save a few bob in the process if you manage to do it.
I also have been quite happy using Vista ... until I first installed Win 7 a few months back. The difference in performance is astounding for a newer operating system. I managed to successfully install Win 7 onto my Netbook and it works fine, something I could not have dreamed of doing with Vista. I personally would say that performance wise Win 7 is nearer to XP (faster) on the same hardware than Vista (slower).
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andyfuller
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Spikey - did you do a clean install or just an upgrade from vista?
