Windows 7 Barred from Georgetown Campus

I have loved Windows 7. It didn't come with drivers for the video card in my laptop, but I was able to use the vista one, and it actually ran better than when my computer had windows vista business on it, and that is with playing games like World of Warcraft. My custom desktop that has comparatively lower specs runs even better. WIndows 7 is a much better memory user than Vista ever could have hoped to be. I rate it at least a 4 out of 5. Afte rall it is still a beta so it will have subtle issues every now and then, but so far no complaints here.

If they left techies and whiz kids in the dark till the real release for these products wouldn't that increase the likelyhood thats the life end date of these necessary products might actually last longer.
It would give "mankind" longer to F#!#!! it up.

i can't wait to plop down money to make the sob gates more money

Vista was a disaster...none of my programs worked including a genealogy program with 15 years of data. No way will I try Windows 7.

I am novice,is Winsows 7 the same as Int.EXP. 7? I have it and it is junk all kinds of IE error messages. This page cannot bedisplayed and navagation canceled. I am thinking of going over to Firfox,what do you think?

What is it with Gates and the rest of the world?!
Newer is NOT always better, why try to keep making NEW versions when the old version still needs to be corrected for security issues?! Rather than creating "new" versions why not make the old ones work properly and eliminating all the security issues? EVERY time a "new" Windows version comes out so do the hackers! EVERY time a "new" version comes out, it comes with its own special set of security issues!
I use Windows XP SP2 and I have no reason to get anything newer except that Microsoft will no longer support it in the future! Heck... I still haven't downloaded every update for XP simply because I have a VERY slow connection.
Just how many BILLIONS of dollars does ONE man need!?!

What is it with Gates and the rest of the world?!
Newer is NOT always better, why try to keep making NEW versions when the old version still needs to be corrected for security issues?! Rather than creating "new" versions why not make the old ones work properly and eliminating all the security issues? EVERY time a "new" Windows version comes out so do the hackers! EVERY time a "new" version comes out, it comes with its own special set of security issues!
I use Windows XP SP2 and I have no reason to get anything newer except that Microsoft will no longer support it in the future! Heck... I still haven't downloaded every update for XP simply because I have a VERY slow connection.
Just how many BILLIONS of dollars does ONE man need!?!

When I dump Vista (or when it dumps all my software - again) I will be upgrading to Linux. I'm done with Microsoft.

I don't think Gates or Microsoft should put out a Beta version of an OS and expect our computers to shutdown just because of a flukey in the OS of the new system. They should just finish the job instead of leaving it half *ss done.

Craigers

Windows vista is just as bad. Best Buy is only selling vista in our area and they claim that the software was fixed. I'm going to tell you don't buy or trust anything that has windows vista or come from Best Buy. I'm waiting on a class action law suit against both companies.

GATE CAN KISS MY FAT ASS.............WINDOW VISTA IS CRAPPY AND HERE IS THIS BIG EAR UGLY SOB TRYING TO MAKE A NEW VERSION...............BILLY BOY...........KISS IT

I was furious when I bought my computer a year and a half ago and could not find a new one with XP. They forced Vista down our throuts and now another? Just how much money does one man need?

1) Cindy: We can all just say it: Vista sucked massively. For you to be disgusted with it is perfectly understandable. With that said:

Windows 7 has been independently confirmed by a number of reliable sources to be infinitely better than Vista, and in some ways better than XP. But if you aren't doing a lot of data transfer over Local Area Networks, then stick with XP. XP is just fine for databases like the genealogy one you're working with. If speed is an issue, upgrade the hardware on your actual computer, like memory and the motherboard, and you'll be humming along just fine with XP.

2) Gregory Dittmer: You already know why new versions are always popping up. It's the same reason new cars, televisions, and clothes are constantly being made and brought to market; to capture the imagination of consumers who want something different and better. Of course, as you say, newer isn't always better, but for a company to survive in this capitalist system, they have to keep trying to improve upon the old model. Newer, better, faster, more: That's capitalism.

Continuing with that theme, releasing new products isn’t so much to make Bill richer as it is to make stockholders in Microsoft happy. They want their stock to increase in value. The only way to do that is to increase the value of the company. And the best way to do that is to continue selling products that people want. Curse Microsoft all we want, but the fact remains that it’s on 90% of all computers in the world. Even Mac users have the option of emulating Windows on their machines in order to access software written specifically for the vastly more popular Windows.

Furthermore, there are often breakthroughs in computer hardware technology that require new ways of thinking with regard to programming. The first ever PC processor ran at a mind-numbingly slow 2 MHz. That’s pretty darned slow and probably wouldn’t even run Minesweeper, much less a simple Notepad document, at least not efficiently. Computers now? 2 GHz. That’s a thousand-fold increase in speed. Would you want to use the 1979 Altair PC OS, such as it was, on a computer that can run at 2 GHz? I sure wouldn’t. This means new versions are necessary to take advantage of technological leaps. Newer, in the case of computer software and hardware, actually is better – for the most part.

3) Craig: Putting out a Beta version is actually a service to you. Beta versions are put out there for free so that regular folks like you and I can run the software and find the bugs that even the most dedicated testers at Microsoft can't find. Keep in mind that operating systems like Windows involve millions of lines of code. No, not thousands. *Millions.* Windows XP has 40 million lines of code, for example. With that much code, there are bound to be a few mistakes. After all, humans write the code. And humans aren’t perfect.

Add to that the near-infinite number of ways people use their computers on a day-to-day basis, and there’s really no way Microsoft (or any software company) can anticipate each and every possible flaw that might arise.

Enter Beta testing. As of January 24 this year, at least 2.5 million copies of Window 7 Beta were downloaded and are presumably in use right now. That means 2.5 million people are troubleshooting the software for you and me before it gets released in late-2009 with what will probably be a hefty price tag. 2.5 million people are making sure that you and I don’t get junk when it comes time to actually pay for the product, and for that, I’m pretty happy. How often do you really get a chance to “Try Before You Buy?” And how often do you get to hear from everyone who’s using it exactly what they think before you plop down cash for the final version? That’s why Microsoft is releasing a Beta version. It’s a good thing for the consumer.

Hi, I am still using XP. Vista has too many problems. Microsoft should fix all the issues with those two os before releasing a new one. The new one always has a ton of glitches in the program. Now, don't get me wrong, but after they fix those two, then it is alright to venture into a newer os, and release the beta version. Beta versions are released to let others test the program and give
feedback to fix those many bugs, so they are a lot of help to the
rest of us.

- Thomas
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When we buy a new computer why do we have to accept the onboard OS. We should have a choice of what system (within reason) should be loaded onto the system.

The mother board crashed on my laptop so I had to buy a new one. I was running XP Pro. The new lap top was loaded with Vista Basic. My God!!!!!!!!!!! What a piece of junk!!!!! Whoe ever came up with that garbage must have been smoking garbage. I think we should be able to go to Microsoft and demand to have the Vista removed and have tone one we were happy with re installed without charge!!.

I was very happy with XP. Why should I be forced to use something I don't want??