GillyVanilly84 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Should i use Windows 7 RC or Vista SP2 as Main System? Is 7 good enough at this time in the RC vers.??What think u about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argi Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Vista SP2 for a main system for the time being. RC is decent, but I've had a BSoD so it's not perfect. A friend also had FPS problems in TF2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiance_Wes Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Just keep using Vista SP2, until Windows 7 is released and critical updates have been released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT 13 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I'm using Windows 7 RC, It's more stable than Vista was (even at SP2) and much much faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted May 10, 2009 Veteran Share Posted May 10, 2009 It'd be wise to use Windows Vista SP2 as your main operating system. Windows 7 isn't final, yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted May 10, 2009 Veteran Share Posted May 10, 2009 I'm using Windows 7 RC, It's more stable than Vista was (even at SP2) and much much faster. I don't think anyone can say the Windows 7 release candidate is more stable than a released operating system which is at its second service pack, unless they have proof? That could be very misleading to somebody who installs this after your recommendation and then finds some drivers/software are incompatible and they cannot revert back to Windows Vista. As I say though, if you have official proof that it is more stable, then by all means, that'd be brilliant. It could be that it's more stable to you and in your experience, with your hardware, but it's different for different people; especially with different hardware configurations. Windows Vista is a released operating system, now at its second service pack. It may be a bit slower than Windows 7 and lack some of Windows 7's incredible improvements, but you can be sure Windows Vista service pack 2 is going to be very stable. Windows 7 is still in development, albeit at release candidate stage. It may be that you experience some minor, or possibly some major, bugs/problems if you use Windows 7 as your only operating system. I use the Windows 7 release candidate as my main operating system, but I do so at my own risk knowing it's possible that I may experience some problems. I have experienced only minor problems at the moment. One of these is that I cannot change the taskbar to small icons and I cannot ungroup taskbar items - if I try to, the items in my taskbar become very messed up (luckily I don't want to change those options and I also think this could be happening as I upgraded from build 7000 to build 7100, rather than did a clean install; this is not recommended by Microsoft at all). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premgenius Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I would stick to Vista for the time being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhizziePop Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Windows 7 RC has most if not all of the security fixes as Vista SP 2... Most of the bugs in Windows 7 RC are related to new features... That said, Windows 7 RC is certainly more stable than Vista's Final version after it's beta/rc testing... and definitely good enough to use on your main machine... Maybe just occasional corks here and there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kl33per Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 If you have to ask, then you shouldn't be running a development version of an OS. Windows 7 does have a few bugs, and I've also seen a few crashes (related to drivers for my machine). It is fairly stable, but I don't trust or rely on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEVER85 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Vista SP2 is perfectly fine, but 7 RC is pretty damn sweet as well. You can't go wrong either way, but for mere fact that 7 isn't "finished" yet, I'd say Vista SP2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protocol7 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I can't compare to Vista as I came from XP, but apart from some explorer crashes with MPC I've had no stability issues or BSODs with 7. If you game a lot, it would be better to stick to Vista as you might get better framerates and at least Punkbuster will work for COD4 and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneKnee Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Don't people use the search feature any more? There are loads of threads about this already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ba'al Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Should i use Windows 7 RC or Vista SP2 as Main System? Is 7 good enough at this time in the RC vers.??What think u about it? Definitely Windows 7 RC. Even for the Punkbuster issue, there's now a fix that's working for many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhangm Supervisor Posted May 12, 2009 Supervisor Share Posted May 12, 2009 Definitely Vista. It is a much more robust, supported platform at the moment. Not to bash Win7 or anything - it is a great step forward - but the RC still doesn't quite feel done. I hope there is an RC2 before final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwhall Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I can't provide *Proof*.. That is like asking a marathon runner to provide proof that his second run was easier than the first. He can tell you through his own experience but proving it is another matter. And no.. Just cause one runs a marathon faster, doesn't mean that it was easier :p Just cutting that comment down before it's tossed out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerxes Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 (edited) That's a no brainer, Vista SP2. I'm using Windows 7 RC, It's more stable than Vista was (even at SP2) and much much faster. More stable? how can you be more stable then rock solid? please elaborate. I have to hand it to the media (and to a lesser extent Apple) for warping the minds of the public about Vista and have people resort to recommending an unfinished OS over a production OS. Edited May 12, 2009 by Xerxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT 13 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I don't think anyone can say the Windows 7 release candidate is more stable than a released operating system which is at its second service pack, unless they have proof? I really can't give you "proof" but I can say that Windows Vista Sp2 (the Explorer task) used to crash when I did something related with my old mobile phone, I really can't remember what it was but it had to do with connecting or disconnecting the phone (and maybe the sony ericsson software), and Windows 7 RC doesn't crash with the same thing. But as I said, I can't give you "proof" because I don't have that phone anymore, and also have no computers running Vista. Also, have been running Windows 7 RC (since release) and it hasn't crashed once (released may 5th so been running for 7 days now), Vista SP2 (depending on use) use to crash about twice every week. But that's just my personal experience, don't think this will happen to you (or not). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I've found that Windows 7 RC to be more responsive than Vista, boots faster, and has an overall nicer interface. For now I'm using Windows 7 RC. I did have 1 BSoD when trying to install a 32-bit program right after installing 64-bit Win 7. After a reboot the program installed fine. Not sure what the problem was, but haven't had any stability problems since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foley7 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I really can't give you "proof" but I can say that Windows Vista Sp2 (the Explorer task) used to crash when I did something related with my old mobile phone, I really can't remember what it was but it had to do with connecting or disconnecting the phone (and maybe the sony ericsson software), and Windows 7 RC doesn't crash with the same thing.But as I said, I can't give you "proof" because I don't have that phone anymore, and also have no computers running Vista. Also, have been running Windows 7 RC (since release) and it hasn't crashed once (released may 5th so been running for 7 days now), Vista SP2 (depending on use) use to crash about twice every week. But that's just my personal experience, don't think this will happen to you (or not). Vista sp2 RTM'ed like 2 weeks ago. still hasnt been released to the public and you are claiming all the crashes using sp2. are you using the beta version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerxes Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I really can't give you "proof" but I can say that Windows Vista Sp2 (the Explorer task) used to crash when I did something related with my old mobile phone, I really can't remember what it was but it had to do with connecting or disconnecting the phone (and maybe the sony ericsson software), and Windows 7 RC doesn't crash with the same thing.But as I said, I can't give you "proof" because I don't have that phone anymore, and also have no computers running Vista. Also, have been running Windows 7 RC (since release) and it hasn't crashed once (released may 5th so been running for 7 days now), Vista SP2 (depending on use) use to crash about twice every week. But that's just my personal experience, don't think this will happen to you (or not). Just because with your hardware Win7 RC1 runs better then Vista SP2 doesn't automatically mean it's the same for everyone. For the record, I run Vista on all my machines at home, all are rock solid and it's Win7 RC1 that crashes all the time (on my modern 08 laptop, so don't accuse me of running in on old hardware). However, I don't go around claiming Win7 is a POS because it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PT 13 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Just because with your hardware Win7 RC1 runs better then Vista SP2 doesn't automatically mean it's the same for everyone. For the record, I run Vista on all my machines at home, all are rock solid and it's Win7 RC1 that crashes all the time (on my modern 08 laptop, so don't accuse me of running in on old hardware). However, I don't go around claiming Win7 is a POS because it isn't. I didn't say Vista was a POS... If it was I wouldn't be using it before updating to windows7... duh! Vista is very good, but IN MY COMPUTERS Windows7 is more stable and faster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockz Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Am I the only one who doesn't noticed speed increases... people said Vista was faster than XP (or in some cases XP faster than Vista), and 7 faster than vista... but I haven't ever noticed the difference. I think its just a placebo effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S. Veteran Posted May 12, 2009 Veteran Share Posted May 12, 2009 Am I the only one who doesn't noticed speed increases... people said Vista was faster than XP (or in some cases XP faster than Vista), and 7 faster than vista... but I haven't ever noticed the difference. I think its just a placebo effect.From my limited experience using virtual machines in vbox, Windows 7 runs smoother than Vista, and the difference is quite remarquable. However, we'd need more serious benchmarks in order to draw any conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjoswald Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 If you have extremely important stuff to do on that machine, stick with Vista. But if you're just paranoid because it's an RC, I say give it a try. If it doesn't work out, just reinstall Vista and forget about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerxes Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 (edited) From my limited experience using virtual machines in vbox, Windows 7 runs smoother than Vista, and the difference is quite remarquable. However, we'd need more serious benchmarks in order to draw any conclusion. I dunno, I agree in Vbox 7 is much much faster then Vista (as I have tried running both of them as VMs) however, that doesn't necessarily translate to being actually installed on a machine. You got some people saying it's alot faster and people (like me) who are reporting it being a little slower. It's all down to your hardware config I think. I think most of the "boost" comes from the low end as 7 is much more streamlined and less resource intensive (netbooks are a good example, Vista is too much of a resource hog to run on them but 7 runs fine), also with high end machines 7 can leverage the new hardware better then Vista, which also could translate into the speed boost some are reporting as well. This is purely based on my opinion and could be wrong, just my take on it so take with a grain of salt. EDIT: While I agree benchmarks are needed to put an end to this, but once again it will still ultimately depend on your hardware config to how it actually pans out (performance wise). Edited May 12, 2009 by Xerxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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