Comments on: Windows 7 Review

By: Microsoft shifts 350 million Windows 7 licenses in 18 months, XP still king

Microsoft shifts 350 million Windows 7 licenses in 18 months, XP still king — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:00:53 +0000

[...] announced in a post on Friday that in its first 18 months, more than 350 million licenses of the Windows 7 operating system have been shifted, making it possibly the fastest selling operating system of all [...]

By: liz hunt

liz hunt — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:49:59 +0000

I have a new Satellite A665 with Windows 7. My problem is : I print to a Epson work force 600. It takes a good 5 minutes after I click print for the printer to work. We have reinstalled the printer and still it works this way. I am working from the laptop and other laptops also print from the printer. They have no problem. I do not know what
is is. I am not real good at computers , either. Any help?

By: Siddharth

Siddharth — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:04:09 +0000

i am not a delusioned indian……..u must be one from whichever country u are……by the way how do u know which machine i have? i didnt say that windows 7 is not better….i just said that i see no reason to upgrade.see before u type.

By: Windows 7: 1 year, 240 million licenses

Windows 7: 1 year, 240 million licenses — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:33:01 +0000

[...] is Windows 7’s first birthday and Microsoft has reason to celebrate. License sales of Windows 7 have eclipsed 240 million copies in just a year, reports Datamation. The company claims that 17.1 [...]

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:36:15 +0000

Some of these comments are so ridiculously biased..
Firstly, it is not microsofts job to provide drivers, these are written by the 3rd party companys who produce the hardware. If you have driver issues, it is because whoever the hardware vendor is cannot be bothered to write drivers for windows 7. The same people who expect flawless backwards compatibility also complain about bloat and sluggishness.
To be honest I think a lot of these people who objectify things to the extremes are mostly fan boys (mostly apple) who enter into it with an already formed opinion. While we're on that topic, I don't like apple anymore because of its breeding of an elitist almost nazi like regime where everything must be controlled by them.
I have been running on windows 7 since the open beta and have never had it crash on me.

By: Western Digital launches world’s largest SATA drive with 3TB Caviar Green

Western Digital launches world’s largest SATA drive with 3TB Caviar Green — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:27:13 +0000

[...] designed for 64-bit systems, they’ll also function with legacy 32-bit systems running Vista or Windows 7, with a few caveats. Western Digital offers a chart spelling out which operating systems will [...]

By: Marcus

Marcus — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:17:09 +0000

are you stupid? i bought the same machine as you and it workd better on win7! you are a delusional indian!

By: Siddharth

Siddharth — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:05:17 +0000

i use windows vista……had got it with my computer an year back…guys just wanted to tell u all one thing ….ITS NOT BAD…..i use it for everyday for surfing ,gaming and home use etc…it works perfectly fine.doesnt even hang.its just made to look bad.many people tried to use it on their old rotting computers.i dont find any reason to Úpgrade to windows 7.
p.s-i have service pack 2.

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By: Graydon

Graydon — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:14:41 +0000

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By: Gazza

Gazza — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:23:54 +0000

All my software have work on w7 when most did not on vista so I stayed with XP and some of my software go back w95. You just right click go to properties and then compatibility. So far I love it and think it is the best.

By: Mike Chudej

Mike Chudej — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:41:11 +0000

The downgrade to XP is not really a downgrade. It will let you install XP as a 2nd operating system. You can use it that way.

By: Inexpensive Back-to-School Laptops and Desktops from AMD

Inexpensive Back-to-School Laptops and Desktops from AMD — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:17 +0000

[...] a 2.1 GHz dual-core Athlon processor, ATI 4250 graphics, and a 6.7-pound carry weight. It also has Windows 7 Home Premium, a built-in webcam, and about every memory card slot you can think of.HP dv5-2035dx [...]

By: Ticked 2

Ticked 2 — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:11:27 +0000

also a bit ticked, one of 7's selling points was compatibility, I have hundreds of dollars wotrh of software that will not work on w7. Not happy about that and my business is loosing money daily as I try to find software that fits my needs.

By: Russ

Russ — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:41:14 +0000

Where can you get it for $30??????

By: Wayne

Wayne — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:02:20 +0000

You are dumb.

By: Ticked Off

Ticked Off — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:35:13 +0000

Windows 7 has more non compatibility issues with software than I have ever seen before. Another trip back to the drawing board and return with the drivers for previous software editions either that or be prepared to dish out anywhere fromm a few hundred to a thousand to replace simple programs, lets hope the future is better, if possible I will return to Vista and even XP

By: Robroy

Robroy — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:58:32 +0000

Truly, Ralph – we all know that you have no PC friends..

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By: MAP

MAP — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:33:49 +0000

Hi Martha,
I'm sorry to hear that you are running into trouble with W7, but doesn't surprise me.
eMachines are low cost PCs built by ACER. ACER doesn't produce high quality machines. Apple does. I don't have an eMachine (thanks God) but a DELL which came with pre-installed W7. The machine is not mine but it is a company machine (thanks God again), so at the end the problem is company's problem. The "IT" manager thought he was making a good deal buying this DELL at 2800$, but by now he may have changed his mind when he found out that a FAR superior quality Mac with the latest OS was in the market for 2500$ (the values are in Australian dollars, I am based in Australia)
Mac will be my next personal computer, not this thing with its W7 horror installed.
If you purchased your machine brand new, it should come with all the software installation disks, so I would not be worried to re-format the disk and make it ready for another OS.
Personally, I would disconnect the HDD and have it replaced by a brand new one (good HDD are cheap these days) and I would install XP on the new disk.
Also, if you have your old XP HDD I am afraid that installing this HDD in your new system won't work because your existing XP won't recognize the new hardware. For it to work, it should be installed properly.
If you have an XP upgrade installation you will need to install a previous version in order to upgrade. I don't know if you have Windows 98 or Windows 95 to start with, but you can't install your XP from scratch because it's an upgrade.
If your problem is that you don't have an older OS installation disk to start with, you will need the help of some friend. Also these old OS can be downloaded from the Internet (P2P mode) that would be worth a try. (Maybe eMachine can send you a XP disk installation after all, why don't you call eMachine for that disk?) I am sorry of not being more helpful at this point. Please let me know if you have resolved your problem.
Best regards.

By: Martha McLaughlin

Martha McLaughlin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:37:49 +0000

I agree MAP. I got an e-machine with windows 7 with Windows 7 built in.
I hate the new control panel and keep getting error messages, some of which are in- accurate.
I'm not sure if the problems are related to E-Machines or the OS. Is there a way to downgrade to XP?
I have a windows up grade disk for XP but I'm not sure if I can use it to replace Windows 7.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:26:32 +0000

Windows 7 will never match the Mac OS system. Does any one at Microsoft have a clue? For a system that works from the start get a Mac. That what I tell all my PC friends.

By: MAP

MAP — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:31:34 +0000

After testing windows 7 and these features, all I want to say is “good luck” to microsoft, your product looks horrible, your product works horrible and your product IS horrible.
I have awful issued with software, well, I think that there is a competition between Microsoft and Bentley to see who writes the worst and most backwards but it doesn't matter, because Windows 7 doesn't like Microstation and / or Microstation doesn't like Windows 7, in the balance I don't like any of the above and I don't see the moment for AutoDESK to come up with software able to run under Macs, because when the moment comes, I will be the first to burn this PC with Windows 7, Vista or whatever (CD installation disks included) and all the rest of the crap with them.

By: nintendo dsi r4

nintendo dsi r4 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:01:22 +0000

Strong design and Microsoft don't always go together, but they do in Windows 7. Users might take a while to get used to the new taskbar and Aero Peek, but they're a pleasure to use.

By: Mark Kelly

Mark Kelly — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:04:48 +0000

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By: Ian Bell

Ian Bell — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:16:19 +0000

I give it a 9. It runs fast, I haven't had any issues with software or hardware and it has a good looking, smooth interface. Definitely gives OS X a run for their money.

By: setag

setag — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:07:16 +0000

THERE ARE ONLY 3 EDITIONS: Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate.

And you can get Home Premium for only $30.

Windows 7 is the best OS EVER MADE

By: TechFreak

TechFreak — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:24:00 +0000

I don’t think that Windows 7 is slow at all, in fact I think it blows Vista away. My system loads up faster from boot, and I rarely see it crash. I would say that it is on par with OSX.

I do agree that 6 editions is just stupid. They need two maybe: Work and Home versions.

By: JD

JD — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:32:33 +0000

Windows 7 has had very clever marketing saying it’s so good and building it up! but it’s really still slow and Vista like! And 6 Editions of it? Microsoft is clearly money hungry and deceptive !