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> I'm sure Windows 8 will be a decent move up from here. I've used it. It isn't. It's well and truly a horrorshow. And I like Windows 7.

• asto 14y ago
  I've tried out the consumer preview as well. Can't say anything about how it performs because I tried it on VM but it had some obvious flaws that affected usability. I don't think we should judge them before the final release though. (or maybe we should wait till SP1 :D)
• freehunter 14y ago
  And there are people still using XP because they say 7 is a horrorshow. I've worked (in the last year!) with some salesmen at my company who still ask to be moved back to DOS because they can't figure out Windows. Opinions are a funny thing: they're not always logical.
  • pessimizer 14y ago
    People are mostly still using XP because they said Vista was a horror show, and the upgrade path from XP to 7 is either extremely difficult or impossible.
    • holychiz 14y ago
      really?!!! upgrade from XP to 7 takes about 5 clicks. Please give an example of your difficulties.
      • pessimizer 14y ago
        drivers
      • T-hawk 14y ago
        You misread the versions. Windows Vista to Windows 7 takes about 5 clicks, yes. But there is no direct upgrade process at all from XP to 7. It's possible to go XP -> Vista -> 7, but no sane person would buy a copy of Vista just to do that. Here are Microsoft's official instructions for upgrading from XP to 7. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-xp-to-windows-7 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/upgrading-f... First you export all your files and settings from XP. Then you install Windows 7, which is actually a fresh OS install and not an upgrade. Then you reinstall your programs and import your files and settings back in.
  • tspiteri 14y ago
    And before that it was people using 2000 because they said XP was a horrorshow.