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I really haven't noticed a big difference between XP to 7. The control panel things moved around a bit, but the settings were all still in the Control Panel (an
by danielweber 13y ago
I really haven't noticed a big difference between XP to 7. The control panel things moved around a bit, but the settings were all still in the Control Panel (and you could get the classic view back easily), and I had to figure out how to right-click on things "run as Admin". My son just hopped from XP to 7 and he's been having zero issues.
I admit I haven't gone to Windows 8. I owe myself a new laptop and I just have this feeling of dread about that.
- Nursie 13y agoXP->7 was probably way easier than doing it with Vista as an intermediate!
- danielweber 13y agoI actually used Vista on one machine for years. I never saw the usability problems that UAC caused, but I appreciated the security aspect of it so I didn't mind being bugged when trying to change my IP.
- J_Darnley 13y agoAs someone who recently had little choice but to start using 7, I can say that the differences between XP and 7 are vast, many, and annoying. Some can be fixed with Classic Shell, some by a few choice changes to settings and appearance, but some are just features that were removed.
- danielweber 13y agoAs I get more experience in 7, I am finding it more painful. It might be one particular implementation where any attempt to bring up network settings resulted in nothing happening, not even an error message. Also, clicking on the "volume" icon should not bring up a spinning blue circle, not even for a millisecond. I just might get chased into a MacBook or whatever they are called these days. And I don't like Apple very much right now so that's something.