tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post8352470107460489309..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Stumbling Toward Windows 7Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-83818335715841196052009-10-29T16:52:51.526-04:002009-10-29T16:52:51.526-04:00Mac here. We have, um, 7 Macs an 3 PCs here, thou...Mac here. We have, um, 7 Macs an 3 PCs here, though the PCs don't get much use. All the PCs are running XP, FWIW.<br /><br />The ONLY thing I miss about PC is WordPerfect. I loved the fact that you could see every formatting command, if you chose. Priceless.<br /><br />First computer? Apple II+, about 1980. Then some years of PCs so hubby could learn them for work, made the leap home to Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696725323601926389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-68907515938572484972009-10-29T13:41:48.804-04:002009-10-29T13:41:48.804-04:00I'm not a Mac snob, but I've become an ent...I'm not a Mac snob, but I've become an enthusiast after decades of resistance. I'm running a mixed environment now -- Mac OS X, Windows XP on three machines, and Windows Vista on hubby's laptop. When my Windows machines die (which has never happened, but they do eventually get hopelessly outdated), I'll switch to Mac.<br /><br />Hubby, like you, is a devotee to Lotus Word Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805501348812702651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-5132503689132220902009-10-28T14:42:15.881-04:002009-10-28T14:42:15.881-04:00The entire contents of a hard disk can be copied o...The entire contents of a hard disk can be copied onto a new one. I've had it done before when I wanted a bigger disk. Afterward all you should have to do is re-activate Windows, and even that may not be necessary.<br /><br />I wish the freezes and "white-outs" (I get them too) really were the result of low resources, but I have 4 GB of memory and a duo core processor. Honestly, Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-37095306732771748232009-10-28T14:00:50.172-04:002009-10-28T14:00:50.172-04:00PC snob here. I like having a free choice of prog...PC snob here. I like having a free choice of programs on my computer. I'm almost totally a Windows Shop and I'll buy Windows 7 once they get the kinks worked out.<br /><br />My Vista doesn't crash, but it white's out the screen. I think it's a memory problem. I can fix that, but I thought I'd wait until I was ready for Windows 7.<br /><br />I think your "computer Marilynnehttp://marilynnesmith.com/bloggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-53038194661893589112009-10-28T11:04:53.175-04:002009-10-28T11:04:53.175-04:00Sandra, the tech people gave you good advice. That...Sandra, the tech people gave you good advice. That's just what I was going to tell you to do! My son is planning on buying 7, so if he likes it (he's our resident tech expert) we'll probably switch all our computers from XP to 7. <br /><br />Btw, resident tech expert told me that the reason there were so many problems with Vista when it first came out is because it was really a beta Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-60299980348930272682009-10-28T10:58:25.732-04:002009-10-28T10:58:25.732-04:00I've heard too many complaints about crashes f...I've heard too many complaints about crashes from other Vista users to believe they're all hardware problems. When I say "crash" I mean a freeze-up, and that happens a lot with Vista on my computer. I have plenty of memory, a fast processor, and a big hard disk, but Vista gets cranky if I have two programs open at once. I can count on the system to freeze. Then I can't even Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-83124530651879764352009-10-28T08:55:34.587-04:002009-10-28T08:55:34.587-04:00My laptop came with Vista, but I haven't exper...My laptop came with Vista, but I haven't experienced the problems you mention (knock on wood--and that's not an endorsement of Vista).<br /><br />What troubles me about Windows 7 is that they expect you to scrub your whole disk and start over. I'd be terrified of losing a lot of stuff along the way (all that stuff I can't remember installing). And I use an off-site storage Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-14445527880090686622009-10-28T07:54:43.302-04:002009-10-28T07:54:43.302-04:00I'm using Windows 7 now and like it so far. V...I'm using Windows 7 now and like it so far. Vista was more of a learning curve for me. Win 7 has some really cool features that they've adopted from technology on Iphones, etc. I'm enjoying it.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-12821386205954812222009-10-28T07:19:11.928-04:002009-10-28T07:19:11.928-04:00If your Vista computer is having frequent inexplic...If your Vista computer is having frequent inexplicable crashes etc., it is almost certainly a hardware or driver problem and moving to W7 will not alleviate it, although changing hard disks might.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-28874125719977563842009-10-28T06:47:29.071-04:002009-10-28T06:47:29.071-04:00Mac snob, here. I grew up on PCs and the various i...Mac snob, here. I grew up on PCs and the various incarnations of Windows, but when I finally made the switch to a Mac, I've never looked back. I know people are loyal to their kind, but I've worked with both, and there is no question for me: it's a Mac!Paul Lambhttp://www.paullamb.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com