General Question <XP vs 7>

[Neil Harrington]

Here I thought I was the very last 2000 user on the planet!

No, I'll bet there are still a lot of us using Win2000.

Can't help you w/ your question but will follow all the replies, as I
have access to an unused, relatively new 64 bit/Win 7 computer.

My thoughts were to format the HD & install XP. Is that doable
on a 64 bit machine? And I didn't know Win 7 has an XP mode.

I'm completely satisfied w/ my 2000 system & will stay w/ it till it
quits on me. [ . . . ]

I have two Win2000 systems and I believe they are the only computers that
have never given me any trouble of any kind. I've got three WinXP systems
also (four if you count a little Samsung netbook), and I like XP very much,
but its only real advantage over 2000 as far as I'm concerned is that
nowadays it has significantly more support for both hardware and software.

 

[Marti van Lin]

How many Epson printers do you have?

I don't, yet I know that Epson provides Linux drivers for ages.

How many Cannon printers do you have?

I used a Canon BJC-150, which is an extremely "dumb" WinPrinter. I used
the BJC800 driver on SuSE Linux 6.1 in 1999 > and it worked flawlessly.

How many All-In-One printer/scanner/fax devices do you have fully
operational with Linux?

I don't have such a device, but people whom I've converted to GNU/Linux
have never complained so far.

The list goes on.

In your imaginary world...

The one thing we know for sure, drivers for Windows generally come out
with the devices and certainly quicker than for Linux.

TÄ¥e other thing we know, is that devices (older that approx half a year)
are usually supported out of the box by GNU/Linux. No (missing) driver
disks required.

Anyway, like I wrote before, I'm not interested in Evangelism and
advocacy or another pointless pissing contest.

With kind regards,

 

[Leythos]

The other thing we know, is that devices (older that approx half a year)
are usually supported out of the box by GNU/Linux. No (missing) driver
disks required.

Anyway, like I wrote before, I'm not interested in Evangelism and
advocacy or another pointless pissing contest.

I wasn't wanting to get into that crap either - I've been working with
Fedora for a decade (at least it seems that long) and AIX before that,
and Ubuntu and a couple others. Having an I.T. business means I'm
exposed to a LOT of systems and hardware, more than a typical home user,
and I've found that Linux, in general, has far less support for devices
than does Windows. I'm not talking about a nix driver that gives the
basics and that's all, I'm talking about full featured drivers like we
see in windows.

 

[Death]

Ubuntu has the HP Toobox in the Software Center (a place you've
obviously never been) and it provides everything the CD for Windows
provides.

It's interesting how this Win troll will constantly say it's HP's,
Canon's, etc. fault when they don't provide drivers for Windows but it's
Linux' fault when they don't provide drivers for Linux.

Nobody makes drivers for Linux.
They just sometimes by sheer coincidence work.

 

[Sj]

Here I thought I was the very last 2000 user on the planet!

No, I'll bet there are still a lot of us using Win2000.

Can't help you w/ your question but will follow all the replies, as I
have access to an unused, relatively new 64 bit/Win 7 computer.

My thoughts were to format the HD & install XP. Is that doable
on a 64 bit machine? And I didn't know Win 7 has an XP mode.

I'm completely satisfied w/ my 2000 system & will stay w/ it till it
quits on me. [ . . . ]

I have two Win2000 systems and I believe they are the only computers that
have never given me any trouble of any kind. I've got three WinXP systems
also (four if you count a little Samsung netbook), and I like XP very much,
but its only real advantage over 2000 as far as I'm concerned is that
nowadays it has significantly more support for both hardware and software.

I've had access to XP a few times & like it - but I have
a lot of old graphics programs, to go w/ my old scanner,
& would like to use them as long as I can - I'm even still
using ICQ

Sj

 

[J. D. Slocomb]

You're a total waste of a human being.

You get carried away, old chap. Calm down.

There are a considerable number of programs that just won't run in
wine or crossover (essentially the same technology) which the sole
reason I keep a second operating system on the computer.


Cheers,

John D. Slocomb
(jdslocombatgmail)

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

You'd be surprised just how well W 7 will run on some old boxes.

You'd be amazed how little RAM a Win 98 computer needs to run.

 

[philo]

You'd be surprised just how well W 7 will run on some old boxes.

My machine uses a dual core XP 3800+
and three gigs of RAM

Video card is a "medium grade" Nvidia

Runs XP and Linux just fine.

Just barely runs Win7.
With a few tweaks I can get it to run almost acceptably
but I'd hate to try it on any older H/W

For those who use Windows...
unless one is getting a pretty hi-end new machine...
I'd not recommend Win7

 

[Death]

My machine uses a dual core XP 3800+
and three gigs of RAM

Ohhh...so budget minded.
Pentium D's are faster.

Video card is a "medium grade" Nvidia

A voodoo3?

Runs XP and Linux just fine.

Just barely runs Win7.
BS.

With a few tweaks I can get it to run almost acceptably
but I'd hate to try it on any older H/W

With a few tweaks, you may find your ass in a bind.

For those who use Windows...
unless one is getting a pretty hi-end new machine...
I'd not recommend Win7

I'd recommend you not recommend anything.

 

[Death]

Frank wrote:
Are you sure about your CPU? I don't think the XP 3800+ even exist, but
I might be wrong. <<<

You're wrong, of course:

You're on drugs, of course.

Selling ubuntu for 14 K is hilarious.

Got more tales from the crypt?
lol.
Jebus, I own your dumbass.

 

[Leythos]

My machine uses a dual core XP 3800+
and three gigs of RAM

Video card is a "medium grade" Nvidia

Runs XP and Linux just fine.

Just barely runs Win7.
With a few tweaks I can get it to run almost acceptably
but I'd hate to try it on any older H/W

For those who use Windows...
unless one is getting a pretty hi-end new machine...
I'd not recommend Win7

I'm running an OLD Pentium-D machine, a gift, as one of my 4
workstations at my desk, this is the second oldest machine I use, the
other is a 3.2ghz Hyper-Threaded machine, not even the new Core
machines, and it's almost as fast as the Pentium-D, but the D supports
x64 and the other doesn't. I won't mention the i7 or other machines
since we're talking about older machine performance.

My machine is a Sony Vaio (free gift), so don't make fun of it
Sony Corporation VGC-RA840G R4863110
Windows 7 Professional (x64) (build 7600)
2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium D
4GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
Dual Acer P221W 22" LCD panels
HP1200 B/W Laser Printer
OKI C5500n Color Laser Printer

Windows 7 runs only a tad slower than XP Prof, but it appears to be more
stable than XP+SP3 was. Full support for all resolutions on LCD, full
support for printers, including Matt/Glossy print on C5500n printer,
full sound support.

Ubuntu, slower than XP, does not fully support the Wide resolutions on
these monitors, have to settle for lower res (Since I normally run at
the highest resolution), HP1200 fully supported, OKI does not have full
support.