Thread: Windows 7 Vs windows XP

Microsoft's latest windows, Windows 7 has created quite a hype, but is it really better than the all time best windows XP??

The previous windows, Windows Vista was failure, and XP still ruled.

Currently XP is still gives better performance than windows 7 and is the best OS for people who want to run heavy programs.There are a lot of programs that don't work in Windows 7. For e.g. Wacom Intuos Graphic tablet is not supported by Windows 7. On the other hand, XP supports almost everything.

Even the 64bit OS Xp is a lot better than windows 7 64 bit, 7 64 bit does not support a wide range of programs, which are usually old.

Thats why Xp is the choice of Production Studios, as well as other companies, And is use most widely.

But, Windows 7 is still in the making, they are taking care of the bugs and other performance related stuff And it is predicted that it will put an end to XP, and will be used widely all around the globe.

Well i hope that we get a high performing OS that supports all drivers and programs efficiently and also runs 64 bit smoothly as well.

i guess Windows 7 is better than XP.

For me,
Windows 7 beats XP SP3.

Originally Posted by imrock

i guess Windows 7 is better than XP.

For me,
Windows 7 beats XP SP3.

Well it appears Windows 7 and vista to be a resources sucker!
And those who proud windows 7 don't know that it really sucks a lot after Having so many games and Softwares installed

Originally Posted by Shahid

Well it appears Windows 7 and vista to be a resources sucker!
And those who proud windows 7 don't know that it really sucks a lot after Having so many games and Softwares installed

If u have a good config then Windows 7 is best for u.Its much faster than Vista.And i have installed many softwares but no difference.all u need is a good config.

And don't forget Windows 7 gives u speed with the Aero Theme.

Originally Posted by imrock

If u have a good config then Windows 7 is best for u.Its much faster than Vista.And i have installed many softwares but no difference.all u need is a good config.

And don't forget Windows 7 gives u speed with the Aero Theme.

Good config means what?
Please specify it:
And ya for laptop it is never suggested!!!

XP is no more as the new games which are releasing run in DirectX 11 but XP supports DirectX 9 c only.

Have you ever seen Windows 7 hanging atleast I have never seen.

I am using it in Laptop 4 GB DDR3 RAM with 7200 RPM HDD.

Good config. means 2+ GB RAM with 7200 RPM HDD

Originally Posted by Shahid

Good config means what?
Please specify it:
And ya for laptop it is never suggested!!!

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Originally Posted by gaggan4392

XP is no more as the new games which are releasing run in DirectX 11 but XP supports DirectX 9 c only.

Have you ever seen Windows 7 hanging atleast I have never seen.

I am using it in Laptop 4 GB DDR3 RAM with 7200 RPM HDD.

Good config. means 2+ GB RAM with 7200 RPM HDD


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I am not talking about hanging over here!
Windows 7 and vista takes 10 GB standalone space for installing windows!

Originally Posted by Shahid

I am not talking about hanging over here!
Windows 7 and vista takes 10 GB standalone space for installing windows!

I have 2 TB space, so no worry......................

Even I am using Windows 7 64 bit on my Desktop which has 8 GB RAM.

Originally Posted by gaggan4392

I have 2 TB space, so no worry......................

Even I am using Windows 7 64 bit on my Desktop which has 8 GB RAM.

2 tB CAN'T BE A LAPTOP
It's very hard to finish up 8GB ram!
It was not to be admitted!
I was talking about those who had only 320 Gb harddisk and 2gB OF RAM!

Let me add my 2 cents.

Originally Posted by SKid

Microsoft's latest windows, Windows 7 has created quite a hype, but is it really better than the all time best windows XP??

The previous windows, Windows Vista was failure, and XP still ruled.

Correct assessment vis-a-vis Windows Vista.

Originally Posted by SKid

Currently XP is still gives better performance than windows 7 and is the best OS for people who want to run heavy programs.There are a lot of programs that don't work in Windows 7. For e.g. Wacom Intuos Graphic tablet is not supported by Windows 7. On the other hand, XP supports almost everything.

Windows 7 gives equivalent to better performance than XP. It loads faster, runs faster and has many other advantages over XP. And lest one forgets, XP is not being supported any more. So no security patches anymore. There are a few old programs that may not work on W7, but by installing the Win/XP backward compatibility add-on, most XP programs will work on W7.

Originally Posted by SKid

Even the 64bit OS Xp is a lot better than windows 7 64 bit, 7 64 bit does not support a wide range of programs, which are usually old.

Thats why Xp is the choice of Production Studios, as well as other companies, And is use most widely.

Incorrect. I do not know the source of your statements.

Originally Posted by SKid

But, Windows 7 is still in the making, they are taking care of the bugs and other performance related stuff And it is predicted that it will put an end to XP, and will be used widely all around the globe.

Well i hope that we get a high performing OS that supports all drivers and programs efficiently and also runs 64 bit smoothly as well.

As far as Microsoft is concerned, Win/XP is dead. There will always be some "teething" problems when a new OS comes to the market. I used to read similar comments when XP replaced W2000.

Originally Posted by Shahid

Well it appears Windows 7 and vista to be a resources sucker!
And those who proud windows 7 don't know that it really sucks a lot after Having so many games and Softwares installed

A lot of crap. I can tell you with my own experience. Win 7 (32 bit) will run and run etremely well with a C2D processor, 1 GB RAM and 20 GB+ HDD. 95% of the today's h/w meets this requirement.

Originally Posted by imrock

If u have a good config then Windows 7 is best for u.Its much faster than Vista.And i have installed many softwares but no difference.all u need is a good config.

And don't forget Windows 7 gives u speed with the Aero Theme.

Correct. But as I said before, Win 7 does not require bleeding edge technology. Vista was resource hungry. The faults have been corrected in W7.

Originally Posted by Shahid

Good config means what?
Please specify it:
And ya for laptop it is never suggested!!!

My laptop runs Win 7. And very well. I observed no performance degradation from XP. See pic below:

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Originally Posted by Shahid

I am not talking about hanging over here!
Windows 7 and vista takes 10 GB standalone space for installing windows!

So what if it takes 10 GB. XP used to take about 6 GB. HDD space is cheap. It is no big deal.

Originally Posted by Shahid

2 tB CAN'T BE A LAPTOP
It's very hard to finish up 8GB ram!
It was not to be admitted!
I was talking about those who had only 320 Gb harddisk and 2gB OF RAM!

All new PC`s have 320 or 500 GB with Windows 7. Why do you think 10 Gb to be great size if you are getting such a good OS which beats XP in all the ways.

BTW I have 2 TB in Destop and 500 GB in Laptop.

I am too satisfied with Just4Kix, Windows 7 runs faster than XP and supports all software. I have never tried XP in my Laptop but I think it will run like a charm in my Laptop.

See my experience index, Vista does not run fast in my PC but the speed of windows 7 is great. I have tried Windows 7 SP1 which is leacked out in torrent but it is quite heavy and slower than normal version so I have restored back to normal version.

Originally Posted by gaggan4392

All new PC`s have 320 or 500 GB with Windows 7. Why do you think 10 Gb to be great size if you are getting such a good OS which beats XP in all the ways.

BTW I have 2 TB in Destop and 500 GB in Laptop.

Well in the toolbar button and many features say that simple start menu of windows xp can't be beaten by windows 7 or even higher..........
This is the truth!Any further feature is not counted gaggan!

Originally Posted by Shahid

Well in the toolbar button and many features say that simple start menu of windows xp can't be beaten by windows 7 or even higher..........
This is the truth!Any further feature is not counted gaggan!

What is simple about Window XP start menu and what is complex/unlikeable about the Win 7 start menu?

It is just a matter of personal choice and maybe getting used to.

Originally Posted by Shahid

Well in the toolbar button and many features say that simple start menu of windows xp can't be beaten by windows 7 or even higher..........]

How can you tell me???

Windows 7 offers great looks with fastest search of the programs and files in the start menu.

Originally Posted by just4kix

What is simple about Window XP start menu and what is complex/unlikeable about the Win 7 start menu?

It is just a matter of personal choice and maybe getting used to.

Well as told by thread starter that Even in MNC's W.Xp is preferred
So there is no point saying that it's personal Choice matter!
What simplicity and Quickness winxp can offer win 7 can never!
This is universely applicable!

Originally Posted by Shahid

Well as told by thread starter that Even in MNC's W.Xp is preferred
So there is no point saying that it's personal Choice matter!
What simplicity and Quickness winxp can offer win 7 can never!
This is universely applicable!

You are wrong in all ways.....................
Tell me any one reason.

see this for info: http://www.indiabroadband.net/window...ndows-7-a.html (Windows XP vs Windows Vista vs Windows 7)

Originally Posted by gaggan4392

You are wrong in all ways.....................
Tell me any one reason.

Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7
Start-up time (in minutes:seconds) 0:49 1:07 1:03
Shutdown time (in seconds) 17 12.5 11.5
Picasa video Encoding (in minutes:seconds) 5:36 6:02 5:41
Geekbench (higher is better) 1,241 1,248 1,260
SunSpider (in milliseconds, lower is better) 3,170 2,647 1,828
PCMark05 (higher is better) 1,868 1,731 1,823
* Green is best, red is worst.

Windows 7 evened the score when it came to shutdown, however, besting XP by an impressive 5.5 seconds, or 32 percent. As in my previous testing, Windows 7 surpasses Vista in both start-up and shutdown time. One of the major criticisms of XP performance has been the long "Windows is shutting down" time, and my testing bears this out. Even Vista shut down faster than XP did. Of course, startup speed is far more important to most users—so far, XP is in the lead.

Originally Posted by Shahid

Good config means what?
Please specify it:
And ya for laptop it is never suggested!!!

Good config means a good pc with a decentprocessor, mobo and at least 2Gb RAM.

For laptop it is always suggested.

Windows XP is obsolete.u know i was 5 years when XP was launched(2003 i guess).now i am 12 and that means that its been much time.

And Windows 7 is more convenient.use it for at least 1-2 weeks and u will forget XP.

Originally Posted by Shahid

Well as told by thread starter that Even in MNC's W.Xp is preferred
So there is no point saying that it's personal Choice matter!
What simplicity and Quickness winxp can offer win 7 can never!
This is universely applicable!

I work in an MNC. It is a giant software company. We are migrating to Win 7. We chose not to migrate to Vista but definitely migrating to Win 7. We never migrate to a new OS unless all our intranet applications are compliant.

I do respect your comments but they are basically flawed. Contrary to what you say, Win 7 is quite easy to adapt to, is very user friendly, brings extremely good graphics, the aero theme is fantastic, the applications run just as smoothly (if not faster), looks and feels cool. I am not known to make hasty comments but I am hard pressed to find faults with Win 7.

Windows 7 is heavy than XP but the same is not follows in performance, just compare the size:speed ratio, win7 will always win.

As I have told earlier, I am a gamer and thus requires DirectX 11 to play games that is not offered in XP.

offtopic: 3 are with win7 and only 1 with XP, come-on guys help shahid

OK. Let us end the debate. Shahid is happy with XP and we are happy with Win 7. All are happy and All izz well.

OK. Let us end the debate. Shahid is happy with XP and we are happy with Win 7. All are happy and All izz well

But I am not happy that others are happy with XP.........

Originally Posted by just4kix

I work in an MNC. It is a giant software company. We are migrating to Win 7. We chose not to migrate to Vista but definitely migrating to Win 7. We never migrate to a new OS unless all our intranet applications are compliant.

I do respect your comments but they are basically flawed. Contrary to what you say, Win 7 is quite easy to adapt to, is very user friendly, brings extremely good graphics, the aero theme is fantastic, the applications run just as smoothly (if not faster), looks and feels cool. I am not known to make hasty comments but I am hard pressed to find faults with Win 7.

Well just4kix Either my comments are flawed or you please them by saying that you really respect them!Don't be confused!
And as far as Your STATEMENT OF ADOPTION TO wINDOWS 7 IS NOT REALLY WANTED!
It's really self dependent and a personal choice you can't enforce anyone to adopt it!

@Shahid
i appreciate ur love towards XP.but now the world is developing and Time to time We get newer models of things likewise windows.

Windows XP was a great hit but now its been a little old.Windows XP support is also not available.

Originally Posted by Shahid

Well just4kix Either my comments are flawed or you please them by saying that you really respect them!Don't be confused!
And as far as Your STATEMENT OF ADOPTION TO wINDOWS 7 IS NOT REALLY WANTED!
It's really self dependent and a personal choice you can't enforce anyone to adopt it!

We are not forcing u to adopt Win 7.
Its ur choice.