Upgrading To Vista 64bit

[Wayne Luke]

Originally Posted by lasto

something really wrong with win7

locked up numerous times using kapersky as the virus checker.
And i found it locked up doing other small jobs as well and had to press reset to get back to my other OS.

It looks good but it needs more work (i was using the 64 bit version of win7)

Actually I experienced serious problems with Kapersky as well. Issues don't happen with Norton 360 v.3, Norton Antivirus 2009 or AVG for Windows 7. Seems to be an issue with the beta of Kapersky.

[Caddyman]

Trendmicro pccillin is smooth sailing with Win7

[lasto]

Originally Posted by Wayne Luke

Actually I experienced serious problems with Kapersky as well. Issues don't happen with Norton 360 v.3, Norton Antivirus 2009 or AVG for Windows 7. Seems to be an issue with the beta of Kapersky.

cheers for that one m8 at least it was`nt just me.

I dont like norton stuff as i class them as bloatware.
Thats the main problem with upgrading - that is getting a virus checker and firewall to work.
Also on a side note - i can get Internet access in Win 7 but for the love of money i cant get a connection to msn (just says server is busy - try again later)

Yet it aint because if i reset and pick my other OS i can connect to MSN straight away.

[dstruct2k]

Originally Posted by lasto

i cant get a connection to msn (just says server is busy - try again later)

Yet it aint because if i reset and pick my other OS i can connect to MSN straight away.

Exit out of Windows Live Messenger and delete the %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Contacts folder.

It's a known issue if you upgrade one beta version to another.

[AdrianH]

The win7 RC is available and can be run till 01,June 2010.

I installed the 64bit version on a spare partition and it flies. This is waaaaaaaay better than 64bit Vista .

It picked up and dealt with all the hardware in seconds and has so far run flawlessly all day.

I would definitely not upgrade to Vista 64 at this stage,wait for win7.

[lasto]

running 64 versions of any new OS brings with it new problems.
Software wont install and the one i wanted : Adobe photoshop wont even install on xp 64
Messenger live is another problem program as well as finding decent firewalls and virus checkers that work as well.

Originally Posted by dstruct2k

Exit out of Windows Live Messenger and delete the %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Contacts folder.
It's a known issue if you upgrade one beta version to another.

Was a fresh format on a new drive for the install of win7 Beta.Still cant log into MSN.

[Wayne Luke]

Originally Posted by lasto

Software wont install and the one i wanted : Adobe photoshop wont even install on xp 64

Install the 64-bit version of Photoshop CS4. Works fine.

Messenger live is another problem program

Use the Windows Live Essentials installer to install Messenger Live. If you're using Windows 7, then you will find the utilities they removed from the OS here as well like Movie Maker and Photo Gallery. Windows Live Writer is a good utility if you blog and can connect to multiple services and standalone applications. Windows Live Mail is a nice replacement for the mail application in Windows.

finding decent firewalls and virus checkers that work as well.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ant...windows-7.aspx

The list is growing. When the Win7 beta started it only had Norton, McAfee and AVG.

Was a fresh format on a new drive for the install of win7 Beta.Still cant log into MSN.

Again make sure you install using the Windows Live Essentials Installer.

The only problem application that I have found is iTunes but that is pretty squarely on Apple and their crappy Windows support built into the application. Heck, It took almost a year after the release of Vista for them to get a version that worked on that OS.

[BSMedia]

Originally Posted by jetgaming

No games are compatible with Windows 7, all i do is gaming..

Is there any reason you feel the need to go to a 64 bit?

If all you do is gaming, most games will run in 32 bit and call it a day, very, very few utilize the 64bit.

Also you'll need a 64bit processor, and there isn't any real reason to go to 64bit unless you need over the 4GB of ram.

[lasto]

tried all ways to get messenger to work and none worked.
But ................

Finally got it working by uninstalling it and re-installing it.Very weird but at least got messenger working on windows7

Win7 is very smooth and i prefer this over Vista any day.

My stats are as follows :

AMD Phenom(tm) 9950 Quad Core Processor 2.60 GHZ
Memory *4 gig
64 Bit OS

Yet i only get 4.6 on the windows experience Index
Ive just built this system last week as well as i decided to upgrade to Quad chip from a dual core.
My GFX card is PCI-e (NVIDIA Geforce 8500 GT

[Wayne Luke]

In Windows 7, your experience score is going to be limited by the lowest scoring device. In your case its most likely your video card unless your hard drive is dog slow. You would increase that score by dropping a 8800 or 9800 card in there without too much expense.

My graphics card is an 8600 GT and it nets me a 5.3 on the experience scale. I don't think anyone really uses the scale at this time. At least not like Microsoft intended it to be used.