Windows 7 User Submissions

Date:

Windows 7 is about one hundred times better than Vista

by Noel Brumley
(Deception Bay Qld Australia)

Generally Windows 7 is about one hundred times better than Vista. Faster and more friendly, with smarter problem solving help.

I installed it in a dual boot situation with Windows XP Home on my new ASUS Eee Netbook PC.
The deeper i dig into Windows 7 the more impressed i have been, but.

When i tried to install the Encyclopedia Infopedia 2 it wouldn't work, since this is an old Encyclopedia i didn't worry to much.

I went out and bought Britannica 2009 Encyclopedia.
When this failed to install i became really pissed off.

I reboot the Netbook into Windows XP Home and i can install everthing without a hitch.
Problem seems to be one of screen resolution, the Netbooks native resolution is 1024 x 600.

Britannica requires 1024 x 768 or it will not install. In XP i can change the resolution to just about whatever i want.

Reboot into Windows 7 and i can only adjust the resolution up to a maximum of 1024 x 600.
So the hype about Windows 7 being great for Netbooks isn't all its cracked up to be.

So i will play around with Windows 7, but when i want to do something with my Netbook, i reboot into Windows XP and get things done.

Click here to read or post comments.

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How?
Simply click here to return to What do you think of Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) 1?.