View Poll Results: Is Vista SE just Windows 7?

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Thread: Is Windows 7 just Vista SE?

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    Triple Platinum Member Curio's Avatar
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    Is Windows 7 just Vista SE?

    I don't know that's why I ask.
    I'm using Windows 7 - you got a problem with that?

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    She who must be obeyed Super Moderator piaqt's Avatar
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    Behavior's a bit different. And so am I.

    Last night, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I'll never know.
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    It seems pretty much the same to me, even though others seem to think it's an improvement.

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    She who must be obeyed Super Moderator piaqt's Avatar
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    There hasn't been a dramatic change in Windows since Windows 95 hit the market, but v.7 does some things noticeably faster, and configures some things differently. So it's like 95 ->98. If you considered that to be 95 SE, this will probably strike you the same.

    Last night, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I'll never know.
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    Even thought they are the same, I will probably buy it. Why? Because I need to buy Vista, so I might as well buy 7 when it comes out instead

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    well,
    ive had a quick play around with it and,
    i have to say as it stands right now,
    "Yes it is just Vista with a new task bar "

    jmo.

    ill be back soon,
    just watching some paint dry.

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    I think it's very similar, perhaps a polished version of Vista as I'm not sure they've actually implemented any major O/S changes (that were supposed to be in Vista) like WinFS etc

    Others?

    PS. This must be history repeating itself!! http://www.techzonez.com/forums/show...ight=microsoft
    Last edited by cash_site; January 27th, 2009 at 02:26 AM. Reason: new post

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    I haven't seen anything in vista or 7 that I actually want or need. There is some fluffy stuff I quite like but it's pretty useless from a computing angle - just a waste of CPU power, like aero, desktop background switching. One thing I can see might be desirable to some people is the parental controls feature in Vista which is much more granular than previous attempts at such a thing. The black screen of death thing is a deal breaker too, that don't happen with XP.
    I'm using Windows 7 - you got a problem with that?

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    I'm noticing a faster startup and less memory used overall. I'm also finding tweaks to the overall end-user experience eliminated a few annoyances with Vista.

    Vista should called 'Windows-oops!'

    Many thanks to egghead for the cool .sig

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