WINDOWS IS **** do you agree?

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bledd. said:
Getting repeated NTLDR errors means you've got a dying hard drive, that's probably the root of your problems
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In all fairness, it could be also flakey RAM.

OP:

Stick the machine at stock settings. If the install fails, you've either got a dying HDD, or Ballistix RAM.
 
Windows is a fantastic operating system. Providing you've got a computer that meets the specifications that it needs to run and an antivirus suite, you're good to go really. Something that really annoys me is "Windows is so difficult to install." and this is coming from computer literate people - they last installed 2000/XP where it was a hunt for drivers. Windows 7 solves that problem, I don't think I've had to install a single driver on any of the machines I've formatted. It is superb, and speaks volumes for Microsoft.

Go back to Windows 2000, the little use I had with it, it was brilliant. A fantastic improvement over the lesser versions (particularly Windows ME). Then along came XP, another fantastic improvement. Yes, I did have a few problems with it, but these promptly solved with a few updates which is always inevitable as you cannot account for every computers hardware setup and components.

The next instalment from Microsoft was Windows Vista. I got Vista on my laptop, when SP1 was released and to be fair I loved it. I never had a single crash or issue with it, and I use my laptop fairly intensely throughout the day. The only "niggle" I had with Vista was how power hungry it was and how many background services were running.

Windows 7 as I have already mentioned is a fantastic operating system. It brings many fantastic features to the table - aero snap and the new task bar are fantastic additions in my opinion. The first thing that impressed me, however was the simplicity of installation. Pop in your Windows DVD, follow the prompts, enter some information, let the wizard finish and then at the end of it install an Anti Virus product, connect to the net and update your Anti Virus and windows - very, very simple in my eyes.

In my opinion, to the OP the issue is not Windows. It's the blob of protein between the chair and the keyboard.

As well as this...

bledd. said:
Getting repeated NTLDR errors means you've got a dying hard drive, that's probably the root of your problems
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Wow, MacOS, a system where the manufacturer hand picks a tiny set platform range and develops its OS around it, in "slightly easier to install than OS designed to run on basically anything" shocker.

Honestly i don't get this Mac Vs PC debate, they are different beasts, aimed at different people.

For the record, I think that, on the whole, MS Windows (Since XP) is one of the finest examples of mass programming I have seen. There are others as good but it's one of the best.

With Windows 7, you can get a moderately powerful PC with almost any combinations of x86 hardware, and have a working system up and running in about an hour, with tweaks, a system that works as you want it to in another few. For me, this is quite the achievement.
 
A HDD failiure isn;t user error!

I do like Win7 and I think it's good now I have the full release version as i did have the beta release which was quite bad tbh.
 
geowal19 said:
A HDD failiure isn;t user error!

I do like Win7 and I think it's good now I have the full release version as i did have the beta release which was quite bad tbh.
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Misdiagnosing a HDD failure as Windows is ****, despite being told about 10 times is though.

What exactly was wrong with the beta then? You didn't accidentally set it up with Ukranian as the default language, and install tablet drivers for your mouse did you?

I found the beta exceptionally good...for a beta ;)
 
Did you use the beta on this computer? Most people (including myself) found it fine. It's sounding more and more like a hardware problem
 
geowal19 said:
Fair enough but these problems aren;t user fault. Perhaps I should have posted this on a Mac forum and I would have got what I would have wanted!
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YOU yes YOU formatted it into FAT so yes its user fault, cos you YOU are the USER.

Just incase you didnt quite catch that YOU ARE THE USER
 
geowal19 said:
A HDD failiure isn;t user error!

I do like Win7 and I think it's good now I have the full release version as i did have the beta release which was quite bad tbh.
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I agree, a hard drive failure isn't a user error. Although, formatting as FAT is a user error as NTFS has been a "mainstream" format for sometime now. In fact, I don't think I've had to use FAT (with the exception of memory sticks/legacy systems) since Windows 2000...

The beta for Windows 7 was fantastic! Many people immediately jumped ship from Vista to Windows 7 Public Beta, and then many went to the Release Candidates that were then released. Since Windows 7 has been developed, more and more people have found that it is a fantastic operating system. Many different users tested it, used it for primary machines - put it through it's paces, and to be fair most people loved it!

Begbie said:
Get a MAC and stop complaining. There is no one better that makes an operating system for PCs. FACT
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What's Media Access Control got to do with things?! :rolleyes: (I'll get my hat and coat...)
 
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INADEQUACY!

You can't install windows, or realise that it's an obvious hardware fault.

You have no business building PCs and installing windows until you learn how to get over this.
 
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