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Chiefster;134614 wrote:I got the printer issue resolved; I didn’t do a clean install it allowed me to do an upgrade so I didn’t have to re-install any of my software/drivers, but for some reason the printer driver got corrupted so I just uninstalled the software and reinstalled it and it works great now. As far as the user friendliness goes: its awesome, but to tell the truth it, to me, is only marginally better then Vista with SP1. However, like I said it’s awesome I really like do like it, but not so much that I couldn’t live without it. JMHO.
Lucky you getting to do an upgrade, I had to do a clean install each time (2x) and it is a pain transferring everything. My drivers were easy with windows 7 though, because it just searched and updated them automatically. IMO Windows 7 is what Vista was supposed to be, or what it was envisioned to be, just was not reached. I think they did it right this time, and customers should be happy. Oh and I wasn’t sold on it from the gate either, took me a little bit, and what sold me was when my laptop was in for prepare, and I had to go back to Vista.:bananen_smilies046:
Vanilla Garilla;134681 wrote:Lucky you getting to do an upgrade, I had to do a clean install each time (2x) and it is a pain transferring everything. My drivers were easy with windows 7 though, because it just searched and updated them automatically. IMO Windows 7 is what Vista was supposed to be, or what it was envisioned to be, just was not reached. I think they did it right this time, and customers should be happy. Oh and I wasn’t sold on it from the gate either, took me a little bit, and what sold me was when my laptop was in for prepare, and I had to go back to Vista.:bananen_smilies046:Yeah, I was real surprised that I was able to do the upgrade, it made it a lot easier. I agree with your assessment though, it is what Vista should have been.
The latest version of 7 has an XP virtual machine built in.
I still haven’t installed it yet, but have heard great things.
Vanilla Garilla;134386 wrote:Thanks for the rep fellows, I will share the love:bananen_smilies046:I am indeed using the 64 bit version because it is as fast as Otis Nixon….I don’t use the 64 bit internet explorer though because almost no websites function well with it.
I wish I had the PC inerds to run 64 bits!
hermhater;134790 wrote:The latest version of 7 has an XP virtual machine built in.I still haven’t installed it yet, but have heard great things.
I read something about that as well, I’ll have to check it out.
Chiefster;134791 wrote:I wish I had the PC inerds to run 64 bits!I finally got the 64 bit capability last year, after hearing this brit from work tell me over and over how smoother it was. i didn’t believe him at first, but it truly makes an operating system much better.
Vanilla Garilla;134795 wrote:I finally got the 64 bit capability last year, after hearing this brit from work tell me over and over how smoother it was. i didn’t believe him at first, but it truly makes an operating system much better.Oh yeah dude, at least twice as better.
Quote:The first documented bug in the Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) is a doozy.
Yesterday, Microsoft published Knowledge Base article 970789, which provides details of a problem that affects the 32-bit (x86) English-language version of Windows 7 build 7100. The problem, in short, is that the installer incorrectly sets access control lists (ACLs) on the root of the system drive. The longer version is described as follows:…Chiefster;135010 wrote:Yeah I read this somewhere, mine didn’t update so 64 bit systems must not have been affected. Did it affect yours Chiefster?
Vanilla Garilla;135015 wrote:Yeah I read this somewhere, mine didn’t update so 64 bit systems must not have been affected. Did it affect yours Chiefster?No actually it installed correctly for me; I was unaffected by the bug. I got lucky.
Yeah, 64 bit systems are unaffected by this bug.
Well, I have ended up with one minor problem with Windows 7. Kodak printers won’t work worth a darn for it. Kodak said they won’t release a new driver set until Win7 goes live so Kodak customers are screwed. Not Microsofts fault though. Kodak is the same company that refuses to make drivers for Linux as well.
Guru;135032 wrote:Well, I have ended up with one minor problem with Windows 7. Kodak printers won’t work worth a darn for it. Kodak said they won’t release a new driver set until Win7 goes live so Kodak customers are screwed. Not Microsofts fault though. Kodak is the same company that refuses to make drivers for Linux as well.Man, that sucks!
I think it’s stupid not to go ahead and release a driver for this OS.
Guru;135032 wrote:Well, I have ended up with one minor problem with Windows 7. Kodak printers won’t work worth a darn for it. Kodak said they won’t release a new driver set until Win7 goes live so Kodak customers are screwed. Not Microsofts fault though. Kodak is the same company that refuses to make drivers for Linux as well.Yeah that’s crap. They know Win7 is coming, so why not release some drivers, and all in all it should be an easy fix. Another reason why I will always choose HP for printers.
Vanilla Garilla;135038 wrote:Yeah that’s crap. They know Win7 is coming, so why not release some drivers, and all in all it should be an easy fix. Another reason why I will always choose HP for printers.The only reason I even purchased it was for the affordable Wifi functionality. The ink is cheaply priced but also doesn’t last near as long as what the overpriced HP cartridges do. Probably a wash on ink I guess. Hp didn’t have any reasonably priced Wifi printers at the time though. Too late to change it now I guess.
Guru;135039 wrote:The only reason I even purchased it was for the affordable Wifi functionality. The ink is cheaply priced but also doesn’t last near as long as what the overpriced HP cartridges do. Probably a wash on ink I guess. Hp didn’t have any reasonably priced Wifi printers at the time though. Too late to change it now I guess.I know that’s right, I looked everywhere for a decent priced one and couldn’t find one anywhere. I ended up getting the standard non wifi one and just taking my laptop over there each time I wanted to use it.
Just curious how much ink is for the Kodak, I have been getting two multicolor packs for 24.99, and too me thats reasonable. I get two blacks for 19.99, which isnt bad either. I dont print a whole hell of a lot, so i only need ink 3-4 times a year.
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