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Windows 7, is it really worth it?

Discussion in 'Computers & Modding' started by diskjocki, Aug 7, 2009.

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  1. TheNosh

    TheNosh Member

    as i understand it if your computer has dual or quad core CPU it will be faster than xp (xp is 8 years old and not optimized for multicore cpus) if your processor is single core windows 7 might preform a bit slower than xp, but not by too much
     
    TheNosh, Aug 11, 2009
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  2. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    XP is fine with multicore CPUs.
     
    Loonylion, Aug 11, 2009
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  3. Blade5406

    Blade5406 Well-Known Member

    a bit off:
    I have a question about XP.

    When I was using Vista, it was able to recognize dual core but when I downgraded to XP, it only reports one core. What happened there?
     
    Blade5406, Aug 11, 2009
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  4. deanalexander

    deanalexander Well-Known Member

    XP FTW.
     
    deanalexander, Aug 11, 2009
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  5. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    It probably installed with the uniprocessor HAL.
     
    Loonylion, Aug 11, 2009
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  6. Blade5406

    Blade5406 Well-Known Member

    uniprocessor HAL?
     
    Blade5406, Aug 11, 2009
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  7. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    HAL = hardware abstraction layer, it tells windows how to use the core hardware. If you look under 'computer' in device manager, it probably says 'ACPI uniprocessor PC'
     
    Loonylion, Aug 11, 2009
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  8. Blade5406

    Blade5406 Well-Known Member

    I just checked= and yes, it's there.
    It still supports multi-core then?
     
    Blade5406, Aug 11, 2009
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  9. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    you need to change the HAL to multiprocessor. One way to do this is to select 'ACPI uniprocessor PC', and choose update driver, then from the list choose 'ACPI multiprocessor PC' (it must be word for word identical to the one already installed, with the exception of 'uniprocessor' being replaced by 'multiprocessor'. Get the wrong one and windows will no longer load). You might need your windows CD and you must reboot immediately after doing it.
     
    Loonylion, Aug 11, 2009
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  10. Blade5406

    Blade5406 Well-Known Member

    It seems I got it wrong.

    Device Manager displays
    ACPI PC, and that's all , no "uniprocessor" or "mutiprocessor"
     
    Blade5406, Aug 11, 2009
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  11. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    then that is uniprocessor. Are you completely sure it is a multicore system?
     
    Loonylion, Aug 11, 2009
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  12. Blade5406

    Blade5406 Well-Known Member

    Well, when I was still using Vista, the task manager shows the two CPU usage History, side by side. But with XP, only the classic single CPU usage history view is present.

    Terrible, just terrible:
    -Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU
    -E2140 @ 1.60GHz
    -1.60GHz, 0.99 GB of RAM
    -The case also shows "Intel Pentium Dual Core Inside".
    -Oh, I also forgot, its core not processor, or are they the same?
     
    Blade5406, Aug 11, 2009
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  13. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    I'll have to check which HAL a multicore system should be using, I suspect its the multiprocessor one, but since my computer is both multicore and multiprocessor I can't be sure.

    EDIT: Multicore systems use the multiprocessor HAL, as I expected.
     
    Loonylion, Aug 11, 2009
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  14. NotForSale

    NotForSale Active Member

    I never had a problem with my vista. WIndows 7 should be excellent then.
     
    NotForSale, Aug 18, 2009
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  15. GideonB

    GideonB Well-Known Member

    I had lots of problems with Vista, pretty much none with XP and I have heard a lot of good things about Windows 7. My brother tried to coax me into installing it onto my laptop which sucks. I'm not going to until it gets released :D
     
    GideonB, Aug 19, 2009
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  16. Born2killx

    Born2killx Well-Known Member

    It'll be released on October 22, 2009.
     
    Born2killx, Aug 19, 2009
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  17. kanwarrulz_123

    kanwarrulz_123 Well-Known Member

    Hope, microsoft does fix crazy bugs and common glitches which plagued the Vista. First thing, are mutiple compatibility issues with the window mainly withe some Java applications, which was accidently fixed by myself (yes, accidently with few control panel tweaks and updating, and it's good..).

    I might have mixed views about Windows 7's release as of now.
     
    kanwarrulz_123, Aug 19, 2009
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  18. GideonB

    GideonB Well-Known Member

    Awesome, I can buy it for my brother as a birthday present for him :D
     
    GideonB, Aug 20, 2009
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  19. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    you need the professional version at least, the home version (below professional) does not have complete windows XP compatibility.
     
    Loonylion, Aug 20, 2009
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  20. kingofgamemasters777

    kingofgamemasters777 Well-Known Member

    speaking of that, how good is the compatibility? is it the same as vistas compatibility mode?
     
    kingofgamemasters777, Aug 20, 2009
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