just a newbie question

[mgstudio99]

Which is better Vista or Windows 7

[admin]

Welcome to the forum.

This poll may answer your question:

http://www.digital-digest.com/poll.php?pollid=44&result=1

Only 5.8% of voters thought that Vista was better than 7.

[videoman22]

The main reason W7 is better than vista is because they designed the code to be MUCH faster and include a couple add-ons (if you will) to vista, but pretty much everything has been re-done.

[MilesAhead]

It would be interesting to see a "blind taste test" of the 2. Like, turn off jump lists and put a theme with glass that looks like it could be either one and let people use it. I bet Vista 64 bit SP1 would be indistinguishable from Windows7 64 bit if you couldn't look under the covers.

[atifsh]

I bet Vista 64 bit SP1 would be indistinguishable from Windows7 64 bit if you couldn't look under the covers.

make that sp2 and then it will be very close

[wychwar]

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[cdryden]

windows 7 imo

[ursimrankhanna]

Hi,
i prefer w-7 is better in all features than vista.

[MilesAhead]

The whole thing is a bit silly. "Vista" and "Windows Seven" are just marketing names. "Vista" is Windows 6.0 and "Windows Seven" is Windows 6.1. Just make the GetVersion() API call in a program and see the result.

If you have AutoHotKey you can run this script yourself to see the number:

version := _WinVersion()
MsgBox, 4160, WindowsVersion, Windows Version is %version%


_LoWord(arg)
  {
    Return arg & 0xFFFF
  }

_HiWord(arg)
  {
    Return arg >> 16
  }

_LoByte(arg)
  {
    Return arg & 0x00FF
  }

_HiByte(arg)
  {
    Return (arg & 0xFF00) >> 8
  }

_WinVersionMajor()
  {
    Return _LoByte(_LoWord(DllCall("kernel32.dll\GetVersion", "UInt", -1)))
  }

_WinVersionMinor()
  {
    Return _HiByte(_LoWord(DllCall("kernel32.dll\GetVersion", "UInt", -1)))
  }

_WinVersion()
  {
    dwVersion := DllCall("kernel32.dll\GetVersion", "UInt", -1)
    Return _LoByte(_LoWord(dwVersion)) . "."
    . _HiByte(_LoWord(dwVersion))
  }

[UncasMS]

I see not only the memory handling improved so I would say there is difference and it's worth more than 0.1 in version history

[MilesAhead]

Well, that's what it is. It's the result of the MS API call. I didn't make it up.

edit: SP1 is coming out. Maybe they'll bump it up to 6.5 for you.

[jaydeee]

as the poll suggest, I also think that windows 7 is the best among its previous version.

thanks for the poll figure.

[ichandu]

I always prefer win-7.
Vista is good but the usability of win-7 much better.
thanks friends.

[ericpepin]

I also prefer Windows 7 though vista is also so close in the race. Both have good looks but for usability 7 is much faster. Thanks

[vh65]

.ISO files

I copied a movie to an ISO file and it doesn't show up I have over-written it just to make sure of the location of the output files. but they are not visible. i try a search with no results. now i got 4g of space i cant erase. has anyone had this happen? WIN 7starter - DVDShrink - (&& I have the codec pak(s) & Classic media player)