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Windows 7 vs. XP64: Better in the short run? The long run?
Octo:
--- Quote from: massive88 on September 29, 2009, 03:23:50 pm ---There will be more hardware and software compatible with Win7 than XP64, especially heading into the future.
Right now, today, its not a real big issue. In the future it may be.
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I would think relevant hardware (ie. IPACs, LEDWizs, monitors) won't change enough in the next few years to warrant Windows 7. Maybe when Windows 8 comes out.
wp34:
I've been running 64-bit Vista for about 6 months on my tablet at work. I've been amazed how much more stable it is than XP. Particularly with all the bad press about Vista. I've had a few driver and version issues but once I got around those it has been great.
Beretta:
vista was a flop, windows 7 is actually the new one about to be released so it's the successor to vista.
in my experience most instability is from flaky drivers, so if you're using the system for mame i doubt vista is gonna buy you any increased stability assuming the system is already stable to start with.
FrizzleFried:
--- Quote from: wp34 on September 29, 2009, 09:36:28 pm ---I've been running 64-bit Vista for about 6 months on my tablet at work. I've been amazed how much more stable it is than XP. Particularly with all the bad press about Vista. I've had a few driver and version issues but once I got around those it has been great.
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Strange... my main box has been running 24/7 for just about 3 years... I can't remember the last time I was "forced" to reboot... though I know it's happened once or twice since I've been to Idaho. I wouldn't touch Windows Vista ...ever.
Now that is the 32 bit version, but I've been running Windows XP X64 on my main MAME rig with little issue once past the initial driver issues.
Silas (son of Silas):
I run a virtual windows 7 machine on a Linux VirtualBox host. Its an interesting OS. Nothing about it seems groundbreaking but its definitely the OS that Vista should have been. I also have a number of virtual XP machines and the laptop I am running this on is running Vista x64 because thats what it came with.
Long term, if you are a windows user the transition to 7 from XP or Vista (based on my experience with 7) is a good idea. Its a reasonably efficient OS, with an acceptable footprint and long term support for current and future hardware.