Wait For Windows 7 SP1, Support Firm Warns Users 433
CWmike writes "Users should wait for Microsoft to work out the bugs in Windows 7 before jumping on the new OS, computer support company Rescuecom said on Friday. 'From the calls we're getting, as well as our own experience in the past with all Microsoft's operating systems, we're recommending that people stick with their time-tested OS and wait for the dust to settle,' said Josh Kaplan, president of Rescuecom. Citing a litany of reasons, ranging from the risk of losing data during an upgrade to tough economic times, Kaplan urged Windows users to put off upgrading to Windows 7 or buying a new PC with the operating system pre-installed. 'There are some compelling reasons for both businesses and home users to move to Windows 7,' Kaplan said, 'so we're saying "just wait for a bit."' Upgrading an existing machine — whether it's running the eight-year-old Windows XP or the much newer Vista — is particularly risky, he added, especially if users haven't taken time to make a full backup before they migrate their machines. Some users have found that out first hand. Among the top subjects on Microsoft's support forum is one that has put some PCs into an endless reboot loop when their owners tried to upgrade from Vista to Windows 7. Microsoft has not yet come up with a solution that works for all the users who have reported the problem, sparking frustration."
Re:But why? (Score:5, Interesting)
While Windows 7 is stable, how you can say it's more stable than XP?
I haven't seen XP crash in years.
Re:Don't wait. (Score:2, Interesting)
A correctly installed and administrated XP machine doesn't accumulate crap. Sure, it implies Admin/User separation and careful application selection.... But, with correct care an XP installation does not deteriorate. You just need a good Admin... Which pretty much nobody has.
Re:But why? (Score:3, Interesting)
this reminded me to NEVER upgrade an OS. Reinstall after good backups and a list of all actively used programs.
Hard drives are so cheap, I don't understand why people don't just fresh install to a new drive and keep the old to migrate the data from.
Re:It will be different this time (Score:0, Interesting)
It figures that Linux appeals to the same sort of beta-nerd wannabes who run registry cleaners.
Re:It will be different this time (Score:5, Interesting)
To be fair, Apple did a *lot* of these commercials, and I remember quite a few that point out benefits of OS X. They're not ALL about bashing the other platform and saying nothing about themselves. Sometimes, it's indirect but just as valid - like the "Wheel of Vista" commercial they did, to emphasize that OS X only has one version for everyone, unlike Microsoft, where they have all these different "flavors" at different price-points.
On the same note, if OS X was deployed as widely in big, corporate settings as Windows is, you'd have the exact same thing going on as this story talks about. People would say "Don't upgrade to Snow Leopard until they release 10.6.2!" I've *never* seen a new OS released that didn't have patches released for it soon afterward. History shows that the patches for the more severe issues tend to get done first, and then the little nit-picky stuff slowly gets ironed out after that. So it's always wise to wait a little while before deploying a brand new OS release.
Re:It will be different this time (Score:3, Interesting)
Yes. I do. I don't vote for president (why bother? Maryland always goes D so my vote matters not), and Libertarian for everything else. I would love to get a libertarian in Congress. Actually I'd be happy to get *any* third party in Congress, simply to break the back of the D-R duopoly.
Mac Ad:
"Hi I'm a Mac. I am easy to use and just work."
"Hi I'm a PC."
"That's it?"
"I have nothing good to say about myself."
(shrug). "I'm a Mac. I am easy to use and just work."