Mintplanner Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I'm upgrading from XP so I can update Chief (from 9.54), and wondering if Windows 7 is sufficient? Is 8.1 Better? Are there Chief glitches with one version of Windows vs. the other? Any suggestions, or links to a similar thread welcome...I poked around, but didn't see this topic. Thanks in Advance, Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I like 8.1 better, its a newer O.S. and will last you longer but you may have to update some device drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mintplanner Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 I hear that. I've been concerned about needed to update Windows 7 soon, but people really seem to like it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fangelo Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 If you have 7, 8 or 8.1 it will be a free upgrade to windows 10 for the first year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbuttery Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 win7 is more than adequate and while I was not impressed with Win 8, the issues were resolved with win 8.1 I would recommend 8.1 Lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Windows 7 x64 I have used since it was first released. I believe Windows 8.1 is another good choice (Windows 8 is not, coming from XP as you are). Windows 10 is a free upgrade when it is released for current users of Windows 7, 8 and 8.1. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKitchenAbode Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Suggest waiting for Windows 10. The launch is expected around July month end. There are a lot of changes in this compared to Windows 8.1, would save the frustration of learning one only to do it all over again in a few more months. I use and really like Windows 8.1 but there are a few quirky bits that are not very intuitive, Windows 10 will hopefully resolve this. Also, Microsoft will likely be very aggressive to get this out there, even if your current windows version does not qualify as a free upgrade I'm certain the cost if any will be very attractive. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_Park Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I would choose 8.1. The jump from there to Windows 10 should be a lot less painful than jumping from Windows 7. Obviously if you are coming from XP you have a big learning curve regardless of the OS you choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKitchenAbode Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I was hesitant to suggest this as there are going to be a lot of changes in the Start Screen/Menu and this is were most users are having difficulty adapting from previous versions of Windows, especially on non-touch based systems. Of course one could always set it to boot to the desktop and configure it to avoid the Metro based start screen as much as possible, things would then be pretty close to Windows 7. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I wouldn't go with windows 10 until it's been out for 6 months b/c of bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKitchenAbode Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Excellent Advice Perry. Microsoft has not had a very good track record starting with Vista. It can definitely take a while, they are still fixing Windows 8 and that was launched 2 years ago. Now they are trying to fix it with Windows 10, Bye Bye Windows 8. Love windows but the bugs and constant changing starts to wear one down. Almost every time I boot my system there is a new update to install. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 yes Bill I'm thinking about getting that package also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKitchenAbode Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Although I have a few gripes I'm 200% for Windows. With 8.1, OneDrive and 365 Office subscription all of my devices (desktop, laptop, tablet & phone) are always in sync and provide a consistent UI across each. When Windows 10 is publicly released I will upgrading that day. I think Microsoft sees the future here. Just hope they can pull it off. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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