so, i caved in and loaded 9 32 cause I WANT MY PLUGINS! well, not really, but the project i'm working on was already 'looked', and i just didn't have the patience to try and recreate the feel... so, now i'm a little more in 7 than i am in xp, and finding:
a. i have thumbnails for ALL my files in explorer!
b. so far everything has played back on wmp without a hitch!
c. 9 32 isn't as snappy as 64, but it somehow feels faster than 32 running under 32. (yeah, i know, wishful thinking...)
d. i have to say i really like the gui under 7 (with the dark turned off in vegas), much more pleasing - and i can now see grouped events with the blue outline - something too subtle in xp
e. i haven't tried any 'lengthy' renders as yet, but the novelty of my new system is enough to keep me quiet on that front for the moment.
for a (nervous) old fart, i have to say i'm very taken with 7, and coming back to xp is rather like shooting with a beta rig vs a v1p - you know it's the real thing, but hey, the new kid on the block sure knows how to do it as well (if not a damn sight better!).
so, so far no problems (hence the nervousness), but it's early days... i'm going to start loading some of my other software during the week (rather like moving into a new house), and we'll see how it all fits together.
my only dislike so far (and it's probably ignorance at work), is the new start menu (i gather it's similar to vista?) - i'd like to create my own folders and groups and such, but it seems overly complicated to achieve, if not impossible. i know m$ decided not to look back with a 'classic' menu, but it's another thing looking too far forward as well.....
leslie
a. i have thumbnails for ALL my files in explorer!
b. so far everything has played back on wmp without a hitch!
c. 9 32 isn't as snappy as 64, but it somehow feels faster than 32 running under 32. (yeah, i know, wishful thinking...)
d. i have to say i really like the gui under 7 (with the dark turned off in vegas), much more pleasing - and i can now see grouped events with the blue outline - something too subtle in xp
e. i haven't tried any 'lengthy' renders as yet, but the novelty of my new system is enough to keep me quiet on that front for the moment.
for a (nervous) old fart, i have to say i'm very taken with 7, and coming back to xp is rather like shooting with a beta rig vs a v1p - you know it's the real thing, but hey, the new kid on the block sure knows how to do it as well (if not a damn sight better!).
so, so far no problems (hence the nervousness), but it's early days... i'm going to start loading some of my other software during the week (rather like moving into a new house), and we'll see how it all fits together.
my only dislike so far (and it's probably ignorance at work), is the new start menu (i gather it's similar to vista?) - i'd like to create my own folders and groups and such, but it seems overly complicated to achieve, if not impossible. i know m$ decided not to look back with a 'classic' menu, but it's another thing looking too far forward as well.....
leslie