Comments on: If you were thinking of upgrading to Windows 7 for ham radio http://k9jy.com/blog/2009/08/07/if-you-were-thinking-of-upgrading-to-windows-7-for-ham-radio/ Exploring Amateur Radio Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:14:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bert, kd7jeh http://k9jy.com/blog/2009/08/07/if-you-were-thinking-of-upgrading-to-windows-7-for-ham-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-1740 Bert, kd7jeh Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:59:59 +0000 http://k9jy.com/blog/?p=1097#comment-1740 I just got a new laptop with windows 7. I love it. I had to learn all the new features and terminology. I have in the shack two older machines, one with 98 and the other with XP. I found out that to run the older software, I need to upgrade to Windows 7 Professional. It will run older programs in an XP windows mode. I wish it would have come with the Home and student 7, but it didn’t. I would recommend buying the software from a package box. If your computer came with windows preinstall from the factory, that license cannot be transfer to another computer, Read the License Agreement. This has to do with volume license issuing, and is issued to your computer and not to you. If you buy it off the shelf, it issued to you and if our computer dies, you can transfer it to another computer. Hope this will help someone. I did lots of reading. de kd7jeh I just got a new laptop with windows 7. I love it. I had to learn all the new features and terminology. I have in the shack two older machines, one with 98 and the other with XP. I found out that to run the older software, I need to upgrade to Windows 7 Professional. It will run older programs in an XP windows mode. I wish it would have come with the Home and student 7, but it didn’t. I would recommend buying the software from a package box. If your computer came with windows preinstall from the factory, that license cannot be transfer to another computer, Read the License Agreement. This has to do with volume license issuing, and is issued to your computer and not to you. If you buy it off the shelf, it issued to you and if our computer dies, you can transfer it to another computer.
Hope this will help someone. I did lots of reading.
de kd7jeh

]]> By: 9W2PJU http://k9jy.com/blog/2009/08/07/if-you-were-thinking-of-upgrading-to-windows-7-for-ham-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-1727 9W2PJU Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:38:06 +0000 http://k9jy.com/blog/?p=1097#comment-1727 Hi, i think windows 7 is great for hams. im using windows 7, mac osx and linux too. lots of great software on linux. Linux nowadays seems to be easy and user friendly. 73 Hi, i think windows 7 is great for hams.
im using windows 7, mac osx and linux too.
lots of great software on linux.
Linux nowadays seems to be easy and user friendly.

73

]]> By: f8arr http://k9jy.com/blog/2009/08/07/if-you-were-thinking-of-upgrading-to-windows-7-for-ham-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-1720 f8arr Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:09:56 +0000 http://k9jy.com/blog/?p=1097#comment-1720 Hi ! I'm not agree with K3NG, upgrades on linux system like mandriva, debian or ubuntu works well without any problems... I have upgraded 3 laptops ans desktops from previous versions to newer of the distro said upside with absolutly no problem. It is not to say that a system is better than an other. (you know.. the traditionnal war beetween the windows word and unix one). I had others problems but not upgrades ones on linux. Regards Guillaume Hi !
I’m not agree with K3NG, upgrades on linux system like mandriva, debian or ubuntu works well without any problems…
I have upgraded 3 laptops ans desktops from previous versions to newer of the distro said upside with absolutly no problem.

It is not to say that a system is better than an other. (you know.. the traditionnal war beetween the windows word and unix one). I had others problems but not upgrades ones on linux.

Regards
Guillaume

]]> By: K3NG http://k9jy.com/blog/2009/08/07/if-you-were-thinking-of-upgrading-to-windows-7-for-ham-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-1717 K3NG Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:34:34 +0000 http://k9jy.com/blog/?p=1097#comment-1717 Ditto to what everyone else said. I've never had an "in-place" OS upgrade go well, with any OS, Windows or *nix. Even if Microsoft says you can do an in-place upgrade, I wouldn't do it. You'll probably spend more time cleaning up the mess with all your applications, trying to get them to work. And chances are if you've been running Windows on any box for two years or more, it's probably due for an enema anyways and a fresh OS install will give it new life. Ditto to what everyone else said. I’ve never had an “in-place” OS upgrade go well, with any OS, Windows or *nix. Even if Microsoft says you can do an in-place upgrade, I wouldn’t do it. You’ll probably spend more time cleaning up the mess with all your applications, trying to get them to work. And chances are if you’ve been running Windows on any box for two years or more, it’s probably due for an enema anyways and a fresh OS install will give it new life.

]]> By: Martin AA6E http://k9jy.com/blog/2009/08/07/if-you-were-thinking-of-upgrading-to-windows-7-for-ham-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-1716 Martin AA6E Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:44:43 +0000 http://k9jy.com/blog/?p=1097#comment-1716 A Windows OS upgrade makes sense when you're upgrading hardware and throwing out the old machine. Otherwise, it's a can of worms. Even when they say that an upgrade is possible, my experience is that something always gets broken. You may be better off with a clean install every time. My preferred upgrade is to Ubuntu Linux! Although I admit to having Win 7 as a dual-boot option. Martin A Windows OS upgrade makes sense when you’re upgrading hardware and throwing out the old machine. Otherwise, it’s a can of worms. Even when they say that an upgrade is possible, my experience is that something always gets broken. You may be better off with a clean install every time.

My preferred upgrade is to Ubuntu Linux! Although I admit to having Win 7 as a dual-boot option.

Martin

]]> By: Larry http://k9jy.com/blog/2009/08/07/if-you-were-thinking-of-upgrading-to-windows-7-for-ham-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-1715 Larry Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:39:05 +0000 http://k9jy.com/blog/?p=1097#comment-1715 Scott, Thanks that is a very useful chart. My view on new operating system installation is to always do a clean load which saves many a heartaches. Larry Scott, Thanks that is a very useful chart. My view on new operating system installation is to always do a clean load which saves many a heartaches. Larry

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