{"id":3766,"date":"2011-04-02T14:14:58","date_gmt":"2011-04-02T18:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=3766"},"modified":"2014-12-16T07:22:31","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T12:22:31","slug":"windows-7-professional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=3766","title":{"rendered":"Windows 7 Professional"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greetings all, It’s the Angry Systems Administrator. As the subject says, I’m talking about Windows 7 Professional.<\/p>\n

I have just purchased a copy for the Angry Webmaster. However, installing it is a major undertaking. He’s using Microsoft XP and there is no upgrade path worthy of the name to migrate him to Win 7.<\/p>\n

I’m looking at 2-4 days to get his system reloaded with his applications and data. I am not looking forward to this. Because of\u00a0financial\u00a0concerns, we don’t have any extra computers sitting around he can use as a loaner. That means no updates to the blog or the main site. I’ll probably do this when he’s on vacation and I can have unfettered access to his development system.<\/p>\n

Now I’ve used Win 7 and I like it. I will say I detest the user interface. I don’t find it better or easier to use. Still, I have an O’Reilly book and it’s quite helpful. Of course I got the 64-bit version. I’m quite happy to toss 32-bit operating\u00a0systems\u00a0on the ash heap of history.<\/p>\n

One of the reasons we’re still using XP is that it’s stable and it works. I recall Vista and still shudder at the 21st\u00a0century\u00a0version if Microsoft ME. However, it’s time to move on. The new version of Internet Exploder, IE 9 doesn’t work on XP. Also, Microsoft is looking to end support of XP in the next couple of years. I still have a couple of Windows 2000 systems kicking around and I can’t patch them any longer.<\/p>\n

Now the version I bought is the OEM ((Original Equipment Manufacturer)) version. It’s a hell of a lot cheaper, but there is no support from\u00a0Microsoft\u00a0if things go wrong. On the other hand, I’ve never called Microsoft for support on their software so for me OEM is a good deal.<\/p>\n

I’ll be sure to notify all of our fans when I start the update process. Of course the first thing I’ll do is image the system. My preferred app for this is DriveImageXML<\/a>. It’s a free app that works a lot like Norton Ghost. I’ve used it in the past and it’s been a lifesaver. I’ve even used it to image a server.<\/p>\n

Well, time to go stand over the Angry Webmaster and see if he can take the hint.<\/p>\n

Have a good one!<\/p>\n

~The Angry Systems Administrator~<\/p>\n\"1\"2\"3\"4\"5 (1<\/strong> votes, average: 1.00<\/strong> out of 5)
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