Windows 7

Got this form the Tech Soup site.......

"Microsoft products are not available for distribution to educational
institutions (including K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and trade
schools), political organizations, religious organizations, healthcare
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Please consult our list of ineligible organizations for more
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Tracy... How are you eligible....

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McCartney
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 8:18 AM
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Subject: [teknoids] Windows 7

Folks:

I hope I didn't miss a discussion on this already, but how many of you

are planning to upgrade to Windows 7 soon? Our office is an XP shop -

we managed to skip Vista altogether - and we have an opportunity to get

Win 7 Pro or Enterprise (Ultimate) from Tech Soup for next to nothing.

I figure we need to make the transition before MC stops supporting XP,

and I've been reading good things about 7.

Would we be dumb not to wait until the second or third service pack?

Tracey

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I have been running the Win7 x64 Beta and RC on my main laptop since February, and with the exception of some 64-bit printer drivers, I haven't had any trouble. There were a few issues with Adobe Acrobat at the beginning, but Acrobat cleared those up. My only issue currently is that if use Remote Desktop Connection to get back to my PC, I get a Dell Connectpoint software error when I get back to my computer. It doesn't affect the operation, but that little app doesn't work unless I restart it. I have not checked to see if there is a new version, but this too, should be fixed.

It seems the hardware manufacturers were better prepared this time, and since Win7 is just an upgrade of Vista, Vista Drivers will usually work for hardware if there isn't a Win7 driver yet.

As info, we do not carry software assurance on Windows, and therefore, the OS is "upgraded" when the PC is replaced on its normal 3-year cycle, so I currently have a mixed environment of XP and Vista. I will be glad when the XP machines are gone.

Jeff Whitcomb
Technology Services Manager
Cumberland School of Law - Samford University
205-726-4662
jmwhitco samford edu

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-----Original Message-----
From: teknoids-bounces@ruckus.law.cornell.edu [mailto:teknoids-bounces@ruckus.law.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Tracey McCartney
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 10:18 AM
To: Teknoids
Subject: [teknoids] Windows 7

Folks:

I hope I didn't miss a discussion on this already, but how many of you
are planning to upgrade to Windows 7 soon? Our office is an XP shop -
we managed to skip Vista altogether - and we have an opportunity to get
Win 7 Pro or Enterprise (Ultimate) from Tech Soup for next to nothing.
I figure we need to make the transition before MC stops supporting XP,
and I've been reading good things about 7.

Would we be dumb not to wait until the second or third service pack?

Tracey

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Windows 7, from a Unix guy prospective, is head and shoulders better
than Vista. If you're looking at 64-bit support, then it too is a
worthwhile upgrade. Time marches forward, and as good as XP was,
Windows 7 is at least not a step backward.

Make sure your software works with it though, lots of weird little
issues we're having with certain software...

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On Oct 26, 2009, at 11:17 AM, Tracey McCartney wrote:

> Folks:
>
> I hope I didn't miss a discussion on this already, but how many of you
> are planning to upgrade to Windows 7 soon? Our office is an XP shop -
> we managed to skip Vista altogether - and we have an opportunity to
> get
> Win 7 Pro or Enterprise (Ultimate) from Tech Soup for next to nothing.
> I figure we need to make the transition before MC stops supporting XP,
> and I've been reading good things about 7.
>
> Would we be dumb not to wait until the second or third service pack?
>
>
>
> Tracey
>
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