opinions good and bad

I would like to hear opions on
computer operations systems windows 7
and windows 8.
I have xp and need to update but have
heard some bad things about windows 8.
So lets hear everyone input.

I like windows 7 seems to work with all my programs. Windows 8 we got on our new laptop for Christmas and I still haven't figured it out...

We like Windows 7, upgraded from XP with a very small learning curve and hardley any hassels at all.

I lost a whole long post here and will try again (lengthy post highlighted just as I hit the backspace button).
We use both XP and Windows 7 on our two computers. We actually kept the old computer in use when our accounting program, publisher, scanner and a photo program would not work on the Windows 7 computer. All of these programs have new compatible versions, but at a cost that we couldn't afford especially after acquiring a new computer. When Windows 8 came out in October I upgraded to the new Internet Explorer 10. Some websites have a problem with this new program. A case in point was the interactive climate zone map. Maybe this is why I find myself often logged out when I go to post on this forum. I do like the fast start up time for Windows 7.
I have looked into Windows 8 and understand that some users find it had to understand. Our family techie says there are some programming problems.

As with all things epically windows, I say give it at least a year and a half before upgrading to the new OS. Windows 8 is geared for use with touch screen displays and tablets more than it is a user without one. It compartmentalizes everything and essentially tracks your use to figure out what you do the most in order to create its active interface desktop. Though I'm sure Windows 7 does the same thing, it does so behind my blind eyes rather than in front of my face. I'm one of those people who refuses the anonymous statistic feature every time I can because I'm a conspiracy theorist and don't want/need people knowing everything I do and everything I like and how often I do things on my PC (I go so far as to cover or turn my webcam when it's not in use).

I really enjoy Windows 7. It's not different enough from XP to have to relearn everything, but it's its own individual OS that has extra perks and features that really appeal to me (mostly fluff stuff, like the auto-shift backgrounds LOL). It's also great for me as a gamer. I noticed a huge performance boost after shifting to 7 over XP, there's just less crap in the background.

I like Windows 7 as well.

I think Windows 8 will be better when they get the glitches sorted. Kinda like Vista, which I HATED, they sorted stuff out and came up with Windows 7. I will be waiting before I upgrade from Windows 7, don't like 8 much but will have a good look at the next one they release.

I have windows 7 and am still learning.... but I like it so far. I too had to make the upgraded move of xp and a new tower. I was so stubborn I was refusing to realize that I needed to upgrade my whole system not just my program I shopped and shopped for a good 2 months and saved all of my pennies to get my new system.

I know that when I leave my computer on to long it can't do all the upgrades it needs to and will make me manually shut it down to do these. But thats okay. I run top of the line security with all of my computers so that I can try to prevent any theft.

I get a little parnoid about stuff like that. I was once given a trojan thru a email from my cousin when I had a hotmail addy. So now I keep everything secure.

I think I must be running windows.25 or something like that, my computer is so old they found some of christs dna in the dust.

If you like XP go with 7.

If you would rather be playing with the apps on your smart phone, go with 8.

karona wrote:I would like to hear opions on
computer operations systems windows 7
and windows 8.
I have xp and need to update but have
heard some bad things about windows 8.
So lets hear everyone input.

So it seems windows 8 is not very popular.
But here is the problem were can you
buy an new computer with windows 7 on it.

I frequently window shop online at TigerDirect.ca. They have lots of computers on sale with Window 7 and some with no operating system. Amazon.com has a lot of the old operating systems and Windows 7 is widely available. You can format your hard drive and install any system you wish. I thought I read somewhere that Windows 8 can be set up the same way as Windows 7 for those that do not like the touch screen ready setup.

I use Mac now!

Macs are fine, but they are costly.