I only visited the forum because of this problem ;P

i have just found out that it does not like certain install shields. i have tried installing a windows 98 game and i set the compatiblity to windowss 98 and it still wouldnt like the install sheild. i also tried going into the game itself it still wouldnt like it.

sorry to double post but it has been offically 9 months and i have had very little issue with my win 7 computer

Well i've had none

I love the OS so far its definitely faster than Xp and Hell-Vista
Especially the Restore Previous Version

I just recently upgraded to 7 from vista, and I have to say its much better. Btw, which version do most of you guys run. I am using this version called annihilation which has a lot of built in tweaks and hacks to allow even smoother running depending on your exact hardware specs.

I am using Windows 8 Ultimate Extreme
It's basically 7 with tweaks n all

i have it running on Parallels 6 and it's alright. i haven't had any problems, except for some reason it didn't want to save my settings which is fixed now. i like it more than XP but it doesn't woo me enough to make me switch to it from Snow Leopard.

i like the new layout of the windows media center. i also discovered that is has free internet streaming hd quality video. i like that alot so what i do is use my hdmi cord and have it on my hdtv and send the video straight to that so its on a much larger screen.

wow.. now that's something i didn't know.. thanks a lot

anyway, i love the gadgets on the desktop.. i have downloaded more gadgets which make my jobs easier.. but the layout is too similar to vista, but it's a lot faster

just be carefull about netflix they may want to charge you. they are also on the windows media center free tv too. but they have like c-w shows like small vill and glee, stuff like that cbs shows like ncis csi. and then thers show time and dexter. i have had very little evil buffer. the commericals are only about 60 long.

Not to say you don't know what you are doing, but as someone who builds and fixes computers, I have to personally advise staying away from custom made versions of windows. I've made countless custom builds myself, so I know from experience that problems can tend to pop up later on down the road. A clean, untouched source is always the best and safest way to go.

In any event, Windows 7 is more than worth getting used to, double so for anyone that has newer hardware since Windows XP just isn't designed to take advantage of it. I started using it as a full time OS somewhere around the middle of the beta builds that were coming out at the time. That's just how well it worked even then.

It doesn't take much time to get used to it, but it is a leap if you never really used vista and are jumping over straight from XP.