OrchidWiz Compatible With Windows 7

[Oscarman]

Sorry, this is a slight hi-jack of the thread....

Hi Joe, did you upgrade from Vista to Windows7 on your computer? I am wondering if you had any challenges. I'm running 64-bit also.

[slipperfreak]

Originally Posted by Oscarman

Sorry, this is a slight hi-jack of the thread....

Hi Joe, did you upgrade from Vista to Windows7 on your computer? I am wondering if you had any challenges. I'm running 64-bit also.

I did upgrade, but I formatted my hard drive first. I didn't want any crap on there - wanted to start fresh, without paying extra for the full version.

It was a seamless install.

[RosieC]

Personally, after working in IT for years, I would always wipe the hard drive and start from scratch rather than attempt an upgrade.

Generally there is so much mess in a system that has been running a year or more that it is far better to start from scratch, as problems you experience may not be down to the OS but down to pre-existing odities and you don't know which they are.

I'm one of those people who was quite happy with Vista (again installed on a clean hard-drive), but Windows 7 adds some extra nice features. When I first had it those features did not seem like much, but the more I use it the more I like them.

Personally I'm not sure I would pay to upgrade from Vista. If I was still on XP I would. That having been said my hubby HAS paid to upgrade our home PC from Vista to Win 7 and I'm quite pleased really.

[Oscarman]

Its an inexpensive change, my work has a MS agreement which offers staff the new OS at ridiculously low prices.

[RosieC]

We have the same at work. We pay an annual subscription and get enough licences for the whole office every time something new comes out. It's really cheap and we get it so that we can ensure the software we write is compatible.

Can't get it for home though. All the licences are used up at work.