tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006450.post8386583049865065178..comments2023-11-05T03:34:47.661-05:00Comments on TheCoolReport.net: I'm gonna write more than a letter...Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636260045189046146noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006450.post-19828637221713433622009-11-03T15:16:09.912-05:002009-11-03T15:16:09.912-05:00Constantine, what I did was a bit unorthodox. I we...Constantine, what I did was a bit unorthodox. I went from XP to Win 7 using a third party program. Going from Vista to 7 went pretty smoothly on my laptop and I really do like it.<br /><br />I was able to restore my programs into Windows 7 and had only a few quirks. My HP printer did not work. It turns out HP didn;t make a Win 7 driver. After all, it's like.. 4 years old. That's almost ancient. Luckily more clever monkeys than I found an answer by using another printer driver and all it well. <br /><br />iPhone wouldn't synch. That took a few hours to track down. Had to reinstall drivers. Music played fine, ever the apple DRM'ed stuff. <br /><br />Quicken wouldn't print checks. The google's found the answer and by deleting 1 file it was back up. <br /><br />I haven't been able to reinstall Adobe CS3 but that was a pain to install under the best of conditions. Other than that, I'm back up 100% I think.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636260045189046146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006450.post-74282991541602456562009-11-03T08:45:02.768-05:002009-11-03T08:45:02.768-05:00I like to reload my OS every once in a while just ...I like to reload my OS every once in a while just to spruce the place up. If you keep all your files and databases and what not on a separate partition, it really isn't that much hassle.<br /><br />It's like painting a room every once in a while: You clear out all the dust bunnies, and it keeps you from getting layers of clutter, and it prompts you to ask yourself if you really need something you haven't touched in years, so close at hand. (box and label, or pitch)<br /><br />And really, if it eats up time that you could have spent watching tv, is it all that bad?grimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006450.post-74560096756812189532009-11-02T15:45:06.025-05:002009-11-02T15:45:06.025-05:00My new computer came with a free upgrade from Vist...My new computer came with a free upgrade from Vista to Windows 7. My techy friend who set up and installed my computer advised me to pass on the upgrade because of the need to reload and reset all of the other programs on the computer. Given your experience, I am glad that I took his advice and just put the free upgrade in a drawer. I do not need it for gaming and conquering the world and other bad guys when I play Company of Heroes. I feel your pain. Open fire! Rounds out! Rockets away! ...man down! Medic!!<br /><br />Sir Constantine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com