Windows 7 Sux

I've been using Windows 7 for a few months now, and although it started out quite stable, over the past few weeks, it's stability is progressively getting worse. Constant blue screen crashes and if Microsoft that are trying to convince me that this is the way forward, then they should think again. I'm sick of the rubbish that Microsoft release and it's usually takes 2 service packs to get it right. Maybe it's time to buy a Mac!

If your getting blue screen crashes I reckon you have a device drivers issue that needs sorting

this has always been a problem where windows has to fit to thousands of hardware configurations and the drivers those device manufacturers make often let the whole system down

Apples are stable because there Is only one hardware configuration sanctioned by apple

But these drivers are installed by Microsoft, I haven't installed any 3rd party drivers at all. Even running this in safe mode sometimes gives me BSOD. If you search Google, you get lots of people experiencing the same issues. It's very frustrating.

Therein lies your problem.... You should always run your machine with the latest drivers.. That way you'll see the benefit of any improvements made..
If you post your macine spec I'll point you in the right direction for drivers...

" If you search Google, you get lots of people experiencing the same issues"

Could you give any evidence for that? All the blue screen complaints I have seen jhave been due to reasons which cannot be blamed on Microsoft. Poor and unknowledgeable attempts at customisation, trying to overide activation. Bad downloads from non Micorsoft sites. etc...

If you started out stable, then the progressive deteritation can only be due to your own use.
I have been using Windows 7 right from the first Builds. I have not had the problems you are experiencing. When you first install, The program also installs the latest drivers it has on record from the hardware manufacturers. If you have selected automatic updates, the completed OS will then search the insternet sites to see if any of those drivers have been updated and, in the evnt, install them. At that stage your system should, as you have experienced, be stable.

With the Extensive excellent feedback on Windows 7, if you feel it is "rubbish", then you best follow your own advice and try MAC. As far as OS's are concerned, it is not going to get better than Windows 7 in this moment in time - possibly only subject to some very minor adjustments.

Originally Posted by kram66

But these drivers are installed by Microsoft, I haven't installed any 3rd party drivers at all. Even running this in safe mode sometimes gives me BSOD. If you search Google, you get lots of people experiencing the same issues. It's very frustrating.

please fill out your system specs including build number etc, with as much detail as pos

I've had to shutdown the machine, but here's the best guess. Windows is the latest build RC 64bit, but I'll start it up and get the exact build number.

Motherboard ASUS P5Q PRO, Intel quad core 2.8gz CPU, 8 GB memory, ASUS EN9500GT 1GB video card and a hauppauge hvr2200 TV Tuner card. I believe the issue is with the video driver. I'm often seeing a black screen, then a message that states the video driver that has stopped working, but recovered.

The device section does not list anything suspect. I've also performed a memory check without any issue.

I often see BSOD with messages like xxx_not_equal_not_less and win32k.sys errors. Sometime I have trouble starting it up, sometimes it will last for a few hours.

Originally Posted by kemical

Therein lies your problem.... You should always run your machine with the latest drivers.. That way you'll see the benefit of any improvements made..
If you post your macine spec I'll point you in the right direction for drivers...

Latest doesn't mean greatest. This was working fine for sometime, I think after some system updates, I started seeing these problems.

Originally Posted by RAK

" If you search Google, you get lots of people experiencing the same issues"

Could you give any evidence for that? All the blue screen complaints I have seen jhave been due to reasons which cannot be blamed on Microsoft. Poor and unknowledgeable attempts at customisation, trying to overide activation. Bad downloads from non Micorsoft sites. etc...

If you started out stable, then the progressive deteritation can only be due to your own use.
I have been using Windows 7 right from the first Builds. I have not had the problems you are experiencing. When you first install, The program also installs the latest drivers it has on record from the hardware manufacturers. If you have selected automatic updates, the completed OS will then search the insternet sites to see if any of those drivers have been updated and, in the evnt, install them. At that stage your system should, as you have experienced, be stable.

With the Extensive excellent feedback on Windows 7, if you feel it is "rubbish", then you best follow your own advice and try MAC. As far as OS's are concerned, it is not going to get better than Windows 7 in this moment in time - possibly only subject to some very minor adjustments.

If that's the best I'm going to expect, then it's not good enough! I'm responsible for deciding the IT direction for our company, and we are not small, with an annual turnover of US5billion dollars pa. At at this stage I can't put forward a Windows 7 recommendation. If it won't work on one machine, how can I have confidence on several thousand?

Originally Posted by kram66

I've had to shutdown the machine, but here's the best guess. Windows is the latest build RC 64bit, but I'll start it up and get the exact build number.

If it's the latest RC then can I ask where you got it as it hasn't been released to the public yet ?

the 7100 version is beta and full of bugs especially with nvidia drivers !

you claim

Originally Posted by kram66

I'm responsible for deciding the IT direction for our company, and we are not small, with an annual turnover of US5billion dollars pa. At at this stage I can't put forward a Windows 7 recommendation. If it won't work on one machine, how can I have confidence on several thousand?

yet you post

Originally Posted by kram66

Windows 7 Sux

Is that a technical term

If this is the way you come to a forum to bring an issue with a build you cannot even verify then I would question if you are qualfied to advise any company about it's IT rollout ?

maye we could start afresh with you letting us know the verified build number ?

just type winver into the run box