Hard drive evolution could hit Microsoft XP users

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most recent reviews I've seen have placed vista/windows 7 marginally ahead of XP in terms of gaming performance.

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you can go back to the same interface as windows 2000, it takes 2 or 3 clicks...

Not in Win 7. They removed the classic Start menu and the task bar just changes theme but still functions the same as the Aero one. Not that I like the classic theme, but many people do and won't upgrade even from XP or Vista because it was removed.

(bare in mind I'm a student and I get my OSes for free)

That's the same reason I own Vista and Win 7

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Not in Win 7. They removed the classic Start menu and the task bar just changes theme but still functions the same as the Aero one. Not that I like the classic theme, but many people do and won't upgrade even from XP or Vista because it was removed.


That's the same reason I own Vista and Win 7

Well, there is a solution to that.
http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/
(you even get the up-button back )

Also if you like me cant stand the breadcumbs thingy there is a solution to that as well(scroll down a bit)
http://twigstechtips.blogspot.com/20...-explorer.html

Even though I with the above got rid of the biggest reasons why not to surrender to win7 I just can't make the switch. It plainly sucks donkeyballs and I just cant justify it based on swishy-swoshy menues and other "enhancements" alone. Pretty package with less performance is for me at least a step in the wrong direction.

98% of the computer-time I am working in a software environment, then it really doesn't matter if the desktop and dialog frames are semi-transparent and swishy-swoshy enhanced. For me at least efficeincy comes from a fast and simplified working environment, not a pretty user interface.

...guess I'm funny that way..