Jefric Consulting, LLC - Blog » Windows7 http://jefric.com/blog IT Services and Consulting (http://www.jefric.com) Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:09:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Is Windows XP being sabotaged? http://jefric.com/blog/2011/09/11/is-windows-xp-being-sabotaged/ http://jefric.com/blog/2011/09/11/is-windows-xp-being-sabotaged/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:59:35 +0000 AlanBuckwalter http://jefric.com/blog/?p=408 Microsoft is taking extraordinary steps to convince people to upgrade away from its most successfull operating system to date, to Windows 7. In my experience, Windows 7 is a fantastic upgrade and performs far better than Windows XP on the same hardware. The features and reliability improvements are truly worth the cost of admission. But how far is Microsoft willing to go to “convince” people to upgrade? Are they sabotaging XP?

I still have a few Windows XP machines, some dedicated to specific applications and others kept around to help with client compatibility testing. These machines have been working fine for years, but for some reason they seem to be slowing down. Aside from regular Microsoft critical and security upgdates, I haven’t made any changes to these machines. For some reason however, they seem to be slowing down. I originally thought that my shiny new Windows 7 machines were spoiling me so I started to time things and keep track. Over the past 6 months, I am seeing my Windows XP machines perform worse than before, again with no changes other than Microsoft updates.

So I ask the question again, Is Windows XP being sabotaged?
What do you think?

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Microsoft support for the Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Vista (RTM version) operating systems will end July 13, 2010. You may want to start thinking about trying and using Windows 7. Don’t get caught running an unsupported operating system.

If you would like to learn more about these upcoming timetables, send me an e-mail and I will forward you a copy of the PDF: “Windows XP SP2 & Windows Vista RTM End of Support Information”

alan@jefric.com

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Don’t get caught off guard. The end of Windows XP could finally be in sight.

Read more here.

]]> http://jefric.com/blog/2009/10/21/windows-7-the-essential-guide/feed/ 0 The pros and cons of Windows 7 for business http://jefric.com/blog/2009/10/21/the-pros-and-cons-of-windows-7-for-business/ http://jefric.com/blog/2009/10/21/the-pros-and-cons-of-windows-7-for-business/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:46:42 +0000 AlanBuckwalter http://jefric.com/blog/?p=194 “Is your IT organization ready for Windows 7? You’re running out of time. Microsoft will ship the new version of Windows on Oct. 22.

You should at least know what Windows 7 has to offer and where it comes up short. You might be planning to do this on your own schedule and ignore the launch that’s just 10 days away, but you will find that you pretty much have to do some of your preparation on Microsoft’s schedule. ”

There is a lot to think about. Contact Jefric Consulting. We’d be happy to help.

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That’s a pretty strong endorsement! Having used Windows 7, both 32 and 64bit editions for a few months now I can share some of the enthusiasm. I have just one more Vista machine to upgrade, and I hope to go 64bit all the way. Unfortunately I haven’t solidified my plans or recommendations for older XP machines. That’s going to be a bit trickier.

What do you think?

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To help you make those tough choices, here are 10 things you need to know, based on our hands-on testing of Windows 7.”

Read the full article here.

What are your plans for Windows 7?

]]> http://jefric.com/blog/2009/10/21/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-windows-7/feed/ 0 Windows 7 – The good and not so good. http://jefric.com/blog/2009/10/15/windows-7-the-good-and-not-so-good/ http://jefric.com/blog/2009/10/15/windows-7-the-good-and-not-so-good/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:36:58 +0000 AlanBuckwalter http://jefric.com/blog/?p=186 We’re still a week away from public availability but the feedback on Windows 7 is everywhere. Generally speaking the feedback is mostly positive. Even the Wall Street Journal is calling it “the best version of Windows Microsoft has produced”.

I’ve been using it for a few months now myself and can certainly agree with the comment “it leaves Vista in the dust”. Time will tell if it will successfuly retire old faithful – Windows XP.

For more feedback on Windows 7 read:
- Windows 7: 10 Best Features
- Windows 7: 10 Things That Still Need Fixing

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