Win 8 vs Win7

panais

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I will like to ask if you notice any speed difference between windows 7 and windows 8.


Thanks!
 

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My Windows 8 feels faster than my windows 7 but then it does not have a whole host of updates and patches like win7.......
 

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Win 8 is faster in booting for sure. For me it has lower pings on the same network as win 7 and overall feels snappier.
 

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I get the impression that it is the same, but that may just be down to the SSD which makes even Windows Vista seem fast lol
 

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At this point one would be comparing apples and oranges. Most of our Win7 systems are very mature whilst the Win8 we use is just a skeleton.

I remember Win7 Beta also being a lot faster than my Win7 today.
 

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one thing that does cause concern is the "automatic maintenance" as it kicked in right in the middle of a 3d render and caused a whole host of cpu load issues "like it had a higher priority?" i hope they sort that.....

but alpha release issues aside yes it's snappier
 

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Can't be definate about Windows 8 untill it's actually released to the public. So far for me the boot up to logon screen is faster than W7.
 

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One of the first things I noticed is the number of processes running, about 30 fewer in Win8DevPrvw.
 

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Fresh installs will often start off with very few Processes. As you enable or installed programs these will build up. If you want to be amazed, installed Server 2008 R2, nothing is enabled by default and you only see 30 processes max.
 

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I am seeing very good things from my current Windows 8 installation... I only hope that this keeps up through both the beta and the final release.
 

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Hi all
Much as I like W7 I have to say once you've learned W8 then it's much faster --especially on lower end gear (32 bit version on cheaper laptops and netbooks).

On faster machines it's difficult to say as these machines work very well with W7 in any case.

Booting however is an order of magnitude faster.

Note however that W8 might be missing a whole slew of features and services which would be available on the full product and so the current speed won't be indicative of the final version.

However once people have got used to the fast boot MS is likely to do everything possible to keep the speed.

Note that on tablets and mobile phones - waiting for a minute or so for these devices to become ready is NOT acceptable so MS needs to keep boot as short as possible on W8.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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Yeah, I get the Metro Screen quite quickly but the time to usability still isn't all that much different.

Granted, Win8 8102 is a bit quicker to usability but I don't have nearly the number of programs installed on Win8 8102 (though I am getting close) as I do on Win7 SP1 Ultimate x64.
 

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Granted, Win8 8102 is a bit quicker to usability but I don't have nearly the number of programs installed on Win8 8102 (though I am getting close) as I do on Win7 SP1 Ultimate x64.
I am in the same boat. I imagine that once I have a plethora of programs installed it will slow down dramatically... But I will wait for RTM before I do that. :)
 

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Granted, Win8 8102 is a bit quicker to usability but I don't have nearly the number of programs installed on Win8 8102 (though I am getting close) as I do on Win7 SP1 Ultimate x64.
I am in the same boat. I imagine that once I have a plethora of programs installed it will slow down dramatically... But I will wait for RTM before I do that. :)

I don't blame you, Avalon.
I got a bit carried away installing most of my stuff.
Unfortunately AutoCad Architecture 2012 won't install on Win8 (I've already updated the programs I wrote for AC 2011 - which does install) or else I might not have been back in Win7 at all (if only I didn't have to work). ;)
 

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I don't blame you, Avalon.
I got a bit carried away installing most of my stuff.
Unfortunately AutoCad Architecture 2012 won't install on Win8 (I've already updated the programs I wrote for AC 2011 - which does install) or else I might not have been back in Win7 at all (if only I didn't have to work). ;)
Yes, well I think the day where we don't have to go back to W7 is rapidly approaching.
Any particular reason as to why it won't install, or just a general compatibility issue?
 

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Meh, I haven't figured out why AC 2012 won't install as I haven't really looked into it much after the error message since I can just boot back into Win7.

If it still doesn't install at Win8 Beta time, I'll check it out more thouroughly.
 

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If it still doesn't install at Win8 Beta time, I'll check it out more thouroughly.
Fair enough, that seems to make sense.
I'm also interested in how Windows 8 will compete with 7 in a marketing sense. I wonder how the price point will work out.
 

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Indeed, that will be interesting.
Currently, as far as I can tell, old-time users of Win95 through Win7 are quite ambivalent about the direction MS appears to be taking with Win8 up to this point (I love it - I hope they continue).

As you mention, it will, indeed, be interesting to not only see the price points but the receptiveness by the Windows community at large, as well.
 

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