Windows 7 Theme : Halloween

[kmb]

Love the Halloween Theme. Great!

http://microsoftfeed.com/2009/windows-7 ... halloween/

[Midnite Shadow]

Nice...thank you

[NeverMore]

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You guys doing the Windows 7? I played around with it while it was still in beta but I'm gonna wait til SP1 to put it on my main machine. How's the final version?

[Halloweennut08]

So whats new and different form vista to 7??

[writerpatrick]

The file doesn't seem to work. Themes should end in .themepack for Windows 7. There's also a few XP themes floating around that mimic the look of Windows 7.

I'm running the 7100 RC of Windows 7 (using a dual boot system so I don't have a problem when it expires). There's a lot of cosmetic changes between Win7 and Vista. There's a distinct difference in themes; with Windows 7 you can have multiple desktop pictures in a theme and it will automatically switch between them.

Windows 7 is so new that there aren't a huge amount of themes for it yet. I did find a working Halloween theme at:
http://windows7themes.net/halloween-the ... ows-7.html

[NeverMore]

So whats new and different form vista to 7??

My experience so far is that it performs better than both Vista and XP. Runs quicker and
better memory management. I've seen considerably less crashes than I do with Vista.
Keep in mind I don't have as many third party drivers as I do with Vista. Windows has
always run good if you don't install any programs or hardware.

One of the new features I'm most excited about are Libraries. You can take content from
multiple folders and put them in a single virtual folder. That content can be present in
multiple folders. Something like an alias in Linux.

The new taskbar is slightly larger than previous and you can now pin frequently used
shortcuts to it. Something like the Quick Launch but it now covers the whole taskbar.
Right-click on the taskbar icons to get a jump list, a list of things you can do with that
program.

It includes a fully functional Windows XP SP3 that will run in a virtual window in case you
have any older programs that won't run in this new version of Windows.

The User Account Control isn't as obnoxious as it was in Vista. Better support for solid
state drives. Support for multi-touch screens. New window management features.
Numerous core improvements.

This looks to be a big step in the evolution of Windows. Support for Windows XP is
about to end, I would skip Vista and go directly to Seven. Though, like I said, I'm gonna
wait till the first service pack comes out. There are always bugs in a new operating
system.

[writerpatrick]

One problem with XP virtualization is that you need a processor that supports hardware virtualization. But they don't mention that anywhere. For me I've got an old webcam that won't work in Vista but I don't use it much anyways. I'm still working with the RC.

[Halloweennut08]

So all I half to do is go buy windows 7 and then just uninstall vista and put on 7?

[NeverMore]

So all I half to do is go buy windows 7 and then just uninstall vista and put on 7?

Depends. You can save money and keep all your settings if you upgrade from Vista. Buy
the upgrade version. Just install over Vista. There's also a better chance that all your
devices will keep working if you go this route. On the negative side, you'll also be stuck
with a lot of the bloat that has built up while you were using Vista.

If you wish, when you use the upgrade disks, you can choose to install Windows 7 in a
different location and have both versions of Windows available on your computer. You'll
get a menu when you start up that lets you choose Vista or 7.

The other option is to do as you asked and do a 'clean install'. Buy the full version. You'll
have to backup all your user files and settings, format the drive, install Win7, reinstall all
your programs, find drivers for your devices that will work with 7, ect, ect. A lot of work
but at least you'll have a fresh install.

You can use the upgrade disks to do a 'clean install' but it looks like a pretty involved
process. Here's a tutorial.

Also keep in mind, as writerpatrick suggested, that your computer has to be able to
support 7. If it's older and was struggling to run Vista it's probably not gonna perform
so well with 7.