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"SC Tom" wrote in message ... "Annie Woughman" wrote in message ... "SC Tom" wrote in message ... "Annie Woughman" wrote in message ... "Ben Myers" wrote in message ... Annie Woughman wrote: I just updated my Gateway GM5091E desktop from Windows XP to Windows 7. Everything seems to be working fine except for the TV tuner. I couldn't find anything on...

"BillW50" wrote in message ... SC Tom wrote: Good, I'm glad it's all working for you. I think you'll like Win7; I know I do. I guess I fall into the 20% camp that doesn't like Windows 7. Sorry I preordered two Windows 7 copies now which sits on the shelf unopened. I am also one of the ones that doesn't like Linux either. Even though I am using it now. As Avast is flagging false positives on my...

In , Ben Myers typed on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:35:47 -0500: My quick summary from the use I've made of both Windows 7 and Vista is that Windows 7 is Vista Service Pack 3 (or is it 2? or 4?). Windows 7 bears the same relationship to Vista that existed between Windows 98 and 95. I, too, will stick with XP on my main machine, used for slipstreaming software, data recovery, and all sorts of non-routine tasks that might break with Windows 7......

BillW50 wrote: In , SC Tom typed on Thu, 3 Dec 2009 12:38:46 -0500: "BillW50" wrote in message ... SC Tom wrote: Good, I'm glad it's all working for you. I think you'll like Win7; I know I do. I guess I fall into the 20% camp that doesn't like Windows 7. Sorry I preordered two Windows 7 copies now which sits on the shelf unopened. I am also one of the ones that doesn't like Linux either. Even though...

Hello all, I have a Gateway gm5632e w/Intel (Schroeder Town) G33 Motherboard. (Intel® Matrix Storage Technology) running Vista Home Premium The system is approx. 2 yrs old. I have been away for a couple of weeks and my nephew has been using the pc. Now when I power on the unit I get a hang at the serial ATA Bios screen which detects the HDDs and gives the following: Serial ATA BIOS UPSD SOURCE 8-24-07 .... AHCI BIOS INSTALLED (sometimes it...

*-* On Thu, 3 Dec 2009, at 13:34:05 -0600, *-* In Article , *-* BillW50 wrote *-* About Gateway GM5091E [ ... ] Yes I could sell off those Windows 7 upgrades. But you may never know, something might come along that needs Windows 7 and won't work with Windows XP. Then I might need them again. Hopefully it will never come to that though. ;-) That would be a good time to have a VM set up, with Windows 7 running inside it. ;-) Ken Whiton --...