Question for computer geeks, netwrk. admins, or anyone

[yarisitis]

Originally Posted by YAR1S

Get a Mac!

lol jk
I have no idea....

sorry :p
but seriously when does the beta testing for win7 end? and can you wait that long to find out if its going to work out?? If not then you have no option than to switch programs and get upgraded comps OR upgrade your old comps and keep apps......

Beta testing for Windows 7 ended a long time ago. Windows 7 is going to be officially released for retail on October 22nd.

I think Windows 7 has a new compatibility feature called "Windows XP Mode" where it will let you use programs that were meant for XP, for example I'm guessing old programs like the one's on your company's workstations that might have issues running on newer OS's. So I think this would pretty much solve your problem with that.

Would the workstations even meet the minimum requirements for Windows 7 in the first place, they sound pretty old, running Windows 2000 and all?


Don't do option 1.

Why don't you get your company to fund you the money to test out Windows 7 for yourself on one machine. That way you won't have to wait and find out the results on tests that might not even be relevant to what your company does, but instead test it yourself to the specific needs of your company's machines. The cost of one Windows 7 license is worth it.

Or you could just snake around it and take one of the workstations home and download Windows 7 illegally and test it for free.



Also, hook it up with a job when I finish school, tomato, k thx. I'd kill for an IT job in San Francisco.