Partition size for Windows 7 dual boot?

POOLESOFT · Jan 17, 2009

30 at least

Black Panther · Jan 17, 2009

Anyway here are my impressions after an hour on Win 7...

I didn't even try gaming - spearman914 you HAVE TO reinstall games again to get them to work unlike you said!

It's like Windows98 with some toned-down Vista eye-candy while attempting to maintain the functions and performance of XP - honestly weren't it for a couple of Vista touches this OS reminds me more of Win 95 and 98 than it does of XP.... And that'd a sour price to pay for less RAM usage......

I just think this OS is aimed for people who have a low end computer and can't get Vista to run properly. It's aimed for businesses who don't feel the need to upgrade their OS because their current software works just fine..
Sure I'm a gamer and I'm addicted to benchmarking, but I certainly would never give up Vista for this OS just to give me 3-5 fps more in today's games as I saw in certain reviews.

In my opinion anyone who has got 4GB RAM or over should stick with Vista. Prolly even those who got 3GB ram should do so. Win7 just not worth the trouble.

Edit:
I downloaded the latest gpu drivers and my IE page keeps flashing...

And here's what I got when I tried to install drivers for my X-fi sound card --

(Not even the insert picture command works properly, I get multiple

Duxx · Jan 19, 2009

lol...this is crazy. I have ~1.5gb left on my partition and i only installed windows 7. What is with this 20gb shit? :/ Windows 7 64 bit... Hmm..

DaMulta · Jan 19, 2009

Black Panther said:
Anyway here are my impressions after an hour on Win 7...

I didn't even try gaming - spearman914 you HAVE TO reinstall games again to get them to work unlike you said!

It's like Windows98 with some toned-down Vista eye-candy while attempting to maintain the functions and performance of XP - honestly weren't it for a couple of Vista touches this OS reminds me more of Win 95 and 98 than it does of XP.... And that'd a sour price to pay for less RAM usage......

I just think this OS is aimed for people who have a low end computer and can't get Vista to run properly. It's aimed for businesses who don't feel the need to upgrade their OS because their current software works just fine..
Sure I'm a gamer and I'm addicted to benchmarking, but I certainly would never give up Vista for this OS just to give me 3-5 fps more in today's games as I saw in certain reviews.

In my opinion anyone who has got 4GB RAM or over should stick with Vista. Prolly even those who got 3GB ram should do so. Win7 just not worth the trouble.

Edit:
I downloaded the latest gpu drivers and my IE page keeps flashing...
And here's what I got when I tried to install drivers for my X-fi sound card --

(Not even the insert picture command works properly, I get multiple commands and have to edit them out).[/QUOTE]

Install winrar and unzip the exe. Then install the card with device manager:toast:

System Name	GAMER
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16Ghz 1333Mhz CPU @ 3.8Ghz 24/7 , 4.4Ghz (testing)
Motherboard	Intel DX48BT2 X48 Socket 775 Extreme Series (1600fsb)
Cooling	Zalman CNPS9500A LED CPU Cooling Fan
Memory	4GB (4x1GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333MHz @ 1600Mhz
Video Card(s)	Visiontek Radeon HD 4870 512MB and a 4850 512MB (oc'd)
Storage	500x3 (storage) + 300 (os) SATA MAXTOR
Display(s)	2X ViewSonic VP920b 19in Blk DVI LCD's
Case	Ultra Aluminus Mid Tower ATX Case Black
Audio Device(s)	Intel® High Definition 8-channel (7.1) Dolby Home Theater
Power Supply	Ultra 850w X3 Power Supply/135mm fan
Software	VISTA 64
Benchmark Scores	CoD4 maxed out over 150 fps. @ 1280X1024 TF2 maxed out over 200 fps. @ 1280X1024

System Name	Black Panther
Processor	i9 9900k
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0
Cooling	NZXT Kraken X72 360mm
Memory	2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz
Video Card(s)	Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6
Storage	Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm
Display(s)	32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz
Case	NZXT H710i Black
Audio Device(s)	Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+
Mouse	Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model
Keyboard	Motospeed
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Work in progress
Processor	AMD 955---4Ghz
Motherboard	MSi GD70
Cooling	OcZ Phase/water
Memory	Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000
Video Card(s)	CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Storage	SSD 64GB
Display(s)	Envision 24'' 1920x1200
Case	Using the desk ATM
Audio Device(s)	Sucky onboard for now :(
Power Supply	1000W TruePower Quattro

Partition size for Windows 7 dual boot?

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