If it isn’t crashing it is loading pages like I am running dial-up. Internet Explorer, this is possibly the single worst browser I’ve had the grand displeasure of using. Windows media player supports most of the really common formats for audio and video but there is much out there it doesn’t or doesn’t handle well. This isn’t my only issue with a fresh Windows install.
Often you wont get any drivers for the device and are none-the-wiser until you crack open device manager or notice reduced functionality. Windows 7 was great that it automatically finds drivers, however, this is far from perfect. However, if you ever need to start from scratch a lot of required drivers aren’t found and there is a fair loss of functionality depending what it can and cannot find. When you buy a pre-built Windows system it’s usually pretty, preconfigured and silky smooth performance. Out of the box functionality, what’s that? Most of these things can be changed to make Windows perform much better but these are registry alterations and things of that nature which shouldn’t need to be done. There’s more to it but Microsoft don’t seem to learn, they focus on slimming OS requirements more than looking at making the OS perform in a practical way. This leads to memory operations that call for your page file just add more strain on that OS drive of yours. You’ve then got your page file which when managed by the system is tiny and on your C:\ drive. This ultimately leads to an infinite read-write cycle on your OS drive, all the applications running in the background, the OS itself and anything you run on top, that is all coming from your OS drive. Windows by default likes the idea of putting everything but data on your C:\ volume, hell, it’ll take your data too if you want.
My first qualm is something I realised early on but never understood it fully until recently.Ī default Windows install is poorly optimized I noticed more and more that things in the Windows world have serious limitations and I find myself being told no when I want more from the OS. It was after Windows 7 came out that I really started to question my own loyalty. Windows holds a lot of nostalgia for me, naturally I should be a firm member of Team Gates. I don’t think it ever died I just couldn’t deal with the horrific speed of the now degraded hardware. This system was with me for years, it even ran Windows XP in its final days. I was first to dive in, I powered it on and followed the directions on the 3.5" floppy to play my game.įrom here we eventually picked up a Pentium 2 powered system with Windows 95 and the game Heavy Gear.
My parents were cautious with it as they were, at the time, completely unaware of how to use it. Our first home computer was some beige beast (I was 5 at the time and knew nothing of the hardware). Often I’m asked “Why Linux?”, “Why not just use Windows?” and it usually leads to long winded discussions so I thought for the sake of my online brethren I’d outline my thoughts on each OS.ĭOS is where it all began for me. To make matters a little more odd, I’m an avid Linux fan. I’m an IT technician for a large Windows based Disaster Recovery company and I run my own PC assembly and repair company that mainly deals with Windows and Mac systems. To give background on why I am posting this. I thought I’d put up a post outlining my thoughts on operating systems.