The move to win 7...help w/ the basics.

[PaPi61]

Originally Posted by redddog

So I've just gotten all of my new parts in and will be doing the build this week. I've gone with an Asus p7p55d board, an i5 750 (with a Coolermaster 212 plus), corsair tx 650 psu and Mushy 1600 RAM.

My question is: so when moving into WIN 7 (from XP32), what is it I need to know?

I'd love a link to a discussion about the steps I need to take to make such a move.

Thanks guys.

You don't need to worry about that, you'll learn how to fully use Win 7 in an afternoon. Do not install the x86 version, go for x64 even if you'll be using a 32-bit DAW.

[Remeniz]

Go with the advice above and install Windows 7 64 bit. And there really is nothing you need to know about it. Install and go. It's that simple.

[Toonman]

I highly recommend installing everything by right-clicking on the executable/installer file and selecting "Run as Administrator" (even if you're working from an Administrator account). Once things are installed, if you run into problems with any apps, right-click on the shortcut to run them and select "Run as Administrator". You will only need to do that one. I had a few plugins lose their registrations until I did this... other than that, Win7 is a walk in the park...

[rprecording]

Turn off UAC (it's the annoying thing that nags you about..."Do you want to do whatever your about to do?"...yes...."Are you really really sure you want to do what you're about to do?....)

Change power profile to high performance (turn off power saving stuff, both in Win7 and in bios....bios speed stepping will "step" on you. Common cause of clicks, pops, dropouts etc...).

Be sure you run an ASIO driver for whatever audio interface you get.

Many DAW's suggest you set up Windows to prioritize background processes.

If your DAW is stable, turn off Windows auto updates. many people (my self included ) have had strange problems caused by this. If your system is running stable, and you get some windows update, following which, you start having problems, there is a "Restore" function in windows that will allow you to move the machine back to a previous point (just pick a date from a list and it'll back out whatever updates were done since). I've used this and it works fine.

Most of the early problems with Win7 were related to graphics cards drivers (Win7 implements a completely new graphics interface...early drivers were sometimes dodgey. At this point, most are completely stable so you should have no problems.

Do run x64.

I've been very happy with it and it installed pretty quick and easy.

[redddog]

Thanks so much guys.

[Sound Thief]

Can Win 7 be as hassle free as Windows XP?

[DAW PLUS]

Originally Posted by Sound Thief

Can Win 7 be as hassle free as Windows XP?

IMO it's even less of a hassle.

[PaPi61]

Originally Posted by DAW PLUS

IMO it's even less of a hassle.

Totally agree.