[RTTY] QST article about Win XP

[Tom Magarelli]

I apologize for staying on this topic about OS software in this group.
but if I don't ask questions from knowledgeable people and people who have
been there.
> I am currently in the process of building a new PC to run Win 7, my way of
upgrading from XP
My question is should I go for 32 or 64 ? I believe 64 will run faster, but
will it have any effect
on how these digital programs will work, or will it make no difference.
I had asked the group which would be better 7 or 8. The majority seemed to
prefer 7 over 8.
So with that I purchased Win 7 Pro.
Thanks for your feedback,

Tom - WA2PNI



I think it depends on how you define "upgrade". If you go from XP to Win7
you must do a custom ( clean) install. If you go from Vista to Win7 you can
do a direct upgrade.

73, John N1JM


On Mar 22, 2014, at 8:34 AM, Gordon Bousman <nw7d.ham at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not exactly directly related to RTTY but since we use computers to run 
> RTTY, I wanted to comment on an article in the April 2014 QST about 
> the end of Windows XP - which in my opinion had some very inaccurate
statements.
> The author (WA9PIE) states:
> 
> 1)  "....There is no upgrade path from Windows XP to Windows 7" - 
> strange since I just finished upgrading four Dell PC's in my shack 
> from XP to Win7 using official MS Win7 upgrade discs. I first used the 
> free *Windows 7 upgrade adviser* to make sure that my PC's would run Win7
before upgrading.
> I also made certain that Win7 drivers existed for the hardware in
question.
> 
> 2)  "You certainly can't upgrade Windows XP to Windows 7 or 8" - same 
> as above, I found this to be a totally inaccurate statement since MS 
> sells XP to Win7 upgrade software.
> 
> 3)  The author infers that the only option is to go out an buy a new 
> PC.  I disagree, spending approximately $100 to $125 (I actually 
> purchased two
> Win7 Pro upgrade discs for $85 each on Amazon recently) on an Win7 
> upgrade disc is much cheaper than spending $400 to $600 for a new 
> lower-end PC especially if you have multiple PC's in your shack or 
> home.  Further my old PC's have serial ports which are nice to have 
> for certain radio interfaces whereas most newer PC's don't have a serial
port.
> 
> 4)  Win7 Pro will in fact run XP programs in "XP Mode" - something 
> that the author fails to mention.  So if you have an old XP program 
> that you want to use after you upgrade to Win7, it will likely run as 
> long as you upgraded to the "Pro" version (not Home).
> 
> Maybe the author, who is an "IT executive for a Fortune 500 retailer" 
> wants to promote the purchase of new hardware but I found the 
> inaccuracies in his article to be rather remarkable.  You would think 
> that the QST editors would take a little closer look at the 
> credibility of submitted articles such as this.
> 
> 73 Gordon NW7D
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