>install windows 7
>oh fuck, no network connectivity
>pull the ethernet cable i havent used in 4 years because linux is a decent os out of the cupboard
>plug it into the wall
>plug it into my laptop
>nothing
>fucks sake
>boot linux livecd so that i can download windows it's own drivers
>everything goes smoothly
>load up windows
>install ethernet drivers
>plug ethernet cable in
>nothing happens
>check out device manager
>need to rollback the drivers and reinstall them
>finally, i have internet
>windows update
>checking for updates
>checking for updates
>....
>windows update is using three gigabytes of ram
holy fuck, how can one os be SO much better than the competition? i'm never falling for "just works!" again fucking jesus christ
>microtards will criticize me for using the xp logo crossed out because they have no real argument for this baby os
>microtards will be like "loel XD faggot duzent have more than 64gb of ram!!! XDDD"
Have fun with playing games...oh wait
>>52950947
i wasn't going to be playing games on a thinkpad x series anyway, you fucking manchild
is that seriously all you use your computer for?
>>52950947
You don't just use an OS for games. Dumb dumb.
I love bizarro threads
>>52950933
7 is deprecated btw
>>52950933
>>52950933
>Just werks meme
>>52951149
drivers definitely aren't the strong point of windows. op here and i'd argue that the appeal is software compatibility, ironically. i was only installing because my uni requires me to use windows for their fucking spyware, and virtualization is a joke unless you have a dedicated graphics card.
Windows 7 was released 6 years ago.
Maybe you should stop using a craptop and get a ThinkPad instead, Linux retard.
>>52950966
>support till 2020
>deprecated
flawless logic anon, thanks for your contribution to the thread.
If you can't get windows to just work, you should seriously consider suicide.
>>52950933
Windows update on 7 sp1 with no other updates has an awful memory leak? problem. It's not even when it's installing. It uses gigs of memory CHECKING. It goes a lot higher than 3GiB sometimes. An update fixes it, but the fact that the os as released chokes updating more than a couple at a time is ridiculous.
Also, it tends to fuck up everything if you cancel it before it installs them all. Learnt that the hard way. I ended up in a situation where it would refuse to ever install any updates, they would all fail.
>>52950933
>install windows 7 on network with other windows computers
>get exploited before windows update finishes
>>52951216
op here
see
>>52950956
>>52951232
>proprietary OS
>"just works"
lel no, the only thing it works for is the botnet
>>52951165
It's funny how things change. 10 years ago it was Linux that didn't have drivers. Now a live cd will usually boot anything with full hardware support.
>>52951222
>2020
>Literally the same year india becomes the superpower
My sides
>>52951257
Yeah but it is still slow and
>My DVD drive is 48x
>>52950933
I just did a fresh install of 7 today; I'm posting from it right now. I don't know what you did wrong as everything went just silky smooth for me.
>>52951254
You don't even know what a botnet is...go make out with a shotguns barrel and finger it's trigger you fucking SHEEP
>>52951272
Had a win 7 sp1 install last week. Didn't have driver issues but I had the same update problem. Had to install like 2 fixes manually
>>52951282
>microsoft shill
>calling someone else a "sheep"
kek, enjoy that botnet
>>52951272
Windows is horrendous with drivers
>>52951271
how retarded was that cunt?
>>52951437
As retarded winbabbies can be
Works for me and my pc isn't shit
You should kill yourself
>>52951645
>Damagae control
>>52951662
I can't use Linux with a Fury X and 6700k
>>52951271
48x is the speed of reading/(writing?) data contiguously.
a live OS will read files from random sectors from the DVD Drive.
>>52951693
It's alright anon, you are using the right OS
>>52951700
AYY
>>52950933
oh It's not over yet anon
>checks event viewer
>several errors and warnings
>some times certain services won't load for no apparent reason
>Some times updates would fail to configure and hide on windows folder and rob you of HDD space.
>You have to download an update for your disk clean up which some fucked up reason Microsoft never add this update to the recommended updates
Every fucking time I install windows on new system.
>>52950933
>openly admitting that you can't get Win7 to install correctly
I highly suggest you leave Win7 to the computer experts and stick to newbie stuff like linux.
>>52950933
>install windows 7
>no WiFi or Ethernet drivers
>the ones I try to manually install don't work
>install mint
>everything works fine
>a week later WiFi and Ethernet stop working
>follow dozens of guides, none work
>install windows 8.1
>WiFi and Ethernet finally work
>eventually win10 forces itself onto my computer
>WiFi and Ethernet don't work again
Now no matter what OS or drivers I install its still broken
>>52950947
Does playing DOS games on occasion make me a degenerate?
>>52950933
Linux is for fegs
>>52953116
Broadcom?
>>52953209
Yea
>install every major distro
>black screen
>install everything from Windows 98 to Windows 8.1
>works
>>52950933
>Too retarded to even install windows.
You are that scum of earth who give linux users a bad name.
You have to be either retarded or a weaboo to fuck up windows installation/drivers etc..
>try installing a 7 year old OS
>"waaaaaa no drivers"
>boot Linux most recent version on live CD
>wow big surprise, it has drivers
I installed w10 on like 20 pcs between laptops and desktops and every single one of them
J U S T
W O R K E D
not a SINGLE driver issue
Your fault OP, for trying and install some (soon to be) abandonware
I'm still happy, I use XP :)
install XP
>>52950933
Yeah, that's the most annoying thing when you install windows 7, you don't get any drivers. Every time I reinstall thr os I have to download the freaking LAN, audio, video and usb 3.0 drivers. When installing botnet 10, it automatically downloads every driver.
>Windows is too hard to use
Stick to loonix freetards
>>52950933
Time to get a macbook then if you're this retarded.
>>52950933
ITT: Winbabies refusing to accept that Windows isn't perfect.
>XP pro 64-bit corporate edition
>install drivers
>install updates
>stick with free software
>boots in ten second flats
>plenty of sexy visual themes
>everything went better than expected.
Would never install Windows 10 now
Windows 7 is good.
>>52954769
>ten seconds flat
^;)
>>52953116
Nigga your hardware is broken
>>52950933
>linux is a decent os out of the cupboard
started laughing and left the thread
nice bait you got there, OP
>>52950933
I've had windows update use almost 7gb of ram before on an 8gb machine. I pegged out the memory just running windows + windows update. It was slow as fuck too.
>install linux
>setup routine can't connect to hidden SSID
>plug Ethernet
>no DHCP found
>fuck it, ill install additional drivers later
>install OS
>after 15~20 minutes, boot up
>no wifi drivers
>plug Ethernet, install things
>Install some "X server"
>no more graphical UI
>have to uninstall, purge, clean, whatever package to make it work again
Fuck this shit
>>52958316
>installing just 'linux'
nice bait
>>52951149
How about you don't set up a bad manual ip configuration to intentionally get it to fail?
Windows 7 wifi drivers work out of the box for me with a 100% success rate. You know what else Windows has? Graphics drivers
mine "internet driver" was over 250mb
that is 25% of linux live cd
and linux live dvd OOTB didn't support only fingerreader and eraser on stylus
>windows checking for updates forever
ms hates win7
Gates should make a dramatic return to Microsoft. Start kicking ass again.
>>52951263
Holy shit
In 2020 there will be some indian pajeet who will release his own epic riced win7 pre cracked PooInLoo version.
You read it here first
Windows 7 is so fucking old, anon. Even Windows 8.1 has more hardware support than that shit.
>tfw win7 is 16yo
>>52951271
I approve of this new meme.
>So mad he has to make a thread on /g/ about it
works on my machine desu senpai
>>52951282
He's the sheep anon. Normal, good people use Windows. Why would you ever want to use anything else, its just a waste of time.
>>52950933
>use an outdated version of the OS
>complain it doesn't have drivers
Gee, maybe try Windows 10 before you bitch? Way more stuff works out of the box.
>>52950947
>HE PLAYS VIDEO GAMES
>>>/v/
>>52950933
>because linux is a decent os out of the cupboard
when im on windows my torrent download speed peaks at 1m
when im on linux its 3-4m all the time.
try to defend this microfags.
>>52962001
still waiting...
>>52962001
Get better internet mate.
LMint (Cinnamon) + W7 user here, whichever I use, I get great torrent speed.
>>52962217
with better internet my windows would downlad with 2-3m and my linux with 10m.your point is invalid.
>>52950933
To be fair with the Windows crowd, I've had a similar problem with wireless dongle drivers in Linux.
>>52962285
do you use a laptop?if yes i think its because you bought one with shitty to nonexistent linux support.
i bought a dell inspiron 3??? and it came with ubuntu by default which i immediately changed to my own distro.everything works,literally no bugs,stuttering or anything and i can play the newest games on med-high graphics on my winfag partition.
>>52962246
>>52962001
>m
I know from context you meant MB, but this can be misread as min. lern2unit, please.
>>52962217
As far as I recall [dunno if true], Windows reserves bandwidth for its own updates. Something like 10 or 20% - it doesn't explain the huge difference >>52962001 gets, but still.
>>52962329
No, it's a desktop.
Thing is, the open source Linux driver Realtek offers is crap, but most distros just grab it as it is; it needs some 3rd party patch to work properly.
>>52962375
try one of the ubuntu variants maybe?it comes with this offical drivers managing shit preinstalled.
>>52962440
No need, I just patched it myself and have a copy of the driver in a pendrive "just in case".
I just mentioned this problem because it's somewhat similar to OP's, but in Linux.
>>52951149
were u guys even there for this? he couldnt run ipconfig, so his shit was fucked somehow.
>>52962375
The reserved bandwidth is more like prioritised bandwidth. If needeed will be occupied, if not user gets to use it.
>>52962626
>The reserved bandwidth is more like prioritised bandwidth. If needeed will be occupied, if not user gets to use it.
== windows network management is shit.
are you guys aware that even windows 10 uses svchost to free up memory which is a very outdated method of doing it and actually can be traced back to windows 98.
Enjoying Ubuntu over here
>>52962817
welcome to the masterrace, bro
Finished installing Linux today. Used to be on Windows 7. I don't think been so dissapointed in my life. It's not that there isn't anything that isn't working, it's just that literally everything is worse.
>>52962904
what the fuck is this gnome on chromeos with android apps?????
>>52962696
Well, not necessarily. And it's only 15% and it's 15% of your network card capanility, not of your internet speed. Chances are that that anon has not maxed its network adapter in order to face any issues with this.
>>52962965
Tell us more
>>52962991
looks like the applauncher from chrome
>>52962965
>things that never happened
>>52962991
what do you mean?
>>52962494
I was there I took a screenshot of his screenshot of his picture of a screen
hey gentoofags ,archfags,fedorafags and all other non debian-based linux faggots kill yourselves already or install something that actually works and fast like debian,mint,ubuntu
>>52963023
It's Manjaro KDE. It just runs slower overall. Dolphin sucks compared to Windows Explorer, aswell as how KDE just works in general. I really hate how KDE organizes program icons in the taskbar. Doing anything on Firefox is much slower and clunkier, especially video.
Maybe I should try another distro.
>>52963155
KDE is the slowest DE from all and the biggest resource hog,even windows needs less resources with this shit which says a lot. i think you should try ubuntu gnome 15.10 64bit or linux mint cinnamon.
>>52950933
>windows update is using three gigabytes of ram
I know he is exaggerating but Windows Update is cancer compared to Linux.
>have to manually check every update on their site to avoid privacy abusing updates
>it takes ages to download and update
>bazilion restarts
>applies updates on shutdown then on startup
Not a very fun thing to do.
>>52963155
I'm using Manjaro XFCE and I have opposite results
>fast/fluid/responsive
>low memory usage
>easy updates
>everything works
Go to "Manjaro Settings Manager" - "Hardware Detection" and see if you are using proper driver for you GPU. Hop on IRC if you have any issues/questions. If everything fails check out Xubuntu, decent start for beginners.
>>52950933
>>52963251
Actually he isn't exaggerating.
The Windows update screen (the applying X of Y updates) where you cannot input anything and are forced to watch grass grow, THAT screen.
For whatever unknown god forsaken reason, windows loads all update packages to ram even after they're installed. So when you have a new install of windows, during that updating screen, it will attempt to load all 40 to 100 update packages into ram, then forced into page file because for no reason, windows update wants to keep EVERYTHING loaded. So you actually have the updater get progressively slower as it updates.
Windows update goes faster by installing only 10 updates at a time. It's fucking shit
>>52962904
Been part of it for awhile m8, but thanks :)
>>52963374
Holy mother of compiz affects.
>>52963390
I love the effects, and the motion blur confuses my friends until I turn it off. Just need the blur effect to be ported, so I can blur my terminal. :)
>>52963369
Yeah, I've been using offline updaters (Autopatcher etc.) lately but I find myself just avoiding Windows in general. Fucking weird OS.
>>52963419
Ported? Is there plugin api incompatibilities between compiz versions or something?
>>52950933
i think you got the words linux and windows mixed around m8
>>52950933
download the drivers before you set it up dipshit
who the fuck doesn't have a flash drive in 20 fucking 16?
>>52963465
Yeah, the blur plugin (can be used to apply blur to individual things, excluding the start menu used in unity), has been deprecated since like 0.9.0 or something. the current compiz used on ubuntu is 0.9.12. It doesn't really matter, just something I would like sometime in the future.
>>52963518
Oh. :( 2Sad4Me
You could always switch to a different DE. I think Kwin (compositor in KDE) can blur terminals. I know the standalone Compton compositor can. Compton can only be run when there isn't another compositor, though.
How are you liking Unity? I haven't used it long term because I've never been an Ubuntu fan.
>>52963587
I know that about kde with Kwin, when I fell for the meme and used Arch, I ran KDE Plasma 5, and I've tried other DE's, but I'm not that much of a fan of them. And I do like Unity. My favorite DE desu, it just feels really fast and responsive, and with a nice theme, it can look really nice.
>>52963640
did it change t-b-h (desu, to be honest) to desu? lol
>>52963665
yeah they did a while back desu senpai
first time back in a while? god help you baka
>>52963740
No, I just never used desu until now lol
>>52950933
>expecting a 7 year old OS to instantly know about devices made after the OS itself was made
you deserve every bit of frustration you received.
>>52963640
Neato. I've fallen for the minimal WM meme, and I've found I really like cwm and i3.
I also fell for the Gentoo meme. It's a fun distro. But damn, emerge fails so often.
>>52963818
>implying most windows users don't still use 7
>>52963892
>>52963878
I run i3 too sometimes, it's pretty nice. I just prefer a DE.
>>52964028
I have found wms a lot faster in general. And better looking. But I'll always keep KDE around, just in case.
>>52950933
Im using win 10. Everything works like a charm. Also im using chrome.
Free software is a meme. and that goes withh GNU/Linux.
windows 7 is old OP. I mean the defautl drivers ar elike 10 years old?
>>52951222
uhh not a fresh install you dumbass. you think when windows 7 cam eout they were in the future of 2020? anyways no problems with my thinkpadT420 I put windows 10 on though. but 7 worked fine
>>52962494
lol. he probably didn't have a network card. I seriously bet that was th eproblem too. kek
>>52964073
For me, and it may just be my hardware, the performance is more or less the same desu
>>52950947
Muh gaymen: the post
>>52964148
Will that be in rupees or shekels?
Windows is just intrinsically worse.
Not only do problems have an infinitely higher chance of being fixed on Linux, but those fixes will contribute to software for a greater good.
Windows users act so proud, like whatever feature they need wouldn't be better if it were contributed back to the community instead of held hostage.
>>52953268
As a weeaboo who can install Windows, I feel offended by your post.
>>52963155
>Dolphin sucks compared to Windows Explorer
You can't be serious, windows explorer doesn't even has tabs, the functionality of dolphin is just much better and is much faster, this is even more evident when you have folders with a lot of files
>>52966248
I-I.... I like Nautilus...
>>52966248
>>52966254
What's wrong with ranger?
>>52966266
Nothing, just not my cup of tea
>>52966266
It's not vifm
>using non-standard hardware
>>52953027
>openly admitting that you can't get Win7 to install correctly
>Too retarded to even install windows.
The problem here is that this is a good thing for linux, is not that windows, is not that people is unable to install windows, is that linux is now way more convenient to install. In my own experience is way more easy and fast to install ubuntu and derivatives than windows and comes with useful tools, no need for looking for drivers and a safe repository ootb. The only problematic hardware i know are AMD GPUs and broadcom wireless adapters but at least now AMD is trying to get their shit together.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMDGPU-DAL-Patches-Published
>>52954660
Hush, they'll complain that its hard cause it has a command line interface.
Get a Google ChromeBook, OP.
>>52962001
>
You mean you run your torrent on a desktop environment? Roll up a NAS server with a torrent client on terminal, bucko.
>>52951149
>using Win1h0/WinB8
ayyy lmao
>>52950933
>pull the ethernet cable
>plug it into the wall
>plug it into my laptop
>>52958494
And it certainly has CONNECTION STATUS: LIMITED meme, literal faggot
