Which operating system do you use on PC?

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powpowmeow

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for recording only-

i have been using a stripped down windows 7 enterprise edition with pretty good success.
i went through and stripped out all the services, internet stuff, extra graphics, etc.
(i have another hard drive with a separate boot for everything but audio)

i was wondering about windows 8 though - as windows 7 is essentially a "dead" OS.
which is to say, they will not be releasing any updates or service packs for it in the future.

so, windows 8 - anyone using it for DAW work?
 
If your system is stripped down, and has no internet, and it works well, why would you need updates or security packs?

I run an AMD 8 core processor and I can have things running in the background and have avast scanning the drives and still not have a problem mixing 30 tracks. And I have no interest in Windows 8 just yet, because everything runs smoothly, without problems, and that's worth a lot to me.
 
powpowmeow said:
for recording only-

i have been using a stripped down windows 7 enterprise edition with pretty good success.
i went through and stripped out all the services, internet stuff, extra graphics, etc.
(i have another hard drive with a separate boot for everything but audio)

i was wondering about windows 8 though - as windows 7 is essentially a "dead" OS.
which is to say, they will not be releasing any updates or service packs for it in the future.

so, windows 8 - anyone using it for DAW work?
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It's an operating system.... its job is to operate the computer. Unless there's some particularly funky new function that's going to be added to Win 7 that you want... and there won't be because it's superseded... why bother upgrading at all? Especially if it's not connected to the internet.
 
Still using XP pro with service pack 3, no updates have been added as it's not connected to the net. I have a second machine with 2000 that runs a couple of old applications that do not run on xp, and my old 98 machine still runs. By the way I started my computer life with a windows 3.1 machine and a dos machine LOL.

Alan.
 
I started on a C=64. Actually, I did keypunch cards before that and ran them through the computer at the local university.
 
Windows 7 is far from dead, especially in the sound recording and mixing world. A lot of us have refused to move to Windows 8 because of the way they implement audio there.

As others have said, there's nothing wrong with not being completely up to date in OS terms and often big advantages. Microsoft go on supporting old systems for many years (they're only just ceasing support for XP now) and you often get far better stability by staying where you are.

FYI, I moved directly from XP to Win7 Professional about 18 months ago, ironically on the day Win8 was released. I'm very glad I chose to jump through a few hoops to not get a Win8 machine. Even then I only moved from XP to Win7 because I got wind that Audition was moving to a 64 bit only architecture so I needed to upgrade.

If you're happy, stay where you are!
 
Oh, and my first stab at programming was on an IBM 360/50 using punched cards when my high school principal managed to blag a bit of processing time on the local university main frame. I used my time to solve a bunch of equations in the back of my physics text book!

My first home computer was a BBC B micro...brits will likely remember this fine machine!
 
I won't see Win 8 in the foreseeable future for DAW use. My Win XP DAWs are too perfect. No need to feel pressure to jump to new versions if what you have is more than enough to get the job done.
 
I started with a Commodore 64, then had a marvellous time with an Amiga.

But I've been using XP SP3 for many years now and I'm not complaining, nor do I have any immediate plans to shift. My recording PC also does internet and everything else and is not optimised for audio.

However, when I was running Windows 98 I had to go through the optimization ritual big time
 
Bobbsy said:
Windows 7 is far from dead, especially in the sound recording and mixing world. A lot of us have refused to move to Windows 8 because of the way they implement audio there.
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could you please elaborate on "the way they implement audio"?

a couple years ago i had to move from xp sp3 x64 pro to windows 7 because of drivers for some midi controllers i use... microsoft will not be releasing updates for win 7 at all in the future
 
powpowmeow said:
could you please elaborate on "the way they implement audio"?

a couple years ago i had to move from xp sp3 x64 pro to windows 7 because of drivers for some midi controllers i use... microsoft will not be releasing updates for win 7 at all in the future
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What MIDI controller is that? That would be odd.
 
powpowmeow said:
could you please elaborate on "the way they implement audio"?

a couple years ago i had to move from xp sp3 x64 pro to windows 7 because of drivers for some midi controllers i use... microsoft will not be releasing updates for win 7 at all in the future
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Are you sure you're not confusing Windows 7 with Windows XP? According the MS themselves, "mainstream support" for Windows 7 goes on for another year--and "extended support" goes on until 2020. It's XP they're ceasing support for in April of this year.

As for Windows 8, I gather they've tried to get "too clever" with making their audio drivers very transparent to average users...meaning that if you want to go beyond Skype or watching videos, the OS will fight with your attempts to configure things for more serious music recording. I'm far from expert myself but I was warned off Win8 by several specialists whose opinions I trust--they've refused to make the move. (Indeed some have refused to move from XP!)
 
Win7 is not dead. It is XP that is not going to get updates. I have used Win8, from what I know, the guts are majority Win7, could be a few differences, but the GUI is different. Win8 with a Touch screen is really a cool tool.
 
gecko zzed said:
I started with a Commodore 64, then had a marvellous time with an Amiga.
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Very under rated machine, came with three DOSes, Amiga DOS, MS DOS and Unix DOS. Really a great machine. They were poised to beat out Apple at one point. I think MS still had the edge because of their bring your own hardware strategy.
 
Windows 7 Pro here. Never felt the need to strip down things too much. Runs like a charm. I'm mixing a record as we speak with 50+ tracks per song and writing this post as it renders the mix in the background.

What's the big fuss?

Cheers :)
 
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