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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 04:22 PM
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This just arrived. Putting it in a new system I ordered for a client. Waiting on System to show up so I can install fresh in the ssd. i7, 16gb ram and sata3 with this vertex4, should be speedy
When I first set up my second gen i7 with a Raptor drive, I couldn't believe how fast Win 7 installed. It went so fast I wiped and did it again thinking something went wrong!
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by denlem

It went so fast I wiped and did it again thinking something went wrong!
Lol I've done that before

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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by denlem

When I first set up my second gen i7 with a Raptor drive, I couldn't believe how fast Win 7 installed. It went so fast I wiped and did it again thinking something went wrong!
<3 my ssd
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 07:34 PM
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Just upgraded to office 2013.. not a fan.

outlook is driving me crazy. its to white, not enough contrast in the screens and text. I changed the side and top bar to dark gray but its not helping. I don't like it.
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 08:10 PM
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Microsoft failed miserably with their latest generation of crap.
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 08:17 PM
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Yeah i am tempted to downgrade but afraid ill have to redo all of my settings again.
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Scothew
Just upgraded to office 2013.. not a fan.

outlook is driving me crazy. its to white, not enough contrast in the screens and text. I changed the side and top bar to dark gray but its not helping. I don't like it.
I got used to it. But yeah I liked the old better.
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 08:30 PM
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I'm still using Office 2007. lol
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 2k7gtcs
I got used to it. But yeah I liked the old better.
Maybe I will like it better when I get back to work and can drag it over to my 23" monitor instead of on my 17 laptop.
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Scothew

Maybe I will like it better when I get back to work and can drag it over to my 23" monitor instead of on my 17 laptop.
I went from 2007 to 2013. I have no idea how 2010 looked.

The thing I hate about Microsoft is whatever they screw up I have to adapt to.
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 08:45 PM
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Thank God the gov adapts slowly to Microsoft updates. Don't have to get used to the new junk yet
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 08:52 PM
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I'm still running XP on one of my laptops
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by shurtual86
I'm still running XP on one of my laptops
I've got windows 95 on one of mine.
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 08:57 PM
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I had the original windows when it came out.


No ****. I'm that old.
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Notch

I've got windows 95 on one of mine.
Originally Posted by 2k7gtcs
I had the original windows when it came out.

No ****. I'm that old.
:O..
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 2k7gtcs
I had the original windows when it came out.


No ****. I'm that old.
I was started on computers prior to windows DOS baby!
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 09:02 PM
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We didn't get a computer until '97.
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Scothew

I was started on computers prior to windows DOS baby!
Hey so was I.

Basic baby
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Notch
We didn't get a computer until '97.
My first computer was a Mac G4 PowerBook (?) I still have it, but it doesn't work.
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 09:05 PM
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