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10-21-2009, 8:38pm | #1 | ||||||
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Windows 7 release
I've got a new HDD waiting, get to download it in the morning. The geek in me is happy he gets to play tomorrow. Finally getting a 64bit OS and can fully utilize my hardware now
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Been playing with it for about 6 weeks now at work. I really like it.
On a side note, the Vista SP2.1 release will actually be W7 in a Vista wrapper
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I have been running the 64-bit RC2 version for a few months now and I like it a lot more than Vista. I am thinking about wiping my other laptop, dropping Linux on with Virtual Box running Windows 7.
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I can't wait to get rid of Vista...
Now, if MS would get rid of Office 2007 I'd be a happy camper. I dual boot Linux at home. I use Linus and Mrs. WKMCD boots Vista. SCO at the office and Server 2008. I think I rebooted the SCO server about a year ago. |
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Can I upgrade straight from Windows 3.1?
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Yes you can. Go to Best Buy and ask if they have Windows 7 on floppy disk. :smilelol:
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Let me know how it turns out.
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Windows 7, is that a new Linux distribution?
I thought I was getting rid of a Windows server at work in a couple of weeks, but no, the old one comes out but we are getting a newer piece of Windows crap. Most of my boxes are Solaris machines, a few Linux. To many programmers only know winblows now, what a shame.
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Is that right? Interesting. I really don't have any issues with Vista - it came on my current notebook, and I haven't had moments problem with it.
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Posting from windows 7 pro x64. Only two real hickups so far. Default sound driver doesn't work so I'm looking for one, and for some reason it doesn't like my product key
edit: sound issue fixed Last edited by jeff w; 10-22-2009 at 4:23pm. |
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As much as I bash Windows OS, I probably will have to get Windows 7 due to the fact many programs are only windows compatible. I hated vista with a passion and would not my a computer with it loaded.
Keep us posted on your Windows 7 experience.
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I think I'm going to take the plunge and try it out. XP is getting a little stale and I need some techno junk to kick my butt this week.
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So it turns out that MS is issuing different keys based on the 'upgrade' and 'retail' versions, so I had to install a 2nd time on top of the fresh install I did this morning for it to register my product key.
My biggest headache now is trying to get all my bookmarks imported. So far I really like 7. |
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