Windows 7 release

jeff w · 10-21-2009, 8:38pm

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

Anyone else installing win7?

GB Vette · 10-21-2009, 8:46pm

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

Lowcash · 10-21-2009, 8:50pm

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.

WKMCD · 10-21-2009, 8:53pm

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.

Neutron · 10-21-2009, 8:54pm

Can I upgrade straight from Windows 3.1?

Lowcash · 10-21-2009, 8:57pm

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Originally Posted by WKMCD

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.

Try Open Office. I haven't ran it since 199x but I have heard good things about it.

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Originally Posted by Neutron

Can I upgrade straight from Windows 3.1?

Yes you can. Go to Best Buy and ask if they have Windows 7 on floppy disk. :smilelol:

Neutron · 10-21-2009, 9:05pm

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Originally Posted by Lowcash

Yes you can. Go to Best Buy and ask if they have Windows 7 on floppy disk. :smilelol:

That's okay. I have a couple blanks laying around

Lowcash · 10-21-2009, 9:09pm

Let me know how it turns out.

Neutron · 10-21-2009, 9:13pm

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Originally Posted by Lowcash

Let me know how it turns out.

I'm bettin not good. Didnt these hold like 5MB a piece? :smilelol:

PortDawg · 10-21-2009, 9:16pm

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Originally Posted by Neutron

I'm bettin not good. Didnt these hold like 5MB a piece? :smilelol:

I have some 2MB's in a drawer. I seem to remember 1.44 MB

I still have a bunch

Neutron · 10-21-2009, 9:19pm

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Originally Posted by PortDawg

I have some 2MB's in a drawer. I seem to remember 1.44 MB

I still have a bunch

That's amazing considering anything less than 1 GB is junk these days. :lol1:

thegreenman · 10-21-2009, 11:43pm

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.

WKMCD · 10-22-2009, 6:03am

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Originally Posted by PortDawg

I have some 2MB's in a drawer. I seem to remember 1.44 MB

I still have a bunch

Ask if they have it on 360k 5 1/4 floppies. You'd need about 400 of them.

WKMCD · 10-22-2009, 6:05am

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Originally Posted by Lowcash

Try Open Office. I haven't ran it since 199x but I have heard good things about it.

I've had it for years. Not bad for internal use but doesn't save in MS formats well.

DropTheTop · 10-22-2009, 7:00am

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Originally Posted by GB Vette

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

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.

jeff w · 10-22-2009, 3:52pm

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

thegreenman · 10-22-2009, 4:50pm

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.

09CTSV · 10-22-2009, 6:03pm

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.

jeff w · 10-22-2009, 7:24pm

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.

Neutron · 10-22-2009, 9:33pm

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Originally Posted by jeff w

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.

Nice. I gotta run out and pick it up, though I bet it's gonna be more than 30 bucks.

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