Windows 7 Ready for Public Trials

[Tutonic]

I've loaded RC1 onto a spare HD, it really is very good.

No WinFS file system though

[GhostMjr]

No WinFS file system though

Do you mean the old file tree system?

I found a patch to make the old file tree system work in windows vista but not sure if the same patch works in windows 7.

[Anonymous]

Do you mean the old file tree system?

I found a patch to make the old file tree system work in windows vista but not sure if the same patch works in windows 7.

No, he means WinFS - the replacement for NTFS.

[Zootoxin]

Anyone know where I could get hold of a beta for this ?

[Penfold]

I'd wait for the Release Candidate which is due shortly.

     
 

Windows  7 Release Candidate Announcement

Thank you very much for your help  in testing the Windows 7 Beta. Your feedback is invaluable in helping make  Windows 7 a high quality operating system. With your help, we have reached the  next major milestone on the journey to Windows 7: the Release Candidate (RC).  

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[GhostMjr]

Release Candidate available from windows site.

Remember you will need a clean install from the beta as pen mentioned

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx

Watch the calendar. The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Windows will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start. To avoid interruption, you’ll need to install a non-expired version of Windows before March 1, 2010. You’ll also need to install the programs and data that you want to use.

[Tutonic]

I've had Windows 7 on my PC for a few days now and it's already won me over.

Crisp, clean and speedy. It makes Vista look like a bad dream.

[Zootoxin]

Ok, trust me to be the first one to complain. but
I have installed windows 7 on a spare partition and now I dont get the option on boot up for my Windows XP.

Any Tips as to how I get back there?

[T-Bag]

Sounds like you've installed it onto a different hard drive and that's changed your boot order or something like that. Maybe picking a different hard drive from your boot order. There is also a way to change your boot records, times etc from inside windows.
I can't remember how at the moment, and I'm not sure if it would be the same on windows 7.

[Tutonic]

You can change the boot options from within Windows 7 by right-clicking computer, properties.

Select advanced system settings on the left hand side. Under startup and recovery, click the settings button. Boot options are at the top

[Zootoxin]

You can change the boot options from within Windows 7 by right-clicking computer, properties.

Select advanced system settings on the left hand side. Under startup and recovery, click the settings button. Boot options are at the top

I tried this but my old XP install isnt in the drop down and you cant edit the boot.cfg like this old days

D'oh

[Liberator]

Well, it's installed okay on this Acer One I just bought as a complete bargain and just added an extra gig of memory.

Without any need for drivers or updates I was able to install painlessly and attach to my WiFi.

Full install, not lite, about 8-9gb, of which 1.5gb is paging file and a further 1.2gb of hibernation file. Lets see what happens to bloat it out over the coming months.

Everything worked, an update made it download the specific drivers for certain bits, but the generics were fine for everything out of the tin. This is obviously because the hardware is pretty generic in one of these things.

They've removed the option for the "Classic" start menu, which I prefered and was the first thing I set on the recent version, but I'm starting to get used to the new one, even though I find it totally over engineered.

I've not decided fully on the start bar yet, I think I prefer to have my "Quick Launch" menu. But I do like the mini display method of the nested windows when you hover over minimised tabs.

The new "Show Desktop" is a nice feature, hover over it to ghost out all the windows or click to minimise everything as per normal.

Although I don't think I'd spend money for a license on an OS for the netbook that would cost more than the netbook alone.

[kregoron]

i gotta admit the rumored price list doesnt really look that awful to me

• Windows 7 Starter: $199
• Windows 7 Home Premium: $259
• Windows 7 Professional: $299
• Windows 7 Ultimate: $319

[Lameduck]

i gotta admit the rumored price list doesnt really look that awful to me

• Windows 7 Starter: $199
• Windows 7 Home Premium: $259
• Windows 7 Professional: $299
• Windows 7 Ultimate: $319

Unfortunately, when they start selling in the U.K, they just change the $ sign to £'s :crying:

[sulky_uk]

do you think any of us mugs that bought vista 64 ultimate will get a discount? :angry:
 
this is what vista should have been 2 bloody years ago