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Symon Lymon posted:Trying to download and upgrade to 7100, having some issues. I have direct downloads on my site, downloaded them straight from Microsoft: 32 bit http://fishmech.net/7100.0.090421-1700_x86fre_client_en-us_retail_ultimate-grc1culfrer_en_dvd.iso 64 bit http://fishmech.net/7100.0.090421-1700_x64fre_client_en-us_retail_ultimate-grc1culxfrer_en_dvd.iso Bobulus posted:This thread is moving fast enough, so sorry if this has been asked, but: If you're still running 7100, try upgrading to one of the 72xx builds, they got all kinds of bugfixes.
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MeramJert posted:Well, I installed Win7 on my netbook today and I really like it. It would be perfect if only it had multiple desktops. So I came into the thread to ask but apparently this was discussed last page and goddammit how can windows still not have the ability to properly do multiple desktops, even a 3rd party utility. Microsoft doesn't think they're worth implementing.
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ilkhan posted:I have 8GB of ram and still haven't seen any reason to re-enable my page file. Despite getting jumped on in here, unless I see a specific problem it is staying off.</challenge> There is absolutely no reason to turn it off unless you have severely limited disk space (like a 8 gb ssd or something like that). You may as well fray all the wires connected to your PC.
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The Wonder Weapon posted:I don't think you can go from xp to w7 at all, but I could definitely be wrong. And I'm almost positive he couldn't do 32 to 64. Best bet would be to move the essential files to a friends computer, then just do a fresh install on his drive. You can buy an upgrade license if you have Windows XP alreayd though, and I believe it does a clean install after preserving the XP install in windows.old
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Retrograde posted:Is there any way to make ctrl-alt-del bring up task manager like xp did? I'm getting sick of the vista/7 lets black out brother screens and pause before bringing up that stupid menu where you select it from. Nope, but you can bring it up with CTRL-SHIFT-ESC, which was actually introduced with XP.
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brc64 posted:Quick question about XP Mode since I don't have the hardware to play with it on my system... does it provide an easy way to wipe/reinstall the base XP image it uses? Does it come preloaded, that is? Yeah, the base image is preloaded, so if you back it up somewhere it can be dropped back in.
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I am running build 7227 on one of my desktops and it works just fine with the RC keys (and fixed a number of bugs for me).
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Fina posted:If I use an Windows 7 upgrade key, will my XP install and cd-key become 'invalid' and lose its Genuine Windows status? No, there is no mechanism for this to happen.
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Ziir posted:What are some other ways of freeing up disk space? I've already uninstalled useless windows features (like games) and turned off backup/restore. Uninstall your programs? Delete your music/videos? Buy a 0.5 terabyte hard drive for $80 http://www.google.com/product_url?q...AAA&gl=us&hl=en ?
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Ziir posted:I have plenty of HDD on this laptop but seeing as how I'm just running the RC to try it out, I only partitioned 20 GB. I have about 6.4 GB left over after installing and deleting my backup images. It'll work as I don't plan on installing anything here and don't plan on using it for anything other than web browsing and chatting, but I was just trying to see if I could get more free space with what I have. Your required minimum hard drive space for 7 is 15 gigabytes, according to Microsoft. There's not really anything you can remove.
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When I installed Vista as an upgrade over XP, I started the upgrade within Windows and it never asked me about the XP install's key, just the key for the upgrade copy of Vista. I imagine it'd be the same thing going from Vista to 7.
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Jun 28, 2009 20:08
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TangyRaptor posted:So I just installed 7100 (was on 7000) and now I'm having an issue with Firefox hanging for around 30 seconds every now and then. As far as I can tell, I've installed the same software with the exception of installing AVG 8.5 instead of NOD32 (license expired). I disabled the resident shield in AVG and I did not install the link checker but I'm still having the same issue. I've also deleted my profile, reinstalled Firefox and reinstalled my extensions. I'm using Firefox 3.5 and only extensions compatible with 3.5. Any ideas? Have you tried installing some of the 72xx builds?
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TangyRaptor posted:I'm running Firefox 3.5.30729. I'm guessing that's RC3? Yes, you can upgrade, although it takes a good 15 minutes longer than a clean install. I had a bunch of weird problems in the RC build that the 72xx builds fixed.
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agonytuesday posted:so I just installed the win7 RC and the installation made the windows.old folder with all of my old poo poo in it. my question is whether dragging program folders from the old Program Files (x86) to the new one will allow me to bypass installing all of my old programs, and allow them to still work. I was running the original win7 beta before, by the way. Did you upgrade or did you clan install? If you upgraded they're already in program files, otherwise, no it won't work.
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keratas posted:Does anyone know if my Windows Vista Home Premium upgrade edition will qualify me for an upgrade to a Windows 7 edition? I'm not really too educated when it comes to operating systems. If it doesn't , you only could have upgraded from XP, and XP qualifies for upgrade to 7.
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Dogen posted:When my content drive turns off I notice it can take about 10 or 15 seconds to play a song as it spins up the drive, which I can hear happening through the magic of interference in my front headphone jack. That's just how it happens when hard drives spin down. You can either disable hard drives spinning down to save energy or you can set up some task that frequently accesses that one drive so it doesn't spin down.
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ufarn posted:I've got a router/modem from the ISP I'm trying to connect to. After some budging I can now connect to it wirelessly with a MacBook and iPhone. I can't, however, do so with my Windows 7 (7100) laptop, be it by cable or wirelessly. The kicker is that my ISP doesn't offer W7 support. Call up your ISP and tell them you run Vista. It's all the same networking stuff and it's not like they'll ever know.
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Priz posted:Installed Win7 64-bit in early May when the RC was released, ver 7100. Things have been running fine for a while... until the last day or so. Codiusprime posted:So I have been using W7 since before the official Beta, I am running 7100 now and for the most part things are running really well with just a few hiccups. Both of you should try downloading a 72xx build (besides 7264 which is apparently poo poo). The 72xx builds have more fixes than the 7100 build.
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Jammer Jones posted:Before using W7 I was using SyncToy to back up files (photos as I take them and categorize them) and echo the changes onto my external HD. Is there anything similar to this on W7? I just tried out Vista's SyncToy and it installs and runs fine on Windows 7.
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Spatule posted:How much ram do I need to make Windows decently fast ? 2, 3 or 4 gb ? It doesn't quite work with 1 as I currently have. Every computer should have at least 2 GB now, and if you have the meager amount of money necessary to go beyond 2 there's no reason not to do it.
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CitrusFrog posted:Well, first of all, I went into services.msc and MSConfig and disabled an absolute shitload of superfluous and unnecessary services which were sucking up RAM and CPU time and now things seem to be running considerably better. CitrusFrog posted:Well it's not like I need the Bluetooth Support Service, Media Center Receiver, Windows Presentation Foundation, Quality Windows Audio Video Experience, the Remote Access poo poo, Telephony, Windows Error Reporting, Parental Controls or Smart Card support now, is it? These don't make sense. None of those should be running or using CPU time unless specifically inbvoked by other applications (except WPF which is vial for any .NET apps). Turning off Error Reporting is completely retarded in an unfinished OS and will never run and use up more than a few k in resources unless a program crashes.
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Matlock posted:RC1 x64 has been buggy as hell since I installed it. Have you tried upgrading to any post 7100 builds?
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Matlock posted:Re: Unruly - I think the relevant point is that the drivers worked properly with the beta. I'm confused as to why (I'm guessing sound?) drivers would magically stop working between builds. Any well seeded torrent will be clean of Windows 7, and the 72xx builds fix a LOT of problems from the RC. IT's really not filez.
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Spatule posted:Which problems are solved ? On my computer, a ton of crashing issues were solved, I was able to install the Zune software and Microsoft Office which were refusing to install on 7100 on this computer for some reason, and the UI's been tweaked a bit, it seems to be a little more polished. Currently I run 7227.
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OMGWTFJohnny posted:Are the 72xx builds still "RC" style, in that they have the extended lifetime until June 2010 or whatever it is? The 72xx builds all take the RC keys and expire at the same time as the RC.
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Shaocaholica posted:How does windows upgrade know you already own a previous version of windows if doing a clean install? For instance, if I already own Vista and purchase a copy of Win7 upgrade and decide to do a clean install, will the Win7 installer somehow require me to verify that I owned a previous copy of windows? Surely they enforce the lower price of the upgrade somehow. You have to start the Upgrade install in a running copy of Windows XP or Vista. After it starts you can choose to wipe the computer and do a clean install.
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Spatule posted:You sure ? In the past it would just verify the previous media or serial number. Microsoft changed the rules for 7.
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Charles Martel posted:Yes, which is why I'm waiting to buy a full OEM copy instead of the upgrade because installing an OS on top of ANOTHER OS kinda ruins the whole "squeaky-clean" feel of a re-format like I want. You can use an upgrade disc to do a clean install, you just have to be able to start it off in the old os.
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Sardonik posted:Can anybody confirm that if you buy and use the upgrade it forces you to use the same partition as your previous windows installation? My XP boot hard drive is a relic from the 90's, and I really would rather have it on one of my newer drives. The upgrade lets you do a clean install on any hard drive the currently installed OS can see.
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ExtremeODD posted:I know you cannot upgrade from xp pro to win 7 ult but could a person upgrade from xp pro to vista ultimate to win 7 ultimate RC? Or is there any way to not reinstall programs going from xp, I only ask because Im dual booting and dont have the space to install everything 2x. You can't have an upgrade licensed OS dual booting with the OS you upgraded from.
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xamphear posted:Microsoft has to do this bizarre balancing act between the home customers and their corporate customers and while I'm sure it's difficult they do a pretty lovely job of it. Having a bunch of silly versions doesn't help matters either. IF you go to a consumer electronics store like Best Buy, you see Home Premium and Ultimate. If you go to a business electronics/supply store like OfficeMax you see Home Premium, Business, and Ultimate. Sometimes you see Home Basic at those places, though rarely. What's the problem with that? It's not like people actually go out and buy a new OS most of the time anyway, its mostly tech-savvy people who build their own computers who do that.
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url posted:Same as, mainly due to being confused to gently caress as to what is actually happening. The best path to get to 7 from XP is to buy the 7 upgrade and follow the clean install process. Beforehand, make sure you run the files and settings transfer wizard and have it save to a network or external drive, so that when they reinstall their apps they have most of their settings kept. It kinda sucks that you can't upgrade straight from XP to 7 but then again, it's been 8 years since XP came out. Windows 3.1 came out 9 years before XP, you can't directly upgrade from that. Windows 98 came out 9 years before Vista and you can't directly upgrade 98 to Vista. You don't need Ultimate in all likelihood, Windows 7 Pro includes all the stuff that Home Premium has, unlike Vista it's a true superset. If you still want to pay extra for Ultimate you'll have to jump through hoops to get it, but noone really needs it in the first place. edit: also, don't bother going to office 2007, office 2010 will be out soon enough. fishmech fucked around with this message at 00:49 on Jul 13, 2009 |
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toxick posted:As much as I hate Apple's dipshit propaganda, they do have a point about there being ONE version of OS X to buy, whereas MS has SIX (or whatever) versions of each Windows release. Wouldn't a version for home users and a version for business users be enough? But that practically is all there is. Home Premium and Business/Pro are all the average person sees or uses. Noone sells Starter in the US, Home Basic practically only shows up on low-end computers that can't handle anything better, and Ultimate is basically the same thing as Plus! used to be, only incorporated into the OS instead of being a separate product. THe most versions of Windows you can reasonably expect to see on a shelf somewhere is 4: Home BAsic, Home Premium, Business, and Ultimate. And I think it's pretty obvious which is which, not to mention that most every store that sells windows has little booklets from Microsoft at the OS section that explain what the versions are, like they have for Office. And there's two versions of OS X, OS X and OS X Server.
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1997 posted:OS X Server is not available to the general public at Best Buy. It's incredibly stupid and inconvenient to have so many different versions of Windows, they really should narrow it down to 2-3. If you go to BEst buy you can only get 2-3 versions of Windows already. Problem solved isn't it? IT's only terrible nerds online like you and me who give a gently caress about how many versions of Windows here are. XP had like 9 different versions.
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Unexpected EOF posted:Windows XP Starter Edition, for new computer users in developing countries
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Mr. Fix It posted:Actually, that's not what the EU told Microsoft to do. They probably would have gone with MS bundling Opera and other browsers with 7, but Microsoft decided to have none of that and gently caress over everyone. There's really no legal basis to force one computer company to bundle someone else's product, in Europe or otherwise. That's why Microsoft decided to remove the browser in Europe.
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Mr. Fix It posted:Isn't that for a judge to decide? No, that's more of a legislative issue, particularly in the EU's system.
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zapateria posted:I hope this hasn't been asked a thousand times, but if you install the Windows 7 Ultimate version, is it possible to use a Volume License Key (for Enterprise) since it's practically the same version? Probably not. All Vista/7 DVDs already contain the files for every version of the OS that is the same architcture (that is x64 vs x86) though, so you should be able to install Enterprise from any dvd, even Home Basic, with a valid key. ----------------
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smug forum rear end in a top hat posted:I'm trying to achieve a more compact start menu, so I've removed all of the program links. In XP this would shrink the start menu down, but here, the start menu is still huge with a lot of (ugly) empty space. Anyone ever notice this or know of a fix? I don't believe there's a way to really shrink it, but if you uncheck "Use large icons" in Taskbar and Start Menu Properties > Start Menu > Customize... you get a smaller version: 
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Dameius posted:Is that Chips Challenge? Yes, a shame that Vista x86 and 7 x86 won't use 16 bit icons even though they run 16 bit programs.
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