Windows 7 Anyone?

why not just use vmware instead of dual boot?



btw anybody wants to download it:

32bit:

Windows 7 Beta 2 32bit

key:
4HJRK-X6Q28-HWRFY-WDYHJ-K8HDH

64bit:

Windows 7 Beta 2 64bit

key:
482XP-6J9WR-4JXT3-VBPP6-FQF4M

for those of you with opera, you need to paste the addy in your address bar.

Edited by DST4ME - 10 Jan 2009 at 10:57pm

Windows 7 FTW

hmm can i run vmware and win 7

amd 4700
2 gig ram

so close to getting anew computer...wife says when taxes come in we can do it

gah figures.....

Every line with "technical and know how to use it" are the ones i dont know how to do /sigh..and this machine is my only machine that can play games..my other runs xp and a processor so old i cant remember what it is(its a now 12 year old system I bought for evercrack.) but it runs the internet fine.

• You'll need some technical skills, like knowing how to:

  • Burn an ISO file to make an install DVD (A good example of what we mean by “technical”)

  • Install Windows (of course)

  • Backup and restore your PC (There's a chance of losing files, so it's a good idea to do a backup of anything you want to save.)

  • Set up a network

  It can be glitchy—so don't use a PC you need every day.

• Minimum recommended specs call for:

  • 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor

  • 1 GB of system memory

  • 16 GB of available disk space

  • Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128 MB memory (to enable the Aero theme)

  • DVD-R/W Drive

  • Internet access (to download the Beta and get updates)

  And yes, like anything tech-related, these specs could change.

• Some product features of Windows 7, such as the ability to watch and record live TV or navigation through the use of "touch," may require advanced or additional hardware.

• You'll need a system recovery disk (and know how to use it)

Edited by bullseyehk - 15 Jan 2009 at 2:17am

yes you can.

how to burn an iso to a dvdthis guide shows you how to burn to a cd, so during setup instead of cd pick dvd.

let me tell you what some testers are saying, testers that have used vista and are now testing windows 7:

Win7 really just is Vista sp2, but with a price tag is all.

So far all I'm seeing is Vista in a different set of clothes. :huh:

I'm sure it will be a good OS when they are done, but all it will be/is a different version of vista.

Good evening all,

I have a dumb question. I am playing around with the 32 bit Win7, dual boot onto a second drive. Since Vista is on the C: drive can I put Win 7 64 bit on a seperate drive without any issues? Dual boot. I would really like to try a 64 bit OS.

Hi Dan,

My only fear is Drivers and applications that use a 64bit system.I was doing the Beta testing for MS Home server and they did not have 64 bit drivers for Vista for quite some time after the release of the product.

I've been running Windows 7 64 bit as a dual-boot on a second drive on my current Q6600 nvidia 8800gtx setup for about a month. It feels much faster than the Vista 32bit I'm running as my normal configuration. The UAC is a lot less intrusive. I like the libraries idea, except I want to be able to define my own libraries - like for certain file extensions.

Some other things in Windows 7 are very annoying. A lot of settings power users want to tweak are more deeply-buried than ever. It's a pain to get to view hidden files and folders. The device stage doesn't support much of anything. One of my SATA hard drives wasn't recognized at all and obviously no drivers are out yet.

Also, I've given that modified task bar a lot of time and I still don't care for it. I personally like to know which applications are actually running (using RAM), versus those that are just "pinned." I finally modified the settings on it to make it more usable for me, but it is still an annoying solution to a non-existent problem, in my opinion. I was perfectly happy using a two-level task bar that had active apps on the top row and the quick launch below. I've been using that setup for almost a decade on both XP and Vista. I was really annoyed to find that I couldn't set that up on Windows 7. Since I have about 30 apps pinned to the quick launch bar and generally zero icons on the desktop, the new Windows 7 taskbar just doesn't work well for me.

And don't get me started about the insanity of Internet Explorer 8. OMG. I tried to give it a chance, but I have to admit, it didn't take me very long to install Firefox and delete the IE8 icons (some apps use it, so you can't really completely uninstall it). Nearly every site I visited with IE8 required me to click the "compatibility button" just to be able to read the damn site. Grrr.

I also made the pilgrimage, as everyone should, to Adobe's site to complain about the fact that there is no 64 bit native Flash player or browser plug-in. Sure, like a lot of people, I don't like non-standard "standards" like Flash. But the reality is an awful lot of sites use it and not being able to use a 64 bit browser because there is no 64 bit Flash is just annoying. Maybe the growing popularity of 64 bit will finally kill off Flash as a defacto standard. If Adobe keeps dragging its feet, I could see it happening.

Anyway, overall I have mixed feelings about Windows 7.  I like the speed, stability, and less intrusive UAC of Windows 7, but the rest of it is more annoying than it is worth to me. I also must agree that it feels more like a Vista rework than a new OS. Then again, Vista felt like a bad rework of XP to me, too. So I guess that is par for Microsoft.

I don't know about anyone else but I had it dual boot on a second drive and somehow my Vista drive was not booting properly. Just back everything up. It is a nice OS though. It is faster and it has a lot of built in drivers.

I hope to get a DS computer when Windows 7 comes out. I kinda hope that it comes out this year. (I don't want to rush Windows 7)