Windows 7 RC

Systems
Systems Posts: 14,873
edited June 2009 in The Clubhouse
Hello

If anyones interested Win 7 RC is available for download:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited May 2009
    how long can you use it?
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited May 2009
    nevermind, looks like March 2010
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited May 2009
    Your computer will **** down every two hours before it completely expires and you'll need to install the full version to get it to stop. Sounds....fun :)
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,771
    edited May 2009
    Airplay355 wrote: »
    Your computer will **** down every two hours before it completely expires and you'll need to install the full version to get it to stop. Sounds....fun :)

    Usually when trying a new OS, I put it on a separate partition or drive, and dual boot.
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  • haimoc
    haimoc Posts: 1,031
    edited May 2009
    I am waiting to buy a new desktop with this OS on it..
    -?¿-
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited May 2009
    Dl it last night but havent installed yet cuz i was up all night building my new computer. Took over 3 hours to format my TB drive. :eek::eek::eek:

    Patiently waiting for the day to end. Ive heard and read alot of good things about 7.


    Pauly
    Life without music would♭
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited May 2009
    Airplay355 wrote: »
    Your computer will **** down every two hours before it completely expires and you'll need to install the full version to get it to stop. Sounds....fun :)

    This will start in March of 2010 until you buy or re-install another OS then June 2010 it expires. I think its great they are giving you almost a year. The release is set for October. Plenty of time to play around with and buy before the 2 hour shutdown crap starts.


    Pauly
    Life without music would♭
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited May 2009
    I installed beta on VirtualBox, haven't really tried it out that much yet. I might dual boot my gaming rig with the RC to see if it makes any difference. Hopefully MS got it right this time, even then I'm not going back to Windows on my main machine.
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  • bruss
    bruss Posts: 1,039
    edited May 2009
    im in the middle of a build and will be trying this for sure.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited May 2009
    Pauly and Bruss, am interested in your parts breakdown on your builds.....
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited May 2009
    Airplay355 wrote: »
    Your computer will **** down every two hours before it completely expires and you'll need to install the full version to get it to stop. Sounds....fun :)

    I hate it when my PC **** down!:p:eek:
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited May 2009
    Haahaa :D
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,151
    edited May 2009
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    I hate it when my PC **** down!:p:eek:
    I was going to say the same thing. That might be signature material right there! Come to think of it, shitting up might be even more of a problem! Yup ... between the two, down is most definitely better!
    Alea jacta est!
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited May 2009
    Lorthos wrote: »
    Pauly and Bruss, am interested in your parts breakdown on your builds.....
    AMD Phenom 9600 Quad Core - CPU
    Asus M4A78 Plus - MotherBoard
    Antec EA430 - PS
    Artic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro - CPU Fan
    OCZ Reaper HPC DDR 4 Gigs - Ram
    Seagate Barracuda 1 TB - Hard Drive
    CoolerMaster Elite 330 - Case
    Using old PCI Video card till i buy new card next payday.

    Let you know how its running next couple days on 7 RC


    Pauly
    Life without music would♭
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited May 2009
    FYI guys, for those of you who has Windows 7 Beta, and rather be doing an UPGRADE as opposed to Complete Install of RC, here is the hack:

    Burn ISO (downloaded W7 RC image) to DVD
    Copy the DVD content to local drive (partition that will be upgraded) or Flash Drive USB that you will use to install W7 RC
    Go to Sources directory of W7 RC
    Use notepad to edit cversion.ini
    Change the value on both lines to 7000
    save cversion.ini to replace the original
    Execute Setup.exe and select Upgrade when prompted

    I did it this morning, and so far, all of my programs that I installed before (on Windows 7 Beta) are working fine.
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited May 2009
    Got it up and running last night. Seems ok at the moment. Think im gonna need to tweak a little as hits hogging up my CPU. Will play around more tonight
    Life without music would♭
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited May 2009
    I have a little internet connectivity wierdness, but overall it's working well for me. I like the interface tweaks, and games do run a little better for me, but nothing earth-shattering
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  • bruss
    bruss Posts: 1,039
    edited May 2009
    Lorthos wrote: »
    Pauly and Bruss, am interested in your parts breakdown on your builds.....

    Im about half way through this build. Still have some cash to spend.

    Installed and ready.

    Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P
    Intel q9400 quad core
    Antec 650 Earthwatts Power supply
    Tuniq Tower CPU Cooler

    Still need to buy. May vary based on pricing at the moment.
    Corsair Dominator DDR2 pc-8500 (8 GB)
    WD 10000 rpm HD.
    2 WD 7400 RPM 1tb
    ATI XFX 4890 or 4870..
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited May 2009
    bruss wrote: »
    Im about half way through this build. Still have some cash to spend.

    Installed and ready.

    Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P
    Intel q9400 quad core
    Antec 650 Earthwatts Power supply
    Tuniq Tower CPU Cooler

    Still need to buy. May vary based on pricing at the moment.
    Corsair Dominator DDR2 pc-8500 (8 GB)
    WD 10000 rpm HD.
    2 WD 7400 RPM 1tb
    ATI XFX 4890 or 4870..

    +1 on the raptor, I only use these for the OS anymore....
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited May 2009
    Anyone else get a delay when they right click on the desktop?
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited May 2009
    I should also mention this ONLY happens on the desktop, all the other menus pop up as they should
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited May 2009
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    Anyone else get a delay when they right click on the desktop?

    When listening to music and surfing web the Music was glitching in and out when i would scroll around a page. The CPU was spiking like crazy when i did this. Very odd.
    Life without music would♭
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  • Roy Munson
    Roy Munson Posts: 886
    edited May 2009
    I'm downloading this now and I'll probably put it on another partition.

    Currently I'm running Vista Home Premium with no problems so I don't know what if any improvement I'll see but what the hey.
    2 Channel:
    Amp/Parasound Halo A23
    Pre/Carver C-1
    Tuner/Carver TX-11a
    CDP/Jolida JD 100A
    Turntable/AR XB-Shure V15 III
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited May 2009
    Everything else in the OS runs great, and no slowness at all, just on the right click menu on the desktop
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited May 2009
    so far so good, but coming from Windows 7 Beta, I don't really see any *major* difference: speed, interface, features (or at least usable features for me). It is stable, a tad faster, clean and straight forward upgrade process (two reboots overall, perhaps?). Am I missing all the hoopla excitements? No complain is a good thing, though...
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited May 2009
    Ive heard good things about 7 so far. A couple magazines have already claimed it better than Vista.

    Im building a computer myself but as money is tight, its going very slow and piecemeal so by the time I get ready to fire the thing up maybe this will be ready. Was planning on getting a Vista Home Premium OEM OS but if this is out when I finish, Ill go with it.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,721
    edited May 2009
    polkatese wrote: »
    FYI guys, for those of you who has Windows 7 Beta, and rather be doing an UPGRADE as opposed to Complete Install of RC, here is the hack:

    Burn ISO (downloaded W7 RC image) to DVD
    Copy the DVD content to local drive (partition that will be upgraded) or Flash Drive USB that you will use to install W7 RC
    Go to Sources directory of W7 RC
    Use notepad to edit cversion.ini
    Change the value on both lines to 7000
    save cversion.ini to replace the original
    Execute Setup.exe and select Upgrade when prompted

    I did it this morning, and so far, all of my programs that I installed before (on Windows 7 Beta) are working fine.

    That's some great info! I wasn't looking forward to a full re-install for the RC.

    Just so I'm sure, the RC is only downloadable to TechNet subscribers right now, correct?
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited May 2009
    Kex wrote: »
    I was going to say the same thing. That might be signature material right there! Come to think of it, shitting up might be even more of a problem! Yup ... between the two, down is most definitely better!

    This is definitely sig material...hilarious!
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
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    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited May 2009
    billbillw wrote: »
    That's some great info! I wasn't looking forward to a full re-install for the RC.

    Just so I'm sure, the RC is only downloadable to TechNet subscribers right now, correct?

    nope. It's wide open to everyone now, as of yesterday, Bill..

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default.aspx
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited May 2009
    Will it allow you to multi OS boot?
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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