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10/26/09
10/26/09
As a couple others here have mentioned since you commented, the beta/RC are for Windows 7 Ultimate. Unless you're staying with Ultimate, you still won't be able to upgrade, so save yourself the trouble and do a clean install. #windows
10/26/09
From the RC: Run Regedit
Navigate to HKLM(HKEY_Local_Machine)Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion
Change EditionID from "Ultimate" to your version (Professional in my case)
and Change ProductName from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 7 [youreditionhere] (IE: Windows 7 Professional)
Close Regedit and after doing the cversion.ini trick above you will be able to upgrade.
Worked fine on my RC to Professional Upgrade...just took about an hour.
10/26/09
Anyways, best of luck to anyone interested in trying this out. I'll likely be going from Ultimate to Ultimate when the time comes. And by that point, this thread will be long since dead. Have fun, you guys! #windows
09/07/09
Linux-because restarting your system is only for new hardware installations, not daily usage.
09/07/09
Seriously, win 7 is better.
09/07/09
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09/06/09
God, I love it. More importantly, I love MSDNAA.
09/06/09
Geez, Gizmodo! Suck much Redmond cock lately?
You guys are nothung but a bunch of fanboys! Every time I come here its Windoze this and 7 that. You guys NEVER!!! give ANY coverage to APple! EVER! All I see on this stupid website is ALL M$! liek Bill Geats invented the goddam wheel or something.
WAKE UP! M$ is a company that just wants your money$$$$ Do you think the Almighty Gates gives a rat$ a$$ about making people happy! No! He'$ in his gigantic man$ion counting his money$ and laughing at the mentally disabled and eople who cunt spelz like you who give him free press!
Just ONCE I'd like to see some articiles about Apple that arent making fun of Apple or something like that. STOP JERKING OFF BILL GATES AND WRITE STUFF LIKE A REAL REPORTERS!!!!
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Thank you OMG! Ponies! :-)
09/06/09
~Die Hard Windows Fanboy
09/05/09
09/06/09
I've installed both on my Mac Pro. Did a clean install of Windows though. For some reason, the beta version of Live messenger crashed the OS every time I opened it. Seems to run quick although it takes about twice as long to boot as Snow Leopard. Overall I still like OS X better, but there are a few annoying bugs I hope Apple fixes soon.
The main reason I boot to Windows, besides checking my sites in Explorer is for the games: [ski.ihoc.net]
09/05/09
"Wait? What? A Snow Leopard guide too?
"Snow Leopard? You guys are totally biased and can't get enough of Apple. It totally blows. You reek of Steve Jobs' man juice. Gosh!"
Wah fucking wah, boo fucking hoo. Thanks for posting these guides, Giz. I'd like to say it quelled some of the babies who frequent the site, but from looking at the comments people still get their panties in a bunch over the absolutely most trivial shit ever. However, I suppose these rivalries will always exist.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to Jalopnik to explain why Chevy is better than Ford.
09/05/09
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09/06/09
I've got Win7 running on my eee 900a with 1GB of ram. No problems. It's crazy smooth and very perky.
So, (granted 2 wouldn't hurt) IMO even with only 1GB ram, Win7 runs fine.
(My only issue is that the small screen size means some (non-re-sizable) windows end up off the screen (including their OK/Cancel buttons).
09/05/09
I used the beta and thought it was fantastic, however I had one major gripe and that was that any folders, shortcuts, my computer etc all got bundled in the Explorer jump list thing. Is there a way to separate them yet?
I currently use Object Dock on my second screen so I guess it won't be too much trouble, but it could start to get annoying having to use object dock as my main taskbar.
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08/27/09
Any chance of that happening?
09/05/09
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06/11/09
Alpha is highly buggy and generally unstable. Beta is largely stable but buggy. Release Candidate is highly stable and largely debugged. Gold Master is highly stable and almost ready to ship barring any major bugs. Final is what ships. There's usually little to no difference between gold master and final. People aren't updating because they are lazy, prone to whining, and short-sighted.
It's akin to saying "I'm used to driving this car that is 90% painted and sometimes stalls and therefore don't feel like getting a replacement car identical to it that is 95% painted which doesn't stall."
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