Windows 7

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Has anyone tried out the beta version yet, if so what are your thoughts and experiences with M$ latest?

Here's the download link www.microsoft.com/

Some video tutorials for those who want to dual boot it next to your other OS.

and here's a program that allows you to open a whole OS in a window and your desktop and use it.
www.microsoft.com/

And last of, here's a video showing you how to install and use Windows 7 on Virtual PC.

Thanks to Kamon62 from MyWii for the info, he doesn't know I borrowed it yet

20/01/2009

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Jubilee

iSR said: So how long until the RC becomes useless?

I read somewhere that it says end of June 2010.

04/01/2010

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Wii-Fan

March 1st will begin the bi-hourly shutdowns so yeah its useless by march.

04/01/2010

Yarra Valley ,Melbourne, Victoria

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Jubilee

What's bi-hourly shutdowns? Does that mean we can't use it anymore?

04/01/2010

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Wii-Fan

That means your computer shuts down after 2 hours (bi-hourly means every second hour)

04/01/2010

Yarra Valley ,Melbourne, Victoria

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slicingman

Admin: too close to illegal talk...

04/01/2010

Esperance

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Jubilee

oh god. No nono I don't want that

04/01/2010

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Wii-Fan

Admin: too close to illegal talk...

04/01/2010

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Desi

It's nice that they give you shutdowns instead of killing it altogether.

04/01/2010

And I love starting sentences with conjunctions! >=D

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Wii-Fan

yes the RC was more than generous and I have a copy of Windows 7 sitting next to me right now. I just have to work up the effort to install it.

04/01/2010

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RynoCerus

Hey guys, I was wondering, our family is looking to upgrade to Windows 7, and our main PC's OS is XP. Would an upgrade version of Windows 7 work with XP? Also, would it work with a new build with no OS.

04/01/2010

Gold Coast - Queensland

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Wii-Fan

Yes an upgrade would work with xp but not with a new build for obvious reasons. If you have multiple systems (3) the family pack is about $200 and comes with 3 upgrade licenses

04/01/2010

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RynoCerus

Wii-Fan said: Yes an upgrade would work with xp but not with a new build for obvious reasons. If you have multiple systems (3) the family pack is about $200 and comes with 3 upgrade licenses

Yeah, I thought that might be the case, thanks for clearing that up mate.

Do you know how much a full version is for the 3 system family pack?
[maybe I should stop being lazy and look myself.

04/01/2010

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Jubilee

Hey guys I am about to put my purchase through for the Windows 7 software.

Should I buy the Home Premium version or the Professional one?

Apparently the only difference is network support or something.

07/01/2010

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Wii-Fan

I would advise the Home Premium edition, only notable difference for a home user is that windows back-up will allow back-up to a network location on Professional but if your interested in backup to a network you probably aren't using windows backup anyway.

07/01/2010

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Doyl

Wii-Fan said: I would advise the Home Premium edition, only notable difference for a home user is that windows back-up will allow back-up to a network location on Professional but if your interested in backup to a network you probably aren't using windows backup anyway.

and there is your answer, to pretty much everyone that hasn't got windows 7 yet, no point getting anything other than HP

07/01/2010

Perth - pew pew

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slicingman

shouldn't have gotten ultimate then?

07/01/2010

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SevenII

I got ultimate and am glad I didn't pay more than $40 for it. There is nothing of value bundled in with it that doesn't come with HP.

07/01/2010

Far side of the world... (Sydney)

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notagamer

ryno it would work with upgrade media as it is exactly the same disk. Just not legally.

07/01/2010

The sticks

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slicingman

Incase it hasn't been brought up. Windows 7 does not have a email client. You will need to use a third party client like Thunderbird or Outlook from the Office Professional pack.

I found a way to import Windows Mail from vista but its way to much hassle :/

16/01/2010

Esperance

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notagamer

yeah they assume you will use windows live mail which is the same as windows mail.

16/01/2010

The sticks

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slicingman

Also there is no Windows Movie maker which is included in the Windows live crap.

16/01/2010

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