Windows 7

OK, will give it a go in the next few weeks

from [www.microsoft.com]

These are the Microsoft minimum hardware recommendations for systems that will be running the Windows 7 Beta. These recommendations are specific to the Beta release and are subject to change.

Windows 7 Beta recommendation:
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

Note: 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.

_tux_ Wrote:
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> from
> [www.microsoft.com]
> q.aspx
>
> These are the Microsoft minimum hardware
> recommendations for systems that will be running
> the Windows 7 Beta. These recommendations are
> specific to the Beta release and are subject to
> change.
>
> Windows 7 Beta recommendation:
> 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
>
> Note: 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.

Should work definately work then

Got my key

Shame i can't install it for a while, waiting to get my dad's old Sata hard drive

Anyone know when the site is coming back up again?

It's back! Now downloading..

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Right, I'm using IE7 and I keep getting this: It's so frustrating!

Windows 7 Beta Download Center

Please wait while the Download Manager begins your download.

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If you have not already installed ActiveX control or the JavaTM applet, an information box will appear in your Microsoft Internet Explorer browser prompting you to install "ActiveX control:...".
If the Download Manager can not install the ActiveX control or the JavaTM applet in your browser, you may have system restrictions.

If you have system restrictions, please:

Download products using the Web Browser method (How exactly and where?)

Contact your organization’s Administrator to download products using the Download Manager method



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/10/2009 08:28PM by Monza972.

i used IE8 to do mine and that worked fine, firefox didn't

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iCeMaN pAuL Wrote:
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> i used IE8 to do mine and that worked fine,
> firefox didn't

That's it, i'm getting that downloading 7 and then switching back to IE7



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/10/2009 10:21PM by Monza972.

windows 7 was fun for 30 min and then the problems started. After installing the chipset drivers suddenly my keyboard and touchpad didn't work anymore. It also wouldn't recognize a extern keyboard. So back to vista and installed ubuntu as a dual boot .

P.S.

I have a realtek soundcard and it worked fine on 7.

windows 7 does look good, far better than the RC1 vista was lol but my creative x-fi gamer sound card wn't wrk with 7, so i doubt i'll be using 7 much longer!

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I have sound!! I just tried installing the drivers in compatibility for vista and it's worked perfecly. really really getting on well with 7. next up, itunes...

btw, firefox works woo! lol

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/11/2009 02:36PM by iCeMaN pAuL.

Hang on... Creative drivers work? On a new OS? £10 says their first actual Windows 7 drivers won't work. :P

still going strong here =D



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gav Wrote:
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> Hang on... Creative drivers work? On a new OS?
> £10 says their first actual Windows 7 drivers
> won't work. :P

lol yep they work but......

*new issue*
i can't get windows 7 to recognise i have 5.1 speakers, it just always uses 2.1.

ive tried changing the settings under sound options in control pannel and in creative's soundblaster properites and no luck. any ideas?

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/11/2009 02:44PM by iCeMaN pAuL.

Welcome to Creative's Vista drivers and good luck.

DaveEllis Wrote:
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> I forgot about Creative. They were unable to make
> Vista drivers that didn't rape your car and
> ejaculate over its life-less corpse. The chances
> of there stuff working on Windows 7 is pretty
> minimal.


gav Wrote:
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> That's the reason why I just gave up and got a 2nd
> hand ASUS Xonar DX. I'm not funding that cash-cow
> with 3 figure sums again if they're not supporting
> me for months and years when an OS changes
> every-so-often... it's not like they weren't given
> enough time to prepare drivers. The public beta
> and RC phase lasted a year and a half as I
> remember, and Creative will have had builds and
> documentation from MS on the new sound stack long
> before that.
>
> The other major manufacturer to have problems with
> Vista initially, NVIDIA, sorted the major ones
> quickly and fixed the minor ones after a few
> releases too. The Creative drivers still aren't
> fully functional now!


I'm guessing you came from XP?

gav Wrote:
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> Hang on... Creative drivers work? On a new OS?
> £10 says their first actual Windows 7 drivers
> won't work. :P

I wasn't just surprised that Creative drivers worked, but the fact any drivers installed using compatibility mode. Usually that combination is a delicious recipe for BSOD pie.


iCeMaN pAuL Wrote:
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> lol yep they work but......
>
> *new issue*
> i can't get windows 7 to recognise i have 5.1
> speakers, it just always uses 2.1.
>
> ive tried changing the settings under sound
> options in control pannel and in creative's
> soundblaster properites and no luck. any ideas?


I've got the X-Fi Gamer too but after some fiddling did manage to get 5.1 sound working. Set your speaker setup in Windows control panel to 2 speakers. Click OK and close the window. Load the Creative control panel from the start menu and select 5.1 speakers. Head back into the Windows control panel and select 5.1 speakers again. That combination got it working for me.

I have to say I'm quite impressed with Windows 7 so far. I'm posting this on XP, which I must admit feels a bit clunky now. Does anyone know what the 200 Mb partition is used for during 7s setup? When you partition a disk in setup it creates it for you. Basically, can it be deleted once it's installed?

Edit: Answered my own question

[www.mydigitallife.info]





Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/11/2009 03:14PM by Glyn.

Glyn Wrote:
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> I've got the X-Fi Gamer too but after some
> fiddling did manage to get 5.1 sound working. Set
> your speaker setup in Windows control panel to 2
> speakers. Click OK and close the window. Load the
> Creative control panel from the start menu and
> select 5.1 speakers. Head back into the Windows
> control panel and select 5.1 speakers again. That
> combination got it working for me.

hhmm that works as far as testing each speaker individually, but then when i actually play a song in iTunes it still only plays 2.1

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just tried 7. unimpressed... be sticking to Vista/Kubuntu here methinks. Most of my hardware is undetected (fair enough, it is a beta) so i'll go back and have a play and get stuff working and pass final judgement. Initial reaction is pure 'meh'

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Thats very strange tbh