Windows 7, so who's tried it? - Page 18

IceBone · May 9th, 2009, 6:50 PM

Try to download the 7100 build, you'll get a key, go change it to that and activate. Maybe it'll work.

matt2000 · May 9th, 2009, 11:00 PM

Just installed 7100 on my redundant HD and so far I'm impressed. The 64 bit version is very fast, all my standard hardware was already installed for me and I had firefox running straight away. This is going to be a good year until it expires. images/smilies/smile.gif

cyberjunkie · May 9th, 2009, 11:32 PM

I'm not going to install it on my main rig at home just yet. I have it installed on a slow PC at work - a Pentium 4 with 768 MB of RAM. It runs just about OK. It runs better when you switch to the classic theme images/smilies/tongue.gif

Shawn · May 10th, 2009, 1:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smib

The 7068 build on this laptop keeps giving me activation thing, and now auto updates aren't working and I think it's gonna start shutting off the computer soon. Very annoying.

I'm still using 7068 on my desktop (can't be arsed to update to 7100 yet) and it's working fine with no activation nags or anything.

I got a key from Microsoft though, did you? There's some going around torrent sites which is a bit funny, given Microsoft is giving them out free at the time being.

Quote:

Originally Posted by IceBone

Try to download the 7100 build, you'll get a key, go change it to that and activate. Maybe it'll work.

The keys are all the same for these... they only differ between x64 and x86 versions. The two I got for the first beta have worked on all the releases so far... obviously won't work for the RTM, but for now I'm good. images/smilies/tongue.gif

HM1988 · May 12th, 2009, 12:27 AM

i'm using the 7100 64, it's quite good, very stable..

Jmiller · May 12th, 2009, 5:00 AM

To those people who installed this with a flash drive how did you do it? I have found alot of tutorials online but they are all a little different. What method did everyone use?

Shawn · May 12th, 2009, 5:02 AM

Yeah, some of the guides are slightly different.

This is the last one I used and it worked.

Hidden_Hunter · May 12th, 2009, 7:48 AM

I installed via flashdrive, upgrade though but it worked fine.

Phila · May 15th, 2009, 12:39 AM

I'm running the latest build virtually on my MacBook. Essentially anything I click on gives me the error message: Windows can not access the specified path, device, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access them.

Any idea what went wrong? Other than running it virtually on my MacBook.

I think its time to actually install it using Bootcamp.

Viper007Bond · May 15th, 2009, 4:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prost264

Other than running it virtually on my MacBook.

That most likely.

Phila · May 15th, 2009, 5:14 AM

Yeah, I figured.

I'm gonna try to burn it onto a dvd and install it with Bootcamp from there.

I don't need Windows for anything in particular, but just the fact that I can do it makes me want to so much more.

Der Stig · May 18th, 2009, 4:44 AM

Okay, I've run across a bit of a problem...

I just had my power supply and HDD replaced and I have tried to install 7 to no avail. I burned the ISO and I fixed the BIOS to read the DVD and it did. Then it tells me something about not having drivers- my wireless USB mouse is not functioning and I turn the computer off. Upon restarting it, I only get a black screen and nothing else...any suggestions? Thanks

/highjack thread images/smilies/tongue.gif

ViperVX · May 18th, 2009, 6:20 AM

Build 7127 just hit the torrents, - labeled RTM.

Shawn · May 18th, 2009, 6:53 AM

Holy shit, already with the RTM?

Makes me glad I don't have a set amount of bandwidth, I've spent like 20GB on W7 downloads this year.

IceBone · May 18th, 2009, 11:08 AM

What's RTM? Released to manufacturing (quick google search found that, but not sure)? And isn't it possible to just update from RC to this?

Shawn · May 18th, 2009, 11:38 AM

Well if it's the real RTM then I guess you can't just upgrade... didn't they say you couldn't upgrade any of the betas? I figured that included the RC too.

IceBone · May 18th, 2009, 1:00 PM

http://www.blogsdna.com/3083/how-to-...build-7100.htm

I'm guessing they'll come up with a way to upgrade 7100 to 7127.

Any changelist, btw?

Adunaphel · May 18th, 2009, 1:05 PM

There is no changelist, release candidates are feature-complete, between RC and RTM only bugfixes are accepted.

IceBone · May 18th, 2009, 1:07 PM

So in theory you should be able to upgrade via patches only.

Adunaphel · May 18th, 2009, 1:24 PM

No. The difference between an RC and RTM is the amount of debugging that is built-in. the RTM build has far less debugging in it's code. That is why all RTM versions are a lot faster than beta and RC versions. Because of this, almost all binary files differ between the RC and RTM versions, so a clean install, maybe with USM is a far better choice than an upgrade.

May 9th, 2009, 6:50 PM	#341
IceBone Experienced Crash Test Dummy Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 12:09 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,971 Rep Power: 238	Try to download the 7100 build, you'll get a key, go change it to that and activate. Maybe it'll work. __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07 Too pervy for the NSFW section.

May 9th, 2009, 11:00 PM	#342
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Meerkat Harborough, UK Age: 19 Posts: 6,033 Car: 1977 lol sprung Land Rover LFS Status: Rep Power: 124	Just installed 7100 on my redundant HD and so far I'm impressed. The 64 bit version is very fast, all my standard hardware was already installed for me and I had firefox running straight away. This is going to be a good year until it expires. __________________ "So, you're saying that Mr Blobby ram-raided your house, stole your sofa, and tied it to the top of his car? Awesome!"

May 12th, 2009, 5:00 AM	#346
Jmiller Joined: Mar 26th, 2005 Last Online: December 21st, 2009 Location: Nebraska USA Posts: 391 Car: 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora 3.5 Rep Power: 26	To those people who installed this with a flash drive how did you do it? I have found alot of tutorials online but they are all a little different. What method did everyone use? __________________

May 12th, 2009, 7:48 AM	#348
Hidden_Hunter D: Joined: Oct 7th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 6,107 Car: '08 Honda Accord Euro Rep Power: 100	I installed via flashdrive, upgrade though but it worked fine. __________________ My car is dark grey not black!

May 18th, 2009, 4:44 AM	#352
Der Stig Joined: Dec 19th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Location: College Station/The Woodlands, Texas Age: 20 Posts: 934 Car: 2004 BMW 330i Rep Power: 24	Okay, I've run across a bit of a problem... I just had my power supply and HDD replaced and I have tried to install 7 to no avail. I burned the ISO and I fixed the BIOS to read the DVD and it did. Then it tells me something about not having drivers- my wireless USB mouse is not functioning and I turn the computer off. Upon restarting it, I only get a black screen and nothing else...any suggestions? Thanks /highjack thread __________________ Vehicles: 2004 E46 BMW 330i 6-speed Looking for W116, W123, W126, R107, Range Rover Classic, S1 Disco...~~cheapo~~ project

May 9th, 2009, 11:32 PM	#343
cyberjunkie Joined: May 6th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	I'm not going to install it on my main rig at home just yet. I have it installed on a slow PC at work - a Pentium 4 with 768 MB of RAM. It runs just about OK. It runs better when you switch to the classic theme

May 12th, 2009, 12:27 AM	#345
HM1988 Joined: Nov 14th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Brazil Age: 21 Posts: 140 Car: VW Beetle Rep Power: 10	i'm using the 7100 64, it's quite good, very stable..

May 12th, 2009, 5:02 AM	#347
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: January 1st, 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 24 Posts: 11,226 Car: '07 Boring Poseur Mobile Rep Power: 154	Yeah, some of the guides are slightly different. This is the last one I used and it worked.

May 15th, 2009, 12:39 AM	#349
Phila Previously known as Prost264 Joined: Jun 30th, 2006 Last Online: 12:17 AM Location: 742 Evergreen Terrace Age: 22 Posts: 2,763 Car: 1995 Subaru Legacy, 2008 Subaru Legacy Rep Power: 46	I'm running the latest build virtually on my MacBook. Essentially anything I click on gives me the error message: Windows can not access the specified path, device, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access them. Any idea what went wrong? Other than running it virtually on my MacBook. I think its time to actually install it using Bootcamp.

May 15th, 2009, 5:14 AM	#351
Phila Previously known as Prost264 Joined: Jun 30th, 2006 Last Online: 12:17 AM Location: 742 Evergreen Terrace Age: 22 Posts: 2,763 Car: 1995 Subaru Legacy, 2008 Subaru Legacy Rep Power: 46	Yeah, I figured. I'm gonna try to burn it onto a dvd and install it with Bootcamp from there. I don't need Windows for anything in particular, but just the fact that I can do it makes me want to so much more.

May 18th, 2009, 6:20 AM	#353
ViperVX Joined: Dec 27th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Age: 24 Posts: 1,216 Rep Power: 32	Build 7127 just hit the torrents, - labeled RTM. __________________ Top Gear Rullz 4ever!

May 18th, 2009, 6:53 AM	#354
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: January 1st, 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 24 Posts: 11,226 Car: '07 Boring Poseur Mobile Rep Power: 154	Holy shit, already with the RTM? Makes me glad I don't have a set amount of bandwidth, I've spent like 20GB on W7 downloads this year.

May 18th, 2009, 11:08 AM	#355
IceBone Experienced Crash Test Dummy Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 12:09 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,971 Rep Power: 238	What's RTM? Released to manufacturing (quick google search found that, but not sure)? And isn't it possible to just update from RC to this? __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07 Too pervy for the NSFW section.

May 18th, 2009, 11:38 AM	#356
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: January 1st, 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 24 Posts: 11,226 Car: '07 Boring Poseur Mobile Rep Power: 154	Well if it's the real RTM then I guess you can't just upgrade... didn't they say you couldn't upgrade any of the betas? I figured that included the RC too.

May 18th, 2009, 1:00 PM	#357
IceBone Experienced Crash Test Dummy Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 12:09 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,971 Rep Power: 238	http://www.blogsdna.com/3083/how-to-...build-7100.htm I'm guessing they'll come up with a way to upgrade 7100 to 7127. Any changelist, btw? __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07 Too pervy for the NSFW section.

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May 18th, 2009, 1:05 PM	#358
Adunaphel Global Moderator Joined: Jan 18th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: [ˈneːdərlɑnt] Age: 30 Posts: 4,774 Car: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) Rep Power: 199	There is no changelist, release candidates are feature-complete, between RC and RTM only bugfixes are accepted.

May 18th, 2009, 1:07 PM	#359
IceBone Experienced Crash Test Dummy Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 12:09 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 25 Posts: 9,971 Rep Power: 238	So in theory you should be able to upgrade via patches only. __________________ Bridge to Gantry time: 11:07 Too pervy for the NSFW section.

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Adunaphel Global Moderator Joined: Jan 18th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: [ˈneːdərlɑnt] Age: 30 Posts: 4,774 Car: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) Rep Power: 199	No. The difference between an RC and RTM is the amount of debugging that is built-in. the RTM build has far less debugging in it's code. That is why all RTM versions are a lot faster than beta and RC versions. Because of this, almost all binary files differ between the RC and RTM versions, so a clean install, maybe with USM is a far better choice than an upgrade. Last edited by Adunaphel; May 18th, 2009 at 1:26 PM.

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