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Offline mephisto_kur

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Re: Windows 7 Beta
« Reply #60 on: January 16, 2009, 04:54:24 pm »
I think i may reload from scratch.  I have done enough screwing wround to make me want to start from scratch with the knowledge of how to do it correctly.  Messed up driver installs, codecs, all kinds of stuff.

This beta has a ways to go for a power user.  Awesome for someone that doesn't dig around much tho.
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Re: Windows 7 Beta
« Reply #61 on: January 16, 2009, 05:50:38 pm »
Are you going to go with it as your only OS or dual boot?

Just wondering cause I should have a new rig in a few days.  Maybe I would just as soon give it a try as buying Vista.

Don't really want to go back to XP now that I will have all new hardware.
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Re: Windows 7 Beta
« Reply #62 on: January 16, 2009, 07:49:49 pm »
I have two HDDs in this machine, I use the boot menu of the BIOS to boot to one or the other.  Dual boot has always caused problems when I've done it, so i avoid doing that.  Also, I like having a partition that i know works without issue if the other goes boom.

As good as W7 seems to be, I still would never trust my main install to just a beta.
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Re: Windows 7 Beta
« Reply #63 on: January 16, 2009, 08:26:55 pm »
7 seems fine so far played some css no problem
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Re: Windows 7 Beta
« Reply #64 on: January 17, 2009, 03:42:03 pm »
Quote from: Gadwall on January 16, 2009, 05:50:38 pm
Are you going to go with it as your only OS or dual boot?

Just wondering cause I should have a new rig in a few days.  Maybe I would just as soon give it a try as buying Vista.

Don't really want to go back to XP now that I will have all new hardware.

I still use XP.... :-\
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Re: Windows 7 Beta
« Reply #65 on: January 17, 2009, 07:12:35 pm »
I got Windows 7 installed today.  My RAID drive wasn't being detected the other day because I was using the wrong driver.   :lol:

It installed with no problems, and found all my hardware.  The Creative X-fi drivers installed, too, using compatibility mode.

I definitely boots and shuts down quicker than Vista, and it feels faster, too.  I like the new taskbar, and that the sidebar is gone.  Gadgets sit right on the desktop.

I haven't tried any games yet.  That's next.

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Re: Windows 7 Beta
« Reply #66 on: January 18, 2009, 06:07:44 am »
has anyone played any older games like say warcraft 3.I ask because i cant get it to work in vista and im missing it so.
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Re: Windows 7 Beta
« Reply #67 on: January 18, 2009, 11:25:55 am »
Quote from: Darth Walt on January 18, 2009, 06:07:44 am
has anyone played any older games like say warcraft 3.I ask because i cant get it to work in vista and im missing it so.

Works fine for me in Vista
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Re: Windows 7 Beta
« Reply #68 on: January 18, 2009, 11:48:52 am »
Yeah, I had no problem playing it in Vista.  Haven't tried with 7.
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Re: Windows 7 Beta
« Reply #69 on: January 18, 2009, 12:50:57 pm »
CSS runs fine.  Far Cry 2 seems to run smoother compared to Vista.
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Re: Windows 7 Beta
« Reply #70 on: January 18, 2009, 01:46:32 pm »
what is the expected launch date of this?
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Re: Windows 7 Beta
« Reply #71 on: January 18, 2009, 02:21:15 pm »
so no many problems for anyone yet?
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Re: Windows 7 Beta
« Reply #72 on: January 18, 2009, 10:20:34 pm »
nope runs great
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Re: Windows 7 Beta
« Reply #73 on: January 19, 2009, 09:17:03 am »
So far so good, although my stupid auzentech sound card drivers don't seem to work the microphone very well.  I tried CS:S on the W7 boot, and everything ran very smooth, with the exception of the sound.  I probably won't load up any more games on the W7 drive.

I like the interface better, and firefox seems a bit "snappier" than on my Vista install.
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Re: Windows 7 Beta
« Reply #74 on: January 20, 2009, 10:08:26 am »
Quote from: mephisto_kur on January 16, 2009, 07:49:49 pm
As good as W7 seems to be, I still would never trust my main install to just a beta.

That is what I was thinking.  Thanks.
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