Re: Windows 7
 

I installed the RC on my main system (core 2 duo) on a second drive, it seems to work well. It has a problem with shutting down right after starting up, which should not be a bother in normal use, but sure is when trying to get things set up. No driver for the antique video card I had installed (radeon 9200) so I ended up buying a newer cheap card (nvidia 9400 gt) so I could get both screens working.

And I fixed the freecell problem by installing the program from XP, so I guess the new OS will be usefull after all. moviemaker needs work (7 does not come with WMM, and the Windows Live MM is still in beta and needs a lot more features)

still trying to get used to how much ram it uses...but I guess it's not a big deal since ddr2 is so cheap.

Re: Windows 7
 

Ok some clarification.

Double click the setup icon for inventor.

Install Products

Says something along the lines of this software is not compatible and doesn't install... (last thing I tried installing :/). It just cancels the installer.

Maybe something got screwed up as windows was installed (fresh reformat of that partition, and 64-bit for what it is worth)

Any thoughts?

For the Record
Solidworks - Didnt Try
3ds Max - Installed most of the way, some popup came up (I think about compatibility at the time) I was doing something else so I clicked it thinking it was for whatever app i was using at the time, 3dsmax started to uninstall. I never tried it after that.
Inventor - Install Product, your system is not compatible, exiting now.

2.4ghz core 2 duo
2GB ram
70GB win partition
8600m GT 256mb RAM
Bootcamp installed all drivers fine.

I realize I am theoretically natively running windows however technically I don't think I am because I have EFI and bootcamp emulates the bios I think.

Feel free to contact me over IM if you wish.

Edit: I may try VMing 7 later today (I have enough freepsace on my 200GB drive (like 120 for mac) to VM inventor and 7 so I will see if I can get it to install. Well VMing isnt working because I cant get the stupid files to transfer over. Gonna download in a VM now...

Re: Windows 7
 

This is the error I got in 7 as native and as VM



Im wondering if anyone else got that and if they had to work around it. I tried compatibility mode when I had it natively installed (as opposed to VMed) and it didnt do anything.

Ahh crap http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=71241 it seems like I have to download a special 64 bit version despite the fact that windows 7 is supposed to run 32 fine... in addition 3dsmax was probably just telling me 32bit couldnt work... time to dl that and see if it works. if it does I am off to go get my backup drive from my dads desk (750GB =P)

Now im confused according to the site the download is 32/64 bit and if you want autocad 64 you need special download. Any other 64-biters chime in and say what they did? they say at the top 32 and 64 and imply dl tool and at bottom say 64 bit users. I thought 7 was supposed to get over the bit issue. Maybe not.. I should probably dl and test it out but I don't want to kill 8GB of bandwidth twice since I cant see to copy files from my vm.

Re: Windows 7
 

I had similar problems when I tried to install Inventor 32bit onto 32bit Windows 7. I had a DVD that I had burned the install files onto and i could not install from there. I then downloaded the install files straight onto my computer and still had the same problem. Then, just to see what would happen, I copied the install files onto a flash drive and IT WORKED. since the location that you install from seems to make a difference (If anyone thinks they have an idea why, i would like to hear it), I would try installing using all of these methods.

Re: Windows 7
 

Yea 64 bit install worked fine, compatibility mode got solidworks to install. It launched once in 7 mode then i had to put it to xp mode to get it to work and I get these annoying glitches all the time

http://screencast.com/t/5LCCFSvR

CAD software is the only troublesome thing I have had so far, I guess it could be said that I had trouble with webcam too as I cannot take pics with it (they removed it it seems.)

Re: Windows 7
 

I tried the W7 RC on a recent Toshiba laptop, previously running Vista Ultimate (32 bit). 2G ram.

The wireless connection now randomly dies, didn't before. The wireless signal strength icon says there is a connection when there isn't one. Booting is about as slow as Vista. Shutdown is about as slow as Vista. Firefox now leaks memory and eventually dies. Pdf files don't open in the browser. The printer (Xerox 6180 color) status panel says every job fails, but they do print. Some programs have compatibility issues e.g. Matlab. Here is the list of benefits over Vista and XP:

1.

End.

OK, so it's an RC, but it is quite close to the manufacturing release. This is the lowest quality RC I've ever used from Microsoft and I wonder what the production release will be like. Windows has gone to shark. Joe Average consumer can be happy with XP and skip Vista and it's SP3 fork, W7.

Re: Windows 7
 

I have been running Windows 7 x86 since the end of February on an Acer laptop with 1 GB RAM and a 2.0 GHz Intel Celeron ($300 deal from Woot! and runs great).

I first had the Beta, and now the RC, and I love it. Win 7 is a large improvement over Vista in my opinion, and has not crashed in 5 months of use. Some programs, the start menu, and the program search lagged with the Beta, but that was easily fixed by upgrading to 2 GB of RAM. I have had some compatibility issues with some programs and trouble finding a driver for my printer, but seeing as Win 7 still isn't finalized yet, I will wait to see if that gets fixed.

I am very pleased with Win 7 so far, and I get a free copy through MSDNAA, so I will be sticking with Win 7.

Re: Windows 7
 

I just got an Aspire One from walmart, under $300 incl tax....put the 320gb drive from my external unit on it...installed 7 RC and ubuntu on it. seems to work ok. Windows uses less than half of the 1gb ram when running a browser.

I got to learn how to install windows from a flash drive, that was fun.

I'm keeping XP on the original 160gb drive....