Re: Windows 7
 

I know someone who is running 7...........
He can't get anything to work on it older than Vista, but that's propably because he screwed with PowerShell and tried to but in XP's Luna theme.

Re: Windows 7
 

I got Windows 7 and it runs fine, but i can get it for free and get newer versions for free aswell because of my IT class :P

Re: Windows 7
 

I heard that all Vista users are gonna get a free upgrade to 7 once it has a stable full release. I apologize if someone else said this earlier, but I haven't read all 100+ posts yet!!
That would be nice though, at least to make it an option.

Re: Windows 7
 

Not entirely accurate(unfortunately), from what I've heard...the posts I saw on this topic were somewhat misleading, but the actual release from Microsoft was discussing the upgrade assurance program that they have done in the past(for example, before Vista was released). Essentially, anyone who purchases a new computer with Vista pre-installed after a certain date(still TBD,) would get a free upgrade to Win7 once it is released.

Re: Windows 7
 

As an update to anyone that wants to use windows 7 and Inventor 2008 after seeing that no one has tried it I repartitioned my drive and installed Inventor 2008 with SP3 installed and it is running execlent (faster than in Vista I might add).

Re: Windows 7
 

Speaking of Windows 7, I know someone who beta tested it for Microsoft then got a keygen to unlock the full version of it. He described it as "Windows Vista, but everything you love about XP." So personally, I'm excited for it. I jst hope that all those who had to have Vista will get a free or discounted upgrade to Windows 7 and they will make everything from Vista compatible for Windows 7, especially because most people don't have the money to just go out and buy a new computer since many people went and bought new ones when Vista came out because of the non-compatibility issues with XP.

Re: Windows 7
 

I really need to reformat my laptop. . . I have access to a Windows 7 Beta key through school MSDN Program.
Has anyone tried to install FIRST Robotics Labview Version on Windows 7 and download/upload code to the robot??

Re: Windows 7
 

i wish my IT class at school got a beta key of it but were lame

Re: Windows 7
 

Yes. and Yes. It does install though its not just as easy as throwing in the CD and launching setup. I"m running windows 7 on my hp tablet and i had to install each of the Labview FRC components manually. I think there was easily 8 - 10 different setups if not more that needed to be ran to get it to work. The menu/scripted installer throws up an SDK error when launched.

Once it is installed you also have to manually activate each component If i remember right as well with the license manager.

After that you then can install the update 3 and activate that.


Once all that is done just set your ip address to match the scheme and your good to go. I haven't had any other issues as far as labview goes.

The only real problem i have going right now is where the laptop will just randomly shut down. you'd be working or playing a movie or something and bam its powered off. when you turn it back on its like you had a power outage. battery can be fully charged even. Thing is i don't know if its the laptop or windows 7 as the laptop has taken quite a beating as part of my job.

oh yes by the way this is my "production" system. I'm a network tech/admin for the RESA/ISD that oversees about 7 school districts in our county with about 200+ miles of fiber optics and 15k or more computers on the network.

Re: Windows 7
 

I have mixed feelings about Windows 7, to say the least. Performance wise, it seems like it is going to be a step up from Vista, which is a much-needed improvement. Compared to XP, Vista is slow as dirt. The problems I'm forseeing with Windows 7 are all UI related. Quite frankly, it seems like Microsoft is "dumbing down" Windows. They try to make everything easy to understand, easy to change, and appealing to the masses. This is understandable, and good marketing, but they lose the tech geeks like me when they do this :) Luckily, though, I've heard they have a tool where you can turn certain features on or off at will. This is an excellent idea, and, if implemented well, it could make enough difference so that Windows 7 is not merely a sell-out to make money at the expense of power and performance. Just my thoughts, though.

Re: Windows 7
 

If they offered a "make it look like XP" button, I'd consider buying it.

Re: Windows 7
 

I am going to hope someone sees this

I tried installing windows 7 and everything worked I didnt try solidworks though but I noticed autodesk inventor outright said it couldnt install as I was incompatible.

3dsMax installed most of the way but there was a popup part way through whcih i didnt read and just clicked a button to make go away since i was busy at the time, so maybe it would have installed.

Anyways i reverted to XP and now I am wondering if anyone knows how to get the autodesk software to install in 7, i tried running them in compatibility mode and it didnt work :/ so now I am lost as to what to do since I really liked 7.

Also im on a Mac with Bootcamp and I think autodesk says that my platform isnt completely supported even under XP because of bootcamp I believe, so I am wondering if any other bootcampers have had success/lack therof. Since it may be possible it is doing two strikes, one for bootcamp 1 for seven and not letting me install. What about SolidWorks?

Thanks for your help,

TrentB
Captain 2502

Reading Jeffs Post it sounds like he had to have XP running separately to make it work, is this a method worthy of trying?

Re: Windows 7
 

Alrighty,

First of all, I've been using windows 7 since the release candidate. I would like to say that Windows 7 pwns Vista and is up to par with XP. As for CAD, are you sure inventor doesn't work with windows 7. Right now I have Inventor 2010 installed (2009 on my brothers comp) along with the Solidworks 2009 (and the beta). If you need some help, let me know. You can either IM or email and I can try to help you out.

-RC

Re: Windows 7
 

Comments like that from software companies are left over from the PowerPC days. Any Intel Mac running any version of Windows natively (aka Bootcamp) is absolutely no different than any other typical PC running Windows natively.

Now what they are probably referring to is that generally CAD programs are optimized around professional NVIDIA Quatro or ATI FireGL graphics cards, with very little or no optimization support for the consumer level cards found in nearly all personal computers. Most Macs, along with nearly all PCs sold to the general public, come with consumer-grade graphics cards. What this means is that while the program will still work, it won't work as efficiently as it would on a workstation computer.

Re: Windows 7
 

Although I do tend to agree, the Win7 RC (and even the beta) was incredibly stable. I ran into zero problems with any of my drivers, hardware, or software. Everything runs really smoothly, and I have fallen in love with it.

That, combined with the insanely low (50% off) pre-order pricing convinced me to preorder.