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Originally Posted by squirrel
edit: it only took me about 15 minutes to crash it....I was doing a complicated task, trying to see what was on the C drive, using Windows Explorer. Used to be we could just type in "dir c:"
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Remember, this is still an early Beta build, so the fact that it's nearly fully functional is amazing in-and-of itself. I'm pretty sure whatever made it crash will be worked out by "August".
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Originally Posted by Uberbots
So i downloaded it, struggled to get one of the first 2.5 million keys (before they stopped download capping), and installed it. I got it up and running and installed over Vista in about a half an hour on my computer. I must say, i really, really like the installation process.
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You didn't hear? They raised the limit to "infinity".
There's an unlimited number of keys now, so tell anyone who's interested.
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Originally Posted by Uberbots
As for compatibility, the 64 bit beta version of windows 7 is FAR more compatible with my computer/hardware than Vista ever was. In vista my wireless network card experienced intermittent dropped data and lagging, but in 7 there is nothing of the sort.
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I had no audio in XP64, and it was pretty irritating. I also couldn't use an ethernet wire or my quick launch touch buttons.
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Originally Posted by Uberbots
windows 7 is windows vista with all the bugs worked out. like they said, they finally listened to the users. I think they are marketing it as windows 7 to avoid the stigma that Vista had placed on it. with that said, i am never going back to XP or (god forbid) Vista
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Yeah, it certainly would
not build the hype that it has, had it been marketed as "Vista SP3". And I'm also going to leave XP and Vista behind me. Heck, I might try to see if I can stick with this Beta OS until it releases.
Only issue I have right now is video, and that seems to be a majority of the compatibility problems with Windows 7. So my games are sort of just wasting HDD space, but that's fine, because it's FRC season.