Comments on: Windows 7 Release Candidate: start from scratch or upgrade the beta?

By: Windows 7 RC Download

Windows 7 RC Download — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:41:10 +0000

[...] will be quicker as you don’t need to re-install all your applications and data files, but as PC Pro found, the actual upgrade takes a lot longer anyway, so you don’t save that much on time [...]

By: RichNSue

RichNSue — Sat, 09 May 2009 09:21:02 +0000

Installed win 7 64x rc1 as a clean install…as with beta found nothing I couldnt sort. One driver was only issue in beta for ATI graphics card…which was resolved with patch. So far nothing has changed. Have Microsoft FINALLY got it 100% right? To be fair I didnt have any significant problems with Vista or Vista 64x, though 7 is faster. A lot of problem were caused by 3rd party software companies not intergrating with Vista and Microsoft rushing the exercise instead of ignoring the demand and getting it right first time. The tester is how long after final release will they need to bring out a service pack?
Good Luck Microsoft lets hope users wont scream to go back to XP!!!

By: Jeff Annely

Jeff Annely — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:04:31 +0000

I installed Windows 7 RC2 over Vista Home Premium. I don’t know bow long it took because I went to bed but the result is quite stunnning.
The machine (Medion Laptop,Pentium Dual T3290, 3Gb) is alive at last. Near instantaneous desktop from password input, all services up and running including the wireless networking which was patchy to say the least under Vista, and a general feeling of speed and smoothness.
All original apps are running well including XP and Ubuntu under Virtual PC.

I’ve only had it on for two days but I’m already sold. If you’re prepared to wipe and regress (or spend) next year, I’d say that you should give it a go.

Jeff

By: Stuart Dootson

Stuart Dootson — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:47:39 +0000

I downloaded Windows 7 x64 RC from MSDN Downloads last Thursday and installed it under VMWare Fusion on my MacbookPro. I installed VS2008 + SP1 (it wouldn’t install SQL Server 2005, but I don’t really care), Office 2007, various other apps (Google Chrome, Beyond Compare, e text-editor, Git, TortoiseGit, 7-zip, GnuWin32, Visual Assist and Avast).

No problems aside from the SQL Server one and also I needed the Google Chrome beta release (as opposed to the stable release) for some reason (I didn’t with Windows 7 beta, but I used the 32-bit version of that – might make the difference), Microsoft Update’s done its thing happily enough and I’ve stuck with the Windows 7 betta fish background, despite the various psychedelic options Microsoft have added in the RC(!).

Overall, I’m a happy camper

By: bioreit

bioreit — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:52:53 +0000

Downloaded it yesterday (Tuesday 5th) at 13:30 – took around 15 mins on our line (30 MB education) no problem.

Haven’t installed it yet, but will be doing a clean install on my Samsung NC10 rather than upgrading the beta – only a couple of programs to stick back on. Will also do a clean install on my main machine (currently Vista Home Premium), as it could do with a clean-out anyways and even following every Google-provided solution to the large-file-copying problem, my PC still crashes out when copying anything more than a gig. Which makes using it as a Media Centre somewhat laughable…

By: David

David — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:41:22 +0000

Donloaded it this morning – did it quite quickly too.

Did a clean install on a virtual machine (using Microsoft’s own Virtual PC). Installed the ‘additions’ (which integrate it with the host OS), rebooted and it immediately blue-screened. Not a good start!