Whiskers

Downloading and will install in VM. Where do you get the key?

Belzebutt

But does areo glass work on this beta if you don't have a key? It doesn't work on Vista unless you have a key and activate.

#1 STUNNA

yes it does and it does in Vista SP1 too. If you don't enter a key in 30 days then

* A nag screen to activate at logon that cannot be dismissed for 15 seconds.
* Every hour the desktop background is switched to black (it can be changed back, but after an hour it’s set to black again).
* Activation dialogs and balloon dialogs appear regularly.
* Optional Windows Updates aren’t delivered.

So, instead of losing functionality, the user is nagged to activate.

They got rid of the reduced functionality mode with Vista SP1, but that mode isn't triggered until after 30 days or longer if you do the slmgr -rearm trick.

#1 STUNNA

I used flashget and it download both Win 7 and Server 2008 R2 so I'll be busy for a while. Flashget is the bomb BTW thanks Teknoking, I'd heard of it but just never bothered with a DM before but this won me over.

Belzebutt

Dammit! I downloaded Windows 7 x64 but now I realized Virtual PC 2007 doesn't support x64 guest OS... Now I have to get VMware.

#1 STUNNA

OH and how do you like this for functionality!!! You can burn two disc images at the same time!! I was never able to do that with imgburn

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#1 STUNNA

Not even the 64 bit versoin of Virtual PC?

TeknoKing

I'm really enjoying it...

Thinking of purchasing a separate drive just to run in it on my desktop. I'm not a fan of partitions. My laptop is definitely getting a face lift soon.

Ken1997TL

Yes you can do that.

Then go to their Beta signup page and get a legit key.

stogie1020

I have the OS downloaded and somehow managed to backdor my way into a key without signing up for anything.

I am planning on wiping the 20GB partition I have Vista running on (never use it, still use XP Pro) and dropping W7 into that space. I am a bit giddy. Have to wait for later, though.

During boot, I currently am presented with both OSes and the default is Vista. I have to manually change to "older version of Windows" in 30 seconds or less or it boots to Vista. Anyone know of a way to change this default OS setting?

Stapler

This is a bit odd. My friend sent me his key this morning because I was having trouble with the site last night, but I got a key from the site this morning before checking my messages. Both of the keys are the same. Maybe they just gave up last night and started handing out the same key to everybody?

Belzebutt

Go into your System Properties (on XP or Vista), Advanced tab, Startup and Recovery, and play with the System Startup section.

I'm thinking of just doing an in-place upgrade of my Vista Ultimate. I just hope all the Media Center stuff works, and I've been told Vista device drivers usually work so I might be ok.

No, and I read somewhere that the 64-bit version of Virtual PC is not even a true 64-bit app.

Yeah, I couldn't because it was down but it's back up now!!!

TeknoKing

I'm excited about Win 7!!! Serato works on it lovely.

But I feel like a retard now. This is what Win 7 does, when you install in the unallocated space, it makes a C:, not a new letter, so when I boot in to Win 7, I do not see my other files/windows... And its all my fault, I was to eager to try it, I should of formatted the allocated space and gave it a drive letter. Idiot.

Whiskers

Installing in VMware now.

TeknoKing

Damn, on my desktop it installed all the drivers right. On my laptop my video/sound is wrong. GRRRRRRR.

AS3.0CL

i ran into an issue installing build 6956 in VMware, went fine in PC2007 though.

i got a key....jut need to fill out some things.

windows 7 is only good till august 2009 with the key.

Whiskers

Works. Typing in it now. Ill play more after dinner. Mouse scroll not working though.

Belzebutt

Installed the x64 version in VMware, intalled AVG without any issues. First impression of the install is that it's even quicker than Vista, which was already much better than XP. They moved even more of the setup until the very end.

My biggest gripe is that I really got used to Google Chrome and now I kind of have to try IE8 to get the full Windows 7 experience.

Also I need to install it on my real machine to see the real user interface and get a real impression of the speed... I just have to decide if I want to live with all the beta notices everywhere...

stogie1020

did you install in VM Server?

Belzebutt

VM Workstation 6.5

Also, I can't find that KB that fixes the MP3 corruption anymore, anyone has a link to it? I thought I saw it mentioned on the beta page, and Windows Update doesn't show any updates available.

stogie1020

Is workstation free? All I have is Server.

TeknoKing

I got all the drivers working except one, I can't figure it out...

What the hell is PCI Data Acquisition and Signal Processing Controller???

This is the only problem I'm having in my device manager... Any ideas?

Whiskers

No sound so far and Windows Update fails, but seems ok.

TeknoKing

Ok, got everything working... I had to change the compatibility mode on the driver exe files to Windows Vista, everything works beautifully.

TeknoKing

wow, adding devices thru bluetooth became sooo easy.. It automatically isntalled my blackberry, and my wireless mouse and keyboard.

TeknoKing

OK, this is weird....

When I put into XP on my desktop, or Vista on my laptop, I can see the Win 7 install on it's own created drive...

Now, I cannot do the opposite. When in Win 7, it becomes C:, and I cannot see my other windows and files.. What gives?

I've partitioned, formatted, gave drive letter, installed Win 7 on that drive..

Whiskers

NTFS for all?

TeknoKing

Yes

srika

NSFW for all??? what??? where???

Beelzebub

I had the same thing bring up computer management and select disk management and assign a drive letter to the existing partition. DO NOT FORMAT IT.

doopstr

The real issue is, can it play two pron at once?

TeknoKing

OK, I got it. I had to manually add a drive letter in the Disk Management.

TeknoKing

Thanks I haven't seen your post. Great minds think alike

Whiskers

Windows ME could do that....

TeknoKing

Install Media Player Classic, and you can play as many as your PC (and your hand) can handle

#1 STUNNA

I post the links 2 days ago

Stapler

*submits feedback like crazy*

It really seems to dislike network drives mapped from my linux server, but other than that it is pretty spectacular.

Beelzebub

Honestly, as soon as I can get the RTM, this is replacing my vista machines, at home and at the office. It is better on so many levels.

#1 STUNNA

Did anyone else install the x64 version? I'm running it on my 3.2ghz P4 machine and I'm having problems with my wi-fi card, I installed the drivers for it but it seems to have problems staying connected to my network (I've had this problem on two networks). The only fix is to manually disable and then re-enable the wifi card and then it'll work for a while til it does it again. This is the first hardware problem I've had with this PC, the card worked fine with 32 bit win 7. If I installed Vista drivers do think that'd solve the problem? I've heard of people install graphics card drivers designed for Vista and I guess it seems to work but I never tried cause I'm weary of installing drivers from a different OS, program sure, I can use compatability mode but drivers....

Billiam

Such as..? I've honestly come across relatively little that says in a straight forward manner "From an end user point of view, here's why Windows 7 is better than Vista." I'm not trying to dump on Win 7 by saying that. I'm just trying to say that if an end user already has a Vista machine, I've seen relatively little that would motivate that average end user to go through the trouble of replacing the OS on their machine.