^^I actually found that first. Thanks for looking though. I was attempting to check the KB to see if they had a single article that covers the cert request, cert generation, and cert installation all in one shot. I've sometimes found that there will be KB articles that summarize this sort of "procedural" stuff instead of having to piece it together from individual topics in the server docs.

 

Anachostic is my default search engine!

 

Don't think I'd personally ever use it but might help some that are less savvy.

http://www.howtogeek.com/reviews/pcmover-professional

In place upgrade lets you upgrade from XP to Windows 7 on the same machine. Easy to use, solid performance, multiple transfer options and complete migration of files, setting, folders and installed programs.

 

Got it installed on my laptop and am finishing up on my desktop now

 

Hello all! Just got done reading all 41 pages of this thread. I think I started before 7 officially released and I was running the RC

I do have one question that seems to have been asked before, but not answered. Its in regards to the Family Pack. I know it contains one DVD (well, one for 32 and one for 64) and one license key. My question is, is there any way for them to prevent activation on different networks. Reason I ask is that I have 2 machines that I'd like to install it on and a buddy of mine is interested in purchasing the third activation. I'd have him just bring the pc over to my house and activate it on my network, but he's over 200 miles away so that's not exactly easy.

So, the question is, will he be able to activate his copy on his network after I activate mine on my network? And if not, if he does need to make the day trip up here with his pc, would the fact that he's consistantly not on the same network as me give him any problems when Windows "phones home" as its been put?

 

your network, his network, my network...does not matter, it will work. Heck, if he had access to the dvd from another source, he could use that cd and you give him the key over the phone. However, i'm not sure you are "technically and/or legally" supposed to buy it and share it with someone outside your household like that.

 

I hope you trust the guy. If he decides to use the key a few more times, that key could become locked and then you're both SOL. Like the toad and scorpion story.

 

I'm pretty sure that its technically not legal, but in these tough economic times.... Besides, I'm sure he'll just pirate it if we don't do it this way. At least he'll have paid for a copy this way.

And yes I trust him. He's been my best friend for almost 20 years.

So, has anybody actually tried to activate the Family Pack on multiple networks?

 

Yeah there's no reason it shouldn't work on multiple networks. In the age of portable computing with laptops and netbooks people are on different networks all the time. I've heard nothing about it requiring the three PCs to be on the same network and if that was a clause you should know that I would know that.

 

I don't see it being a problem at all. I am trying to find a buyer for my third copy.

 

I would, but I need 2

 

If it was professional or ultimate then I'd buy it from you but no home premium.

 

32-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...E0A-_-32116756

Promo Code: EMCMMNR01

64-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...E0B-_-32116758

Promo Code: EMCMMNR02

 

Suite! I just ordered for my Work PC and I saved a couple more bucks via Bing Cashback.

Thanks rza! Are those codes only for W7 pro OEM?

 

No prob. I'm not sure if its for Pro only or not. My guess is yes.

 

Stunna, you're using your Bing cashback for a work purchase? Fancy yourself a martyr these days?

 

Well it's not my jobs PC it's actually my own spare PC that my friend gave to me but I brought it in to use at work. So right now it is my work PC

 

I like Win 7 Pro - pretty happy with it.

I was able to get a copy through my work for $8

 

Do you work for the piratebay?

 

think you can get another copy for $8?

 

Windows 98 Plus! Themes For Windows 7

http://www.beingmanan.com/wp/2009/04...for-windows-7/

 

Nice!

 

OK, here's an admittedly minor issue but one that's been bugging me. Is there a way to specify what the default focused item is when launching Windows Explorer from a pinned task bar icon?

When you launch Windows Explorer via the Window+E shortcut, the Explorer window opens with the focus on 'computer.' When you have Windows Explorer pinned to the task bar, however, and launch it from there the Explorer window opens with the focus on 'libraries' which necessitates an extra click or two to start browsing files on your drives.

 

I believe so and i feel like i just read about it. let me see if i can find it.

 

http://dotnetwizard.net/windows-7/ch...-in-windows-7/

 

I'm currently installing Windows 7 at work for a client onto an Intel SSD!!!!

This is the 2nd machine (almost 3rd) that I've setup with Windows 7. That's saying a lot since in the past 6 months I've only worked on 2 vista machines. I'll be working on more 7 machines next week. Hopefully I'll start seeing less and less of XP, I'm sick of XP. Also we've stopped using AVG free and are now installing MS Security Essentials instead! FINALLY!

 

Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, it's not working for me. At least on my Win 7 machine here at the office. I tried both the syntaxes listed in the article and both resulted in the explorer windows opening inside of the profile's My Documents folder. Profile is a domain user, BTW.

It's certainly no big deal to just type Window+E since I generally prefer keyboard shortcuts anyway. It's more the fact that the two methods of invoking explorer produce different results that bothers me more than the results themselves. Again, minor thing.

 

my wife just installed win 7 on her laptop. our tv computer runs vista 64(most issues resolved), our office computer runs xp(0 probs in 4 years). win 7 shitcanned firefox, so she is using ie for the first time and doesn't like it too much, seems to freeze quite frequently (or is that the OS). I haven't spent anytime trying to figure these things out yet. but I'm tempted to say I'd be happy with xp on all three, but vista 64 hasn't been too bad once my buddy fixed some of it's issues. it still drops my wireless connection randomly. but at this point I don't think I will install win7 on any other comps until some bugs get worked out, or patched.

 

Weird, i'm at work also on a domain using windows 7 Pro and the following works for me.

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

 

I highly doubt there's anything at all in W7 that will "shitcan" Firefox. What does that even mean? Firefox runs fine for me even the beta version of firefox works great in 7. There's nothing in 7 that will make an app that ran fine in vista not run in 7. Have you done research on the error that says because you're using 7 that you can't use firefox?

None of the issues described above can be blamed on the OS they're probably driver or hardware related.

 

I have windows 7 installed on 3 machines, My laptop, my office computer and my home machine, both my office and home are 64 bit and all 3 run firefox perfectly.

Oh yea, widows 7 is just a streamlined vista. Any driver that worked with vista will run on windows 7

 

I've had Firefox crap out and quit on me three or four times on my Win 7 x64 machine at home. No warning at all just a near instant quit of the app. To be honest I haven't even bothered to try and troubleshoot it as it would take more time to look through logs and so forth than to just restart the browser and have FF's session recovery put me right back where I was. It had crossed my mind that maybe Ad Block Pro was having a hissy fit with something on a page but that's completely a SWAG.

 

^and even then I bet it's not the fault of Windows 7 it'd be the fault of firefox or one of your extensions.

As Ive documented throughout this thread I've run build 6801 (pre-beta), build 6956, build 7000 (beta), build 7022, build 7048, build 7068, Build 7300 (Release Candidate) and now build 7600 (Final RTM) and haven't had a single problem with Firefox not working. I'm sure it's crashed once or twice but that's what apps do on occassion. Windows 7 has been remarkably stable and reliable even in it's earliest build.

 

Been running Firefox on Win7 since early beta builds, no problems here.

 

Opera.

 

No.

 

You're not the boss of me.

 

Using mostly Firefox on both my 32 bit versions with no problems

 

 

it means firefox doesn't run 3 minutes without crashing, ever.
bought the laptop in early october with vista 64, with win 7 upgrade mailed out later. she had no problems with the vista. she upgraded when we received the disc a couple weeks ago, and right from her first time going online with firefox it crashed. she reinstalled firefox and looked for a patch, no patch and it's still crashing. I haven't dealt with it as she hasn't complained too much about it, and I rarely use it.