Maccabee
Jan 17 2009, 03:01 PM
Anyone used it yet? Im downloading it right now and im gonna put it on my old cp, but i think ill have to put it over ubuntu:( it only has 500mb ram so im not sure how well it will run. But i cant wait to try it out. Ill tell you guys when I get it up. And then on august 1st it will stop working and ill put ubuntu back.
Jghelfi
Jan 19 2009, 12:07 AM
WINDOWS 7?
HUH! Were is this?! WHat is it Exactly! i have never heard of this! Im SO ASHAMED! OF MYSELF!
Maccabee
Jan 19 2009, 12:37 AM
Its the latest windows thing after vista. You can download the free beta right now.
Only to the first 2.5 million people.
And it stops working on august 1st.
It to find bugs. You should try it out.
Jghelfi
Jan 19 2009, 12:40 AM
Does it do anything bad, like delete some of the Programs or Documents that you have on your PC right now?
Maccabee
Jan 19 2009, 12:44 AM
Well its a whole new operating system. It deletes everything.
If you want to try it you need to try it on an old test computer and back up all your files. You can do a duel boot( run whatever your running now as well as windows 7) but tat is a little complicated.
Jghelfi
Jan 19 2009, 12:51 AM
okay.. well im downloading it right now.. so im going to COPY EVERYTHING TO MY EXTERNAL HARD-DRIVE
Maccabee
Jan 19 2009, 01:00 AM
I burnt it but I found out that my test computer cant read dvd's! I was so bummed!
O and please dont do it unless you have a tst computer or one you dont use or something! Things often go wrong! If you have vista one it hits august 1st you will be stuck with a computer with no operating system! So make sure you have a copy of the opersating system your using now.
And make sure you have a dvd/writer/reader like ^ said.
Jghelfi
Jan 19 2009, 01:04 AM
OH SHIET!
ALRIGHT.. Ill have to CAncel it then..
Maccabee
Jan 19 2009, 01:07 AM
QUOTE(Jonathan-Andrew @ Jan 19 2009, 12:04 AM)

OH SHIET!
ALRIGHT.. Ill have to CAncel it then..
Why? Cause you dont have a dvd reader? And you may want to learn about installing oter operating systems first. I think you should still download it though cause 2.5 mill ppl may download soon.
Jghelfi
Jan 19 2009, 01:13 AM
I SAVED THE WEB PAGE THAT I T GAVE ME THE PRODUCT KEY ON... But, yea, i think i will Continue the Download..
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DAMN! It DIDNT LET ME... hmmm but i wonder, if I Copy The HP RECOVERY DRIVE and put the copy in My EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE...WILL IT START THAT UP when i Have NO MORE SOFTWARE?
or Should i copy my HP PAVILLION HARD DRIVE..?
Maccabee
Jan 19 2009, 01:14 PM
QUOTE(divergent @ Jan 19 2009, 12:08 AM)

I have the .iso if anyone needs one.
But you need to have the product key for it to work.
And it will only allow three computers with the same download or whatever.
Its pretty crazy I have the iso file for
windows 7
DSL linux
ubuntu
puppy linux
linux mint
zenwalk
My fave heavy distro is linux mint my fave lighter distro is zenwalk and my fave really light distro that you dont even install is puppy linux.
I havent tried fluxbox yet.
Maccabee
Jan 20 2009, 08:00 PM
No. You have to do use a disk.
Unless your talking about setting bios to make it boot from hard drive.
Jghelfi
Jan 22 2009, 08:16 PM
bad news for me, i would need a new update of SONIC RECORD NOW to install it...
but i need to pay for it, and i dont want too
wwwww
Jan 22 2009, 08:24 PM
I got the leak a month and a half before beta was released.
It sucks massive balls, but I didn't expect any better from Microsoft.
Edit:
QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Jan 17 2009, 02:01 PM)

Anyone used it yet? Im downloading it right now and im gonna put it on my old cp, but i think ill have to put it over ubuntu:( it only has 500mb ram so im not sure how well it will run. But i cant wait to try it out. Ill tell you guys when I get it up. And then on august 1st it will stop working and ill put ubuntu back.
Your old child porn?
Yet another edit:
http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/showthread.php?t=611980 Windows 7 megathread, link probably isn't going to work tomorrow.
Maccabee
Jan 22 2009, 11:40 PM
Cp as in compter! I thought cp stands for computer! I realize pc does too but a pc is mucrosoft and a cp is just a computer.
wwwww
Jan 23 2009, 03:45 PM
CPU is the acronym you're looking for. And that still wouldn't be correct.
illriginal
Feb 27 2009, 05:04 PM
Ya it's literally Ubuntu + Compiz. Except with the Windows Menu.
QUOTE(9001 @ Jan 23 2009, 03:45 PM)

CPU is the acronym you're looking for. And that still wouldn't be correct.
A C.P.U. is another term for Processor. Central Processing Unit. Which is the brains of the Computer.
QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Jan 22 2009, 11:40 PM)

Cp as in compter! I thought cp stands for computer! I realize pc does too but a pc is mucrosoft and a cp is just a computer.
There's no such term as CP for a Computer. It's PC, which is, "Personal Computer".
smoke
Feb 27 2009, 07:51 PM
I tried it on an older laptop. Love it!
Maccabee
Feb 27 2009, 07:54 PM
I dont really have a good test computer.
The one I have cant read dvds so i couldnt try it.
wwwww
Feb 27 2009, 08:34 PM
QUOTE(illmortal @ Feb 27 2009, 04:04 PM)

Ya it's literally Ubuntu + Compiz. Except with the Windows Menu.
A C.P.U. is another term for Processor. Central Processing Unit. Which is the brains of the Computer.
There's no such term as CP for a Computer. It's PC, which is, "Personal Computer".
Which is why I said it still wouldn't be correct. It's a fairly common mistake to call a computer a CPU.
illriginal
Feb 27 2009, 09:33 PM
Understood.
emberfly
Feb 27 2009, 09:34 PM
I was read the new features of Windows 7. It's like a non-annoying version of Vista. I hated all the features though. I like my XP.
wwwww
Feb 27 2009, 09:48 PM
QUOTE(emberfly @ Feb 27 2009, 08:34 PM)

I was read the new features of Windows 7. It's like a non-annoying version of Vista. I hated all the features though. I like my XP.
Vista isn't any less annoying than XP. It's just a matter of preference.
Windows 7 is a buggier, reskinned vista.
illriginal
Feb 27 2009, 09:52 PM
QUOTE(9001 @ Feb 27 2009, 09:48 PM)

Vista isn't any less annoying than XP. It's just a matter of preference.
Windows 7 is a buggier, reskinned vista.
Not necessarily, Microsoft admitted that Windows 7 is supposed to be the Windows Vista. Windows 7 is much lighter, doesn't take as much processing power and as much memory to run it, and it has all the neat features that Vista should have had. But ya of course it's buggy, it's still in beta format.
wwwww
Feb 27 2009, 09:59 PM
The only thing that really screws up Vista the interface. I have a plugin that allows use of KDE 4 with Vista. It speeds it up a good bit.
illriginal
Feb 27 2009, 10:07 PM
QUOTE(9001 @ Feb 27 2009, 09:59 PM)

The only thing that really screws up Vista the interface. I have a plugin that allows use of KDE 4 with Vista. It speeds it up a good bit.
KDE4 Plugin? Hm... what do you mean?
wwwww
Feb 27 2009, 10:12 PM
I have the option to use KDE 4 programs on my Vista desktop.
http://windows.kde.org/
illriginal
Feb 27 2009, 10:18 PM
Oh like Amarok? I use Pidgin instead of AIM (since Pidgin uses multiple chat clients in one) but that uses GTK
wwwww
Feb 27 2009, 10:19 PM
In my previous post, programs includes the GUI.
And yeah, I can use Amarok.
illriginal
Feb 27 2009, 10:22 PM
QUOTE(9001 @ Feb 27 2009, 10:19 PM)

In my previous post, programs includes the GUI.
And yeah, I think I can use Amarok.
Ya I use Amarok on my Gnome kernel in Linux, only because it has a lot of cool features and it's very clean + light.
wwwww
Feb 27 2009, 10:24 PM
Amarok wasn't in the previous version, but I'm updating right now, and it's in there.
wwwww
Mar 1 2009, 12:07 AM
Thepiratebay has a download, if you want to use that. I don't have the .iso anymore.
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4233045/Wi...BETA_Build_6519
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