Windows 7 October 22 launch

[Trooper110]

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/win...dows-7-is.aspx

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Timelines Shared at Computex: Steve Guggenheimers anniversary keynote address at leading OEM conference highlights partner opportunities with upcoming Microsoft innovations.

[Ghost_Rain]

That Great News

[DougBob]

I'll be preordering I guess
Might as well see how the old desktop handles it since I never upgraded it to Vista.

[Ghost_Rain]

I'll buy an OEm Version

[BlackArrow]

You can pre-order or you can just download the Release Candidate right now for free and use it for a year.

Windows 7 Release Candidate Customer Preview Program

[Ghost_Rain]

Yer I have be Using RC1 Win 7 at the moment.

[Duke{CLR}]

I wonder if this would run on my laptop? If it does then I would buy a copy.

[Trooper110]

Are you running XP or Vista, Duke? If I'm remembering correctly you have a Vista machine, which oughta run Windows 7 with no trouble.

[Duke{CLR}]

I have Vista Home Premium 64. I will keep an eye on the notebook forums to see if anybody else tries it.

[Dead...Again]

I think Windows 7 should be called Vista Second Edition.

Personally I think the reason they rushed the release of Windows 7 is because of the (inaccurate) bad image that Vista has gotten. It still doesn't have the new file system that was originally promised with Vista...

[{CLR}geneSW]

Downloading the 64 bit version... gonna try it out tomorrow.

edit: CRAP IT! I can't seem to find Windows 7 64 ro 32bit drivers for my motherboard... Seems like gigabyte doesn't want people with 1 year old MoBo's to try out Win7 RC...Hum, I wonder if the old XP 32 drivers would work with win 7 32.... Anybody know one way or the other?

[Ghost_Rain]

Downloading the 64 bit version... gonna try it out tomorrow.

edit: CRAP IT! I can't seem to find Windows 7 64 ro 32bit drivers for my motherboard... Seems like gigabyte doesn't want people with 1 year old MoBo's to try out Win7 RC...Hum, I wonder if the old XP 32 drivers would work with win 7 32.... Anybody know one way or the other?

No mate that wrong my friend as a Gigabye 650i MB and when he installed W7 he let Windows find the drivers for him

[WalkinTarget]

For those that want a free copy, keep an eye out for MS Rollout events held at dozens of cities around the country that are scheduled a week or so after the release of the OS.
They are held on either a Tuesday or Thursday for most of them, so take day off work and get a free OS.

Troop, I will be going to the one in King of Prussia if you are interested.

[Dead...Again]

Downloading the 64 bit version... gonna try it out tomorrow.

edit: CRAP IT! I can't seem to find Windows 7 64 ro 32bit drivers for my motherboard... Seems like gigabyte doesn't want people with 1 year old MoBo's to try out Win7 RC...Hum, I wonder if the old XP 32 drivers would work with win 7 32.... Anybody know one way or the other?

If Windows 7 doesn't find the drivers you need automatically, you should try the chipset maker's website. Also, you could try the Vista drivers.

[{CLR}geneSW]

If Windows 7 doesn't find the drivers you need automatically, you should try the chipset maker's website. Also, you could try the Vista drivers.

I started at the gigabyte website... seems like my closest match would be some vista 64bit drivers.... I sure hope they work as i'm burning the ISO right now.