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    Default Windows 7 - Thoughts and Opinions

    How many people are using it ? I downloaded it when Microsoft put it up and for a beta it is pretty reasonable. Having said that , I havent really given it a hard time. The main problem I have had is with IE8. It constantly crashes so I have been using Firefox with very little issues.

    I like the way you can pin programs to the taskbar , particuarly the way you can put the cursor over the browser icon and flick through pages easily.



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    I will not look at it until the first service pack rolls out.
    remember vista when it was new

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    I am really impressed by it so far.

    Only issue is the sidebar seems dropped, but still things there..

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    Actually I'm backing up vista to try win7 now. Let you know how it goes.

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    I know the one you download gives you a 60 day trial (or something) but has it been fully hacked yet??? LOL
    When you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all

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    there are keys till august. I imagine there will be a release candidate by then.

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    Well to update...I like it. It's miles faster (on my vista laptop) and so far everything seems to work. Had a little trouble with wmp but all good now. Though for some reason I cant remove the watermark and send feedback. But overall I reckon it's a good fix to a really shitty os.

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    i went to download it but they have finished there give away
    When you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all

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    Anyone using this with a touch screen

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    Windows_7_Activation
    Code:
    http://rapidshare.com/files/174419896/Windows_7_Activation.rar

    Windows 7 Plus Patch 8 x32/x64 2009


    Code:
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    so far Windows 7 is what vista suppose to be.
    any one noticed that it's not resources hungry like the monstrous Vista.

    as Jaz808 asked, has any tried it with a touch screen or tablet PC.
    Cheers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hoe View Post
    Windows_7_Activation
    Code:
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    Windows 7 Plus Patch 8 x32/x64 2009



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    Thanks, Hoe.

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    yeah noticed it uses bugger al resources. It's supposed to work great with eeepc's too.

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    Also with that program Hoe posted you need to run it as administrator.

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    im running a dual boot with xp3 and win7

    to be honest i still boot into xp mostly but win7 is a more refined OS now in beta than vista has ever been.

    NS

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    Quote Originally Posted by hoe View Post
    Windows_7_Activation
    Code:
    http://rapidshare.com/files/174419896/Windows_7_Activation.rar

    Windows 7 Plus Patch 8 x32/x64 2009


    Code:
    http://rapidshare.com/files/195894817/Wndws__7PlsPtch8.rar
    
    PassWord :
    
    4shar1ng

    thanks hoe great program

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    Quote Originally Posted by gavpk View Post
    I will not look at it until the first service pack rolls out.
    remember vista when it was new
    What?

    Yeah I remember Vista, installed Vista in May 2007 and it's worked without problems since.
    Last edited by machine; 23-02-09 at 01:04 PM.

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    Windows 7 is like a trimmed down, tuned up lite version of Vista.

    Windows 7 has a few quirks, but so far working OK.

    Thanks hoe, looking forward to having a play with those uploads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NoService View Post
    im running a dual boot with xp3 and win7

    to be honest i still boot into xp mostly but win7 is a more refined OS now in beta than vista has ever been.

    NS
    Quick question NS, with dual boot will win 7 create new partition or do you have to do this before installing (oops that was 2 questions) ....

    Thks Hoe
    Last edited by jamesv; 23-02-09 at 10:15 PM. Reason: forgot to thk

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    Quote Originally Posted by jamesv View Post
    Quick question NS, with dual boot will win 7 create new partition or do you have to do this before installing (oops that was 2 questions) ....

    Thks Hoe
    Hey James

    I installed it 3 nights ago on a new pc - had xp already on it and it came up with 2 options - upgrade or new, new asked to be from boot up and there was an option which partition - but no option to create on like ubuntu has

    It installed beta 7000 - not sure if this is the latest

    so I would say create a partition first

    - my opinion - smells and tastes a little sweeter than vista - I had to install a driver for the nat, the vista driver worked a treat

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