Gaming Windows 7 RC

[Jiggah]

Go grab it. It'll be up until July, so no rush.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx

 

[playallday]

I'm installing it on my gaming computer right now

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[Maz7006]

Great news

Saw it on a site though .Anyway thanks for the update.

 

[Binkx]

Microsoft however doesn't recommend this version for the beginners for it is still in development and therefore unstable and insecure.

You also cannot upgrade previous Windows installations to Windows 7 RC. You need to make a clean install which will also be the case when the final Windows 7 comes out. Beta or RC versions can neither be upgraded to final version.

binkx

 

[p1ngpong]

Nice Im getting it now too!

 

[CrimsoniteX]

Just finished installing it and I have to say there are some nice improvements over the beta.

 

[lolsjoel]

Windows 7 RC Customer Program

I've been running Windows 7 build 7000 for a few months now (with Super Bar enabled) and have to say that I like it much more than Vista - and I really liked Vista. I'm downloading the RC1 now and will install later tonight or tomorrow.

CrimsoniteX - what sort of improvements are there over the beta?

 

[playallday]

How do you remove the watermark

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[DeMoN]

How do you remove the watermark

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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+remove+windows+7+watermark

If none of them work for the RC, then you'll probably have to wait a while before someone makes a patch.

Edit: Wow, you have to do a clean install, screw this.

 

[playallday]

How do you remove the watermark

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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+remove+windows+7+watermark

If none of them work for the RC, then you'll probably have to wait a while before someone makes a patch.

Wow thanks. Not.

Would this work?

 

[da_head]

sick. wat improvements does it have over the beta?

 

[p1ngpong]

Clean install? So I cant just upgrade the windows 7 I have on my laptop now then?

 

[da_head]

Clean install? So I cant just upgrade the windows 7 I have on my laptop now then?

nope

on a side note, why do u think starcraft sucks?

 

[wchill]

Heh it was going to take 72 hours for me to download, but I turned my PC around 180 degrees and it finished in 2 hours

 

[p1ngpong]

Clean install? So I cant just upgrade the windows 7 I have on my laptop now then?

nope

on a side note, why do u think starcraft sucks?

Thats quite long, will have to install it on the weekend then.

Also the starcraft thing was just a little something I had in my sig in the good old days so I could troll people easier!

 

[da_head]

Also the starcraft thing was just a little something I had in my sig in the good old days so I could troll people easier!

xD well done.

 

[CrimsoniteX]

CrimsoniteX - what sort of improvements are there over the beta?

For one it seems a bit faster, and less memory is being used by Windows 7 itself. It's not as glitchy graphically, and all my drivers were working out-of-the-box this time, where in the beta I had to run out and DL a few things. There are several new refreshing themes, and the ability to stream your windows media player library over the internet is sexy. Although I haven't used it, there is also an XP mode which runs a virtual XP environment naively inside Windows 7.

 

[Frederica Bernkastel]

I'm downloading at ATM.
Pity that I'll have to perform a fresh install when retail comes out....
I guess that the only programs I use (firefox, mIRC, a fuckload of open source stuff, adobe CS4,) can be installed loads....

 

[juggernaut911]

downloading now! surprised at the DL speed! at the 7000 release, it was crawling...

Will clear up some HD space for this!

 

[Twiffles]

So apparently, you can go from Vista SP1 to Windows 7. xD
Is that a favorable choice or no?
Since, if I want to dual-boot I'd rather always boot into Vista without that menu and go into 7 when I do that F8 thing or whatever.