For those of u that haven't tried out the 64bit version you should.. It is nice and runs quite fine.. I am using that right now and so far no problems expect for Window blinds and Dreamm, it seems like in this beta version Dreams can't tell if the Desktop Windows manager is on or not. FOr window blinds I have tired a few that came with the program and it turned off AREO and I was left with basic. So I think Stardock needs to work on that before Windows 7 is offically out to the public. So far I do like it and how the icons are bigger and how you can just close the windows by going back and forth on the desktop to close the windows.

"quick question about windows 7, i am presently running vista 32 and xp 32 dual boot, i do have a spare hd,hooked up on my pc but i just use it for storage, can i install windows 7 for a "triple" boot or would i be asking for trouble on this one?" Actually you can installing Windows 7 as a dual boot.. infact Windows 7 well do that for you automatically upon installing it on your spear HD. SO there is no need to fiddle with anything just tell Windows 7 on the first screen on where it asks you where to install Windows 7 and then it well generate the Windows boot menu after it installs it on that hardrive. Folks I strongly urge anyone to NOT upgrade from Vista to 7 remember this is beta and if you do upgrade from Vista to 7 remember this.. It expires on August 1st and if you didn't think about backing everything up your screwed and have to reinstall everything from the ground up! EIther use VMware or some other vr program or do a dual boot.

The label "BETA" is a sure sign for trouble.

 

I still feel that XP would be an UPGRADE...lol. Even if I am running Vista& 7 PC, Vista Laptop.

Starkers, I have one thing to say.............CONGRATS Grandpa!!!!

Amen. That's the way I've learned much of what I know . That's also why I don't follow the opinion of the crowd when it comes to Vista.

I now have Windows 7 installed for dual booting.

Had to go to low resolution mode because it didn't set up my monitor right the first time, but installing the latest drivers and setting the resolution manually fixed it .

Looks very nice so far, no complaints . There is noticably a lot less of UAC, but it's still there. There is more fine gained control over it, so no more need toturn it off completely.

It's also quite fast so far - but then again, I haven't installed all of the stuff I usually do. Only time will tell if it stays that way.

I would like to emphasize: Do not replace your primary OS. Windows 7 is a time limited trial and will need to be removed or replaced when the trial is up. It's also beta, which means it's not quite production quality. The final version you'll have to pay for if you want to keep it.

Notice no Dreamscenes in Windows 7. MS for some reason seems to have dropped that ability.

It was added as a Ultimate update months after Vista went gold. I would assume that they want to run the beta through it's paces before adding that variable.

Been so long, I forgot that fact...lol...if I ever knew it.

Be very careful how you insult your internet connection.  Remember, you could always have dial-up, or worse, satellite!

Indeed, though when I had win98, and got a new PC that came with XP.. I paid a HEAP extra, to downgrade back to 98

Been using the Pre-Beta since November, onto the Windows 7 7000 now, had no problems definitely looking good,

XP eat your heart out, no upgrade from XP to 7,

.. no kidding, it's a 'whole other animal'  and I still haven't made the leap to Vista

I've finally got Win7 running on a Virtual Machine, which is nice but I think I'll install it on it's own HD just to take advantage of the full system resources.  It's a tad slow when competing for the RAM with XP.  I haven't loaded any programs on it yet, probably wont' until I get it on my extra 60 Gb hardrive.  (Laptop)  So far, so good.

I just read a review over at PC User that gives Win 7 somewhat of a thumbs down, but ain't that always the way when a new incarnation of Windows makes an appearance... the so-called experts and press give it a ering, not necessarily because of anything real, but just because they can,

I don't give a rat's what any of them say!  I will go on my own obsevations and feelings, and personally, Win 7 is the best OS Microsoft (and Apple, for that matter) have ever put out... and it's not even out of beta yet, so where do these people get off putting the mocker on something that isn't finished yet.  Win 7 is looking good to me, and things can only get better with the end product.