The Official Windows 7 Discussion Thread

[Chirag]

Windows 7 turned out pretty much bad for me.

Windows Vista Home Premium: Battery Backup time: 50 minutes
Windows 7 Ultimate: Battery Backup time: 20 minutes

Windows Vista: Laggy as hell.
Windows 7: Laggy as hell but LITTLE less when compared to Vista

Windows Vista: Software/Hardware worked fine.
Windows 7: My webcam starts and turns off on its own. My portable HDD doesn't get detected half of the time and when does, it turns off in between. (yea, i know it will take time for softwares to get compatible.)

So yea, I didn't like windows 7.

My config: Inspiron 1520
T5200 1.5 Ghz processor
160 GB HDD
1 GB Ram
XFX 8600M GT

 

[Cool G5]

Same here. After seeing the performance of the new OS on my friend PC's I have decided not to install it on mine. Furthermore some friends have reverted back to XP.

 

[Deleted member 26636]

Windows 7 turned out pretty much bad for me.

Windows Vista Home Premium: Battery Backup time: 50 minutes
Windows 7 Ultimate: Battery Backup time: 20 minutes

Windows Vista: Laggy as hell.
Windows 7: Laggy as hell but LITTLE less when compared to Vista

Windows Vista: Software/Hardware worked fine.
Windows 7: My webcam starts and turns off on its own. My portable HDD doesn't get detected half of the time and when does, it turns off in between. (yea, i know it will take time for softwares to get compatible.)

So yea, I didn't like windows 7.

My config: Inspiron 1520
T5200 1.5 Ghz processor
160 GB HDD
1 GB Ram
XFX 8600M GT

Same here. After seeing the performance of the new OS on my friend PC's I have decided not to install it on mine. Furthermore some friends have reverted back to XP.

thats unfortunate...for me...windows 7 is the best...everything is running fine..from all my softwares to games etc...it feels exactly like windows xp, maybe even faster with all the added eye candy...i am loving it...now there's no way i'll revert back to XP.

 

[dissel]

Any Experts have any idea/answer of the post no## 200...please throw some lights.

 

[shantanu]

I have some question about Genuine Windows 7 OS purchase.....

by purchasing I mean by visiting MS authorized (mention in MS website) retail store and get the DVD pack on cash payment,

If anyone purchase a retail DVD pack,

what kind of license he get ? Once he installed can he upgrade/degrade his machine such as removing HDD/Optical drive or installing new GPU or vice versa, after that will that licence work...as I read earlier that there is a unique hardware ID every machine...is it not changed ?

If the Host machine is destroyed or if any one want to install another machine by completely un-installing from previous machine is it possible ?

Please throw some light...I am completely noob in Genuine Stuff.

Any link about what a retail user can do or don't will be helpful.

Hello !

It is mentioned in the EULA ( End Users License Agreement ) that you can use your Genuine Windows copy on one Computer System. That is if you upgrade/downgrade does not matter. in case you buy a new system and want windows on that one, you will have to completely uninstall the current installation from the first computer and then install it on the other one.

Installing on both would not be legitimate.

To others : Talking about poracy and pirated software isnt something to be that proud of, you should get your self Genuine Microsoft software to enjoy that software, Bragging about lags in performance & other problems regarding to Windows, Use original and then see the difference.

Informative : Windows knocks down 70 available cracks( non-genuine windows to be disgusting for users )
*thecomputernext.com/blog/ms/microsoft-attack-on-activation-cracks/

if you want a free solution for time being or want to make up your mind if you want to buy or not
*thecomputernext.com/blog/ms/microsoft-offers-free-windows-7-test-drive/

hope this helps !

Shantanu

 

[desiibond]

Hello !

It is mentioned in the EULA ( End Users License Agreement ) that you can use your Genuine Windows copy on one Computer System. That is if you upgrade/downgrade does not matter. in case you buy a new system and want windows on that one, you will have to completely uninstall the current installation from the first computer and then install it on the other one.

Installing on both would not be legitimate.

To others : Talking about poracy and pirated software isnt something to be that proud of, you should get your self Genuine Microsoft software to enjoy that software, Bragging about lags in performance & other problems regarding to Windows, Use original and then see the difference.

Informative : Windows knocks down 70 available cracks( non-genuine windows to be disgusting for users )
*thecomputernext.com/blog/ms/microsoft-attack-on-activation-cracks/

if you want a free solution for time being or want to make up your mind if you want to buy or not
*thecomputernext.com/blog/ms/microsoft-offers-free-windows-7-test-drive/

hope this helps !

Shantanu

Just to add to this. If you purchase OEM copy, it will work only on one host and you cannot transfer windows to a new PC or upgrade to newer version for a discounted price.

 

[shantanu]

^^ yeah, absolutely right desibond

 

[Jetfire]

I'm a newbie and currently xp sp2 is installed in my pc. Now i want to try windows 7. Please dont laugh but i am confused among x64 and x86, 32bit and 64bit. Can u please give a comparative description (capacity, requirements, software compatibility)? I have intel core2duo 2.2ghz processor, 2gb 667mhz ram, intel d945gcnl motherboard and nvidia 7200gs grafixcard. Which version suits my system best?
Microsoft tweeted that 'RC' versions will expire soon and will be restarted every 2 hours... Is the image given in january digit dvd a 'RC' ? Or final version?

 

[shantanu]

If you have a good download speed, i would suggest you to download the evaluation RTM from the microsoft website. Your processor is a x64, you can use a x64 version of windows, but you only have 2gb RAM, so you dont need to go for 64 bit, you can use 32 bit with ease, i would suggest you to go for 64 bit only if you are planning to upgrade to 4 gb ram or more.

 

[Jetfire]

Download speed? Ha ha ha. It is really good. Not good, 'fabulous'. I use airtel mobile office. So downloading a windows means 1 week. That's why i'm asking about the january dvd's image. Whats wrong in it? (so you suggested 32bit and x64, okke. now i think that x64 and 64bit is better and 'heavier' than x86 and 32bit. But the 'differences' i wanted to know? And are u sure that my pc wont become slower to carry the 'heavier' x64?)

 

[shantanu]

i dont know how to read my post, but according to me, i made it clear that you should use 32bit (x86) at ease, its better for you if you are using just 2 gb RAM, if you want to upgrade your RAM to 4GB of higher, then only 64bit (x64) is advised.

 

[Jetfire]

Thank u very much. I didnt understand before that x86 and 32bit are same thing. Thanks again.

 

[official]

please guys help me out-
i upgraded few of my stuffs yesterday- got an i5 750, msi gd45 mobo, 4 gb ddr3 corsair, cm690, dell s2409w....old stuffs reused-msi 8800gt oc, 500gb seagate, psu
i heard that windows 7 was good and so bought that and installed it last night 'win7 x86' i.e. 32 bit one. Now i am having some shitty problems first of all when i run divx movies in my vlc or wmp some really tiny red dots appear at certain places, and it continues. this hapens only while playing movies. and it irritates me a lot..i attached my dell to my old rig and it showed no problem..also my ps3 runs flawlessly...might be some driver issue????
And the far worst thing is that i cant play any of my games i installed crysis warhead but it does not even run after selecting- run as administrator. Dunno what the hell is going on with my new rig??????
i am using Windows 7 Ultimate

 

[azaad_shri75]

might be problem of your video card, check for new drivers.

 

[sakumar79]

I noticed on a website that in Win 7 (and in Vista SP1+), the earlier limit of simultaneous TCP/IP connections is removed... Can anyone confirm this is true even in Home Basic Edition? I have a LAN with about 20 connections, and in my systems with XP Home I am not able to get more than 5 connections at a time... I had tried various patches available on the net, but they dont seem to have done a thing... Hence I would be very interested in getting at least one copy of 7 Home Basic if it is true...

Thanks in advance
Arun

 

[~BSOD~]

No it is still in Win 7

u can use some craps to bypass it


just google it

 

[rajatrao]

Software compatibility for Windows 7

I am using Vista Home Premium 32 bit. Want to know if my software will run on Windows 7. The software list is

Coreldraw X4 suite
Adobe Photoshop CS4
MS Office 2007
Autocad 2005
Daz 3D
Poser 8
Capture NX2

Also, what is the advantage from upgrading with 4GB RAM being constant. Which version of Windows 7?

Rajat

 

[purnesh]

Windows 7 beta is just released & Microsoft is planning for a 2nd quarter release of Windows this year. You can grab Windows 7 beta either from torrents of from Official Windows 7 Beta Customer Preview Program. Please use this thread to discuss all queries & bugs related to Windows 7, State what bugs you find here & what applications are working fine/not working



The key you get from Official Beta download website will be for Beta version only & will not install on Windows 7 final version.

You can still use Windows 7 for up to 4 months by Rearming Windows Activation.

The original built number is 7000.
Before you proceed...

1.Windows 7 is not a trialware. The 30 days time period is for Activation only. If you do not activate Windows in the 30 days time period, then kindly uninstall it.

2.You can install Windows 7 without burning a DVD.

3.The best place to find drivers for Windows 7 is Windows Update which has latest version of all Windows 7 compatible drivers. If you are unable to find a driver for Windows 7 then you can install Windows Vista driver in compatibility mode using this method...

Right click on the Driver Setup file -> Compatibility -> Windows Vista

4.You can provide feedback only if you have an activated copy of Windows 7. Please do not close services like Automatic Update, Bits & Windows Error reporting.

5.Windows 7 is like Windows Vista from inside due to which many drivers, applications & system tweaking commands will work same as in Vista.

6.If you are using a Dual boot Setup along with your existing operating system then you do not need to reinstall all the applications again to use them in Windows 7. Start the setup of your application & during the installation give the installation path as \old OS drive\Program Files\Folder in which the same application is installed in the old OS. This way Windows 7 will just make new settings for Windows 7 in its own Drive.

7.If you are using Windows Vista & dual booting Windows 7 then you can use the old settings again without re-configuring everything again, as long as the application does not saves settings in registry. To do this just copy the application’s “Settings Folder” from Windows Vista & paste it in Windows 7. Usually they are in \users\username\appdata\locale & \users\username\appdata\Roaming\ folder. Paste them to the similar folder in Windows 7’s drive.

Keep an eye on my blog for some updates & things people usually miss in Windows 7 but they make a difference.

Thanks for that thread... But frankly speaking, I didn't like Windows 7 at all... I love Vista because it gives me loads of features which are missing in Windows 7. For example Parental Controls in Vista give us a lot more than expected but most of them are missing in Vista... I don't what did the people out there tested in 7 which they loved so much, so as to give it high ratings... I love Vista and I don't 7 will take over, atleast on my PC....

 

[WarrenG]

Guys I have a problem ... I bought a new HDD recently and I tried to install Windows 7 on it. I made it dynamic.
But when i select the drive during installation it gives an error that win 7 cannot install on a dynamic disk.

So i need to know how to either convert it back to basic without losing data or if you have any other solution.
Also are there any problems with dual booting win 7 and XP ?

 

[siddhesh222]

Guys,I got a problem

My 7 was working fine until I screwed up the registry and had to fix the MBR through Ubuntu.Fine,managed that but....

When I was about to repair windows using the CD....I fixed 7 using the Vista CD now it boots,shows the login screen but says 'preparing desktop' and after a while of wait,the whole desktop is blue without any icons.

Now when I again try to repair it with the 7 CD it says like there's some hardware or software change which is preventing it from fixing.... (Not sure,will check out and be back)

I'll appreciate if you guys help me out with this.Is there any other way possible without having to reinstall windows all over?

Thanks in advance.