Re: windows 7

[Steve Morgan <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd like to re-iterate what Phil said, but don't have enough spare
bandwidth ;-)

Wait for the Retail version in October for a more manageable upgrade
path. I'm running the RTM version on a number of machines now and it's
just fine, but even I only used the Release Candidate version within a
Virtual Machine.

However, if you're running Vista x64, I'd not shy away from doing an
in-place upgrade (and did exactly that).

Steve

Phil Harris wrote:
> Basically my suggestion would be:
>
> DO NOT - DO NOT - DO NOT - DO NOT - DO NOT - DO NOT - DO NOT - DO NOT
- DO
> NOT install the release candidate of Windows 7 on any machine you
*NEED* to
> use regularly. If you have a spare machine then by all means use that
but
> when the trial OS expires then you end up with a crippled machine.
>
> If you want to install it to play with then by all means do so but do
it on
> a machine you can "lose" - you should be able to do an
"upgrade" but anyone
> with any sense would avoid doing so like the plague. Clean installs
all the
> way.
>
> If you're going to install it over the top of Vista on a machine that
you
> use regularly then there's an email here from Kofi Annan telling me
there's
> a bankers draft for $600,000 waiting for me that you might be
interested to
> claim ... seriously - don't try to shortcut getting a proper install
of
> Windows 7 on a "working" PC by using the release candidate.
It isn't at all
> bad and I've had it installed on two machines here at home but
*NEITHER*
> were my main machines and were either clean installs or dual boots.
>
> Phil
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of Juan
>> Sent: 21 August 2009 19:19
>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>> Subject: [ukha_d] windows 7
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just downloaded the windows 7 test version from Microsoft
website.
>> Has anyone installed 7 yet?
>> I read conflicting information, one saying I have to backup
>> everything in my PC because 7 will do a clean install over windows
>> vista.  Other sites states that 7 can be installed over vista and
>> will keep my applications and data.
>> What is the real deal?  I have vista home premium 64b.
>>
>> Thank You!
>>
>> Juan . ///
>>



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