Windows 7 Beta

[Cabalo]

Here's this one too:

How To Dual-Boot Windows 7 and XP/Vista

Ah thanks that's great, bookmarked ! Only thing holding me back was if the boys could play their games as XP can't upgrade from this version .

Can anyone comment on gaming issues or video drivers etc. ? I'd love to try , have my key and iso ready to go .

well, i can't give you an accurate answer on that, as i run win7 on a virtual machine. but there aren't official drivers either from nvidia/ati, though it's easy to install the vista versions, but i'd expect a degraded performance, because usually drivers make a lot of difference (see what happened when the first official versions were released to vista).
though, playing x264 is done flawlessly, but it's not 3D.

[peat moss]

Thanks Cablo, wanted to try on my newer machine but that's the gaming one . Will have to settle using the wife's computer as the test subject ... she won't notice the difference .

[clocker]

There is an "official" nVidia driver slipstreamed into the image and an upgraded beta available when you go to Windows Update.
I've been using the 181.20 driver from nVidia and it seems to work fine but then again, I don't game.

[mgc4ever]

it's nice

[umar7001]

been running 32bit 7 for about 4 days now and the only problem ive had was avg installed but when tried to run got bsod.

[ConkiZz]

W7 seems really interesting. Think i'm gonna install the RC when i comes.

[tesco]

been running 32bit 7 for about 4 days now and the only problem ive had was avg installed but when tried to run got bsod.

runs fine for me.

[peat moss]

I was impressed with the speed of a clean install but I'm spoiled with the Black slip streamed disks . I made a mistake installing on a high end laptop and drivers were nonexistent too much trouble to experiment .


Will try with a desktop later tho .

[Ahmed047]

Both builds 7022 & 7025 leaked but no great difference from build 7000 i will wait for the RC1

[SonsOfLiberty]

been running 32bit 7 for about 4 days now and the only problem ive had was avg installed but when tried to run got bsod.

runs fine for me.

I got bsod'd from my sound card, installed the wrong drivers and boom, see you 7

I can say NOD32 is working (with fix) and Windows 7 says that Kaspersky and AVG, along with Norton all for "sure" supported in 7.