Windows 7 beta on friday.

Post by **TezzRexx** » January 11th, 2009, 19:11

I got:

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:32bit:
6JKV2-QPB8H-RQ893-FW7TM-PBJ73
TQ32R-WFBDM-GFHD2-QGVMH-3P9GC

64bit:
7XRCQ-RPY28-YY9P8-R6HD8-84GH3

FFS, surely they can't do anything about this if Microsoft themselves were giving out multiple copies of the same keys?

No1Jew · Post by **No1Jew** » January 11th, 2009, 19:17

Well

I got the Dual Boot thingy sorted and I now write to you from Windows 7.

However, I no longer have Fista. I now have two Windows 7 options. One that still has the error mentioned in the above post and this nice shiney one which I likes very much.

I must have clicked the wrong button and it's 'upgraded' my Fista to W7, so I it looks like i'll be doing a fresh install in 30 days.

First impressions, "Works a treat"

Post by **TezzRexx** » January 12th, 2009, 16:31

Apparently Microsoft have lifted the ammount of people who could download and I wouldn't be suprised with those keys would let you use it till August, or whenever it is the beta is supposed to end.

Lee · Post by **Lee** » January 18th, 2009, 19:38

TezzRexx wrote:http://lifehacker.com/5126781/how-to-du ... p-or-Fista

Anyone managed to resize their partition? I want to install win 7 on its own partition so that it won't be so horribly slow like in the virtual machine but I can't resize my XP partition.

The Gparted boot disc they recommend in that article just fails when I try to shrink.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 18th, 2009, 19:48

I've not tried from xp in a while, but I suggest lots of defragging so all your files are at the start of the drive.

Also, if you can, take a disk image before you start, just in case shit fucks up. (it's probably 10% chance when fucking with partitions)

Then, use acronis disk director (I like this, because it works pretty reliably) to do the partition fettling.

Lee · Post by **Lee** » January 18th, 2009, 21:00

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:I've not tried from xp in a while, but I suggest lots of defragging so all your files are at the start of the drive.

Also, if you can, take a disk image before you start, just in case shit fucks up. (it's probably 10% chance when fucking with partitions)

Then, use acronis disk director (I like this, because it works pretty reliably) to do the partition fettling.

Acronis worked, thanks. Now to install win 7.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » May 5th, 2009, 14:08

W7 RC anyone?

keys wrote:MM7DF-G8XWM-J2VRG-4M3C4-GR27X
KGMPT-GQ6XF-DM3VM-HW6PR-DX9G8
MVBCQ-B3VPW-CT369-VM9TB-YFGBP
KBHBX-GP9P3-KH4H4-HKJP4-9VYKQ
BCGX7-P3XWP-PPPCV-Q2H7C-FCGFR
RGQ3V-MCMTC-6HP8R-98CDK-VP3FM
Q3VMJ-TMJ3M-99RF9-CVPJ3-Q7VF3
6JQ32-Y9CGY-3Y986-HDQKT-BPFPG
P72QK-2Y3B8-YDHDV-29DQB-QKWWM
6F4BB-YCB3T-WK763-3P6YJ-BVH24
9JBBV-7Q7P7-CTDB7-KYBKG-X8HHC
C43GM-DWWV8-V6MGY-G834Y-Y8QH3
GPRG6-H3WBB-WJK6G-XX2C7-QGWQ9
MT39G-9HYXX-J3V3Q-RPXJB-RQ6D7
MVYTY-QP8R7-6G6WG-87MGT-CRH2P

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/05/0 ... nd-64-bit/

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » May 5th, 2009, 14:19

Don't mind if I do.
It might work properly now I don't have fucked RAM. Hurrah!

Post by **fabyak** » May 5th, 2009, 14:32

Thank ye Mr Berk!

Fred Woogle · Post by **Fred Woogle** » May 5th, 2009, 14:40

Hmmmm, the new downloader is rather odd! cheers Berk

Post by **Dog Pants** » May 5th, 2009, 15:07

Ooooh.

Dual boot or virtual machine?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » May 5th, 2009, 15:13

Dual boot for me I think, VMs are all well and good, but shit for faaabulous ming.

Post by **Dog Pants** » May 5th, 2009, 15:17

Yeah, I've a whole hard drive sat empty at the moment. Sounds like a solid contender for my test subject.

Fred Woogle · Post by **Fred Woogle** » May 5th, 2009, 16:43

RC install, GO!

Post by **HereComesPete** » May 5th, 2009, 18:30

Just started getting this from the windaz site. Rather strange java downloader thingy. Still, gives me a reason to get that new drive going!

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » May 11th, 2009, 9:24

Anyone on RC7 yet? any games work/not work?

Post by **FatherJack** » May 11th, 2009, 10:13

WoW's fine, have Steam installed can try a few others out. 64-bit version.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » May 11th, 2009, 10:16

got anything that uses punkbuster? that's my main concern.

Hehulk · Post by **Hehulk** » May 11th, 2009, 10:53

BEEF used punkbuster didn't it?

Wikipedia says yes

Post by **Dog Pants** » May 11th, 2009, 11:22

FatherJack wrote:WoW's fine, have Steam installed can try a few others out. 64-bit version.

This. Oddly enough though it has defaulted to my motherboard's digital audio rather than the Audigy everything's plugged into, so I have no sound.