The Official Windows 7 Discussion Thread

[azaad_shri75]

^ no need to reinstall, mostly everything works fine, and nothing gets deleted, for a safe side just back up some important ones,

RTM stands for release to manufacture - its just like a final beta release, checked for sometime and only important security and bug fixes are applied and when found satisfactory its released officially as certain version and thats retail or OEM.

[desiibond]

^ no need to reinstall, mostly everything works fine, and nothing gets deleted, for a safe side just back up some important ones,

RTM stands for release to manufacture - its just like a final beta release, checked for sometime and only important security and bug fixes are applied and when found satisfactory its released officially as certain version and thats retail or OEM.

RTM is not final beta release. It is OS that is given to hardware manufacturers so that they can build the s/w for their hardware (laptops/desktops), do the compatibility testing for their models, inject their packages and tools etc and be ready with "comes with windows 7" laptops/desktop for the official launch.

between RTM and retail, there is no difference. development freeze is usually applied before RTM.

[azaad_shri75]

^yeah you are right,however I said like a and not is(may be am wrong here)

[JojoTheDragon]

Help me guys i'm having a very annoying problem in windows 7 Ult 64bit.
My recycle bin is not working properly. When i send something to the recycle bin it is not shown in the recycle bin explorer and i when i click restore all items it doesn't restores it. The only option working is empty recycle bin. Any solution appreciated.
I already tried sfc\scannow but it didn't restore anything. Scanned the C drive for viruses using AVG Free Latest Updated but it didn't show any virus. Please help guys.

[NarutoNamikaze]

^^ Page 6, Last Post

Any help with the first part of my question about uninstalling Windows 7 RC.........

Thanks in advance.:-P

[desiibond]

@narutoNamikaze. Do you have any other OS and which OS boot loader is active in your rig?

[NarutoNamikaze]

@ desibond

I have win xp, vista and win 7 with win vista set as the default OS, if thats what you mean by active in the bootloader. All the three OSes are there in the bootloader so that i can boot into any of the three.

[ashishstillthere]

megui is crashing on window 7...what to do

[uday9484]

best media player for Win 7 64-bit

[gauravgargi]

I have installed Windows 7 Professional x86 that came with digit DVD January-2010.
How can I crack it to convert it to full version .... can anyone help???


Thannks.

[desiibond]

I have installed Windows 7 Professional x86 that came with digit DVD January-2010.
How can I crack it to convert it to full version .... can anyone help???


Thannks.

1) Go to nearest Microsoft Retail Store
2) Take your Credit card or cash from purse
3) Purchase MS windows 7 professional by paying the required amount
4) Get the DVD pack
5) Come home
6) change the license key to the one that is mentioned in that original MS windows 7 DVD kit

very simple.

[gauravgargi]

Thanks for such a great idea....but i want a pirated versiion.
can u help now?

[desiibond]

Thanks for such a great idea....but i want a pirated versiion.
can u help now?

Sorry. read the Forum rules.

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT PIRACY AND ILLEGAL THINGS HERE.

[gopi_vbboy]

Thanks for such a great idea....but i want a pirated versiion.
can u help now?

ROFL..USE GOOGLE...NOT ALLOWED HERE GO AWAY!

[gauravgargi]

My trial version of win 7 is about to over in 2 days.... win 7 is the only OS i m using, Now I want to format my c: (on which win 7 is installed now) and installl win XP.

I have tried booting using bootable win XP cd but unable to boot,
What should I do???

Thanks

[desiibond]

what is the errror/problem that you are getting when you are trying to boot using winxp boot CD?

[gauravgargi]

It is done now.... previously I was using pirated XP cd... I installed XP from it many times but after that I tried my original win XP cd... It worked....posting this reply using my Win XP now....

Thanks.

[himadri_sm]

can someone help me with this problem- Internet not working in windows 7.please help.

[Achuth]

Can we install win-7 on a portable HDD. i hav one .but when i select the partition .the setup says USb is not supported....are the cloud OS'es portable.?????

[dissel]

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.

[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.

[himadri_sm]

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 )
http://thecomputernext.com/blog/ms/m...vation-cracks/

if you want a free solution for time being or want to make up your mind if you want to buy or not
http://thecomputernext.com/blog/ms/m...-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 )
http://thecomputernext.com/blog/ms/m...vation-cracks/

if you want a free solution for time being or want to make up your mind if you want to buy or not
http://thecomputernext.com/blog/ms/m...-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?)