Windows 7 launch thread

I figured I'd might as well make this thing for discussion of the just-released Windows 7. If anyone wants to share their thoughts on the operating system, feel free to do it here. I'm currently waiting on my pre-order to arrive, which at first I thought had been vanished away by Amazonian demons, but is in fact en route according to an e-mail I just received. Any fresh tweaks, configuration options, tips for installing, etc. belong here as well.

To be honest, I have no idea if ZU's community for technology-type stuff is big enough to warrant a thread of this nature, but I guess we'll find out.

Believe or not, but I've had Windows 7 since late September. My dad was able to acquire a real (not the beta) copy from a Microsoft seminar he attended.

And it is truly impressive. It is considerably faster than Vista.

Originally Posted by ɹɐǝqıɹǝ

I figured I'd might as well make this thing for discussion of the just-released Windows 7.

I thought it was going to be released tomorrow. And I'm pretty sure it was.

Originally Posted by UltraLight

Believe or not, but I've had Windows 7 since late September. My dad was able to acquire a real (not the beta) copy from a Microsoft seminar he attended.

And it is truly impressive. It is considerably faster than Vista.

This—it explains it all. I've been using the real copy since September, too. I am very happy I switched from Vista to 7. My brother loves it, since it makes Sims 3 faster.

My copy arrived from Amazon today, and thusfar I am very impressed. It feels very clean and easy to use, and it feels faster too.

I have the beta installed on my laptop; I'll probably upgrade if I can get my hands on the real copy.

My free copy is coming in about a week. I can't wait to get rid of this ♥♥♥♥ty vista.

I have beta build 7100 and have been using it for a few months now D: I don't think I could go back to xp or vista

I'm gonna try to get it :3 I've used the beta and I loved it. Can't wait for this.

Im getting it very soon. Probably 3-4 days shipping time. Can't wait. It looks really fast and easy to use.

I'm upgrading tomorrow. Microsoft is offering a huge student discount to anyone with a valid college email address, so I'd figure I could spare $30 to finally be rid of vista.

I haven't liked any Windows OS since '98 and XP (and I prefer '98)...

Amazon said it wouldn't get to my house till next monday but I don't know but it might get here earlier. I like the RC version it worked ok on my Acer Aspire one AOA 150 which isn't that powerful. Yeah i hate vista so much every night I download podcasts and listen to them before i go to bed, and when i have my mp3 player plugged in it won't let me open the device software the process is there but nothing else. I hope windows 7 doesnt have that problem.

Originally Posted by UltraLight

Believe or not, but I've had Windows 7 since late September. My dad was able to acquire a real (not the beta) copy from a Microsoft seminar he attended.

And it is truly impressive. It is considerably faster than Vista.

Believe it or not, I've had it on disk legally for almost a year. It's been a beta which people can use for a while now.

The upgrade finished a couple of hours ago. so far I like what I'm seeing. I've even developed an H.R. Giger themed slide show for my desk top! I definitely like this more than vista.

Started dicking around with 7 since build 7000. Have been somewhat impressed with it, it has its problems, but what OS doesn't?

Has anyone else had any issues playing DVDs through the version ofWMP that came with windows 7? For some reason, whenever I try to play one it will run for a few seconds then a message will show up telling me that the disks copy protection won't allow the movie to be played. I never had this problem before with vista, so I'm fairly certain it has to do with something in Windows 7

Getting it now.

Originally Posted by Tyras

Has anyone else had any issues playing DVDs through the version ofWMP that came with windows 7? For some reason, whenever I try to play one it will run for a few seconds then a message will show up telling me that the disks copy protection won't allow the movie to be played. I never had this problem before with vista, so I'm fairly certain it has to do with something in Windows 7

You need a decoder.
http://www.google.se/#hl=sv&source=h...2c746df1d66c98

I've had the final version of Windows 7 for several weeks through the computer science department here at school. It is fantastic. It is everything that Windows Vista should have been.

I've had the RC for a while now, and put vista back on a while back (I couldn't let the RC run out on me when I had loads of coursework on my computer). It was really good. It was vista, but... good.

Still, it costs too much for me to upgrade right now. It's £115 for the full edition. No price for the upgrade on amazon.

Still, I don't want them to charge too much for it. Windows 7 is really just Vista with all the screws tightened up and a new coat of paint. If apple can launch the upgrade for Snow Leopard for £25, I expect Microsoft to at least manage £75 for a vista upgrade.

I got my copy on the release date - Amazon shipped to me the day before, so that was quite quick. I had some installation issues, namely, that it didn't like my DVD drive from 2001 (told me it was missing drivers etc.). After four hours of messing around with things, I just hooked up another DVD drive and it worked fine. I love how smooth and easy to use the interface is, and Windows 7 does seem faster than Windows XP in some situations. My programs have been mostly compatible, but I have some issues with a couple of games, and Creative's ALchemy for EAX stuff is a bit of a pain to use. There's definitely a learning curve for me, as a more advanced user. I can't say I'd recommend it to anyone at this point, however. Windows XP does everything 90% of users need, and unless you're heavily into gaming or have to have the newest programs for everything, I don't think it's a must-buy.