I've tried Firefox on XP, Vista, and 7. Every time, Flash-based videos like YouTube have NOT played. Yes, I know there's a different flash plugin, I install that.
IE8 is just far more compatible and needs much less attention to addons and plugins. I've finally got Firefox to the point of being functional enough to do with it what want - Download YouTube videos via a plugin. I'll give it that, you can do a lot more with Firefox than you can with IE8... but just ease of use isn't where I'd like it to be.
... does Firefox throw you an error, or what? Does "Shockwave Flash" appear in your Plugins page?
Huh. Yours is a strange problem.
I'll have to check when I get home to get the exact problem. I believe the videos are just black, no video/audio. Linux is full of other errors, but I've since given up on using Linux for internet browsing (very jumpy, slow)
Oh, and I remembered another thing Windows 7 is bugging me with.
Let's say I have a number of tabs open, each with it's own image. I go to a tab, right-click, save as... navigate to where I want it, and hit save.
Next image... right-click, save as... navigate to the same directory save.
Next image... right-click, save as... navigate, once again, to the same directory, save.
Next image... right-click, save as... I'm magically in a directory beside or above the one I was saving to before now?
Essentially, I'd like for it to STOP defaulting saves to my Library, and remember where I last saved an image. Any ideas on that?
This is really weird. I've never had anything like that, and I do this fairly often with large amounts of images, and have been doing so for years (so through various browsers and on different OSes). Also, like the others here, I've never had any non-userscript-related troubles with Flash videos.
Kinda obvious question, but have you tried Firefox in safe mode?
Oh, and I just thought about it - under Firefox's General settings page, you do have it set to "Always ask me where to save files", right?
I don't do mass image saving with Firefox, so I haven't seen if it has the same symptoms. This problem is, so far, just in IE8.
I'll try Firefox again tonight. Essentially it's in various 4chan threads like /wg/ and whatnot, I'll go through a thread, middle-click an image so it opens in it's own tab, but leaves me in the thread to middle-click more images. After there are about 20-30, I'll run through and save them all. The location is just so sporadic... sometimes it remembers, sometimes it defaults back to Library.
today is the day that Windows 7 RTM is supposed to come out on TechNet. I just looked, and as of 9:15am Mountain time(8:15 Pacific, 11:15 ET, 4:15pm UTC) it is not up.
Yeah, does anyone know when it's supposed to be made available? I figured it'd be either noon Eastern or Pacific, but that's pure conjecture on my part with absolutely nothing to back it up.
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TetraNitroCubaneThe DjinneratorAt the bottom of a bottleRegistered Userregular
edited August 2009
Phew. Got the 7100 RC installed and some of my critical applications up and running. What a world of difference from XP.
I do have a few hanging questions, and I'm sorry for spamming this thread with them, but you guys know way more about this stuff than I do. I'm running on about 2 GB of RAM, and I'm a little worried that Win7 seems to eat up 900 MB of memory just idling at the desktop. That seems... excessive. Should I be disabling some fancy-pants options, or is this that annoying superfetch I've heard about? I'm hoping to use this machine to game, so having nearly half my RAM gobbled up by the OS is something I'd like to avoid.
Also, please forgive my ignorance, but what's the situation with the RTM version? Will it have a death-date like the RC? Or will it be functionally like and off-the-shelf version of Win7 once it actually debutes? I'm planning on building a new system soon to go along side the one I'm using, and I was planning to drop 7100 on it until the retail release. If I can snag the RTM version through legit channels, I'm wondering if that's the better way to go.
Phew. Got the 7100 RC installed and some of my critical applications up and running. What a world of difference from XP.
I do have a few hanging questions, and I'm sorry for spamming this thread with them, but you guys know way more about this stuff than I do. I'm running on about 2 GB of RAM, and I'm a little worried that Win7 seems to eat up 900 MB of memory just idling at the desktop. That seems... excessive. Should I be disabling some fancy-pants options, or is this that annoying superfetch I've heard about? I'm hoping to use this machine to game, so having nearly half my RAM gobbled up by the OS is something I'd like to avoid.
Also, please forgive my ignorance, but what's the situation with the RTM version? Will it have a death-date like the RC? Or will it be functionally like and off-the-shelf version of Win7 once it actually debutes? I'm planning on building a new system soon to go along side the one I'm using, and I was planning to drop 7100 on it until the retail release. If I can snag the RTM version through legit channels, I'm wondering if that's the better way to go.
*inhale*
Don't be concerned aobut how much ram Windows 7 is using. What it does is use a feature called "prefetch"(or supergetch) which means that it will load commonly used applications into RAM before you even use them, resulting in faster launch times. But, when another app, like a game, needs that memory space, it is released immediately. So don't worry about RAM (Side Note: Vista does this as well, just 7 is a bit more efficent at letting it go when it needs to). Prefetch is a great feature, and after reading my post, you should not worry about it ever again.
as for the "situation" RTM = Release to Manufacturing. Windows 7 RTM *is* the final version of Windows 7. It is the code that will be used as Microsoft's OS for the next 3-4 years. Thus, no time bomb. This is why some of us are excited to get RTM now, as it is the final version.
As of right now, the only legal way to get the RTM is if you have a technet subscription, and it comes available some time today. Otherwise, there is no legal way to obtain Windows 7 RTM at this time.
Don't be concerned aobut how much ram Windows 7 is using. What it does is use a feature called "prefetch"(or supergetch) which means that it will load commonly used applications into RAM before you even use them, resulting in faster launch times. But, when another app, like a game, needs that memory space, it is released immediately. So don't worry about RAM (Side Note: Vista does this as well, just 7 is a bit more efficent at letting it go when it needs to). Prefetch is a great feature, and after reading my post, you should not worry about it ever again.
as for the "situation" RTM = Release to Manufacturing. Windows 7 RTM *is* the final version of Windows 7. It is the code that will be used as Microsoft's OS for the next 3-4 years. Thus, no time bomb. This is why some of us are excited to get RTM now, as it is the final version.
As of right now, the only legal way to get the RTM is if you have a technet subscription, and it comes available some time today. Otherwise, there is no legal way to obtain Windows 7 RTM at this time.
*exhale*
Wow, thanks for the info. I guess I'll just sit tight and see if performance drops compared to XP once I get Steam and the like installed and running. There's so mention on the NOD A/V forums that the latest version may have a nasy memory leak that's causing this behavior, but until I see a steadily climbing Memory footprint, I'll just consider it superfetch.
And the RTM sounds awesome indeed. I've got an MSDNAA membership, which I believe will be getting the RTM the same time as Technet... Makes me feel a little silly that I installed RC 7100 yesterday, but it'll be great for a new system once they release it.
MSDNAA is different than the regular MSDN. I don't know if MSDNAA people will be getting Win7 today--that was never the case in my experience, but things could certainly be different this time around.
So how does the RTM work without the registration/activation key?
Does it just install clean like the RC? Does it include the proper versions, not just Ultimate? I mean, it's not like I could install Ultimate RTM and activate it with my Professional Upgrade key when I get it...
Can I install this RTM and not have to re-install when I get my media on Oct 22?
And...Windows 7 is now available (on TechNet at least).
Also, wasn't Server 2008 R2 supposed to be released at the same time?
GPI: I'm downloading the 64 Bit ISO right now. I'll run some tests. You should be able to install Professional (or any other version) from the RTM ISO without a product key and then enter a valid key later on when you get it. I will verify this for you.
BTW, as in Vista, all 7 discs are the same (with the exception of Enterprise and Home Basic). The product key determines what gets installed (or whatever you choose if you don't provide a key).
I have the x64 Ultimate RC 7100 running. My computer won't stay asleep. I'll put it into sleep, and it'll properly enter sleep state and power off... then anywhere from 15 to 30 seconds later it'll power back on and resume from sleep, waiting at the login screen. I never had this problem with Vista x64... any thoughts on what I should look at?
EDIT: Went through the powercfg options... looks like it was my Network Card that was reviving my computer. I've disabled allowing it to end sleep, but I'm not sure if I'm cutting off some sort of vital function by doing so.
In my case with flash, it still plays, but stutters every couple of seconds or so, whereas if I'm playing a WMP file it loads just fine. It seems to be an issue with streaming, though I'm not an expert on this. All I know is that using Flash on Firefox doesn't give me a smooth performance, which is frustrating.
What's the story on Chrome? That's Google's browser, right? What are the pros/cons relative to Firefox?
Also, I'm thinking of installing Windows 7 on my desktop PC as well. If I choose the option to retain my files (instead of having them bunched up in windows.old), will I have to reinstall any programs or settings, or will everything work right out of the box?
MSDNAA is different than the regular MSDN. I don't know if MSDNAA people will be getting Win7 today--that was never the case in my experience, but things could certainly be different this time around.
Nope, you're quite correct - Nothing on the MSDNAA. Oh well. A few months on RC 7100 isn't going to be terrible, once I get used to it.
As another note, since I'm still kind of flailing about in Win7 and trying to figure things out: What are people's opinions on Hibernation? I keep having problems where waking my system from hybernation requires me to powercycle the system, and then it 'resumes' the last session veeeerrryyy slow. I'm thinking I might just turn the sleep function off.
So how does the RTM work without the registration/activation key?
Does it just install clean like the RC? Does it include the proper versions, not just Ultimate? I mean, it's not like I could install Ultimate RTM and activate it with my Professional Upgrade key when I get it...
Can I install this RTM and not have to re-install when I get my media on Oct 22?
Answered my own question. They have 5 versions you can download. Not sure how to activate without a key, or if they expect you to just postpone the activation until October.
If you download the wrong version, you can also open the ISO and fix that.
So far it hasn't even asked me for activation, not sure what's up with that. Of course I did snag the leaked version, but from what I can tell its identical to the official Ultimate ISO. (I just switched it to home premium since that's what I ordered)
I heard that MSDNAA accounts COULD download Win7 today IF their administrators add it to the available downloads for the MSDNAA accounts. Otherwise, it won't show up until they add it. And they are probably downloading it for themselves first before they'll bother adding it.
So how does the RTM work without the registration/activation key?
Does it just install clean like the RC? Does it include the proper versions, not just Ultimate? I mean, it's not like I could install Ultimate RTM and activate it with my Professional Upgrade key when I get it...
Can I install this RTM and not have to re-install when I get my media on Oct 22?
Answered my own question. They have 5 versions you can download. Not sure how to activate without a key, or if they expect you to just postpone the activation until October.
Unlike Vista, the Windows 7 RTM image does not prompt you for a serial number or version pick when installing. It uses what is specified in /sources/ei.cfg on the install disc; however, all discs actually contain the full Ultimate image.
Should you have the Ultimate RTM image but desire to install, say, Home Premium, delete /sources/ei.cfg and it will prompt you when installing. more. After asking you whether you want to connect to Windows Update, the next wizard step will be this:
After installing, you will have 30 days to activate Windows with a key. You can reset the countdown three times by running slmgr -rearm; if you run this on every thirtieth day you will get an effective 120 days to activate Windows.
Should you fail to activate Windows on time, like Vista, 7 will just enter Reduced Functionality Mode. This KB article describes RFM in Vista; 7 has been described to be similar. The most concerning effect is that you will be logged out every hour. Note that you can rearm the countdown after entering RFM (if you have not used it three times).
For reference, it is 76 days to Oct 22 as of this post.
edit: with the MSDN/Technet downloads, MSDN/Technet will yes provide you with your key. I've been told that the MSDN/Technet download will not be preactivated (or even different from the existing 7600.16385 floating around), so you can just log in to your MSDN subscriber account and poke around for it.
So how does the RTM work without the registration/activation key?
Does it just install clean like the RC? Does it include the proper versions, not just Ultimate? I mean, it's not like I could install Ultimate RTM and activate it with my Professional Upgrade key when I get it...
Can I install this RTM and not have to re-install when I get my media on Oct 22?
Answered my own question. They have 5 versions you can download. Not sure how to activate without a key, or if they expect you to just postpone the activation until October.
OK so... is RTM officially released to consumers for download yet? Or are people just getting ISO's from OEM leaks?
It is released for use by Technet subscribers and people who have access to MSDN as well as OEM system builders. It will be officially released for all consumers on October 22nd.
I would recommend staying on the RC unless you are a Technet or MSDN subscriber with access to keys for the RTM. Otherwise, without a valid install key (something you won't get without Technet or MSDN) you may end up running into activation issues later.
If you are feeling like throwing the dice on the activation issues and downloading one of the RTM discs to install now without a key make sure you get the same disc as the version of Windows 7 that you purchased. It is also questionable if installs from the RTM discs will work with upgrade keys if that is what you purchased.
I have the x64 Ultimate RC 7100 running. My computer won't stay asleep. I'll put it into sleep, and it'll properly enter sleep state and power off... then anywhere from 15 to 30 seconds later it'll power back on and resume from sleep, waiting at the login screen. I never had this problem with Vista x64... any thoughts on what I should look at?
EDIT: Went through the powercfg options... looks like it was my Network Card that was reviving my computer. I've disabled allowing it to end sleep, but I'm not sure if I'm cutting off some sort of vital function by doing so.
Probably a badly-written driver. You're probably not cutting off any vital functions, unless you actually use wake-on-LAN. Do you? :rotate:
Also, I'm thinking of installing Windows 7 on my desktop PC as well. If I choose the option to retain my files (instead of having them bunched up in windows.old), will I have to reinstall any programs or settings, or will everything work right out of the box?
That depends on what applications you are running, really.
I looked in this thread a bit, but couldn't find anything about recommended partitioning schemes. (Sorry if it's in there somewhere, but it's long). How are you guys setting yours up?
I have 2 drives in this computer.. A 250GB with only 16mb cache, and a new 1TB with 32mb cache. Both run SATA-300. Should I move my OS to the new hard drive because of the increased cache, or will that not make a difference?
I've been thinking of doing this:
Disk 1 - 250GB - 16mb cache
C Partition - 30gb (good size?) - OS and apps (Office, Firefox, etc)
D Partition - the rest - Game installations
Disk 2 - 1TB - 32mb cache
E Partition - all of it - Pagefile, ISOs, and other stored files (patches, mods, etc)
My thought is.. Yes, disk 1 has a lower cache but putting things on a separate drive usually increases performance. Or does the difference in cache size make it smarter to put more on disk 2? What would benefit more from the higher cache vs being on a different drive?
Or am I really just making too big of a deal about cache? Like I said, they're both SATA-300... (I hate OCD..)
It really won't make a huge difference if you have a bunch of memory anyway.
Also, 30GB will severely limit you on your main partition. Remember Windows itself is around 10-16GB installed. In my opinion, you don't need to have more than 1 partition per disk (except a separate one for swap would be good for keeping the swap file from fragging up your files).
If someone wants to put together a set of links and brief summary on how to get the RTM, and the possible risks, I'll slap it in the OP.
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TetraNitroCubaneThe DjinneratorAt the bottom of a bottleRegistered Userregular
edited August 2009
Er, sorry to keep asking questions, but has anyone experienced any audio issues in Win7? I've been using creative drivers for my XFi that their website claims were developed for Win7, but in a lot of video content I'm only getting audio through the center front speaker of my 5.1 setup. All four other speakers and my subwoofer are just silent. I should also note that in the control pannel test or when playing an MP3, all of the speakers work great. It's just when I'm browsing youtube or watching the Daily Show that the other four die off. I'm guessing Mono sound is being piped through one speaker instead of all of them, but I don't know how to change that.
Well... I've experienced audio issues. Vista-compatible audio drivers totally killed sound support in my Win7 install and crashed any process that tried to play a sound. My system completely locked up trying to play the Windows logoff jingle. I only wish I were kidding - a rollback to the default Windows drivers fixed it, though.
Also, somewhat mysteriously, one of my laptop's two 3.5mm headphone outputs has been tied back to the inbuilt speaker, so it forgets its own volume setting and such. I blame the default Windows drivers.
Mine and yours are probably generic driver issues, albeit different ones. At least it's not likely to be as bad as the XP->Vista transition was. From a quick look off Google, you're not alone:
I had no problems installing the X-Fi drivers, my issue started with setting up my speakers, I'm able to only get 2.1 (two front and sub), would love to hear from someone with this same card who was able to get full 5.1 audio.
Actually once Win7 was installed, that was my only issue, the Creative X-Fi configuration.
By the way, using the compatibility mode, doesn't allow the setup file to run, I get an error if I set it to Vista or Xp Compatibility, but it runs fine without changing it, just can't get 5.1 surround
An alleged solution:
Works great with my X-Fi Fatal1ty and 7.1 Surround. (all 7 speakers work individually)
The install actually worked better in Windows 7 then it did in Vista
I'm using Creative Inspire P7800 7.1 Speaker system (cheap $85 version )
(1) Install latest Sound Blaster drivers; I used SBXF_PCDRV_LB_2_18_0008.
(2) go to Control Panel
(3) Click on Audio Control Panel
(4) Click the speakers tab, and choose the correct speaker Configuration 5.1 or 7.1, etc.....
(5) Click Close and return to Control Panel
(6) Click on Sound
(7) On the Playback tab, click on speakers; then click configure, and choose your audio channels 5.1, 7.1 etc...
(8) You can adjust the individual volume of each of your speakers, if you to to the Playback tab, click speakers, then click properties; in here there is a "levels" tab for each speaker.
(9) Click OK
TetraNitroCubaneThe DjinneratorAt the bottom of a bottleRegistered Userregular
edited August 2009
Yeouch. Sorry to hear about those problems you had, Ronya. But many thanks for this lead on a solution! Somehow my google-fu did not uncover this support pack or workaround. I appreciate it.
The instant my MSDN finishes downloading this stuff, I'm upgrading. My experience with the RC has been that good, and all the UI quirks with Vista just piss me off. Screw quick launch, the new bar is infinitely better.
That said - on one of my work computers, every time I click the speaker icon, it takes like 2 seconds for the volume bar (to mute sound) to come up. I have no idea why.
Unlike Vista, the Windows 7 RTM image does not prompt you for a serial number or version pick when installing. It uses what is specified in /sources/ei.cfg on the install disc; however, all discs actually contain the full Ultimate image.
Should you have the Ultimate RTM image but desire to install, say, Home Premium, delete /sources/ei.cfg and it will prompt you when installing. more. After asking you whether you want to connect to Windows Update, the next wizard step will be this:
Why would they do that? Things were so nice with Vista in this regard as I didn't need to keep a ridiculous number of (99.99%) the same disc for working on people's computers. I guess there's always removal of ei.cfg, but that's still annoying. They should at least offer a version with the modification already made.
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IE8 is just far more compatible and needs much less attention to addons and plugins. I've finally got Firefox to the point of being functional enough to do with it what want - Download YouTube videos via a plugin. I'll give it that, you can do a lot more with Firefox than you can with IE8... but just ease of use isn't where I'd like it to be.
Huh. Yours is a strange problem.
I'll have to check when I get home to get the exact problem. I believe the videos are just black, no video/audio. Linux is full of other errors, but I've since given up on using Linux for internet browsing (very jumpy, slow)
Oh, and I remembered another thing Windows 7 is bugging me with.
Let's say I have a number of tabs open, each with it's own image. I go to a tab, right-click, save as... navigate to where I want it, and hit save.
Next image... right-click, save as... navigate to the same directory save.
Next image... right-click, save as... navigate, once again, to the same directory, save.
Next image... right-click, save as... I'm magically in a directory beside or above the one I was saving to before now?
Essentially, I'd like for it to STOP defaulting saves to my Library, and remember where I last saved an image. Any ideas on that?
Before this, I used Vista 64 Enterprise w/ IE7 and it seemed to remember where I last saved files, so it really was never a problem.
Kinda obvious question, but have you tried Firefox in safe mode?
Oh, and I just thought about it - under Firefox's General settings page, you do have it set to "Always ask me where to save files", right?
I'll try Firefox again tonight. Essentially it's in various 4chan threads like /wg/ and whatnot, I'll go through a thread, middle-click an image so it opens in it's own tab, but leaves me in the thread to middle-click more images. After there are about 20-30, I'll run through and save them all. The location is just so sporadic... sometimes it remembers, sometimes it defaults back to Library.
I do have a few hanging questions, and I'm sorry for spamming this thread with them, but you guys know way more about this stuff than I do. I'm running on about 2 GB of RAM, and I'm a little worried that Win7 seems to eat up 900 MB of memory just idling at the desktop. That seems... excessive. Should I be disabling some fancy-pants options, or is this that annoying superfetch I've heard about? I'm hoping to use this machine to game, so having nearly half my RAM gobbled up by the OS is something I'd like to avoid.
Also, please forgive my ignorance, but what's the situation with the RTM version? Will it have a death-date like the RC? Or will it be functionally like and off-the-shelf version of Win7 once it actually debutes? I'm planning on building a new system soon to go along side the one I'm using, and I was planning to drop 7100 on it until the retail release. If I can snag the RTM version through legit channels, I'm wondering if that's the better way to go.
*inhale*
Don't be concerned aobut how much ram Windows 7 is using. What it does is use a feature called "prefetch"(or supergetch) which means that it will load commonly used applications into RAM before you even use them, resulting in faster launch times. But, when another app, like a game, needs that memory space, it is released immediately. So don't worry about RAM (Side Note: Vista does this as well, just 7 is a bit more efficent at letting it go when it needs to). Prefetch is a great feature, and after reading my post, you should not worry about it ever again.
as for the "situation" RTM = Release to Manufacturing. Windows 7 RTM *is* the final version of Windows 7. It is the code that will be used as Microsoft's OS for the next 3-4 years. Thus, no time bomb. This is why some of us are excited to get RTM now, as it is the final version.
As of right now, the only legal way to get the RTM is if you have a technet subscription, and it comes available some time today. Otherwise, there is no legal way to obtain Windows 7 RTM at this time.
*exhale*
Wow, thanks for the info. I guess I'll just sit tight and see if performance drops compared to XP once I get Steam and the like installed and running. There's so mention on the NOD A/V forums that the latest version may have a nasy memory leak that's causing this behavior, but until I see a steadily climbing Memory footprint, I'll just consider it superfetch.
And the RTM sounds awesome indeed. I've got an MSDNAA membership, which I believe will be getting the RTM the same time as Technet... Makes me feel a little silly that I installed RC 7100 yesterday, but it'll be great for a new system once they release it.
Does it just install clean like the RC? Does it include the proper versions, not just Ultimate? I mean, it's not like I could install Ultimate RTM and activate it with my Professional Upgrade key when I get it...
Can I install this RTM and not have to re-install when I get my media on Oct 22?
Also, wasn't Server 2008 R2 supposed to be released at the same time?
GPI: I'm downloading the 64 Bit ISO right now. I'll run some tests. You should be able to install Professional (or any other version) from the RTM ISO without a product key and then enter a valid key later on when you get it. I will verify this for you.
BTW, as in Vista, all 7 discs are the same (with the exception of Enterprise and Home Basic). The product key determines what gets installed (or whatever you choose if you don't provide a key).
EDIT: Went through the powercfg options... looks like it was my Network Card that was reviving my computer. I've disabled allowing it to end sleep, but I'm not sure if I'm cutting off some sort of vital function by doing so.
What's the story on Chrome? That's Google's browser, right? What are the pros/cons relative to Firefox?
Also, I'm thinking of installing Windows 7 on my desktop PC as well. If I choose the option to retain my files (instead of having them bunched up in windows.old), will I have to reinstall any programs or settings, or will everything work right out of the box?
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Nope, you're quite correct - Nothing on the MSDNAA. Oh well. A few months on RC 7100 isn't going to be terrible, once I get used to it.
As another note, since I'm still kind of flailing about in Win7 and trying to figure things out: What are people's opinions on Hibernation? I keep having problems where waking my system from hybernation requires me to powercycle the system, and then it 'resumes' the last session veeeerrryyy slow. I'm thinking I might just turn the sleep function off.
Answered my own question. They have 5 versions you can download. Not sure how to activate without a key, or if they expect you to just postpone the activation until October.
So far it hasn't even asked me for activation, not sure what's up with that. Of course I did snag the leaked version, but from what I can tell its identical to the official Ultimate ISO. (I just switched it to home premium since that's what I ordered)
Its on a few of the official MS sites, mostly the developers sites. Won't officially release for download...ever, I think.
I heard that MSDNAA accounts COULD download Win7 today IF their administrators add it to the available downloads for the MSDNAA accounts. Otherwise, it won't show up until they add it. And they are probably downloading it for themselves first before they'll bother adding it.
Unlike Vista, the Windows 7 RTM image does not prompt you for a serial number or version pick when installing. It uses what is specified in /sources/ei.cfg on the install disc; however, all discs actually contain the full Ultimate image.
Should you have the Ultimate RTM image but desire to install, say, Home Premium, delete /sources/ei.cfg and it will prompt you when installing. more. After asking you whether you want to connect to Windows Update, the next wizard step will be this:
After installing, you will have 30 days to activate Windows with a key. You can reset the countdown three times by running slmgr -rearm; if you run this on every thirtieth day you will get an effective 120 days to activate Windows.
Should you fail to activate Windows on time, like Vista, 7 will just enter Reduced Functionality Mode. This KB article describes RFM in Vista; 7 has been described to be similar. The most concerning effect is that you will be logged out every hour. Note that you can rearm the countdown after entering RFM (if you have not used it three times).
For reference, it is 76 days to Oct 22 as of this post.
edit: with the MSDN/Technet downloads, MSDN/Technet will yes provide you with your key. I've been told that the MSDN/Technet download will not be preactivated (or even different from the existing 7600.16385 floating around), so you can just log in to your MSDN subscriber account and poke around for it.
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It is released for use by Technet subscribers and people who have access to MSDN as well as OEM system builders. It will be officially released for all consumers on October 22nd.
I would recommend staying on the RC unless you are a Technet or MSDN subscriber with access to keys for the RTM. Otherwise, without a valid install key (something you won't get without Technet or MSDN) you may end up running into activation issues later.
If you are feeling like throwing the dice on the activation issues and downloading one of the RTM discs to install now without a key make sure you get the same disc as the version of Windows 7 that you purchased. It is also questionable if installs from the RTM discs will work with upgrade keys if that is what you purchased.
Probably a badly-written driver. You're probably not cutting off any vital functions, unless you actually use wake-on-LAN. Do you? :rotate:
That depends on what applications you are running, really.
You can buy Windows 7 via digital download from Microsoft already. You'll get it on Oct 22, though :P
Agreed. Duly note that Vista's upgrade keys worked just fine activating RTM-installed systems, however. Just exercise caution, and keep backups.
I have 2 drives in this computer.. A 250GB with only 16mb cache, and a new 1TB with 32mb cache. Both run SATA-300. Should I move my OS to the new hard drive because of the increased cache, or will that not make a difference?
I've been thinking of doing this:
Disk 1 - 250GB - 16mb cache
C Partition - 30gb (good size?) - OS and apps (Office, Firefox, etc)
D Partition - the rest - Game installations
Disk 2 - 1TB - 32mb cache
E Partition - all of it - Pagefile, ISOs, and other stored files (patches, mods, etc)
My thought is.. Yes, disk 1 has a lower cache but putting things on a separate drive usually increases performance. Or does the difference in cache size make it smarter to put more on disk 2? What would benefit more from the higher cache vs being on a different drive?
Or am I really just making too big of a deal about cache? Like I said, they're both SATA-300... (I hate OCD..)
Also, 30GB will severely limit you on your main partition. Remember Windows itself is around 10-16GB installed. In my opinion, you don't need to have more than 1 partition per disk (except a separate one for swap would be good for keeping the swap file from fragging up your files).
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I had those for X-Fi and they worked fine.
I tried that, and BSOD's came along with them.
Try turning on the Stereo surround option that's in the CMSS 3D option, it works for me
Also, somewhat mysteriously, one of my laptop's two 3.5mm headphone outputs has been tied back to the inbuilt speaker, so it forgets its own volume setting and such. I blame the default Windows drivers.
Mine and yours are probably generic driver issues, albeit different ones. At least it's not likely to be as bad as the XP->Vista transition was. From a quick look off Google, you're not alone:
An alleged solution:
here.
therefore i shall dump a pile of links and leave it as such :P
BSODs?
"restore 5.1 for the X-Fi cards in the Win7 beta"
"Your OS is not supported"
I mainly got the console launcher to change my line-in to mic jack cos im not using my USB mic anymore, but one i got with my 5.1 headphones.
That said - on one of my work computers, every time I click the speaker icon, it takes like 2 seconds for the volume bar (to mute sound) to come up. I have no idea why.
Why would they do that? Things were so nice with Vista in this regard as I didn't need to keep a ridiculous number of (99.99%) the same disc for working on people's computers. I guess there's always removal of ei.cfg, but that's still annoying. They should at least offer a version with the modification already made.