Windows 7 anyone ?

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1. Remar
   
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   Hello all. I have recently smoothed out an install of widows 7. This is a dual boot machine. I did not have a dvd burner, so I used a virtual drive manager to mount the Win 7 install ISO, and then installed it to it's own drive ( D: on my system ). The main OS is Win XP pro, fully updated. The secondary OS is Win 7 RC1. I had to jump thru a few hoops to find and install video drivers for my video card, but so far it has been worth it. The only thing it will not install drivers for, besides my add-in video card, is the built in video chipset, and the add-in sound card. After searching I found a driver that worked fine with the add in video card, and the rest was easy (so to speak). My dxdiag text is below, and I will help anyone that needs it for setting up Win 7.
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   MAIN

   Time of this report: 5/28/2009, 08:07:38
   Machine name: BNC07
   Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit (6.1, Build 7100) (7100.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700)
   Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
   System Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
   System Model: Dimension 2400
   BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A05
   Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz, ~2.8GHz
   Memory: 1024MB RAM
   Available OS Memory: 1022MB RAM
   Page File: 627MB used, 1419MB available
   Windows Dir: D:\Windows
   DirectX Version: DirectX 11
   DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
   System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
   DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
   DxDiag Version: 6.01.7100.0000 32bit Unicode

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   Display Devices

   Card name: RADEON 9250 (Microsoft Corporation - XDDM)
   Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
   Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x5960)
   DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
   Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5960&SUBSYS_01601092&REV_01
   Display Memory: 253.5 MB
   Dedicated Memory: n/a
   Shared Memory: n/a
   Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
   Monitor Name: HP w17e Wide LCD Monitor
   Monitor Model:
   Monitor Id:
   Native Mode:
   Output Type:
   Driver Name: ati2dvag
   Driver File Version: 6.14.0010.6606 (English)
   Driver Version: 6.14.10.6606
   DDI Version: 9
   Driver Model: unknown
   Driver Attributes: Final Retail
   Driver Date/Size: 5/28/2009 06:16:43, 257536 bytes
   WHQL Logo'd: No
   WHQL Date Stamp: None
   Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-1A20-11CF-EC6A-6A21A0C2CB35}
   Vendor ID: 0x1002
   Device ID: 0x5960
   SubSys ID: 0x01601092
   Revision ID: 0x0001
   Driver Strong Name: Unknown
   Rank Of Driver: Unknown
   Video Accel:
   Deinterlace Caps: n/a
   D3D9 Overlay: n/a
   DXVA-HD: n/a
   DDraw Status: Enabled
   D3D Status: Enabled
   AGP Status: Not Available

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   I am running Skype, Trillian Pro, Bluetooth software, IE 8, and WoW, with absolutely no problems.

   Posted 5 months ago » Permalink

2. Remar
   
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   Ok... after 1 month of testing the only problem I find is that since the video drivers are XDDM instead of WDDM I obviously can't run the aero interface. I knew that would happen on my machine since the radeon 9250 can really only handle DirectX 9. The big problem with this is an extra fan on the video card only helps a little, the more graphics intensive games that I run, that faster the video card overheats/locks up. I get anywhere from 4 to 10 hours uptime depending on what I am doing. ...... will be getting new parts (mobo,proccesor,powersupply) as soon as I can. My overall vote on Windows 7 two thumbs up or
   8 out of 10 stars. And with the annouced upgrade price being approximately only 90 USD , Microsoft may have finally gotten the core build right, for the right price.

   Posted 4 months ago » Permalink

3. Remar
   
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   No remarks about win 7 at all ? c'mon guys....good or bad... let's hear it.

   Posted 3 months ago » Permalink

4. imkrazy182
   
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   Currently have been using Win 7 since RC1 came out. No problems whatsoever. nVidia has a stable Win 7 driver out and all my other drivers are working okay in compatibility mode. I applaud Microsoft for doing this well of a job, and its still not even out yet. Definitely gonna have to think about buying Windows for the first time ever

   Posted 3 months ago » Permalink

5. Aekom
   
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   I think the official release of Windows 7 was leaked a coupla days ago too.

   http://www.rlslog.net/microsoft-windows-7-ultimate-original-ms-iso-x86-x64-grp/

   Posted 3 months ago » Permalink

6. rorito123456
   
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   big bang i got a brand new sony vaio was vista .......had my old HP too with 2 GB ram it was faster than the vaio Vista with 4 GB ram (OFC HP was XP) and wen i put xp on my Vaio it sucks most of the drivers dont work my motion eye camera dont work....and i heard Win 7 is as fast as XP and all vista drivers work on it.....so if u ppl say its good i think im up for it....so gimme some hints of wat i heard and how u work on it like if its good or bad or such

   Thks

   Posted 3 months ago » Permalink

7. nexus2322
   
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   I have used the beta before. i got a BSOD once but i think it had to do with my video card drivers (recurring issue?) i am currently downloading the RC, my problem is that the base i live at in Iraq has really slow interenet lol.. anyway, back on subject, while the beta i used was very stable, im waiting to pat MS on the back till after it has been released.. after i have my hands on a retail version... the reason i say this is anyone remember " project longhorn" it was supposed to be vista's beta.. it ran beautifully.. and well vista just sucks.. i dont know what happend there but the release just didnt fit the beta.. just my 2 cents i guess..

   Posted 3 months ago » Permalink

8. nexus2322
   
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   I have used the beta before. i got a BSOD once but i think it had to do with my video card drivers (recurring issue?) i am currently downloading the RC, my problem is that the base i live at in Iraq has really slow interenet lol.. anyway, back on subject, while the beta i used was very stable, im waiting to pat MS on the back till after it has been released.. after i have my hands on a retail version... the reason i say this is anyone remember " project longhorn" it was supposed to be vista's beta.. it ran beautifully.. and well vista just sucks.. i dont know what happend there but the release just didnt fit the beta.. just my 2 cents i guess..

   Posted 3 months ago » Permalink

9. Remar
   
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   @ rorito123456
   ".....so if u ppl say its good i think im up for it....so gimme some hints of wat i heard and how u work on it like if its good or bad or such"

   Oh yeah, it's good.... however .... it may not work well with some older hardware. Video cards in particular because of MS moving on to Direct X 11.

   @ Nexus2322
   Yeah I remember "Longhorn" since we had it in college in the tech dept. (hell we had every piece of MS software) and they crapped it up and released it as Vista....lol. I have had good and bad with Vista, but 7 seems to take care of all of that. An OS that can scale itself to the machine it's on, and is very network aware.

   Posted 2 months ago » Permalink

10. Remar
    
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    P.S. Noone should be installing programs into the "program files" folder anymore, that was Vista's biggest problem. Noone realized that Vista was restricting access to that folder, and was storing program settings in a users folder. WARNING - Win 7 does the same thing, so I suggest you NOT install anything to the program files folder. Doing so will cause a "split installation" anytime you install something , as it is saving your configuration in the users folder.

    Posted 2 months ago » Permalink

11. Aekom
    
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    Ugh the one problem with Vista that really pissed me off.

    Permissions and accessibility with folders.

    Posted 2 months ago » Permalink

12. madwolf
    
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    hi
    i have use win7 beta and had no problem instaling and i have used win7rc and i got a bsod the pci express driver is buggy in the rc but the beta driver works fine

    Posted 2 months ago » Permalink

13. Remar
    
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    @Aekom

    AMEN !! User Account Control is the first thing turned off

    @madwolf
    Thanks for the heads up about the beta driver being more stable, I am sure as it comes into more fullstream use the drivers base will have stabilzed, like I have said before, video drivers are there biggest concern because of moving to DX 11 and Win XP is DX 9.... since no one moved to Vista ( 9 to 12% penetration into market) and hence DX 10 (flop itself) they are having a hard time with video support from the diehard XP fans. ( I was one btw, but now Win 7 and IE8 have swept me off of my feet)

    Posted 2 months ago » Permalink

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