Is it worth to upgrade to Windows 7 beta at the moment?

I am currently running Windows Vista on my Laptop and lets just say ...it's a power hog. Is it smart to Upgrade to Windows 7 beta right now and buy it later when It releases or should I hold off?

On a side question, can I save my Vista profile and upload it on Windows 7?

I put the 32bit version of Windows 7 on my old laptop (2Ghz Core Duo, 2GB memory, GeForce 7900GS) and it ran great - no slower than XP, and some things seemed quicker due to the design changes of the OS. I believe the transition from Vista to Windows 7 is a lot smoother than XP to Windows 7, as there's an option to transfer your files and settings with Vista...XP requires a clean hard drive and a manual backup.DJ_Lae

Are you saying I have to save my profile and then upload it after I instal Windows 7 or will it detect it when I boot up if I still have Windows Vista on my HDD?

[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]I put the 32bit version of Windows 7 on my old laptop (2Ghz Core Duo, 2GB memory, GeForce 7900GS) and it ran great - no slower than XP, and some things seemed quicker due to the design changes of the OS. I believe the transition from Vista to Windows 7 is a lot smoother than XP to Windows 7, as there's an option to transfer your files and settings with Vista...XP requires a clean hard drive and a manual backup.Gamefreak1296

Are you saying I have to save my profile and then upload it after I instal Windows 7 or will it detect it when I boot up if I still have Windows Vista on my HDD?

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[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]I put the 32bit version of Windows 7 on my old laptop (2Ghz Core Duo, 2GB memory, GeForce 7900GS) and it ran great - no slower than XP, and some things seemed quicker due to the design changes of the OS. I believe the transition from Vista to Windows 7 is a lot smoother than XP to Windows 7, as there's an option to transfer your files and settings with Vista...XP requires a clean hard drive and a manual backup.TerroRizing

Are you saying I have to save my profile and then upload it after I instal Windows 7 or will it detect it when I boot up if I still have Windows Vista on my HDD?

Alright, this is my first time Installing a new OS over and old one so i'm taking things slooow.

What about doing a dual-boot, to see whether u want to continue further.

How do I set up adual-boot?

How do I set up adual-boot?

Gamefreak1296

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How do I set up adual-boot?

ispyamoose

Thanks M8.

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How do I set up adual-boot?

Gamefreak1296

Thanks M8.

I'm using the software and I have my HDD selected and it won't let me click "creat a partition".

I installed the 64 bit version, and it works great. All my 32 bit apps work flawlessly aswell. Upgrade now

I'm using the software and I have my HDD selected and it won't let me click "creat a partition".

Gamefreak1296

I have a second HDD called HP recovery HDD with 12 gigs of storage. Any way to turn that into a second HDD that wont reformat itself?

I have a second HDD called HP recovery HDD with 12 gigs of storage. Any way to turn that into a second HDD that wont reformat itself?

Gamefreak1296

Scratch that, I made the Partition (30 gigs) So now all I do is download Windows 7, put it on a disk and install it on the partition?

Scratch that, I made the Partition (30 gigs) So now all I do is download Windows 7, put it on a disk and install it on the partition?

Gamefreak1296

Yep, but u dont have to burn it on a cd, but thats another topic.

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Scratch that, I made the Partition (30 gigs) So now all I do is download Windows 7, put it on a disk and install it on the partition?

Amith12

Yep, but u dont have to burn it on a cd, but thats another topic.

After scrambling for blank cds and finding none at 1am i'm ready to start this topic.

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Scratch that, I made the Partition (30 gigs) So now all I do is download Windows 7, put it on a disk and install it on the partition?

Gamefreak1296

Yep, but u dont have to burn it on a cd, but thats another topic.

After scrambling for blank cds and finding none at 1am i'm ready to start this topic.

Well u got memory stick handy? I think it needs to be 5GB approx

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Yep, but u dont have to burn it on a cd, but thats another topic.

Amith12

After scrambling for blank cds and finding none at 1am i'm ready to start this topic.

Well u got memory stick handy? I think it needs to be 5GB approx

My flash drive is only 1 gig. I think i'm going to pick up some DVDs tomorrow at the store. Also is 30 gigs enough for Windows 7?

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After scrambling for blank cds and finding none at 1am i'm ready to start this topic.

Gamefreak1296

Well u got memory stick handy? I think it needs to be 5GB approx

My flash drive is only 1 gig. I think i'm going to pick up some DVDs tomorrow at the store. Also is 30 gigs enough for Windows 7?

I gave it 40, only problem is I'm having a hard time running the CD at startup. I tried going into my BIOS and putting the CD first but still normal start up.

I don't get it.

The week that RC1 came out I upgraded my 32bit Vista to RC1 on my work laptop. Everything has worked great.

1. I like the new menu system

2. I installed the Virtual PC software that coincides with RC1 and I am not disappointed with the performance.

3. My VPN client needed to be reinstalled, but worked fine after that (Cisco Anywhere client for ASA)

4. I'm running RC1 with 4gb of ram. I popped a chip out to see what it would be like at 2gb. (2gb is a minimum req in my eyes,4gb recommended, 4gb required if you plan to run virtual pc or server for any length of time)

But would I upgrade my gaming rig to RC1 ? hell no...

Do you get more FPS in games with Windows 7 compared to Vista?

I gave it 40, only problem is I'm having a hard time running the CD at startup. I tried going into my BIOS and putting the CD first but still normal start up.

I don't get it.

Gamefreak1296

If you are trying to dual-boot, you will want to boot into Vista and run Windows 7 setup there. (However, when bootng off the DVD, you have to pay attention for the "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD..." prompt).

I upgraded my work laptop from Vista to 7. The UI upgrades and major networking improvements made 7 a keeper for me.

OT: I read on Tom's Hardware some dude got Windows 7 RC running on a Pentium 2 machine with 96MB of RAM.

It scored a 1.0 on the Windows Experience Meter lol. They think it would have scored lower, but the Windows rating system bottoms out at 1.0.

The fact that he got it running was interesting though.

Do you get more FPS in games with Windows 7 compared to Vista?

dbd333

Well I got my boot log to show up at start up now but when I select my Windows 7 partition it says that I need to put in my cd but the cd is already in my computer...