So who pre-ordered Windows 7?

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#1 Solid_Tango
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I just pre order windows 7 home edition premium from Amazon uk 8) for 43£ included shipping.

This is actually the first OS i m buying ( always got an os from the pc manufactor) I did it cus i m using windows 7 rc and is awesome. and there is no way i m going back to vista.

So how about you?

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#2 Daytona_178
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I pre-ordered it today also...woohoo.

Funny they dont mention whether its 32Bit or 64Bit, iam just assuming they are offering both on one license and you just choose which you want during setup.

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#3 NauthiX
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isn't the beta supported till dec 2010?

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#4 psn8214
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I did, from Newegg.

Edit: It comes with 32 and 64 on one disc. You choose which one to install.

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#5 Fizzman
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isn't the beta supported till dec 2010?

NauthiX

nope its until the 1st week of August 2009 i believe. I know its 2009 for sure just not sure what day in August exactly cant remember.

I am pre ordering mine in about 15 minutes.

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#6 Daytona_178
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I did, from Newegg.

Edit: It comes with 32 and 64 on one disc. You choose which one to install.

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#7 xXDrPainXx
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Nope just going to wait for my company to pickup a sites license and I'll be golden from there.
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#8 JigglyWiggly_
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I get it for free because I has torrents. Just kidding, I'm in technet/msdn :)
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#9 GuitarFreak2
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The beta expires in august, the RC expires in summer 2010. I pre-ordered it a few weeks ago from newegg.

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#10 Gog
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THe RC expires June 1 2010 butbecomes useless already March 1 (shuts down every 2 hours).

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#11 xXDrPainXx
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THe RC expires June 1 2010 butbecomes useless already March 1 (shuts down every 2 hours).

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Which I'm sure by time that comes around there is already going to be some process to the stop the timer or resets it to like 999999999 days
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#12 k0r3aN_pR1d3
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I have 3 copies of Windows 7 Ultimate ready. And to go along with that, I plan on getting 3 copies of Snow Leoperd when that rolls out too (I love OS X but not the hardware)

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#13 powerslide67
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i preordered home premium "E" this morning on amazon, ~44£ with first class post (if everything goes ok it should arrive before the 22nd)

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#14 Solid_Tango
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I have 3 copies of Windows 7 Ultimate ready. And to go along with that, I plan on getting 3 copies of Snow Leoperd when that rolls out too (I love OS X but not the hardware)

k0r3aN_pR1d3
How many computers do you have? :s
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#15 mike4realz
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yah i pre-ordered windows 7 professional @ MS store...digital download, don't want to wait for shipping...it includes both 32 and 64-bit
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#16 TerroRizing
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not me, rc1 is a mess on my machine. While vista runs like a champ.

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#17 powerwolff
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I ordered a copy a 7 Home Premium, and will probably be running the RC on my comp until it finally gets to me.

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#18 deactivated-6016f2513d412
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I just pre-ordered it a few days ago for my dad (it was his birthday). I still don't know if I'll use it or not.
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#19 General_X
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Yep, already preordered from newegg. XP Pro is getting a little long in the tooth and I've needed an excuse to format for awhile.
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Well I dont think Im getting Windows 7, wanted too but my X-Fi sound card will not work correctly in latest build. Keep on getting SCP affect no matter what I do. I've tried new,old,beta drivers, a fresh Win 7 install no help. I wonder if anyone here has a solution?
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#21 d-rtyboy
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Why? They have the evaluation copy for free download. And I still don't see a reason to upgrade from XP.
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Well I dont think Im getting Windows 7, wanted too but my X-Fi sound card will not work correctly in latest build. Keep on getting SCP affect no matter what I do. I've tried new,old,beta drivers, a fresh Win 7 install no help. I wonder if anyone here has a solution?04dcarraher
use vista. sorry, my x-fi card doesnt work right in windows 7 either, which causes anything that uses sound to either not open or crash. Even when i wasn't using the soundcard I had other problems, for instance I couldn't even right click on computer after using it for a few days. Some of my games worked fine, some had issues even installing... just pointless.

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#23 JigglyWiggly_
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[QUOTE="04dcarraher"]Well I dont think Im getting Windows 7, wanted too but my X-Fi sound card will not work correctly in latest build. Keep on getting SCP affect no matter what I do. I've tried new,old,beta drivers, a fresh Win 7 install no help. I wonder if anyone here has a solution?TerroRizing
use vista. sorry, my x-fi card doesnt work right in windows 7 either, which causes anything that uses sound to either not open or crash. Even when i wasn't using the soundcard I had other problems, for instance I couldn't even right click on computer after using it for a few days.

My audigy 2 zs doesn't work either. I just put in my asus suprefreme ii card that came with my motherboard, sounds the same. Only thing I miss is the "what u hear" option, so you can play music to people on xfire ;)
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It's a conspiracy I tell you :P, but the only thing I could find out is that Win 7 doesnt use some audio codec, or dll like Xp, or Vista something different.
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[QUOTE="04dcarraher"]Well I dont think Im getting Windows 7, wanted too but my X-Fi sound card will not work correctly in latest build. Keep on getting SCP affect no matter what I do. I've tried new,old,beta drivers, a fresh Win 7 install no help. I wonder if anyone here has a solution?TerroRizing

use vista. sorry, my x-fi card doesnt work right in windows 7 either, which causes anything that uses sound to either not open or crash. Even when i wasn't using the soundcard I had other problems, for instance I couldn't even right click on computer after using it for a few days. Some of my games worked fine, some had issues even installing... just pointless.

my x-fi card works fine...may be u should wait till creative release the final
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#26 TerroRizing
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[QUOTE="TerroRizing"]

[QUOTE="04dcarraher"]Well I dont think Im getting Windows 7, wanted too but my X-Fi sound card will not work correctly in latest build. Keep on getting SCP affect no matter what I do. I've tried new,old,beta drivers, a fresh Win 7 install no help. I wonder if anyone here has a solution?mike4realz

use vista. sorry, my x-fi card doesnt work right in windows 7 either, which causes anything that uses sound to either not open or crash. Even when i wasn't using the soundcard I had other problems, for instance I couldn't even right click on computer after using it for a few days. Some of my games worked fine, some had issues even installing... just pointless.

my x-fi card works fine...may be u should wait till creative release the final

Maybe, im actually probably going to wait for the first service pack to come out. Vista serves me fine right now.
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#27 k0r3aN_pR1d3
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[QUOTE="k0r3aN_pR1d3"]

I have 3 copies of Windows 7 Ultimate ready. And to go along with that, I plan on getting 3 copies of Snow Leoperd when that rolls out too (I love OS X but not the hardware)

Solid_Tango
How many computers do you have? :s

I have my main gaming machine and my laptop (I like to keep a third as a just in case). I also, unfortunately, own a Mac and will probably be also getting a Macbook to boot.
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#28 imprezawrx500
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I'm not paying money for a upgrade version. oem is a much better deal and has been cheaper in the past versions.
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[QUOTE="TerroRizing"][QUOTE="04dcarraher"]Well I dont think Im getting Windows 7, wanted too but my X-Fi sound card will not work correctly in latest build. Keep on getting SCP affect no matter what I do. I've tried new,old,beta drivers, a fresh Win 7 install no help. I wonder if anyone here has a solution?JigglyWiggly_
use vista. sorry, my x-fi card doesnt work right in windows 7 either, which causes anything that uses sound to either not open or crash. Even when i wasn't using the soundcard I had other problems, for instance I couldn't even right click on computer after using it for a few days.

My audigy 2 zs doesn't work either. I just put in my asus suprefreme ii card that came with my motherboard, sounds the same. Only thing I miss is the "what u hear" option, so you can play music to people on xfire ;)

interesting. my audigy x-fi extreme gamer has full support in win7. maybe creative is trying to sell new hardware.
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#30 Adversary16
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I'm still wondering how much of an improvement Windows 7 will be over Windows Vista.
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#31 stereointegrity
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does it matter if i get the upgrade disk? or the full install?
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#32 superchronik
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Arrghh I was stuck at my girlfriend's house yesterday waiting for a BT engineer who never showed up and today the price on amazon.co.uk has nearly doubled! I'm so f****** pissed :evil:

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#33 jamesfffan
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I pre-ordered it yesterday too for the total price of £48.13 (Windows 7 Home Premium E) at Amazon.co.uk, and according to M$ you get 2 discs: 1 is the 32-bit installation, the other is the 64-bit installation.

According to the terms and conditions of the pre-order guarantee on Amazon you pay whatever price Amazon listed it as "at the time" you bought it, so those who bought it for around £48 are lucky :), because it is true now it has gone upto £74 :P

@ stereointegrity If your in the USA you can either buy the upgrade version whichmeans you need a previous windows installation on your hard drive before you can install from the upgrade disc. The Full edition means you can install it onto a new hard drive/formatted drive.

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Arrghh I was stuck at my girlfriend's house yesterday waiting for a BT engineer who never showed up and today the price on amazon.co.uk has nearly doubled! I'm so f****** pissed :evil:

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Other places are selling it.
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#35 IQT786
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i just ordered 1 from currys , dixion's are selling it at £45 as-well

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[QUOTE="Gog"]

THe RC expires June 1 2010 butbecomes useless already March 1 (shuts down every 2 hours).

xXDrPainXx
Which I'm sure by time that comes around there is already going to be some process to the stop the timer or resets it to like 999999999 days

But most people like me are going to want the final version not a RC build.
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#37 k0r3aN_pR1d3
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does it matter if i get the upgrade disk? or the full install?stereointegrity
Some people in the past have had problems with the upgrade discs. The people who did prefer getting the full install just for the sake of wiping everything clean for fresh install.
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#38 xXDrPainXx
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[QUOTE="xXDrPainXx"][QUOTE="Gog"]

THe RC expires June 1 2010 butbecomes useless already March 1 (shuts down every 2 hours).

gamer082009
Which I'm sure by time that comes around there is already going to be some process to the stop the timer or resets it to like 999999999 days

But most people like me are going to want the final version not a RC build.

Between now and October, I'll doubt you'll see much a difference between RC and RTM builds. Either way I'll just mooch it from the IT department I work in just like Snow Leopard which we already have.
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#39 Salacon
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My audigy 2 zs doesn't work either. I just put in my asus suprefreme ii card that came with my motherboard, sounds the same.JigglyWiggly_
My Audigy 2 ZS works fine. Though I can say that when it's installed on 64-bit versions of Vista and 7 (can't speak for 32-bit), the features that the drivers for XP (32-bit) had are not present (THX console, equalizer, etc.) which makes me a bit sad. I may end up using my onboard sound when I get my new motherboard.

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#40 12345678ew
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i'm probably buying a tesla personal supercomputer soon, do you think there will still be too many bugs when 7 releases for me to use on it, or would it be safe?

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i ordered the upgrade for 50 on the special offer.
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[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]My audigy 2 zs doesn't work either. I just put in my asus suprefreme ii card that came with my motherboard, sounds the same.Salacon

My Audigy 2 ZS works fine. Though I can say that when it's installed on 64-bit versions of Vista and 7 (can't speak for 32-bit), the features that the drivers for XP (32-bit) had are not present (THX console, equalizer, etc.) which makes me a bit sad. I may end up using my onboard sound when I get my new motherboard.

Oh I'm sorry, I miswrote what I mean. My audigy 2 zs works, except it's using ancient drivers from 2006 and it sounds terrible, as well as no control panel or anything.