Windows 7 Installed
Monday, January 12, 2009 by Island Dog | Discussion: Personal Computing
Well I finally got Windows 7 installed on my laptop. The only issue I had was getting the partitioning right, but that was my problem.
Installation took about 10 minutes, and in about 20 minutes overall I was on the desktop ready to work. Very impressive!
So far, Windows 7 seems very fast and haven’t run into any problems as of yet. No problems with application compatibility yet, and I’m really liking some of the design changes.
Still have a lot to go through, but my initial quick impression is great!
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Reply #2 Monday, January 12, 2009 11:52 AM
I've installed it on a virtual machine on my computer. No hardware accelerated stuff, so I can't test any games and I don't get the fancy desktop stuff, but so far the OS itself seems to work fine.
Reply #3 Monday, January 12, 2009 12:07 PM
Note to Stardock: Check for Flash before installing applications that require Flash!
Remember: Flash, although extrememly popular, is not installed by default on a clean Windows install.
Reply #4 Monday, January 12, 2009 12:29 PM
I've had an install of Win7 since last Friday, and it's pretty nice so far. Some of it's default UI options bug me, but that's just a matter of taste. I'm very impressed with what I've seen so far though. Vista betas at this stage usually had me tearing my hair out in frustration. This build is actually usable for regular surfing, email etc.
Reply #5 Monday, January 12, 2009 12:39 PM
I was surprized at how little time it took to install myself.
Don't forget to go to Microsoft and download the mp3 patch / media player fix.
Also, If you need flash, here's where you can download Flash 9 instead of 10, so you can still upload to WinCustomize.
Reply #6 Monday, January 12, 2009 2:06 PM
i imagine it takes time to save your system specs, like folders and programs right? thats why im waiting till win7 gets out of beta.
Reply #7 Monday, January 12, 2009 2:39 PM
I've had it installed on my laptop for several days now. Tried some Stardock stuff on it, posted what works, what don't. Prelims. Got sidetracked with some wallpapers and never got back to it.
Reply #9 Monday, January 12, 2009 3:05 PM
so...can you download windows 7 or do you have to buy it?...im interested!! .. and does it just install over vista?
Reply #10 Monday, January 12, 2009 3:09 PM
You download it. You can upgrade from vista a fresh install
Reply #12 Monday, January 12, 2009 3:34 PM
Well I just tried to run the gadgets that come with the Beta and it seems that after a few reboots they don't run. At least for me.
Reply #13 Monday, January 12, 2009 3:34 PM
Yes, Kitty, it's a BETA, so I wouldn't recommend upgrading an existing Vista PC with important stuff you use every day on it. 
Reply #14 Monday, January 12, 2009 3:41 PM
2 gig isn't it? if I start downloading now, I should have it by 2040
Broadband, adsl, what a crock!!!!
Reply #15 Monday, January 12, 2009 4:01 PM
Windowblinds not working on 64 bit.....Iconpackager doing good.......Cursor FX doing ok. Don't know about anything else so far.
Reply #16 Monday, January 12, 2009 5:06 PM
Hard to say, something asked for flash.ocx and I guess I clicked too fast to check it out. I think it was Impulse?
Reply #17 Monday, January 12, 2009 5:17 PM
This is a BETA version of Windows 7. It is not meant to replace your current OS, and it will quit working August 1st.
The Beta is a free download, but you will have to buy Windows 7 when it is released.
If you do decide to replace your current OS, you should back up any important documents and preferably make a disk image of the hard drive before hand.
Reply #18 Monday, January 12, 2009 5:17 PM
You will get that error from Impulse if you do not have Flash loaded.
Reply #19 Monday, January 12, 2009 5:38 PM
Hmm. I wish I knew where. I thought there was a flash file in the store at one point. It freaked me out when it started to auto-play when I was on a different tab. I thought it was removed.
Reply #20 Monday, January 12, 2009 6:10 PM
Phoon wonder how long till the Windows 7 popularity @#$%'s start in with skins...
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Reply #1 Monday, January 12, 2009 11:36 AM
I'm almost ready to install myself. Got a new HD so I could dedicate the older one to W7. Just gotta load the .ISO and away I go.