Author Topic: Windows 7 (Read 93199 times)

Nephilim · « **Reply #220 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:35:44 AM »

unless you need the xp mode home pre is all you really need

i haven't seen much regarding xp mode and hardware compatibility with xp drivers. i will have to read up, should it be able to do what i hope it will pro for I-man

Carigamers · « **Reply #220 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:35:44 AM »

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #221 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:44:46 AM »

Drivers are out of the question. If you're hoping to get that old parallel printer with no vista/7 drivers working in 7, you're out of luck.

Nephilim · « **Reply #222 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:48:38 AM »

usb actually, just hp drop support, and nuts. well looks like i stuck on xp.

Redfish · « **Reply #223 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:53:13 AM »

hm aight then well home seems to be the sweet spot

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #224 on:** June 29, 2009, 06:47:36 PM »

the way I see it, if a peripheral lacks support, fire for the peripheral, lol

also, already saw a detailed guide on installing windows 7 for netbooks using a bootable external HD.

Came across it last week while trying to do altiris deployments from an external hard drive as opposed to over the network.

Carigamers · « **Reply #224 on:** June 29, 2009, 06:47:36 PM »

Nephilim · « **Reply #225 on:** June 29, 2009, 08:40:16 PM »

Quote from: NoobGoneWild on June 29, 2009, 06:47:36 PM

the way I see it, if a peripheral lacks support, fire for the peripheral, lol

is a 7000 $ printer hoss, fire for that when it run to failure

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #226 on:** July 05, 2009, 07:37:31 AM »

There has been several unconfirmed...confirmations that it will indeed hit rtm next week.

So once that hits, its all over. Yeah the plebs have to wait till October for it but many of us will have the final code on the rtm day itself.

Gentlemen, start your engines.

Arcmanov · « **Reply #227 on:** July 05, 2009, 10:03:44 AM »

* tchik *

* sputter, cough, cough, VROOOOOOOM *

woodyear99 · « **Reply #228 on:** July 05, 2009, 02:04:45 PM »

*Checks tire pressure*

VROOMMM...........................

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #229 on:** July 05, 2009, 02:11:12 PM »

that should be like "arrrrgh matey" instead

Redfish · « **Reply #230 on:** July 05, 2009, 03:57:20 PM »

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #231 on:** July 10, 2009, 07:42:59 AM »

Quote

Let's say you realize after a few months that you should've sprung for a pricier edition of Windows 7. Or say you need to upgrade several PCs in your household, and you'd rather not buy a full license for each one. What can you look forward to? Microsoft doesn't seem to have announced anything yet, but ZDNet's Ed Bott has come upon online listings for Family Pack and Anytime Upgrade versions of the upcoming OS.

Attributing the information to "careless online retailers"—namely PC Mall and two smaller outlets—Bott quotes prices in the following ranges:

* Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade: $81.95-89.99
* Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional upgrade: $90.95-99.99
* Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate upgrade: $137.95-153.99

As for the Family Pack, Bott found such a product ("WINDOWS 7 FAMILY PACK/ HOME PREMIUM UPGRADE") listed for $136.95 at one of the small outlets. According to a previous report of his, that pack will contain licenses for up to three computers per household.

http://techreport.com/discussions.x/17195

As a commenter said, where's the full non-upgrade family pack price? Although I have a feeling I dont really want to know.

Arcmanov · « **Reply #232 on:** July 10, 2009, 08:01:23 AM »

Ah...you beat me to it, ya quick muhfugga.

"They shoulda gave y'all niggas money" (c) Rick James

Whatever. I really do not care. I 'might' buy ONE copy, and, well, you know the rest.

woodyear99 · « **Reply #233 on:** July 10, 2009, 01:25:01 PM »

Some more info

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135325/Resellers_reveal_Windows_7_Family_Pack_price

Resellers reveal Windows 7 Family Pack price
$150 for three-license pack will save buyers $210

Computerworld - Microsoft Corp. will price a multi-license "family pack" for Windows 7 at $149.99, according to at least one online retailer that has posted pricing details prematurely.

Fadfusion.com, a Missouri-based online seller of computers, electronics and office supplies, lists something called "W7 Family Pack - Home Prem Upg" on its site for $138.99, an $11 discount from the $149.99 it claims is the package's suggested retail price.

The software, which will purportedly let users upgrade as many as three PCs in a single household to Windows 7 Home Premium, is listed as "discontinued" by Fadfusion.

At $149.99, the Family Pack would save a buyer $210 over three separate Home Premium Upgrades.

Earlier today, ZDNet blogger Ed Bott reported finding two other resellers, Expercom and University IT Computer Sales listing Windows 7 Family Pack, at prices of $136.95 and $144.95, respectively. As of mid-day Wednesday, however, both sites had pulled their Family Pack listing.

Searches by Computerworld later Wednesday turned up the Fadfusion listing, which was still available as of 6 a.m. Eastern time today.

Price was one of the last missing pieces from the puzzle. Last Thursday, Bott and another blogger, Kristan Kenney, uncovered information about the Family Pack, including the three-license limits, in the end-user licensing agreement (EULA) of a recently leaked build of Windows 7.

Microsoft has declined to confirm or deny that it would offer a Family Pack for Windows 7. "We expect to have other great offers in the future as we lead up to and beyond general availability," a spokeswoman said via instant messaging two weeks ago. "[But] we have nothing to announce at this time."

In 2007, the company sold a two-license Family Pack for Vista Home Premium for $159. The catch: Customers had to have also purchased a full or upgrade edition of Vista Ultimate, the most-expensive version in the line.

At Fadfusion's suggested list price, a Windows 7 Family Pack comes to $50 per license, a 38% decrease from the $80 per license for the Vista bundle.

Bott also dug up prices for various versions of the Windows Anytime Upgrade, the in-place upgrade Microsoft will offer that lets users bump up from, say, Home Premium to Professional by purchasing an unlocking key. Several of those product listings were viewable late Wednesday. PC Mall, for example, has the Home Premium to Professional Anytime Upgrade priced at $99.99, while PC Nation lists it for $92.55. Computerworld found a third reseller, eCost.com, that showed the same Anytime Upgrade for $94.99.

If accurate, the prices show that Microsoft will not give users much of a discount to upgrade once they have Windows 7. At suggested list prices, there's an $80 difference between Home Premium Upgrade and Professional Upgrade, and $100 between the two "Full" editions.

Microsoft also prices the three-license Office Home and Student 2007 at $149.95.

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #234 on:** July 13, 2009, 10:25:32 AM »

Quote from: Captain Awesome on July 05, 2009, 07:37:31 AM

There has been several unconfirmed...confirmations that it will indeed hit rtm next week.

So once that hits, its all over. Yeah the plebs have to wait till October for it but many of us will have the final code on the rtm day itself.

Gentlemen, start your engines.

Right on schedule, the FINAL RTM build, (dubbed 7600) version seems to be already out...pending confirmation of course which should come later today in the Worldwide Partner Conference, but all readings indicate that its in fact completed, ready and available on the usual sources.

Of course my copy has already fallen out of a truck and for shizzle is going to be installed on my test machine later.

Also, another build of Office 2010 and Server 2008 R2 has been leaked today so its quite a big day for ms and geeks alike.

woodyear99 · « **Reply #235 on:** July 13, 2009, 10:29:11 AM »

Quote from: Captain Awesome on July 13, 2009, 10:25:32 AM

Quote from: Captain Awesome on July 05, 2009, 07:37:31 AM
There has been several unconfirmed...confirmations that it will indeed hit rtm next week.

So once that hits, its all over. Yeah the plebs have to wait till October for it but many of us will have the final code on the rtm day itself.

Gentlemen, start your engines.

Right on schedule, the FINAL RTM build, (dubbed 7600) version seems to be already out...pending confirmation of course which should come later today in the Worldwide Partner Conference, but all readings indicate that its in fact completed, ready and available.

Of course my copy has already fallen out of a truck and for shizzle is going to be installed on my test machine later.

When does your truck fallen copy expire? next year as well?

Arcmanov · « **Reply #236 on:** July 13, 2009, 10:30:14 AM »

LOL

...and if I had the time, I would intercept said truck on Picton St, POS and get one too.

Let us know how that goes plixxity.

woodyear99 · « **Reply #237 on:** July 13, 2009, 10:31:47 AM »

Yeah apparently lots of ppl will get it since they forgot to secure them properly :p

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #238 on:** July 13, 2009, 10:33:53 AM »

Well the RTM is strictly on a separate development path to the beta/rc so none of those keys will work for activating the RTM. Any activation would have to be done 'creatively' until official release date comes around in October.

Spazosaurus · « **Reply #239 on:** July 14, 2009, 02:14:24 PM »

OK, So sadly, build 7600 is not the golden build after all but i'll be willing to bet that it will be out within the next couple days or so.

*Preps hard drive for reformat*

Carigamers · « **Reply #239 on:** July 14, 2009, 02:14:24 PM »

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