Pre-Order Windows 7 upgrade starting tomorrow

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  1. Kraw Nail On The Head El Moderatoro

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    Kraw, Jun 25, 2009
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    Odds are, I can save you $150.
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  3. Kraw Nail On The Head El Moderatoro

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    I prefer to have a legal copy :shrug:
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    ive had Windows7 RTM installed for about two weeks. its very stable and i love the updated grouping windows feature!

    the only annoyance i have with 7 is that on the far right side of the system tray is a button to minimize all windows to view the desktop. If you hover over it, it will display the desktop with all windows transparent. this is a problem for me because when i am browsing the internet and i feel i need to type something, i 'throw' my mouse off to the right hand side of the screen so i can type. this makes the cursor hover over the button and as i am typing the window goes transparent and i cant see what i am typing :(

    overall, i like the 'feel' of 7 more than vista, by far. i am running 7 64bit running a quad core q6600 and it performs very well (photoshop, random web browsing)
    RedDaemon, Sep 11, 2009
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  5. DarkFireGT Playing with my wife's really makes me want one.

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    It says $119 to upgrade...
    DarkFireGT, Sep 12, 2009
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    $119 now. $50 ~3 months ago.

    its free under an MSDN subscription :)
    RedDaemon, Sep 12, 2009
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  7. strtrcr50 New Member

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    acm.org will allow you to sign up for a student membership for $20.00 It includes windows 7 pro in both the 64 and 32 bit versions..
    strtrcr50, Sep 12, 2009
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  8. BlownFiveLiter have car, will race....wait, it doesn't run

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    Are you referring to the taskbar/quicklaunch thing? I absolutely couldn't stand how that was changed. It was enough to get me to reinstall Vista, because I can at least make it behave like previous versions of Windows. My current installations of Vista on both my desktop and laptop have been essentially problem free. I'll be taking a pass on Win7.

    Edit: And I disliked how Dreamscene wasn't carried over. I liked the feature of a moving desktop built into the OS, without having to install some third party software, in order to replicate it.
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  10. Jinx I like cats. Cats like me. Cats & I fully agree

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    For some reason I am thinking Windows7 Rise of The Machines :eek:



    got the upgrade free with the new laptops :nice:
    Jinx, Sep 12, 2009
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    :rlaugh:

    manufacturers are already distributing 7?
    RedDaemon, Sep 12, 2009
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  12. strtrcr50 New Member

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    No. Not till October 22 I think. Sometime in October. However, if you have a technet subscription of an msdn subscription, you can get 7 professional RTM.

    Whoops, I just saw your other post.
    strtrcr50, Sep 12, 2009
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  13. Kraw Nail On The Head El Moderatoro

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    RTM always meant Return To Manufacturer, from my days working in retail :D As in, defective product that was returned to the store
    Kraw, Sep 13, 2009
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  14. Jinx I like cats. Cats like me. Cats & I fully agree

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    No, It's a pre-processed "coupon" for the upgrade when MS releases it for distribution. :nice:
    Jinx, Sep 13, 2009
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  15. Reimann Puss > me

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    I bought a new laptop on Friday to take to interviews with me and it came with an offer to upgrade to Windows 7 for free. I filled out the request form online and it said that the earliest that the upgrades will ship is 10/22/2009.
    Reimann, Sep 13, 2009
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