Hi guys
I'm intrigued with these new netbooks -- they are selling incredibly well and most are being delivered with XP installed.
I just wonder how Microsoft is viewing this development (I'll bet it was hugely surprised by the popularity of these). I've got one myself
-- I HATE BLACKBERRY'S...
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This appears to be positive news as a Release Candidate is likely to have a proper upgrade path to th final.
......Microsoft has said that the next milestone for Windows 7 will be a release candidate, which will likely be offered to the general public. .....
Quote was taken from Macworld...
Hi guys
I hope that NONE of you has irreparably wiped your original OS since if there is no Upgrade path from Beta 7 to the Final 7 you'll either have to re-install your Old OS to get an upgrade version or have to buy a totally new version which will of course cost considerably more.
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See other posts ref not being able to clean install but out of interest has anyone managed to do an upgrade from Vista Ultimate to W7? I know it's a Beta and not really an upgrade but can it be done so I can try it out?
I’ve been using a pre beta version of Windows 7 for several weeks now and just installed the official beta release of Windows 7 yesterday.
I’ve spent time installing programs, files, etc. from my XP system as well as doing some customizing of Windows 7. The operating system works...
I just purchased Vista Premium upgrade for my WinXP Pro/HP Media Center PC. Is this the best/ideal upgrade path, or should I have purchased the Vista Pro upgrade? I've not yet attempted the install/upgrade yet.