Popular Post ZeroHour Posted October 22, 2009 Popular Post Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) Finally the successor to vista is here (for the public that is ) for all to enjoy. I have been personally running Windows 7 on my pc's/laptops at home since beta and I have found it to be brilliant at each stage with the RTM being rock solid for me (so far). Here are a few guides, tips and known issues I have heard about below. Please post any links you find useful yourselves and I will edit this post and be adding more as the day progresses. Enjoy EduGeek Windows 7 Stuff: EduGeek's Windows 7 Technical Forum, post all your problems/thoughts/questions there EduGeek's Windows Server 2008 R2 Technical Forum, post all your problems/thoughts/question on r2 there Post your performance Scores of your Windows 7 RTM Machines - click here Get Windows 7 for £30! for details and discussions on the deal - click here Guides/Info: Using Windows 7: Windows 7 IT Pro Guides (Basically a whats new) - Microsoft.com 50 Windows 7 tips, tricks and secrets - Techradar.com How to Use Windows 7's New Interface - Gizmodo.com At home with homegroup in Windows 7 - blogs.msdn.com Media Streaming with Windows 7 - blogs.msdn.com Windows 7: Internet access to home media - Neowin.net Windows 7 Themes (free) - Microsoft.com Enterprise Related Windows 7: Deploying Windows® 7, Essential Guidance from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and TechNet Magazine (free eBook) - Microsoft.com What's New in Group Policy - technet.microsoft.com Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2009 R2 is avalible - blogs.msdn.com Group Policy Settings Reference Spreadsheets for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 - Microsoft.com Enterprise Search in Windows 7 guide - Microsoft.com Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking Enhancements for Enterprises - Microsoft.com Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 guide - Microsoft.com Misc/Random 7'ness: Free 1 year anti-virus subscriptions for your Windows 7 PC - Neowin.net Sky Player in Windows 7 Media Center - Neowin.net Windows 7 has beaten boy wizard Harry Potter to become the biggest pre-order product of all time in the UK - Tgdaily.com Microsoft releases 4 new Windows 7 commercials - Neowin.net Known Issues: Potential issues when installing Windows 7 - Microsoft.com When upgrading from Vista install hangs at 62% - support.microsoft.com Edited October 22, 2009 by ZeroHour 25
gibbo_ap Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 the sky thing looks really good. wonder about the licencing on there? ie can you use one account on multiple computers/xboxs. i have been using windows 7 since beta and love it. wish i wasnt on cc3 here and could have it at work.
darrenstraight Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 Got my hard copy of Windows 7 in the post yesterday!
DMcCoy Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 Seeing as it's like 2008 R2, 7 really isn't very exciting. It not quite as annoying as Vista, but it's certainly no leap forward like 95, 2000 were. I'm sure we will all have fun trying to control the Library feature with group policy (as there aren't any).
painejake Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 Installed my copy of Home premium last night and i love it!
andy_nic Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 My copies are stuck in the post after PCworld had an issue with my card details “according to PCworld some card details didn't process because the server crashed."
RabbieBurns Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 was running the beta in a VM for quite a while, then put the RC as my main OS, and jumped to RTM in september.. Must say Im liking it a lot.
gshaw Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 Seeing as it's like 2008 R2, 7 really isn't very exciting. It not quite as annoying as Vista, but it's certainly no leap forward like 95, 2000 were. I'm sure we will all have fun trying to control the Library feature with group policy (as there aren't any). Running 7 as a domain PC managed by 2003 GPOs at the moment and the library seems to be a bit of a pain so far... Performance wise it's good, sometimes the new dock icon switcher feels slick and sometimes it feels really clunky so jury out on that so far for me Miles better than Vista
Edu-IT Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 I've yet to play with it properly. Talk about being on the forefront of technology. I'm such a let down!
Batman Posted October 22, 2009 Posted October 22, 2009 We're sticking with NT4 here. It's the only stable OS ever. Ever.
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