Pre-order Windows 7 from Microsoft for $49.00

GrimJack

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Meh... I've heard a lot of people badmouthing Vista, but I have yet to find people who have had real problems.

I've been using Vista since it's release without a single problem.

Mind you, I also have XP on another 8 systems and Linux on 2 more...
 
SupraMario

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I'm using Win 7 right now and I LOVE IT! and people bash vista because its a bloated piece of software.
The thing I can't understand is the whole upgrade, 299 for the full version but only 99 if I upgrade with XP? Is the Upgrade disk going to be a standalone or is it going to need me to install over XP each time and how many times can I reinstall. Just doesn't makes sense to sell an "upgrade" so cheap, but the full version is normal price.
 
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Vista 64bit is WORLDS better (and more stable) than 32bit. Compare the people that like Vista (usually running 64bit) vs the people that hate it (32bit users)

Seriously, though - XP Compatibility Mode? I call that Wine. ;) Fedora 10 here on the server, Fedora 11 on the laptop, and Ubuntu 9.04 on my other desktop.

Laura's running XP, that's it. :) Linux > Windows, sorry.
 
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D34DC311;1352391 said:
I'm using Win 7 right now and I LOVE IT! and people bash vista because its a bloated piece of software.
The thing I can't understand is the whole upgrade, 299 for the full version but only 99 if I upgrade with XP? Is the Upgrade disk going to be a standalone or is it going to need me to install over XP each time and how many times can I reinstall. Just doesn't makes sense to sell an "upgrade" so cheap, but the full version is normal price.
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It looks like you will need to show you own a copy of XP or Vista before the upgrade

From the Microsoft store website:

* Running Windows Vista?
* If you have Windows Vista, you can purchase Windows 7 Upgrade versions. You can do a clean install (back up your files, clean install, and reinstall your applications) or an in-place upgrade (Windows 7 installs over Windows Vista).

* Running earlier versions?
* If you have Windows XP or Windows 2000, you can purchase Windows 7 Upgrade versions. But you must back up your files, clean install, and reinstall your applications.

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I will say that I did clean installs of XP Professional, Vista, and Win7 on a laptop that has 1gig of ram and a 2.2 mobile celeron cpu. The XP OS ran fine, the Vista OS was slow and the driver installs were a bitch. The Win 7 OS loaded and found all the drivers with no issues. Win 7 feels just as fast or faster than XP.
Windows 7 @ a price of $49.00 with a disk in hand seems like a good deal even if you just resell it on eBay. Hell my kids Wii games cost $46.00...
 
SupraOfDoom

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I skipped vista and made the switch from XP to Windows 7 Beta to RC. I think Windows 7 kicks ass plain and simple. Everything is just over all easier or smarter. It's also nice that I don't have to download an extra program to share all my media to my PS3. I will probably wait till my RC expires though and maybe even buy a copy of windows for once who knows.
 
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