windows 7 released today

rtil · October 22, 2009 04:45 PM

i have a digital download sitting around, i actually won't install it until december because i won't have enough free time to reinstall everything (i'm on xp) until then.

anyone else have it or going to get it? and more importantly, anyone have it and using a radeon video card? i need to know if it supports windows aero, because the "windows 7 upgrade advisor" tells me it won't. but i think it's LYING

psi43 · October 22, 2009 05:18 PM

isn't windows 7 just a compressed version of vista that runs faster?

rtil · October 22, 2009 05:38 PM

no, it's a new operating system
it is much faster than vista in performance/gfx benchmarks though

billy · October 22, 2009 06:04 PM

i've had windows 7 professional (my school got it early for some reason) through my school for the past 2 months, and it's the best os i've ever used

creamcorn · October 22, 2009 06:08 PM

i can buy it at a discount price because im a student but i wont be albe to install it on my computer because i only have 1gb memory so it wont run :/
also i remember reading somewhere that only the home premium edition doesnt support aero, professional and ultimate do, but you can always use a crack!

rtil · October 22, 2009 06:18 PM

aero isn't available in windows 7 starter, but it is available in home premium.

i have a friend who runs win7 on a 1gb/ram netbook and he says it runs great btw

creamcorn · October 22, 2009 06:20 PM

well f!

Necronomitr0n · October 22, 2009 06:46 PM

I ordered the free upgrade last night
they say it won't ship until dec. 1st but i don't believe them

either way i'm really excited 4 dis

we even had a fuckin cake in my computer class to celebrate

billy · October 22, 2009 07:17 PM

i've been using windows 7 professional for 2 months what's the big whup it's just windows vista with a slightly better interface and all the updates already installed

rtil · October 22, 2009 08:01 PM

the big whup is that 80% of PC users still use windows XP, which means they\\\'re probably still using IE6

it\\\'s also performed way better on benchmark tests than vista which is good for netbook users and low-end PC\\\'s that can\\\'t run vista for shit

DrRumack · October 22, 2009 08:05 PM

Quote from: Billyi've had windows 7 professional (my school got it early for some reason) through my school for the past 2 months, and it's the best os i've ever used

omg

Jeinu · October 22, 2009 08:29 PM

i haven't heard/read such great things about it. i think you should wait it out a bit more. or at least wait a few weeks to read up on reviews/criticism of it.

trent bortknob · October 22, 2009 08:31 PM

never gonna download it

Gmagnum · October 22, 2009 09:46 PM

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rtil · October 22, 2009 09:52 PM

Quote from: Jeinui haven't heard/read such great things about it. i think you should wait it out a bit more. or at least wait a few weeks to read up on reviews/criticism of it.

i am waiting for a couple reasons, and this is one of them. every OS launch is bound to have hardware/software compatibility quirks, and i'm anxious to hear if there's any major problems. so far so good, though. in fact, i have hardly heard anything negative about win7, sans anti-microsoft blogs pushed by google.

trent bortknob · October 22, 2009 09:59 PM

but who cares what google says

rtil · October 22, 2009 10:02 PM

unfortunately, a lot of people

rtil · October 23, 2009 12:13 AM

to celebrate, japan is selling heart attacks

DrRumack · October 23, 2009 12:17 AM

yeah i saw that on thisiswhyyourefat

heaven on a bun motherrfuckers

LordZeebmork · October 23, 2009 12:59 AM

i'm never upgrading windows past xp. if i get a new os it'll be linux.