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  • Duk
    Duk Posts: 117 Forumite
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    Im already on it, Just installed,

    Huge improvement over Vista already imo, I was worried about driver issues but havnt had any, it detected all my devices and even latest gfx drivers.
  • fermi
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    endure wrote: »
    I'm using Firefox to download it at the moment.

    Same here under Linux, so IE is not needed.

    DL manager is running as a java applet here.

    1.4 MB/s, so won't take long. :)
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  • HoofeHearted
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    endure wrote: »
    I'm using Firefox to download it at the moment.

    Oops! My mistake. Just rechecked download with Firefox. It failed the first time because I had not told noscript to allow akamai.com
    Must have still been half-asleep. :rolleyes:
  • HoofeHearted
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    Duk wrote: »
    Huge improvement over Vista already imo,.

    I already have W7Beta installed and have to agree; much better than Vista. Will have to remove Beta before installing RC.
  • fermi
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    HoofeHearted wrote: »
    I already have W7Beta installed and have to agree; much better than Vista. Will have to remove Beta before installing RC.

    Same here. The beta was as upgrade of an already slightly sluggish Vista install, so it will be interesting to see how a clean install of the RC performs in comparison.
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  • chunter
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    Not so bright Acer boss says Windows 7 to ship in October

    "Bobby Watkins said that Acer will start offering systems sporting the new Microsoft operating system on 23 October, confirming earlier reports that Windows 7 would ship ahead of Microsoft's original target of early 2010"

    http://www.techcentral.ie/article.aspx?src=ezine&id=13374

    No point buying a computer for the next few months then !!!!
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 4,466 Forumite
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    chunter wrote: »
    No point buying a computer for the next few months then !!!!

    From the end of June onwards you'll more than likely qualify for a free upgrade to Windows 7, if not there's nothing stopping you buying the Upgrade version of Windows 7 when it's released..
  • robt_2
    robt_2 Posts: 3,401 Forumite
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    chunter wrote: »
    No point buying a computer for the next few months then !!!!

    Why? So you can get a new operating system which many people themselves wouldn't want before SP1 anyway?
  • chunter
    chunter Posts: 2,015 Forumite
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    No because so, so many people and businesses don't want Vista.
    Why do you think the panic by MS to get it out.
  • gillette147
    gillette147 Posts: 13,296 Forumite
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    Can you get W7 for a newly formatted PC?
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