devil Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 If anyone is interested it pre ordering Windows 7: http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/11051709/-/P...tml?source=9316 Not bad really £99 for the professional edition... £49 for the home.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 If anyone is interested it pre ordering Windows 7: http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/11051709/-/P...tml?source=9316 Not bad really £99 for the professional edition... £49 for the home.. Bit cheaper than that on amazon: http://tinyurl.com/cheepwindowz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutley Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) I've been using the RC of W7 and after an initial dislike I'm getting used to it. For an RC it's very stable. Does the professional version allow you to choose between 32bit and 64bit install? Quite fancy going 64bit Edit yes it does support both versions.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions Can't see any real benefit as a home user for choosing Professional version over Home Premium. Anyone got any thoughts on this? Edited July 15, 2009 by Mutley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I take it the 'E' means it will be the European versions, without IE as standard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I take it the 'E' means it will be the European versions, without IE as standard? Exactly yes. Apparently they wont upgrade from vista or xp either, fresh install only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxman27 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 got mine pre ordered from amazon, looking forward to seeing what media centre changes there are, I've heard good stuff but not tried it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cresta Fiesta Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I'm running the latest RC of Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate (still available as a freebie from MS, killswitch isn't until next July,) and I have to say it's pretty damned awesome, and this is coming from someone who hates Vista with a passion. Even though Win7 is still fundamentally Vista, it's different enough to be, well, different Will definitely be purchasing when it's released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatdamaged Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I'm not so sure about it. When i open up a folder with loads of pictures in, it sometimes hangs for ages before beginning to show the images as previews instead of the basic icon image This is with the files stored on a 10,000rpm Velociraptor as well, so i don't think it's a delay reading from the drive Also does this with videos as well Always worked fine on Vista though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannay Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Ebuyer seem to be the cheapest for the Pro version if anyone wants that @ £80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Any PC with Vista pre-installed bought between now and when 7 is released get a free upgrade as well. If you're thinking of new hardware in the next few months anyway save your money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannay Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Any PC with Vista pre-installed bought between now and when 7 is released get a free upgrade as well. If you're thinking of new hardware in the next few months anyway save your money! from 28th June onwards to be exact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alias Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Isn't that vendor specific? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatdamaged Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Price now jumped up to £179.99 Wish i bought it yesterday now. Damn my patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tribz Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Price now jumped up to £179.99 Wish i bought it yesterday now. Damn my patience. Still available, check here Just ordered Pro from PCWorld at 89.99 inc vat, inc del. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminal Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I take it the 'E' means it will be the European versions, without IE as standard? So, if it comes without a browser, how do you download a browser? Find out here. Step 1 – Launch (and configure) Windows Media Player Throughout the OS, you’ll find references to Windows Media Player. Click one of them. You’ll be welcomed by a wizard that takes a good five minutes to go through, if you don’t choose the Recommended option. Step 2 – Search for your browser, using the Windows Media Guide If it isn’t already on your screen, open the Windows Media Guide. You can do this by clicking the very large Media Guide button in the lower-left corner of Windows Media Player. In the upper-right corner of the Guide, type your browser of choice into the Search box. Purely for example purposes, cough, I typed “Firefox”. Step 3 – Click an ad, download your browser Upon completion of your search, you’ll be presented with some advertising. We’ll use this to our advantage to hop outside the cage we’re in. Pick an ad, click it. If it doesn’t take you to the manufacturers site in less than a few clicks, go back and pick a different ad. Eventually you’ll end up at the desired location with the binaries you need trickling down to your desktop. For those that wish to download Internet Explorer, you can simply type the keyword IE8 or Opera. I’m serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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