Windows 7, Released Today

Hi Friends,

The countdown has stopped and finally the day of release has been arrived, its today when windows 7 is to be released, I was waiting for it since the RTM was announced. So guys what do u say, is anybody going to buy it?

Already have it. gr8 OS

All Intel Core 2 DUO are 64 bit CPU ...so install 64 bit OS version if you have 3 GB+ RAM

Already have it. But no drivers, no aero theme.

Originally Posted by meetdilip

Already have it. But no drivers, no aero theme.

which drivers you need?

My Driver CD does not work on 7. Neither I have Aero theme due to lack of driver.

Originally Posted by meetdilip

My Driver CD does not work on 7. Neither I have Aero theme due to lack of driver.

Boss, I am asking you which device driver you need ? Just post here and i will try to find the 64 bit device driver for you.

Eg. NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

Thanks Anil. Will my motherboard details help ? I do not have extra cards attached.

My mother board is GA - K8VM800M from Gigabyte. Please let me know if you want any other details. I use a 32 bit OS.

Originally Posted by meetdilip

Thanks Anil. Will my motherboard details help ? I do not have extra cards attached.

My mother board is GA - K8VM800M from Gigabyte. Please let me know if you want any other details. I use a 32 bit OS.

You dont get AERO because of graphics card.
Please post your Graphics card Info.
and also mention entire system details.. CPU, RAM , GPU etc

bad luck.
GIGABYTE - Support&Download - Motherboard - Driver - GA-K8VM800M (Rev 2.x)

GigaByte has not yet provided drivers. But google for it. If you have no card , it means its using on-board graphics.

For Aero , You need any graphics (on-board or card) with DirectX 9 capabilities.

For On-Board Drivers, check manufacturer website.

Hope this helps.

I do not have any specific graphics card. May be there is an inbuilt one. Hope this will help

Originally Posted by talktoanil

You dont get AERO because of graphics card.
Please post your Graphics card Info.
and also mention entire system details.. CPU, RAM , GPU etc

bad luck.
GIGABYTE - Support&Download - Motherboard - Driver - GA-K8VM800M (Rev 2.x)

GigaByte has not yet provided drivers. But google for it. If you have no card , it means its using on-board graphics.

For Aero , You need any graphics (on-board or card) with DirectX 9 capabilities.

For On-Board Drivers, check manufacturer website.

Hope this helps.

Thanks Anil. Can you help me find. My knowledge in this area is very less.

Its time for an upgrade

Ok .............................

Originally Posted by talktoanil

Already have it. gr8 OS

All Intel Core 2 DUO are 64 bit CPU ...so install 64 bit OS version if you have 3 GB+ RAM

The official or rc.

today is the release day of official.

Originally Posted by imrock

The official or rc.

today is he release day of official.

I have both.
If you can't buy, get pre-activated one from torrents

Today is the official release date of windows seven, from today it will be pre-installed on all the lappy's and will be also avaliable in stores.

@talktoanil
dont dload from torrents, most of them are fake so getting BSOD on running haevy programs.

Originally Posted by Varad Dilip Choudhari

@talktoanil
dont dload from torrents, most of them are fake so getting BSOD on running haevy programs.

Nopes. Its working fine for a friend who installed it 3 days back. its pre-activated.

Tell me the source apart from torrents and MS Stores

I am sooo amazed at the enthusiasm you guys have in India about new softwares, operating systems and technologies! I also admire the number of people using Linux as I in Canada I dont know many people who have even tried Linux leave alone making it their main OS.
For the record I am still stuck with windows XP home edition. I did upgrade to vista but then reverted back to XP as I did'nt like it that much.

Does Windows 7 have anything special that windows XP doesnt?

It is a good upgrade if you are changing from XP to 7. If you are using Vista, you may not feel the difference. It is said to more stable and user friendly.

Vista was very resource hungry. It demanded a Ferrari just so that you could commute to work.

Windows 7 is more 'down to earth' in that respect.

this article may be useful.
Who can Upgrade to windows 7?
I cannot ! Happy with XPPro Sp3 ( sour grapes ???!!!!!)
Upgrading to Windows 7 - Your questions answered! | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com

2. Student edition to be released tomorrow.
Price will be almost throwaway! say $10 TO $20/=
How about Students in Universities in India ?

Originally Posted by Admin

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Does Windows 7 have anything special that windows XP doesnt?

Windows 7 is 10x faster and secure than windows XP.
+ as all core 2 duo CPU are 64 bit , i will say just install windows 7 64 bit to have an added advantage in terms of stability.

Try it atleast once and you will love it

Speaking of Vista, i never had any problems , neither i found it resource hungry. It too fits my bill.

Originally Posted by Admin

I am sooo amazed at the enthusiasm you guys have in India about new softwares, operating systems and technologies! I also admire the number of people using Linux as I in Canada I dont know many people who have even tried Linux leave alone making it their main OS.
For the record I am still stuck with windows XP home edition. I did upgrade to vista but then reverted back to XP as I did'nt like it that much.

Does Windows 7 have anything special that windows XP doesnt?

Windows 7 has many new features.it supports 4GB RAM and Direct X 11!!!!
but It supports 4GB+ RAM ONLY when you have any core2Duo CPU which are 64 bit.
ya i am also on xp pro.thinking to have a windows 7 upgrade.

Originally Posted by imrock

Windows 7 has many new features.it suppotrs 4GB RAM and Direct X 11!!!!
ya i am also on xp pro.thinking to have a windows 7 upgrade.

Add this to above lines.

It supports 4GB+ RAM ONLY when you have any core2Duo CPU which are 64 bit.

Extract from my earlier post.
Also Link from Microsoft regarding UPG to Windows7 given.

Windows 7 system requirements are very similar to those of Windows Vista, and users running Vista shouldn’t have much problems upgrading to Windows 7.

Here are the base system requirements for Windows 7:

* 1GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) CPU
* 1GB RAM for 32-bit OS, 2GB RAM for 64-bit OS
* 16GB hard disk free space for 32-bit OS, 20 GB for 64-bit OS
* DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver............

Originally Posted by talktoanil

Add this to above lines.

It supports 4GB+ RAM ONLY when you have any core2Duo CPU which are 64 bit.

updated!

But is it really true???

It is Eye candy of Vista like the nice and shiny GUI with the speed of XP imo.

Also I have been using 7 from the beta days
I used the beta(the 68xx build)

The RC (build 7100)
And the RTM (build 7600)

And now the retail version is being downloaded.:P

And I dont feel like going back to XP and definitely not vista.

7 rules unless you like Linux.

Originally Posted by Varad Dilip Choudhari

Hi Friends,

The countdown has stopped and finally the day of release has been arrived, its today when windows 7 is to be released, I was waiting for it since the RTM was announced. So guys what do u say, is anybody going to buy it?

cool! that is good news then! i guess i have to try this to know its performance as well..and i am sure its compatible with a core2dou ...just wondering how much is the cost of the OS..do you know?

Windows 7 Home Basic – Rs. 5,899
Windows 7 Home Premium – Rs. 6,799
Windows 7 Professional – Rs. 11,199
Windows 7 Ultimate – Rs. 11,799

Source: http://www.technobuzz.net/windows-7-india-prices/

Wow, i'm up for buying Win 7 Home Premium for sure then! I was paying $199 to get it shipped from US through a friend. I would gladly support Microsoft India.

Also check out . There appears to be 40% discount for present users of window98 vista users etc will give Link later.
read in Oneindia web site.
Sorry. will get English version later.
This web site is in TAMIL Language.

Windows 7 launched in India ,விண�டோஸ� - 7 விலை ரூ.11,799! - Oneindia Tamil

Wow a 40 percent discount would make me more inclined to buy it. I talked to an eBay seller and he is selling the Win7 Home Premium for Rs.7100. This is the proper boxed version, not the OEM. And he said i have to preorder it now, delivery is around November 20th. That sucks big time!

guys u have glad to know that i am using windows 7 from today via torrent . i have only 512 of ram and having 128 mb of graphic card . and its works finely [better den vista : i uses it previously ]
so....whats up download and install yaar...

Originally Posted by talktoanil

Windows 7 is 10x faster and secure than windows XP.
+ as all core 2 duo CPU are 64 bit , i will say just install windows 7 64 bit to have an added advantage in terms of stability.

Try it atleast once and you will love it

Speaking of Vista, i never had any problems , neither i found it resource hungry. It too fits my bill.

Are you sure coz mine is 32bit, core2duo.. How do you check it?

Originally Posted by Varad Dilip Choudhari

Hi Friends,

The countdown has stopped and finally the day of release has been arrived, its today when windows 7 is to be released, I was waiting for it since the RTM was announced. So guys what do u say, is anybody going to buy it?

not this time i think..i will wait for the price to go down or possibly a discounted one... and of course i have to heard good feedback yet from the other users as well..before buying it to be sure..

great! its what i need right now ! at least i can choose what to purchase and the likes..just curious though what did you choose? i mean the price you pay for your new OS?

Originally Posted by talktoanil

Windows 7 is 10x faster and secure than windows XP.
+ as all core 2 duo CPU are 64 bit , i will say just install windows 7 64 bit to have an added advantage in terms of stability.

Try it atleast once and you will love it

Speaking of Vista, i never had any problems , neither i found it resource hungry. It too fits my bill.

well actually my laptop is a core2do and its using a Vista..and guess what? it is really slow..do you know why is it so..? right now i am using Xp(i mean i change the vist to XP)..no problem at all on the speed rate and everything..

Originally Posted by NrN Kill

Are you sure coz mine is 32bit, core2duo.. How do you check it?

Yes...10000000000000 % sure..... all intel core2duo are 64 bit
check it here

http://www.indiabroadband.net/comput...2-duo-cpu.html

Does any one know how much it will cost to Upgrade Vista Home Basic OEM to Windows 7 Home Premium.

right now i have Vista HB 32 Bit can i upgrade it to Win 7 HP 64 Bit.

Originally Posted by deepmohan

Does any one know how much it will cost to Upgrade Vista Home Basic OEM to Windows 7 Home Premium.

right now i have Vista HB 32 Bit can i upgrade it to Win 7 HP 64 Bit.

Dont know..just download pre-activated copy from torrents if you cant afford to buy and do a clean install of win7 Ultimate 64 bit.

Originally Posted by Meru

guys u have glad to know that i am using windows 7 from today via torrent . i have only 512 of ram and having 128 mb of graphic card . and its works finely [better den vista : i uses it previously ]
so....whats up download and install yaar...

i have both Legal and illegal copy

i use IBM think centre(4 years old)... can i get drivers (video , audio):24::tooth:for that for win 7....
config is 3 ghz,2 gb ram,intel pent 4,....plz tell....

Try driver agent.

Originally Posted by Varad Dilip Choudhari

Hi Friends,

The countdown has stopped and finally the day of release has been arrived, its today when windows 7 is to be released, I was waiting for it since the RTM was announced. So guys what do u say, is anybody going to buy it?

well i am looking forward on it..since the time i have known about it last year1 and now at last i can get a glimpse or maybe possibly by this new OS..

Drivers are really too easy to obtain with this OS. I like it and I really don't need to abuse my dvd drive to put in those cd drivers for each of my pc addons.

I'm just having problems with my tv tuner.. it has trouble timeshifting, only with the audio part, unable to mute a certain channel of sound.
7 is just awesome! all my old skl games are working well (especially after a compatibility update from MS, without any noticeable drop in framerate from xp)..

EDIT:
and yes apparently the airtel 110bx1 router is having problems with upnp with 7.... i had to disable upnp n dhcp for some peace of mind.. maybe a firmware update is required but its working fine with disabling these 2 features.

Windows server is fast but it does not support some software still now

windows server is available only for x64 bit

& if any of you are student & have .edu extension with your email (persional email) then you will get windows 7 in $30