Running Beta I have no problem doing a clean install to move to RC1.

Yes this is my game machine - but I love getting under the hood and tweaking - and seeing whats different. Its like modding except its not a game.

Just like most mods want you to install on a clean install - MS wants the same thing. From that perspective - its not a big deal.

Same here; running fine as main OS. Few problems, but I'm sure they'll be fixed by release. :yep:

Kept the install "basic", so another format shouldn't be too much hassle.

Btw AVG: SH4 is running like a champ. You can sleep easy. :yeah:

RC is confirmed to be build 7100, to be made available May 5th.

http://windows7news.com/2009/04/23/w...is-build-7100/

And of course it has already been leaked.

http://windows7news.com/2009/04/24/windows-7-rc-leaks/

Interesting. Let the games begin!:O:

I hope MS dosent do something and mess this OS up.:hmmm: Or make it too expencive.

Name one Windows that wasn't expensive. :rotfl:

Microsoft, Intel goof up Windows 7's "XP Mode"

First they give us a needed feature, then they cripple it. Why am I not surprised? :haha:

Not really crippled, but you're not gonna be able to use it on budget/entry level CPU.

And no, not surprising at all. :nope:

It would be nice if Micro$oft created just an OS with the option of adding any of the bells and whistles as the customer wants.

Do we really need an operating system that takes up 6 gig of hard-drive space and increasing amounts of RAM just to run? Especially when it is bundled with applications I would never use (but others might).

Is the day of "one windows OS to rule them all" still valid?

Win7 nearly runs on XP footprint. Recent RC saw a further reduced memory footprint. Not much bells and whistles after install either; if you want them, you're gonna have to enable them. "Useless" stuff like windows search, games and tablet pc components can be easily yanked as well.

Honestly, I don't see how in this point in time a few gigs of HD space are an objection?

Well, I just installed the RC(build 7100) after removing build 7000, and oh my ain't it faster! Either they've made massive progress, or my previous installation was really porked. Win7 for gaming and Ubuntu for other uses is a great combination, and installation was extremely painless with Windows first, then Ubuntu using Wubi

True, I am more concerned with the RAM usages

I've come to the conclusion that Vista just came out to early for the hardware and now everyone is experiencing what the OS is really about.

If it can run smoother than XP on a 512MB system, I'd say RAM requirement isn't that high.

I installed it on a friends PC: 1.8GHZ P4, 512MB RDRAM and Radeon 9250. He swore by XP, didn't like Vista one bit but still fell instantly in love with Win7. Not exactly a person that's easy to convince either.

Unlike other Windows, this one works well on systems that don't reach the requirements. I think MS put the requirements too high on purpose to avoid disappointments (and more lawsuits). Yes, it's better to meet the requirements, but you can definetly get away with 512MB (from what I heard Vista wouldn't even install on such systems).