by Chris
Sunday, July 19 2009
Just wanted to take a quick minute and mention that Microsoft Windows 7 RC (Release Candidate) is very nice. If you have some extra hard drive space, and you are comfortable with creating a primary partition on which to install the FREE download, I strongly suggest doing it (see bottom for download link).
NOTE: "The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Windows will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start. To avoid interruption, you’ll need to install a non-expired version of Windows before March 1, 2010." -Microsoft
It had ZERO problems identifying and installing the drivers for all of my components. Seems 100% stable, as I have not had any crashes. And it runs about 20-30% faster than Vista (general estimate)...even on my high-end machine I could see a substantial difference in performance. Boot-up was about under 20 seconds.
I installed several applications, including Google Chrome, Adobe CS4 Web Premium, and Outlook 2007. All seem to run flawlessly.
One nice thing is that the new OS will come with both a 32 and 64-bit version on the same disc.
For more information on Windows 7, including history, features, and release dates visit the Wikipedia article here. And for in-depth information regarding the editions that will be released, click here.
The Windows 7 RC download can be found here --> DOWNLOAD LINK
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