Some sort of official Windows 7 thread - Page 5

Demasu · 02-16-2009, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Owoc

First of all, try "verify integrity of game cache". Might just work.

Otherwise, it should work if you only copy the .gcf files, though this only covers goldsource/source games.

For other games, try starting up steam without the game in question installed, start downloading it but stop at like 2%, then copy over the files (overwriting anything), and have steam verify integrity of game cache. Worked just fine for some people switching their UT3 installation to steam.

I'll try that. So far I can play them(I had to start up the source sdk/base to get the mods to work), but that annoying text is still there, so hopefully that'll work.

Agent Buckshot Moose · 02-18-2009, 03:59 PM

I finally got the beta from pirate bay (arrr) and installed it under a VM using the key that MS gave me awhile ago.

It's fairly nice. I was expecting a bit more from IE 8 in the JavaScript department (why are we still using window.event?), but other than that the system seems fairly nice. Hopefully by the time it's released IE 8 will be even more standards compliant than it currently is.

Demasu · 02-18-2009, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Agent Buckshot Moose

I finally got the beta from pirate bay (arrr) and installed it under a VM using the key that MS gave me awhile ago.

It's fairly nice. I was expecting a bit more from IE 8 in the JavaScript department (why are we still using window.event?), but other than that the system seems fairly nice. Hopefully by the time it's released IE 8 will be even more standards compliant than it currently is.

Or why not just use something that already works a lot better than IE?

Circuitous · 02-19-2009, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Agent Buckshot Moose

I finally got the beta from pirate bay (arrr) and installed it under a VM using the key that MS gave me awhile ago.

It's fairly nice. I was expecting a bit more from IE 8 in the JavaScript department (why are we still using window.event?), but other than that the system seems fairly nice. Hopefully by the time it's released IE 8 will be even more standards compliant than it currently is.

You needed to torrent it?

Agent Buckshot Moose · 02-19-2009, 05:51 PM

They took the beta down off the Microsoft site on the 10th or so. I tried downloading it several times beforehand but never got it to work.

As far as IE: I never use IE, but you need cross-browser support so you test things in all browsers. And since IE 8 claims to have better standards support I needed to test it.

Pixel · 02-25-2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Demasu

I definitely had fun yesterday copying over my valve folder so I wouldn't have to re-download everything. Well, as it turns out, Steam doesn't like that too well, and I have every game that is 'official'(below the list of games like Half-Life, in the mod section) saying "download paused."

Fun right? Took something like 2 hours.

What exactly are you doing? I was able to start up steam and run games on the installation from xp

GeoKill-----> · 02-25-2009, 09:06 PM

Same here, I backup all my files on an external hard drive and put em on a new computer, everything work out peachy.

Demasu · 02-25-2009, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Pixel

What exactly are you doing? I was able to start up steam and run games on the installation from xp

I decided to install steam on the Win 7 partition instead of run it from my XP partition is all.

Zatoichi · 03-15-2009, 05:00 PM

finally jumped aboard and installed it on vmware. im a vm newb, does it automatically only allocate 1gb of ram to the virtual machine? after my install, windows 7 only sees 1gb out of 6gb. but its performance so far is quite good.

Yeah it does, found the setting to change it.

Damascus · 03-24-2009, 10:54 PM

The beta expires August

...and I thought I could get away with just using the beta as my main OS. But, of course, everybody wants that money.

Anshinritsumai · 03-25-2009, 05:52 AM

August? How'd you get that date?
Try this and see what you get... Start -> Run -> Winver.exe

According to that, I get until July 1st, 2009, just like everyone else...

xks · 03-25-2009, 02:05 PM

If you used build 7057 or whatever the latest one is the date is sometime in 2010.

It's also quite likely that the RC which is due next month (hopefully) will last around a year from it's release. Given how stable the builds are right now, the RC would certainly be usable for a year as a main OS.

KubeDawg · 03-25-2009, 08:01 PM

I've never dled a RC before for windows. That's free to the public, right? Or is that only for companies or those gold members and such?

Anshinritsumai · 03-26-2009, 12:53 AM

Usually it's for MSDN & TechNet subscribers, as well as companies invited by Microsoft to test out the OS in their business environment; but with the way MS has been handling Windows 7, they may open it up as well to a limited public amount the same way they did with build 7000.

As for the RC1 release, from what I've heard, the beta was originally intended to release on April 20th, 3 months to the day since Beta Build 7000 was released, and the beta was supposed to end in favor for RC1's release; but at this point no one knows except MS... they might be getting alot of important feedback from the beta, that they may wait to release RC1 until later...

Anshinritsumai · 04-30-2009, 05:55 PM

The Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is now available to MSDN / TechNet subscribers. Public release on May 5th.

Mooga · 04-30-2009, 08:42 PM

I'm waiting for the public release. I have ~300GB of unpartitioned space ready to install on.

I'm currently using 64-bit Vista without any issues. I'm looking forward to more GUI improvements. Does the RC have the Media Center components in it? I'm looking forward to see how those work.

Mooga · 05-01-2009, 09:33 PM

Just installed win7RC
installing and configuring right now.
I'm getting funny keyboard lag, but nothing major.

greenday5494 · 05-02-2009, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Demasu

I decided to install steam on the Win 7 partition instead of run it from my XP partition is all.

im just talking out of my ass here, but maybe you're missing some registry keys that are made when you install steam?

Mooga · 05-02-2009, 03:58 AM

Running from my vista partition didn't work. So I installed steam, closed it, and copied my vista install over to the steam folder. Works like a charm... but yet to test any steam games.

Demasu · 05-02-2009, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by greenday5494

im just talking out of my ass here, but maybe you're missing some registry keys that are made when you install steam?

It actually works perfectly, the problem I had with the list not showing up right fixed itself.

02-25-2009, 09:06 PM	#87
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03-15-2009, 05:00 PM	#89
Zatoichi Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	finally jumped aboard and installed it on vmware. im a vm newb, does it automatically only allocate 1gb of ram to the virtual machine? after my install, windows 7 only sees 1gb out of 6gb. but its performance so far is quite good. Yeah it does, found the setting to change it. Last edited by Zatoichi; 03-15-2009 at 08:03 PM.

03-24-2009, 10:54 PM	#90
Damascus Comic Artist D&A Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The beta expires August ...and I thought I could get away with just using the beta as my main OS. But, of course, everybody wants that money. __________________

03-25-2009, 05:52 AM	#91
Anshinritsumai °_o Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 127.0.0.1 Class/Position: Medic & Engy Gametype: AvD Affiliations: DM, OC, -[CfH]- Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	August? How'd you get that date? Try this and see what you get... Start -> Run -> Winver.exe According to that, I get until July 1st, 2009, just like everyone else... __________________ Steam \| Xfire \| Twitter \| Last.FM \| Anime \| DevART

03-25-2009, 08:01 PM	#93
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02-18-2009, 03:59 PM	#82
Agent Buckshot Moose Wiki Standards Team Wiki Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Geokill's closet Class/Position: Sniper/Demoman Gametype: CTF Affiliations: :e0: Co-leader Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	I finally got the beta from pirate bay (arrr) and installed it under a VM using the key that MS gave me awhile ago. It's fairly nice. I was expecting a bit more from IE 8 in the JavaScript department (why are we still using window.event?), but other than that the system seems fairly nice. Hopefully by the time it's released IE 8 will be even more standards compliant than it currently is.

02-19-2009, 05:51 PM	#85
Agent Buckshot Moose Wiki Standards Team Wiki Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Geokill's closet Class/Position: Sniper/Demoman Gametype: CTF Affiliations: :e0: Co-leader Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	They took the beta down off the Microsoft site on the 10th or so. I tried downloading it several times beforehand but never got it to work. As far as IE: I never use IE, but you need cross-browser support so you test things in all browsers. And since IE 8 claims to have better standards support I needed to test it.

03-25-2009, 02:05 PM	#92
xks Exceedingly Correct. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: London, England. Class/Position: Variable Gametype: QuakeLive CTF Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	If you used build 7057 or whatever the latest one is the date is sometime in 2010. It's also quite likely that the RC which is due next month (hopefully) will last around a year from it's release. Given how stable the builds are right now, the RC would certainly be usable for a year as a main OS.

03-26-2009, 12:53 AM	#94
Anshinritsumai °_o Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 127.0.0.1 Class/Position: Medic & Engy Gametype: AvD Affiliations: DM, OC, -[CfH]- Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Usually it's for MSDN & TechNet subscribers, as well as companies invited by Microsoft to test out the OS in their business environment; but with the way MS has been handling Windows 7, they may open it up as well to a limited public amount the same way they did with build 7000. As for the RC1 release, from what I've heard, the beta was originally intended to release on April 20th, 3 months to the day since Beta Build 7000 was released, and the beta was supposed to end in favor for RC1's release; but at this point no one knows except MS... they might be getting alot of important feedback from the beta, that they may wait to release RC1 until later... __________________ Steam \| Xfire \| Twitter \| Last.FM \| Anime \| DevART

04-30-2009, 05:55 PM	#95
Anshinritsumai °_o Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 127.0.0.1 Class/Position: Medic & Engy Gametype: AvD Affiliations: DM, OC, -[CfH]- Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is now available to MSDN / TechNet subscribers. Public release on May 5th. __________________ Steam \| Xfire \| Twitter \| Last.FM \| Anime \| DevART

04-30-2009, 08:42 PM	#96
Mooga Colorless FTW D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A Small Box Affiliations: SRCDS.com Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	I'm waiting for the public release. I have ~300GB of unpartitioned space ready to install on. I'm currently using 64-bit Vista without any issues. I'm looking forward to more GUI improvements. Does the RC have the Media Center components in it? I'm looking forward to see how those work. __________________ ~ Mooga ...w00t? SRCDS.com \| Twitter

05-01-2009, 09:33 PM	#97
Mooga Colorless FTW D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A Small Box Affiliations: SRCDS.com Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Just installed win7RC installing and configuring right now. I'm getting funny keyboard lag, but nothing major. __________________ ~ Mooga ...w00t? SRCDS.com \| Twitter

05-02-2009, 03:58 AM	#99
Mooga Colorless FTW D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A Small Box Affiliations: SRCDS.com Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Running from my vista partition didn't work. So I installed steam, closed it, and copied my vista install over to the steam folder. Works like a charm... but yet to test any steam games. __________________ ~ Mooga ...w00t? SRCDS.com \| Twitter

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