Windows 7 beta - 9th January

Bengaboy · 11 Jan 2009 at 20:53

Memphis said:
I'm curious based on some of the questions asked in this thread so far as to how some of you can even remotely believe you will be effective beta testers... oh, sorry, you never intended being a beta tester did you?

Im beta testing using Windows 7 on a macintosh...not going so well so far as you can see from the above posts...

Cant even download it!!!

Neil79 · 11 Jan 2009 at 20:57

Any games that Don't work ? , Does FFDSHOW work ?

Tom|Nbk · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:02

Really impressed with how well it's set up all my hardware on the 64bit, only required minimal drivers, it already had all my wireless drivers. It feels al ot less cluttered than Vista which is a big plus in my opinion as I couldn't get along with it. Really like it so far

I'll try FFDSHOW for you neil.

Neil79 · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:04

Cheers Tom

mick4545 · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:04

Lost both DVD drives. Sony DVD Rom & Sony Opiarc RW. Anyone else?

Edit: Both SATA Drives Windows reports driver installed. Hope I don't have to buy new drives.

TheSwede · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:04

Bengaboy said:
Im beta testing using Windows 7 on a macintosh...not going so well so far as you can see from the above posts...

Cant even download it!!!

Not sure if this will help you but both the 32 and the 64 bit version have been uploaded by users here to rapdishare.. here are the link to the posts..

32 Bit - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=13258881&highlight=Rapidshare#post13258881

64 Bit - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=13255643&highlight=Rapidshare#post13255643

Hope that might help you!

Slashiem · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:05

Anyone who plays battlfield 2 or any other other games that use punkbuster could have problems.
Due to punkbuster wont support wndows seven and evenbalance dont want to support it until it is official out. Boo!!!
There is a petition asking for evenbalance to provide support but i cant see it happening, but you never know.

Rainmaker · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:05

JRS said:
One (almost) interesting thing I found - when I last installed XP, it was very fragmented once installed and required a full defragment from O&O to sort it. This install of 7 wasn't very fragmented at all (less than 2%). Dumb luck, or did MS actually fix something?

XP actually copied files to the hdd and then installed them by running the .exe files etc. Vista and 7 both simply copy a 'ghosted' disc image from the DVD straight onto the drive

Has anyone else found that the recycle bin confirmation dialogue doesn't actually turn off even though that option is selected in its properties? It also pops under instead of up, so you have to alt-tab to find it when you're emptying it. Turning it back on in options doesn't fix it either. And yes, before anyone asks I've told MS about it (and lots of other things too!)

leoncc · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:06

mattpc said:
finally installed and running nice. Doesn't seem to like my onboard lan tho (Abit IP35)

hmm i have the same board, well the pro version and its fine, i did have to install the drivers manually though as the exe wouldn't run

mcrustk2 · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:27

Not sure if anyone has seen this but the keys which seem to be handed out by Microsoft are the same, here is a small list of the keys doing the rounds:

32Bit:

4HJRK-X6Q28-HWRFY-WDYHJ-K8HDH
QXV7B-K78W2-QGPR6-9FWH9-KGMM7
6JKV2-QPB8H-RQ893-FW7TM-PBJ73
GG4MQ-MGK72-HVXFW-KHCRF-KW6KY
TQ32R-WFBDM-GFHD2-QGVMH-3P9GC

64Bit:

D9RHV-JG8XC-C77H2-3YF6D-RYRJ9
482XP-6J9WR-4JXT3-VBPP6-FQF4M
RFFTV-J6K7W-MHBQJ-XYMMJ-Q8DCH
7XRCQ-RPY28-YY9P8-R6HD8-84GH3
JYDV8-H8VXG-74RPT-6BJPB-X42V4

I checked and I got 2 on this list, so this would indicate the keys would not be unique to the first 2.5 million. Aslo why would MS not give out unique keys?

Your thoughts?

Pigeon_Killer · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:38

Mine ends in YJM2W and isn't on that list.

Rainmaker · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:39

Pigeon_Killer said:
Mine end in (different characters completely) and aren't on that list.

Cob · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:41

Have you tried Googling your keys?

mick4545 · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:44

Mine is on the list

Rainmaker · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:45

Cob, the one I'm actually using for this x64 install had no results on Google. But I tried the others for kicks and they are ALL listed. So it seems the one I'm using is an odd one out lol So yes, it seems MS are either recycling keys, or someone somewhere has a pretty damn accurate keygen lol

deuse · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:45

Cob said:
Have you tried Googling your keys?

I just did that and my 2 are ok

I did get the first two with a MSDN account if that makes a difference?

Tom|Nbk · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:45

mick4545 said:
Mine is on the list

something daft already!! · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:48

Slashiem said:
Anyone who plays battlfield 2 or any other other games that use punkbuster could have problems.
Due to punkbuster wont support wndows seven and evenbalance dont want to support it until it is official out. Boo!!!
There is a petition asking for evenbalance to provide support but i cant see it happening, but you never know.

COD WAW works fine with punkbuster here. I installed the one off the site first.

Tom|Nbk · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:57

Just waiting for the Creative drivers to download off their uber slow server and then I will have all the drivers I require for my 64bit edition

Skeeter · 11 Jan 2009 at 22:43

So what? MS release just a few keys that they know will end up all over the internet anyway, and dont make to much of a fuss about the ISOs being on torrent sites.

Why would they? Idealy they would like everyone with a computer beta testing their software. TBH, dont know why the bothered with keys, should have just released it as a time limited install with no CD key and had everyone and his pet testing it. Atleast they might get some decent feedback, seen as 99% of people who have this will instal it, moan it doesnt work, and then not use it. They want as many people as possible to be in that 1% that do provide feedback.