Switch to win7 for main OS

Jimmy1983 · 20 Feb 2009 at 21:14

Evening all, been dual booting with win7 and vista. Although I say dual booting but for the last two months or so, just been using win7. Have most of you guys already got 7 running as your main OS? Iam very tempted to make the switch, as I want to re-install 7 and think I may aswell just use it as my main OS. Just after your views really...

theheyes · 20 Feb 2009 at 22:05

There was a similar thread a while back about using it as the main OS. In my opinion you will be taking a risk using beta software with data you care about.

richyb_safc · 20 Feb 2009 at 22:23

agree with both posts.

I am also VERY tempted to install windows 7 as my main OS, but its too big of a risk with data i can't afford to lose

Jimmy1983 · 20 Feb 2009 at 22:33

Well ive got all my data on another partiton, which is also backed up. Or is that not what you meant in regards to 'data'?

theheyes · 20 Feb 2009 at 22:37

This was the thread.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17963631

There were arguments for and against, and you will probably be alright, but you never quite know. Happy reading.

Jimmy1983 · 20 Feb 2009 at 22:59

theheyes said:
This was the thread.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17963631

There were arguments for and against, and you will probably be alright, but you never quite know. Happy reading.

Cheers, still in two minds about it. Hmmmm.

Matteysan · 21 Feb 2009 at 00:45

Been using it as my main OS since the release & to tell you the truth it has been nothing short of amazing so far. If you are willing to take the risk in using beta software as your main OS then go ahead, But just know anything can go wrong with it at any given time.

I definitely wouldn't be using it as my main OS if I did work from it. But for recreational usage I see nothing wrong with that.