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Official Windows 7 (BETA) thread

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Juice

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Just got a couple 64-bit keys on my first try using the technet method, first on Safari (OS X) and then on IE 8 in Vista.
 
Milpool

Milpool

Member
Crisis said:
I can't get my key to activate. Anyone else having the problem?
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I'm getting 'Error Code 0x80072EE2', which is a time out. Not sure if it's down to my firewall or the servers though.

EDIT: Disabled my router firewall and it activated, so it could have been that.
 
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gprime

Member
Someone was saying that everyone is getting the same keys now? I just tried the method posted a page ago and got these keys:

64-bit

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

32-bit

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

For everyone that generated one today, is yours in this group?
 
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TouchMyBox

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Alright, So windows 7 doesn't support my Wireless card, and windows vista had very shitty drivers for my wireless card? time to buy a new wireless card I guess.

What wireless card is the best bang for my buck right now? I don't need draft-n, 802.11G is fine, I need something that has good drivers for xp, vista and windows 7, linux would be nice too. Hopefully something that doesn't have some terrible configuration utility. Any suggestions?
 
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Jamesfrom818

Banned
gprime said:
Someone was saying that everyone is getting the same keys now? I just tried the method posted a page ago and got these keys:

64-bit

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

32-bit

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

For everyone that generated one today, is yours in this group?
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Yep. I just got TQ32R-WFBDM-GFHD2-QGVMH-3P9GC

How do I go about changing my product key? I was snooping around the registry but I couldn't find anything.
 
Woffls

Woffls

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xD
all 4 of my codes are listed there.
Either we've exploited the system and Microsoft are onto us, or this Beta wont be very limited :lol
 
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skybaby

Member
gprime said:
Someone was saying that everyone is getting the same keys now? I just tried the method posted a page ago and got these keys:

64-bit

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

32-bit

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

For everyone that generated one today, is yours in this group?
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Those are the ones I got
 
CaptainABAB

CaptainABAB

Member
The beta license allows unlimited installs, so the keys can be shared w/o worrying about hitting some install limit.

Just got mine an hour ago and it is also in the list...

QXV7B-K78W2-QGPR6-9FWH9-KGMM7

My problem is that the direct download never completely finishes but it acts as if it did. I have a feeling that a lot of people who aren't checking the size are creating bogus DVDs


I'm probably going to find the SHA1 hash for the ISO, download it from a torrent and verify the contents. This is ridiculous.
 
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j-wood

Member
I went to the site to try and get into the beta, but it says they took it down temporarily because of crazy server demand :(
 
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StriKeVillain

Banned
I just rated my laptop with the Windows Experience Index and everything was fine except for Primary HDD. I received a 1.9 on my Disk Data transfer rate. Everything else seems fine and my rating on Vista was 5.9.

Here is the total list:
wei2.png
 
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BoboBrazil

Member
Used one of the 64bit keys above and it worked. Thanks:) Although I don't see what benefit this gives me over using the crack I was using before...lol
 
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BoboBrazil

Member
striKeVillain! said:
I just rated my laptop with the Windows Experience Index and everything was fine except for Primary HDD. I received a 1.9 on my Disk Data transfer rate. Everything else seems fine and my rating on Vista was 5.9.

Here is the total list:
wei2.png
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Probably have 4200rpm harddrive? I'm rated at a 4.9 and the lowest score I got was for my processor(Athlon x2 4000+). The ratings go up to 7.9 now too, so people complaining about the 5.9 max should be happy lol.
 
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linkboy

Member
I got my key earlier I got

RFFTV-J6K7W-MHBQJ-XYMMJ-Q8DCH (64-bit)

I won't be able to download this until Friday at the latest, it better work.
 
K

K.Jack

Knowledge is power, guard it well
striKeVillain! said:
I just rated my laptop with the Windows Experience Index and everything was fine except for Primary HDD. I received a 1.9 on my Disk Data transfer rate. Everything else seems fine and my rating on Vista was 5.9.

Here is the total list:
wei2.png
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Re-run the assessment, and the score will go up.
 
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StriKeVillain

Banned
BoboBrazil said:
Probably have 4200rpm harddrive? I'm rated at a 4.9 and the lowest score I got was for my processor(Athlon x2 4000+). The ratings go up to 7.9 now too, so people complaining about the 5.9 max should be happy lol.
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Is there a way I can check my hard drive?
 
M

Median

Member
I've currently got a Dell laptop as my only computer (buying a desktop within the next few months) and I was considering doing a dual boot with the Vista install that I already have. The only problem is that there's only one hard drive on the machine. Can I get away with partitioning that drive without running into issues, or should I consider just running a virtual machine or waiting for my new PC?
 
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Crateman

Member
I'm downloading the 64bit version as I'm typing this. I just have a few questions:

-Does Steam works? The computer I'm planning to install this on is basically my gaming rig and nothing more. Have you guys encountered any problems?

-Should I go with the partition method or is it safe to upgrade my current Vista install and use it as my default OS? I mean, is this thing stable enough to use it as an everyday OS?
 
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Cyport

Member
striKeVillain! said:
I just rated my laptop with the Windows Experience Index and everything was fine except for Primary HDD. I received a 1.9 on my Disk Data transfer rate. Everything else seems fine and my rating on Vista was 5.9.
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Funny I got exactly the same problem, numbers slightly different but yeah the hard drive was lower and made the overall score low
 
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BoboBrazil

Member
striKeVillain! said:
Is there a way I can check my hard drive?
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If you download a pc tool like pc wizard or everest you can check the speed of the harddrive. Maybe you need to defgragment. I have a 7200rpm drive in my desktop and I got a 5.9 rating for it on the first try...
 
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Cyport

Member
Crateman said:
-Does Steam works? The computer I'm planning to install this on is basically my gaming rig and nothing more. Have you guys encountered any problems?
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Steam works on my 32 bit, played Left 4 Dead and Portal with no problems
 
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TouchMyBox

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big_z said:
do download managers work in resuming the file. i need the iso too but cant get it.
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I used wget. wget is the best thing mankind has ever made, i'm pretty sure. Worked great in the free VMWare player with ubuntu
 
R

rex64

Banned
TouchMyBox said:
so... everyone here using ethernet then? :(
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I don't know is this help but, in my laptop i use a pcma D-Link DWL-G650+ AirPlusG+ wi-fi card and works like a charm with xp drivers
 
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