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I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a few extra days for W7 to be posted to MSDN and TechNet, given that the 13th is just the RTM sign-off day. They've historically outsourced the most popular downloads for MSDN and TN to Akamai, so there's a good chance that server availability will be acceptable. I, for one, will install it shortly after it's posted. I've been running the public RC on my work machine since release, and can't wait. Greg -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of CW Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:48 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? For those TechNet/MSDN subscribers, supposedly monday we get access to the RTM Windows 7. I'm interested to see how well their servers hold up.
Re: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday?
I'm very happy with the RC as well - I'm running it on all 3 of my systems (including my tablet). --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 2:59 AM, Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a few extra days for W7 to be posted to MSDN and TechNet, given that the 13th is just the RTM sign-off day. They've historically outsourced the most popular downloads for MSDN and TN to Akamai, so there's a good chance that server availability will be acceptable. I, for one, will install it shortly after it's posted. I've been running the public RC on my work machine since release, and can't wait. Greg -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of CW Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:48 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? For those TechNet/MSDN subscribers, supposedly monday we get access to the RTM Windows 7. I'm interested to see how well their servers hold up.
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I'll go ahead and admit it, I've been running win7 on my gaming rig for months now... and it rocks. I'm stoked! On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 05:30:01AM -0400, Brian Weeden wrote: I'm very happy with the RC as well - I'm running it on all 3 of my systems (including my tablet). --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 2:59 AM, Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a few extra days for W7 to be posted to MSDN and TechNet, given that the 13th is just the RTM sign-off day. They've historically outsourced the most popular downloads for MSDN and TN to Akamai, so there's a good chance that server availability will be acceptable. I, for one, will install it shortly after it's posted. I've been running the public RC on my work machine since release, and can't wait. Greg -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of CW Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:48 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? For those TechNet/MSDN subscribers, supposedly monday we get access to the RTM Windows 7. I'm interested to see how well their servers hold up. -- Bryan G. Seitz
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No issues at all. EVGA NV GTX 280 Core i7 2.6Ghz @ 3Ghz 6G DDR3 2x WD VR in Raid1 on an Areca 1200 PCIE card Creative X-Fi Logitech G15 keyboard On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 12:52:45AM -0500, swzaske wrote: You haven't run into any compatibility issues? Do you have an Nvidia or AMD card? Bryan Seitz wrote: I'll go ahead and admit it, I've been running win7 on my gaming rig for months now... and it rocks. I'm stoked! On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 05:30:01AM -0400, Brian Weeden wrote: I'm very happy with the RC as well - I'm running it on all 3 of my systems (including my tablet). --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 2:59 AM, Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a few extra days for W7 to be posted to MSDN and TechNet, given that the 13th is just the RTM sign-off day. They've historically outsourced the most popular downloads for MSDN and TN to Akamai, so there's a good chance that server availability will be acceptable. I, for one, will install it shortly after it's posted. I've been running the public RC on my work machine since release, and can't wait. Greg -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of CW Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:48 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? For those TechNet/MSDN subscribers, supposedly monday we get access to the RTM Windows 7. I'm interested to see how well their servers hold up. -- Bryan G. Seitz
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Instead of dual booting, have you tried the Virtual XP option that comes with Win7? It's a custom virtual PC add-on that works very well. What's so cool is that when you install apps in the virtual XP for all users, they show up in your Win7 start menu. It's very slick. http://lifehacker.com/5245396/set-up-and-use-xp-mode-in-windows-7 --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 1:43 PM, John R Steinbruner stei...@pacbell.netwrote: Yeah me too. I took Vista off my main machine and have been using the Win 7 RC as well. I dual boot to XP and Win 7 now, no more Vista in the house at all. :) On Jul 11, 2009, at 10:18 AM, Bryan Seitz wrote: I'll go ahead and admit it, I've been running win7 on my gaming rig for months now... and it rocks. I'm stoked! -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
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You haven't run into any compatibility issues? Do you have an Nvidia or AMD card? Bryan Seitz wrote: I'll go ahead and admit it, I've been running win7 on my gaming rig for months now... and it rocks. I'm stoked! On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 05:30:01AM -0400, Brian Weeden wrote: I'm very happy with the RC as well - I'm running it on all 3 of my systems (including my tablet). --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 2:59 AM, Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a few extra days for W7 to be posted to MSDN and TechNet, given that the 13th is just the RTM sign-off day. They've historically outsourced the most popular downloads for MSDN and TN to Akamai, so there's a good chance that server availability will be acceptable. I, for one, will install it shortly after it's posted. I've been running the public RC on my work machine since release, and can't wait. Greg -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of CW Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:48 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? For those TechNet/MSDN subscribers, supposedly monday we get access to the RTM Windows 7. I'm interested to see how well their servers hold up.
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Yeah me too. I took Vista off my main machine and have been using the Win 7 RC as well. I dual boot to XP and Win 7 now, no more Vista in the house at all. :) On Jul 11, 2009, at 10:18 AM, Bryan Seitz wrote: I'll go ahead and admit it, I've been running win7 on my gaming rig for months now... and it rocks. I'm stoked! -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
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I don't understand why I was having so many problems with RC1 and my 4850 but thanks for the reply. Brian Weeden wrote: Not here. Radeon 4850 is the video card in my main machine. The games I've played (Fallout 3, Civ 4 BtS, a few in Steam) actually run better under Win7 than there were in XP before. It took me a bit to get some of my x200t tablet drivers working (like the screen rotation) but that was just a matter of waiting for the manufacturer to come out with beta drivers. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 1:52 AM, swzaske swza...@yahoo.com wrote: You haven't run into any compatibility issues? Do you have an Nvidia or AMD card? Bryan Seitz wrote: I'll go ahead and admit it, I've been running win7 on my gaming rig for months now... and it rocks. I'm stoked! On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 05:30:01AM -0400, Brian Weeden wrote: I'm very happy with the RC as well - I'm running it on all 3 of my systems (including my tablet). --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 2:59 AM, Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a few extra days for W7 to be posted to MSDN and TechNet, given that the 13th is just the RTM sign-off day. They've historically outsourced the most popular downloads for MSDN and TN to Akamai, so there's a good chance that server availability will be acceptable. I, for one, will install it shortly after it's posted. I've been running the public RC on my work machine since release, and can't wait. Greg -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of CW Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:48 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? For those TechNet/MSDN subscribers, supposedly monday we get access to the RTM Windows 7. I'm interested to see how well their servers hold up.
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Well I'm back on Vista and couldn't be happier but admittedly Windows 7 is better. Just wish I didn't have graphics problems or I'd go back to it. Bryan Seitz wrote: No issues at all. EVGA NV GTX 280 Core i7 2.6Ghz @ 3Ghz 6G DDR3 2x WD VR in Raid1 on an Areca 1200 PCIE card Creative X-Fi Logitech G15 keyboard On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 12:52:45AM -0500, swzaske wrote: You haven't run into any compatibility issues? Do you have an Nvidia or AMD card? Bryan Seitz wrote: I'll go ahead and admit it, I've been running win7 on my gaming rig for months now... and it rocks. I'm stoked! On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 05:30:01AM -0400, Brian Weeden wrote: I'm very happy with the RC as well - I'm running it on all 3 of my systems (including my tablet). --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 2:59 AM, Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a few extra days for W7 to be posted to MSDN and TechNet, given that the 13th is just the RTM sign-off day. They've historically outsourced the most popular downloads for MSDN and TN to Akamai, so there's a good chance that server availability will be acceptable. I, for one, will install it shortly after it's posted. I've been running the public RC on my work machine since release, and can't wait. Greg -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of CW Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:48 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? For those TechNet/MSDN subscribers, supposedly monday we get access to the RTM Windows 7. I'm interested to see how well their servers hold up.
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Not here. Radeon 4850 is the video card in my main machine. The games I've played (Fallout 3, Civ 4 BtS, a few in Steam) actually run better under Win7 than there were in XP before. It took me a bit to get some of my x200t tablet drivers working (like the screen rotation) but that was just a matter of waiting for the manufacturer to come out with beta drivers. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 1:52 AM, swzaske swza...@yahoo.com wrote: You haven't run into any compatibility issues? Do you have an Nvidia or AMD card? Bryan Seitz wrote: I'll go ahead and admit it, I've been running win7 on my gaming rig for months now... and it rocks. I'm stoked! On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 05:30:01AM -0400, Brian Weeden wrote: I'm very happy with the RC as well - I'm running it on all 3 of my systems (including my tablet). --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 2:59 AM, Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net wrote: I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a few extra days for W7 to be posted to MSDN and TechNet, given that the 13th is just the RTM sign-off day. They've historically outsourced the most popular downloads for MSDN and TN to Akamai, so there's a good chance that server availability will be acceptable. I, for one, will install it shortly after it's posted. I've been running the public RC on my work machine since release, and can't wait. Greg -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of CW Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:48 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? For those TechNet/MSDN subscribers, supposedly monday we get access to the RTM Windows 7. I'm interested to see how well their servers hold up.
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Do those apps run in win 7? Do apps installed in win 7 show up in xp or is it like any virtual? -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:49 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? Instead of dual booting, have you tried the Virtual XP option that comes with Win7? It's a custom virtual PC add-on that works very well. What's so cool is that when you install apps in the virtual XP for all users, they show up in your Win7 start menu. It's very slick. http://lifehacker.com/5245396/set-up-and-use-xp-mode-in-windows-7 --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 1:43 PM, John R Steinbruner stei...@pacbell.netwrote: Yeah me too. I took Vista off my main machine and have been using the Win 7 RC as well. I dual boot to XP and Win 7 now, no more Vista in the house at all. :) On Jul 11, 2009, at 10:18 AM, Bryan Seitz wrote: I'll go ahead and admit it, I've been running win7 on my gaming rig for months now... and it rocks. I'm stoked! -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
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Yes, it is like any other virtual appliance. In that regard. Apps installed in win7 do not show up in virtual xp unless you reinstall them again. But system devices and drives do. - Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation On 11-Jul-09, at 3:48 PM, Gary gm...@verizon.net wrote: Do those apps run in win 7? Do apps installed in win 7 show up in xp or is it like any virtual? -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:49 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? Instead of dual booting, have you tried the Virtual XP option that comes with Win7? It's a custom virtual PC add-on that works very well. What's so cool is that when you install apps in the virtual XP for all users, they show up in your Win7 start menu. It's very slick. http://lifehacker.com/5245396/set-up-and-use-xp-mode-in-windows-7 --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 1:43 PM, John R Steinbruner stei...@pacbell.netwrote: Yeah me too. I took Vista off my main machine and have been using the Win 7 RC as well. I dual boot to XP and Win 7 now, no more Vista in the house at all. :) On Jul 11, 2009, at 10:18 AM, Bryan Seitz wrote: I'll go ahead and admit it, I've been running win7 on my gaming rig for months now... and it rocks. I'm stoked! -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
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Is the virtual as good as vmware? -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 3:05 PM To: hwg Cc: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? Yes, it is like any other virtual appliance. In that regard. Apps installed in win7 do not show up in virtual xp unless you reinstall them again. But system devices and drives do. - Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation On 11-Jul-09, at 3:48 PM, Gary gm...@verizon.net wrote: Do those apps run in win 7? Do apps installed in win 7 show up in xp or is it like any virtual? -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:49 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? Instead of dual booting, have you tried the Virtual XP option that comes with Win7? It's a custom virtual PC add-on that works very well. What's so cool is that when you install apps in the virtual XP for all users, they show up in your Win7 start menu. It's very slick. http://lifehacker.com/5245396/set-up-and-use-xp-mode-in-windows-7 --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 1:43 PM, John R Steinbruner stei...@pacbell.netwrote: Yeah me too. I took Vista off my main machine and have been using the Win 7 RC as well. I dual boot to XP and Win 7 now, no more Vista in the house at all. :) On Jul 11, 2009, at 10:18 AM, Bryan Seitz wrote: I'll go ahead and admit it, I've been running win7 on my gaming rig for months now... and it rocks. I'm stoked! -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
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It's stripped of features and AFAIK only does winxp but is better integrated. So vmware and parallels are much more robust for advanced and general purpose. Virtual xp is just there to ensure compatibility with win7. The virtual xp thing is going to come with one of the win7 versions for free. - Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation On 11-Jul-09, at 4:13 PM, Gary gm...@verizon.net wrote: Is the virtual as good as vmware? -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 3:05 PM To: hwg Cc: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? Yes, it is like any other virtual appliance. In that regard. Apps installed in win7 do not show up in virtual xp unless you reinstall them again. But system devices and drives do. - Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation On 11-Jul-09, at 3:48 PM, Gary gm...@verizon.net wrote: Do those apps run in win 7? Do apps installed in win 7 show up in xp or is it like any virtual? -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:49 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? Instead of dual booting, have you tried the Virtual XP option that comes with Win7? It's a custom virtual PC add-on that works very well. What's so cool is that when you install apps in the virtual XP for all users, they show up in your Win7 start menu. It's very slick. http://lifehacker.com/5245396/set-up-and-use-xp-mode-in-windows-7 --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 1:43 PM, John R Steinbruner stei...@pacbell.netwrote: Yeah me too. I took Vista off my main machine and have been using the Win 7 RC as well. I dual boot to XP and Win 7 now, no more Vista in the house at all. :) On Jul 11, 2009, at 10:18 AM, Bryan Seitz wrote: I'll go ahead and admit it, I've been running win7 on my gaming rig for months now... and it rocks. I'm stoked! -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
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Cool thanks -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 3:18 PM To: hwg Cc: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? It's stripped of features and AFAIK only does winxp but is better integrated. So vmware and parallels are much more robust for advanced and general purpose. Virtual xp is just there to ensure compatibility with win7. The virtual xp thing is going to come with one of the win7 versions for free. - Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation On 11-Jul-09, at 4:13 PM, Gary gm...@verizon.net wrote: Is the virtual as good as vmware? -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 3:05 PM To: hwg Cc: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? Yes, it is like any other virtual appliance. In that regard. Apps installed in win7 do not show up in virtual xp unless you reinstall them again. But system devices and drives do. - Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation On 11-Jul-09, at 3:48 PM, Gary gm...@verizon.net wrote: Do those apps run in win 7? Do apps installed in win 7 show up in xp or is it like any virtual? -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:49 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] So, who all is prepped for Monday? Instead of dual booting, have you tried the Virtual XP option that comes with Win7? It's a custom virtual PC add-on that works very well. What's so cool is that when you install apps in the virtual XP for all users, they show up in your Win7 start menu. It's very slick. http://lifehacker.com/5245396/set-up-and-use-xp-mode-in-windows-7 --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 1:43 PM, John R Steinbruner stei...@pacbell.netwrote: Yeah me too. I took Vista off my main machine and have been using the Win 7 RC as well. I dual boot to XP and Win 7 now, no more Vista in the house at all. :) On Jul 11, 2009, at 10:18 AM, Bryan Seitz wrote: I'll go ahead and admit it, I've been running win7 on my gaming rig for months now... and it rocks. I'm stoked! -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
