Windows 7 Pre-Order And Save Upto 47%

notsosilentbob · 16-07-2009, 15:15

Windows 7 at a great introductory price* - save up to 38% with Windows 7 Home Premium E, only £49.99 ERP, or save up to 47% with Windows 7 Professional E at £99.99 ERP. To take advantage of this deal, pre-order your copy while supplies last.

Microsoft Windows: Windows 7 Pre-Order Offer

They are selling out fast though i think play.com where i got mine from have already sold their quota.

Harv · 16-07-2009, 16:14

I should get a copy on volume licencing but thats a pretty good price.

Mars · 16-07-2009, 16:34

pre ordered

never have i been so keen to get the newest windows, the beta blew me away,
it's way better than Vista, even if some ppl think it looks almost the same.

emma roids · 17-07-2009, 06:32

this the OEM version?

Harv · 17-07-2009, 09:44

Not according to the offer page - its a full media edition.

But I dont know if an upgrade path exists with win7 so it probably wouldn't make a difference.

I know you cant upgrade the beta to full you have to re-install but not sure if you can upgrade from vista or xp.

prob there would be im on Vista Ultimate so WIn7 Home would be a downgrade upgrade

Puratech · 17-07-2009, 14:07

I think youd be best sticking to Vista if youve got Ultimate and a licensed copy at that. Win7 is great, but the most recent vista isnt that bad either.

Apparently there is no upgrade version of win7, allegedly to do with the restrictions on browsers etc.

Harv · 17-07-2009, 14:28

its a bit strange tho as the beta candidate is actually windows 7 Ultimate which they dont appear to be releasing yet

Maybe after initial release has taken place

emma roids · 17-07-2009, 17:31

also i thought the beta was up to march 2010?

Mars · 17-07-2009, 21:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harv

Not according to the offer page - its a full media edition.

But I dont know if an upgrade path exists with win7 so it probably wouldn't make a difference.

I know you cant upgrade the beta to full you have to re-install but not sure if you can upgrade from vista or xp.

prob there would be im on Vista Ultimate so WIn7 Home would be a downgrade upgrade

i'll just bang another hdd in and install it as 'Win7 Final' or something, i got XP, Vista 64, and win 7 rc1 on it atm, so another aint gonna hurt

Harv · 18-07-2009, 10:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by emma roids

also i thought the beta was up to march 2010?

thats when the beta stops working there is a message that will come up every 30 days ?? i think telling you its beta after end of july IIRC

LippoW · 20-07-2009, 16:43

Windows 7 Release Candidate Customer Preview Program

Quote:

Remember expiration dates: Please plan ahead for the Beta and RC expiration dates. To avoid interruption, you'll need to rebuild your test machine using a valid version of Windows before the software expires. Windows will notify you that the expiration process is beginning and two weeks later your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. The Beta expires on August 1, 2009, and bi-hourly shutdowns will begin July 1, 2009. The RC will expire June 1, 2010, and the bi-hourly shutdowns will begin on March 1, 2010. In both cases, you'll need to rebuild your test PC to replace the OS and reinstall all your programs and data.

2 versions, Beta and Release Candidate.

Tagred · 20-07-2009, 21:03

But is it any good?

Ive spent a fair few hours on vista and that is probably the worst piece of money thieving microsoft have ever done. Some very nice gimmicks on it but its a horrible thing to navigate around.

So has anyone tried windows 7 yet and is it backwards compatible?

Harv · 20-07-2009, 23:12

using windows 7 now as i post - its pretty good so far - had an issue with beta graphics driivers but that got sorted quick and the new "features" which were supposed to be part of vista are pretty cool.

Its fairly fast - pretty - smooth - as resource hungry as vista - and has a nasty media centre bug that if you use an xbox causes a memory fault on your PC but overall its a pretty decent upgrade to XP and a polished off vista.

LippoW · 20-07-2009, 23:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tagred

So has anyone tried windows 7 yet and is it backwards compatible?

I have RC installed and it rocks just has some 'bugs'. I can play Warhammer Online in windows 7 but I had to ditch my old webcam as no 64-bit drivers for it. Also I use it in silent mode and I can't use gadgets at the moment. Installed Windows Live Onecare so no AV needed.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

For giving the best information about your hardware and software compatibility.

draganess · 26-07-2009, 06:38

They dont seem to work the bugs out of one before they release another. I didnt like vista at all, it made simple tasks take too long. Think Im going to stick with xp for now as I can think of better things to spend my cash on. No rephrase that I have more important things to spend my cash on.

Are they sticking them in new pc's yet? I suppose if we have to get a new laptop we could always give it a try on that?

Detomah · 26-07-2009, 14:23

I am perfectly happy with XP still, I really don't want to upgrade, just the same as I never wanted to move away from Win95, but I guess the need for updated security and current drivers and the likes will force me at some point.

Just not sure whether pre-ordering would actually be worth it or not just yet. If I have to format, i'd be updating my hard-drive at the same time, so it would work out a little costly for me.