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If you do an upgrade install, it won't.
I wouldn't do it though. Keep in mind that this is still a beta, albeit a good one. I would seriously recommend putting it on a second hard drive or dual-booting.
Also keep in mind: The beta does end after 30 days. So you have to go back to your old OS. Which is hard to do when you've upgraded it to Windows 7.
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Re: Windows 7
Posted 27 January 2009 - 11:50 AM
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Re: Windows 7
Posted 27 January 2009 - 12:15 PM
abgorn, on 27 Jan, 2009 - 10:40 AM, said:
Does anyone know that if I update Vista to Windows 7, will it wipe my drive and my already installed apps?
I make backups installing any new OS... with my windows box I backup data before even doing updates
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Re: Windows 7
Posted 27 January 2009 - 12:20 PM
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The beta does end after 30 days.
However, you can reinstall the beta again. It will be very inconvenient to reinstall the system every 30 days, but for a person who wants to test it is most likely the only solution. The beta will be active until August 1, 2009.
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Re: Windows 7
Posted 27 January 2009 - 12:22 PM
Well I've installed Windows 7 to test it out, and have noticed that I cannot see any of my other drives. The only ones I can see are the drive it's installed on, my external, and my portable. Anyone else run into this?
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Posted 27 January 2009 - 12:28 PM
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Well I've installed Windows 7 to test it out, and have noticed that I cannot see any of my other drives. The only ones I can see are the drive it's installed on, my external, and my portable. Anyone else run into this?
If you mean the secondary partitions, I think it probably has a problem with identifying file systems on the partitions.
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Re: Windows 7
Posted 27 January 2009 - 12:45 PM
I mean physical HDD's. I have 5 HDD's and cant view any of them when in Windows 7. All but one are NTFS so Windows should recognize them
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But where did you find this out?
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Re: Windows 7
Posted 27 January 2009 - 04:41 PM
If you look at the Computer Properties (the same as Welcome Center in Windows Vista), you can see the number of days left in the Windows Activation section.
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Posted 27 January 2009 - 11:54 PM
Microsoft also announced it.
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Posted 28 January 2009 - 03:30 PM
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For some unexplained reason I am thoroughly stoaked about this new OS.. good bye XP hello W7!
Honestly, I don't think so. Good bye XP, hello Vista, if anything. Remember how long Windows 2000 was in use?
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Re: Windows 7
Posted 28 January 2009 - 04:23 PM
I'm really disappointed by the new version of Windows Explorer. Maybe it was the same in Vista. I don't know, I never used it.
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Posted 28 January 2009 - 04:35 PM
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I'm really disappointed by the new version of Windows Explorer. Maybe it was the same in Vista. I don't know, I never used it.
In my opinion the improved Windows Explorer gives you more flexibility in managing the files on the local computer. It really makes some of the tasks faster and easier. As well the new tagging capabilities simplify many search tasks. It's just a question of getting used to it and finding its positive sides.
Maybe people who were switching from MS-DOS with X-Tree (or any other shell) considered Windows Explorer not as comfortable as their favorite shell, however, today nobody will actually say that DOS graphic shells are better than any of the modern GUI file managers (like those in Windows, MacOS and Linux).
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Posted 28 January 2009 - 08:44 PM
I like the file manager in GNOME (Ubuntu) the most. Simplicity.
And many people still prefer the terminal over a GUI.
And many people still prefer the terminal over a GUI.
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Posted 28 January 2009 - 08:48 PM
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And many people still prefer the terminal over a GUI.
Large-scale file management with permanent access and changes will be practically impossible using the terminal. Simply because it lacks many of the features a GUI file manager has to offer (first of all it's all about a user-friendly interface). But still, yes, there are people who use a terminal interface to manage their files.
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