build 7127 Vs 7100 - Thoughts so far

[Mark Phelps]

I know the advice is to do a clean install of 7127 instead of an upgrade from 7100, but has anyone actually done the upgrade? If so, are there any bad experiences from that?

Asking because I've spent lots of hours customizing my 7100 installation and really don't want to start over again with 7127. I know I'll have to do that with the RTM -- but that's months down the road.

 

[copernicus]

I did an updgrade from 7100 becaue I'm limiting myself to one clean install per month.

No problems so far.

 

[Digger]

I did an updgrade from 7100 becaue I'm limiting myself to one clean install per month.

lmfao.... that sounds like some kind of diet.. hahahaha


but yea, so far, after further review, 7127 has cured alot of my "blues". Especially when it comes to correctly and accurately reporting the connection, be it wired or wireless, as compared to the PUBLIC RELEASED windows 7 beta 2..."RC"

not too mention, there wasnt any 2 updates for the IE, or the x86 root security flaw as found for the BETA 2. And i've yet to have the language pack updates as well, just fyi. Tho not sure if they are included or not. I would presume yes, but then again....

I honestly think MS should state a public apology for their carelessness of releasing this build to the general public, and then release an actual RC available to the public.... but oh my... that would definitely let the cat out of the bag wouldnt it.... roll the dice i say MS.... reconciling this issue may speak well on your future reputation.

 

[Ciera]

i've been using 7127 for about a week now. besides the folder.jpg bugfix, one other major thing i've noticed is that my system no longer hangs after signing in from locked state or power saving mode - which it would persistently do at random in both 7077 and 7100.

 

[Digger]

i've been using 7127 for about a week now. besides the folder.jpg bugfix,

are you talking about the extension "bug", the one thats been in existance for while, or is this something new?

 

[noyb]

In 7127 ... I had to disable AVG's resident shield to be able to open a picture in Irfanview in less than 4>5 seconds ???
I didn't have this problem in 7100 ... So far, this is the only difference I've found.

For Photoshop users ... There's some neat context menu tricks going on here

 

[Blongs]

I know the advice is to do a clean install of 7127 instead of an upgrade from 7100, but has anyone actually done the upgrade? If so, are there any bad experiences from that?

Asking because I've spent lots of hours customizing my 7100 installation and really don't want to start over again with 7127. I know I'll have to do that with the RTM -- but that's months down the road.

I did an upgrade install from 7100 to 7127 and upgrade went without a hitch. I've done clean installs of every previous build but I just finished installing and setting up 7100 when 7127 came along, so I did my first upgrade. No regrets so far, if you had no problems with 7100 you will probably see some improvements with 7127. I say go for it.

 

[Ciera]

are you talking about the extension "bug", the one thats been in existance for while, or is this something new?

not the extension bug, folder cover/thumbnail bug. refer to: link

 

[Jon55]

I keep hearing a lot of good things about 7127. Just installed 7100 but am already considering making the jump. But I'm tired of burning DVDs (I have a MacBook Pro, which means EFI; flash drive installation doesn't work so well yet).

 

[Digger]

not the extension bug, folder cover/thumbnail bug. refer to: link

ahhh ty, i missed that thread... never ran into that... that goes without saying i dont use the OS that much as of yet for me to see that behavior. But thank you for pointing me to your thread, that was good info. I also wonder if this may have had anything to do with the "bug" of the HG libraries not showing up at times, and needed the fix of either restore to default, or change the optomize this foler for... Very interesting, again thanks.

edit: what I meant by "not showing up" was ... the library itself would show up, but when going into, no contents would be displayed until doing the above "fix"

 

[Pinger]

I hoped I could just install the newer versions right over my Build 7100 like an update, guess that's not the case after reading this thread

 

[PhreePhly]

lmfao.... that sounds like some kind of diet.. hahahaha


but yea, so far, after further review, 7127 has cured alot of my "blues". Especially when it comes to correctly and accurately reporting the connection, be it wired or wireless, as compared to the PUBLIC RELEASED windows 7 beta 2..."RC"

Hmm, never ran into that problem. Must of just been you. My build correctly reports my connection.

ahhh ty, i missed that thread... never ran into that... that goes without saying i dont use the OS that much as of yet for me to see that behavior. But thank you for pointing me to your thread, that was good info.

Sorry to jump on you, but you've been making it a habit lately of jumping on anyone that states how great 7100 has been. I'm another data point that thinks that 7100 is the fastest, most stable release yet. (not including 7127, as that is newer).

not too mention, there wasnt any 2 updates for the IE, or the x86 root security flaw as found for the BETA 2. And i've yet to have the language pack updates as well, just fyi. Tho not sure if they are included or not. I would presume yes, but then again....

I honestly think MS should state a public apology for their carelessness of releasing this build to the general public, and then release an actual RC available to the public.... but oh my... that would definitely let the cat out of the bag wouldnt it.... roll the dice i say MS.... reconciling this issue may speak well on your future reputation.

FFS, what do IE updates have to do with Win 7? Of course the 7127 build didn't need the updates, they were included. Guess what, RTM won't need those either.

As far as the root security error goes, well sh*t happens and they probably won't make the same mistake on RTM.

I'm sorry MS killed your dog, but they've been real nice to mine.

PhreePhly

 

[harpua]

I hoped I could just install the newer versions right over my Build 7100 like an update, guess that's not the case after reading this thread

As stated previously, in this thread I think, you CAN DEFINITELY DO an upgrade install over 7100, if you want, and users who have done it are not reporting any problems that I've seen. Here are the instructions from the MS Engineering Blog:

How to do “upgrade” install of later build over RC:
[FONT=&quot]Here’s what you can do to bypass the check for pre-release upgrade IF YOU REALLY REALLY NEED TO:[/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot]Download the ISO as you did previously and burn the ISO to a DVD.[/FONT]
2. [FONT=&quot]Copy the whole image to a storage location you wish to run the upgrade from (a bootable flash drive or a directory on any partition on the machine running the pre-release build).[/FONT]
3. [FONT=&quot]Browse to the sources directory.[/FONT]
4. [FONT=&quot]Open the file cversion.ini in a text editor like Notepad.[/FONT]
5. [FONT=&quot]Modify the MinClient build number to a value lower than the down-level build. For example, change 7100 to 7000 (pictured below).[/FONT]
6. [FONT=&quot]Save the file in place with the same name.[/FONT]
7. [FONT=&quot]Run setup like you would normally from this modified copy of the image and the version check will be bypassed.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] These same steps will be required as we transition from the RC milestone to the RTM milestone.[/FONT] [In other words, if this is not already clear enough, you can do this same procedure to "upgrade" instead of clean install from a future RC to the RTM, when available.]

[FONT=&quot]Again, we know many people (including tens of thousands at Microsoft) are relying on the pre-release builds of Windows 7 for mission critical and daily work, making this step less than convenient. We’re working hard to provide the highest quality release we can and so we’d like to make sure for this final phase of testing we’re supporting the most real world scenarios possible, which incremental build to build upgrades are not. At the same time everyone on the beta has been so great we wanted to make sure we at least offered an opportunity to make your own expert and informed choice about how to handle the upgrade.[/FONT]

 

[Pinger]

As stated previously, in this thread I think, you CAN DEFINITELY DO an upgrade install over 7100, if you want, and users who have done it are not reporting any problems that I've seen. Here are the instructions from the MS Engineering Blog:[FONT=&quot].[/FONT]

Thank you harpua....

 

[Sven]

Will this work?
Use Windows easy transfer, format C:, install 7127, use Windows easy transfer again with data from 7100.
Or is there too much difference between these 2 builds?

 

[Wyodiver]

Sven, if you are talking about Migration Wizard (Migwiz) then yes, should work fine. When I switched from Win 7 32bit to 64bit I had to, of course, do a clean install. I used Migwiz and it worked perfectly.

 

[Orbital Shark]

1 change i've noticed in 7127 so far:

Control Panel - Network and Internet: More options under Internet Settings, this is the same as in Build 7077


Internet Explorer - Start InPrivate Browsing: (thanks to redsoxm16 for this) When right-clicking the IE taskbar icon, InPrivate has been replaced with Start InPrivate Browsing.


More to follow as i find them. 7127 so far is a lot more zippy than 7100. 1 more thing what's taking up the other 170+MB? (See pic below)

 

[jimbo45]

Kind of off topic, but did you run DPP/EOS Utility in 7100? I am and the EOS Utility doesn't recognize my 5D Mark II or 40D although they show up in explorer. I don't know if it's a software issue or Windows.

Hi there I don't have a 5D M2 but it works for a 1D MK2 and 1D Mk3 (also a new compact camera the Canon G10).

Install it in VISTA SP2 compatability mode - no probs so far.

Also download the latest version from the Canon site

Digital Photo Professional-E

cheers
jimbo

 

[Mercurial]

As stated previously, in this thread I think, you CAN DEFINITELY DO an upgrade install over 7100, if you want, and users who have done it are not reporting any problems that I've seen. Here are the instructions from the MS Engineering Blog:

How to do “upgrade” install of later build over RC:
[FONT=&quot]Here’s what you can do to bypass the check for pre-release upgrade IF YOU REALLY REALLY NEED TO:[/FONT]

1. [FONT=&quot]Download the ISO as you did previously and burn the ISO to a DVD.[/FONT]
2. [FONT=&quot]Copy the whole image to a storage location you wish to run the upgrade from (a bootable flash drive or a directory on any partition on the machine running the pre-release build).[/FONT]
3. [FONT=&quot]Browse to the sources directory.[/FONT]
4. [FONT=&quot]Open the file cversion.ini in a text editor like Notepad.[/FONT]
5. [FONT=&quot]Modify the MinClient build number to a value lower than the down-level build. For example, change 7100 to 7000 (pictured below).[/FONT]
6. [FONT=&quot]Save the file in place with the same name.[/FONT]
7. [FONT=&quot]Run setup like you would normally from this modified copy of the image and the version check will be bypassed.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot] These same steps will be required as we transition from the RC milestone to the RTM milestone.[/FONT] [In other words, if this is not already clear enough, you can do this same procedure to "upgrade" instead of clean install from a future RC to the RTM, when available.]

[FONT=&quot]Again, we know many people (including tens of thousands at Microsoft) are relying on the pre-release builds of Windows 7 for mission critical and daily work, making this step less than convenient. We’re working hard to provide the highest quality release we can and so we’d like to make sure for this final phase of testing we’re supporting the most real world scenarios possible, which incremental build to build upgrades are not. At the same time everyone on the beta has been so great we wanted to make sure we at least offered an opportunity to make your own expert and informed choice about how to handle the upgrade.[/FONT]

lol? I just ran the installer and click upgrade no need to edit some .ini things and after 20 minutes 7100 evolved into 7127

 

[Pinger]

lol? I just ran the installer and click upgrade no need to edit some .ini things and after 20 minutes 7100 evolved into 7127

And you lost nothing from the previous install (installed programs, documents, music ect....)??