Hi, how many of you have finally done it?

[saverio]

Hi all, this is my first post on the forum, but i've been reading with interest for some time befoere jumping in!

I'm ready to do a clean install, so i'd like to ask,

So, how many people on here are running Windows 7 Beta as their main OS now?

Do you have Vista installed as a backup, or are you so confident in the new OS, that apart from a few teething problems which are communicated through feedback you feel that it's stable enough to run as a main OS?

 

[Mark]

Hi saverio and welcome to the Forums,

I am dual booting with Vista ussing seperate HDD's and using Windows 7 as my main operating system and to tell you the truth, the more you use Windows 7 the less you will whant to use Vista and the older it feels and if you are coming from XP I think you would just be amazed at all the great features and inovations, just make sure you have all your updated drivers ready and you should be good to go.

If you do run into any problems you know where to go, good luck

 

[Dzomlija]

I agree with Mr. Grim on this one. Vista is looking old now compared to Windows 7.

I also first went the dual-boot route, just to check it out. I was so amazed with the changes (for the better) and the stability of a BETA, that a few days later I decided to wipe my entire system, and now I'm running only on Windows 7.

And the one conslusion I can draw is this: If this is the kind of stability Microsoft can offer us with a BETA product, then I think the final release is going to be something spectacular!

 

[Marc Winter]

I've done it

Hi!

After an initial test-installation for a few days (having my primary Vista-Installation still on an other HDD), I've dumped that one and am using Seven as my primary (and only) installation.

I love the new features and won't wait for the final to use them

EDIT: When creating the second (now used) installation I used the opportunity to activate Bitlocker for my bootdrive. Works great as well.

 

[smarteyeball]

I still have Vista and Opensuse installed, but I've been using 7 as my main OS since installation.

And yes, Vista is already starting to feel decidely old hat XP feels archaic

 

[Ex_Brit]

I quad boot and XP now feels totally prehistoric, Vista a little less so.

 

[GHad]

I also did dual boot (with XP), but I only booted XP once till then. This PC orginally was my computer to do handicrafts on and I used a laptop as main PC, but now the Lap is banned as well as XP. Se7en is sooo nice to work with, although it has some flaws and feutures I still miss...

Greetz,
GHad

 

[Baatfam]

I went with an upgrade from Vista 64 to Win7 64...so it's my only OS on my main PC...
So far it's working fine with all my video editing software.

It was a new build though, so I wasn't risking much. I still have my old machine with XP and my wife's Vista laptop for backup.

And I agree...I don't want to go back to XP or Vista...

 

[Dwarf]

Hi saverio and welcom to Se7en Forums

I am currently running a triple boot system, and am booting into Windows 7 by default. All 3 OSes exist on the same array, but in different partitions. True, W7 has some bugs left in the code, but on the whole it is very stable (given that it is still in Beta), and I have had no major problems with it. I have had no problems driver-wise either, and have found that, in most cases, Vista drivers work satisfactorily on my system.

 

[Smother]

not me, still having issue on my other PC build

S M O T H E R

 

[garysgold]

Hi saverio,

Welcome to the forums.

I too still have Vista installed, but almost never boot into it. Usually to remember how I did something there to answer someone's question.

Gary

 

[win7]

Laptop:
Windows 7 x86 Build 7000

Desktop:
XP Pro SP3 x86 | Windows 7 x86 Build 7000

I personally think unless you have a certain game you play a lot that won't work in 7, then its fine to use as primary os.
All apps i use work and it performs fine on both my laptop and desktop.

 

[Barman58]

Hi saverio and welcome to the Seven Forums

Have now got a Quad boot again but find myself almost exclusively in Windows 7 (x86, as I have a few periferal issues with x64), only boot into Vista now to run my regular scans (I always scan system disks from within that os. )

 

[error]

Hi and welcome.
Like many of the others, I have vista 64 and Win7 64 both installed....but I've not booted back into vista since W7 release day, which has really surprised me!

 

[arkhi]

This is my Main OS, on my Main machine, on my hard drive. I backed up my HD in to a .vhd file before I upgraded so I can return when I'm done evaluating but some idiot deleted that back-up (my fault anyway since I just borrowed the external HDD..)

I'm basically forced to accept this as my main OS (I wanted to revert), and there's just too much here to simply reformat it. In the long run I learned to love it, and indeed right now I do. I've used Easus free partition manager to move my files so I can create another partition. And from there I installed Vista in any case I need it. I'm happy with just Windows 7 though, it has bugs but it's bearable. If it's too much, I can always dual boot on the vista partition

 

[SIW2]

Hi all,

7x64 is my default now. Still go into Vista to send emails as WLM crashes on 7 every time I try to do that. That's what the feedback is for - makes people feel better to think they're being heard.

If 7 would boot faster than Vista , that would be better. It's only 8-10 seconds slower, so I expect the final build will do that.

SIW2

 

[damoh]

I single boot with seven. Vista got wiped

 

[Joan Archer]

I'm dual booting with Vista but I boot into Windows 7 by default and so far I'm finding that all my stuff is working. I've only been using it since last Saturday so still finding my way around but I've had no problems and even managed to bring some things over from Vista while working in Windows 7

 

[Laughingman]

Only have 7 here and no regrets. Have been very impressed and will most likely buy the release version at the end of the beta rather than go back to vista.

 

[MikelMolto]

Hi All

There were some major steps in Windows.
Win 3.1 was a good one WIN98 kept me long time happy then XP and I always was saying that I don’t need more then XP. I never tried Vista.
And now I found Windows 7 (in mistake). I was planning to install my XP new, because it became slow. I had all backups and I just gave it a try with Windows 7. Never went back and don’t like to go back.
I am afraid about August that I cannot buy Windows 7 here in Brazil and must go back to XP.
Please Microsoft (if you can hear me in this Forum):
-Don’t make it more slow
-Work hard and don’t let me run again XP

Thanks and Regards Mikel