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  This is on my main gaming PC. : deject
  • then the answer is no! : Downforce
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  So what's your plan when August rolls around and the Windows 7 beta expires? : zerog83
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    Install Vista or something. : deject
    • Release candidate one would be nice. It's in MS's best interest to keep people using the OS until it's o... : capt tripps
• if you dont mind reformatting again in august. im just going to wait on my main pc. : feek
• I've been running it as my main os at home. Its installed to a second drive though. Once 8/1 rolls around... : synack
• solid OS even on older unsupported hardware. i went back to xp tho due to performance degradation. : mwasher
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  Here is how this thread is going to go. First you will have the "Yes it is solid and you should" Then t... : DrillBit
  • everything in the above post is true, i would add tho that if your computer is more than just a gaming ma... : lja83
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  My HTPC is Windows 7 : Awun
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    as is mine, it works very good and stable but disable sleep. : stgdz
    • Yes, I learned that one the hard way early on :) : Awun
• dualboot it : dantastic
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  Whats the point? You all know damn well W7 is just Vista with some polish. The beta lacks the driver or c... : avatar_58
  • I was using a nice computer c2d 2ghz computer with 3.49gb of ram and it was absolutely a pig. Vista > XP.... : boomstickah
  • I have (and like) Vista, but I like using 7 a lot more. The interface tweaks and polish may be small, bu... : Bruzilla
  • The point being 7 is an upgrade over Vista... : derelict515
  • Oh god not you again. Saying it over and over doesn't make it true. : uncleanmonkey
  • Yep, it's Vista with all the crap they messed up fixed. I went back to Vista this week and it doesn't fe... : melkore
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    WITH GUNS : rosewood
    • REALLY COOL GUNS : glio1337
  • Its works better then Vista and somehow has better driver support then vista does. I installed it primary... : bozer
  • But all drivers that work in Vista work in Windows 7. And I think a lot of people running 7 are people th : OverloadUT
  • Yep, I'm avoiding Vista to make a point, that's it. Wait. : node
• my experiences say NO DO NOT DO IT : Yanks
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  I've been using W7 beta for about two weeks as my main OS and I haven't run into any real problems yet.

  Jan 27, 2009 9:58am PST
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  I've been using W7 beta for about two weeks as my main OS and I haven't run into any real problems yet. : slax0r
  • Yep me too. I have it set up to dual boot with Vista incase I need to switch over for something, but I ha... : thecray
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  It´s better than Vista performance wise, I´d do it... : davidc02
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    good performance in general, but not always: http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/windows_7_gaming_perform... : jujubees
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      uhhh, Vista appears to be creaming XP in a lot of those tests. Isn't XP supposed to run games faster than... : thecray
      • that hasn't been true for quite a while : zerog83
    • I got terrible game performance. Mount & Blade was completely unplayable in Windows 7 but when I went ba... : mwasher
    • Interesting... And even though it´s only a beta, I don´t think they will polish it that much more perfo... : davidc02
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  The answer is NO, because it will stop working on Aug 1 : devnullgt
  • this is why I won't do it, I want to be able to upgrade to the final version : Halen
  • This is the only reason I am not using it as my main. :( : OverloadUT
  • When is it supposed to come out for retail? : nyranger66
• I wouldn't volunteer to be a beta tester with my main OS. : jingletard
• I'm doing it. : uncleanmonkey
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  prior to using it I would have said no but after having it installed for the last 2 weeks I don't see why... : vynn
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    Because it will stop working in august... : devnullgt
    • you could be hit by a car in July. : Slowtreme
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      that is 5 months away, a pretty long time. : deject
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        I like to keep an OS around for more than 5 months : devnullgt
        • Certainly, but if you have an automated backup/restore system in place (like Live Mesh or something) then... : derelict515
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          Ideally, I agree, but a Windows install can get pretty cluttered in 5 months. : deject
          • Only if you're constantly installing/reinstalling stuff -- far more than most people. The idea of rei... : walker270
        • i don't think i've had an OS stay on any of my personal machines for more than 5 months before i get feel... : lja83
• Yes. Answer to your followup question: I don't know. : deviantpaul
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  I ran it for a few weeks until Windows decided that the digital signature for my DVD-r drivers had change... : bRAINsick
  • did you send a feedback report? because you should : lja83
• That's just crazy talk right there. : The_Archon
• I haven't run into any major issues, but I play a few games and don't do anything serious. I'm hoping ... : fleabug
• I'm using 7 on my main machine, with only a small handful of snags. I'm willing to deal with a bit of iff... : reign27
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  aren't they shutting down the 7 beta in a couple weeks? : Clay
  • that's just the downloads, they're not making installs stop working : derelict515