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• excellent. newegg is going to get ZERGED : Downforce
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  Just because OEMs will have it I wouldn't expect to be able to order if before October 22. : Tincan
  • I wasn't paying attention 3 years ago when Vista came out, so I don't know what the gap between RTM and o... : beanman101283
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  August 6th for MSDN, eh? Day after my birthday :D : Dave-A
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    sweet :D :D :D :D : mwasher
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      (free operating systems make me happy) : mwasher
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        you mean free operating systems that aren't licensed for non-development use? might as well pirate it : electroly
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          our license is for us to use the operating systems on our personal systems for training purposes i had... : mwasher
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            are you really using it for training purposes? that sounds suspect manwasher : electroly
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              the advertising behind the program was like "What best way to learn our operating systems than to use the... : mwasher
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                I'm sure Microsoft doesn't really care. They wouldn't have done a ridiculously open beta and then specif... : electroly
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                  I will give you one of my Windows 7 keys if you want it <3 : mwasher
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                    I'll buy one : pancake humper
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                      i'm sure something can be arranged through shack messaging but we should keep this to ourselves! : mwasher
                      • I JUST COUGHED LOUDLY : TastyWheat
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            TechNet subscription for the win! : Arctic Fox
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              yea I guess this is technically what it is? I dunno. all I know is I have an account to login and downl... : mwasher
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                yeah technet has nothing to do with msdn besides the fact that they both are ways to get microsoft produc... : electroly
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                  oh, well it says I have a MSDN subscription when I login so whatever I enjoy me free Windows, Windows ... : mwasher
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                    i'm still using the copy of office 2000 i got from msdn eight years ago. don't tell anyone : electroly
                    • it is our secret : mwasher
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            language : pancake humper
            • orange julius : mwasher
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            MSDN and Technet are hardly free lol : Slowtreme
            • as far as I am concerned they are. : mwasher
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              I don't know about Technet but the cost of MSDN is something like 1% what it would cost to actually purch... : electroly
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                it costs more than the price of an OS. I was responding to: free os makes me happy : Slowtreme
                • I'm not paying for it. : mwasher
              • TechNet Plus: $349. Windows 7 Ultimate: $319. Bonus: TechNet Plus allows multiple installations, and i... : Rooster Cockburn
• yeah, October 22nd : zerog83
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  So can we upgrade the RC1 to the RTM? I though I saw somewhere that it might be an option... : SirX
  • I haven't heard that anywhere. They don't typically allow that, I think. : beanman101283
  • You can use the upgrade disc with the RC1 install, but it won't actually upgrade it. It'll move your stuf... : reign27
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    Yes you can, but you have to change an ini file somewhere on the disc. Search through their blog, it's in... : uncleanmonkey
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      the cversion.ini file? I doubt that will work, i tried upgrading a 7127 build install to a 7264 build rec... : Arsenal
      • Devs have said from day one that this will work. Your issue was most likely unrelated to that. : Halen
      • It works for going from RC1 to the RTM from what I understand. : crummynz
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  I wonder how different RC1 is in comparison to the RTM. So far, it's been rock solid for me. : jingletard
  • Likewise, I have only had one or two mild hiccups, much less than Vista. If those are fixed, then this wi... : VictoriouSecret
  • Probably some small UI fixes and the inclusion of all the Ultimate stuff that isn't in the RC (if you get... : moe6
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  Some important questions. What's the cheapest way to get Home Premium? Do upgrade editions work on RC1... : TastyWheat
  • Anyone? : TastyWheat
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    An upgrade version of Home Premium will cost you around $120 retail. Full version is $200. An OEM version... : beanman101283
    • It's more than that here though. : TastyWheat
  • Aussie pricing here: http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,20589,25693103-15306,00.html Basicall... : sethmarc
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  Anyone know how newegg (or other retailers) handled the 32/64 bit versions? I assume there will be both ... : mojorisen1117
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    Both come on the same dvd. : ant_hillbilly
    • sweet, thanks! : mojorisen1117
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  So, will the current RC I have update to basically be the release version? : Fred Garvin
  • No. : vx2o
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    Yes, with some trickery, someone figured out how by editing an ini file. : abrasion
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      Abrasion is correct : Halen
      • Sweeet! : Fred Garvin
• forgot to pre-order the $50 version :( : stgdz
• I hope there will be an Ultimate Deal on 7 soon, I really like using the RC. : woddemandred
• Now I need to kiss some ass around mid August to see if anyone at work can hook me up with a key :/ : abrasion