Comments on: Windows RC 7 released for general public

By: Mossman

Mossman — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:00:22 +0000

W7 is not for primary install as you all know. I installed it using VM desktop running in XP Pro with no issues. Well maybe a few as I taxed the crap out of it. I make it break so I can fix it but thats just me.

By: Rajinder Sandhir

Rajinder Sandhir — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:05:04 +0000

Have downloaded ISO file. How to go about installing it? Nothing happens.

By: chuck hart

chuck hart — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:36:01 +0000

RE: my failed installation of Windows 7RC. Problem solved, ran the same installation on an OLD computer that did not meet the minimum requirements, (1gig, 256m ram no sound etc.) but went on OK. I then removed the hard drive and put it in the computer that didn’t install the first time and bingo!, win 7rc worked perfect after updating drivers. Bottom line, never give up…

By: Sauravjit Singh

Sauravjit Singh — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:27:29 +0000

@Vijender

go to Control panel>>network and internet>> network and sharing center.

and check ur setup,my net is working fine on W7.

By: vijender

vijender — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:59:25 +0000

Hi friends…

after installing w 7 rc,i am not bale to acces my net.The network drivers also installed automatically.Can any one give the solution for this

By: Hash

Hash — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:19:48 +0000

@ Deepesh,

Well said my friend. My 8 year old nephew discovered a bug with wifi connectivity recently… Good news, MSFT acknowledged and fixed it already.

By: Hash

Hash — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:17:20 +0000

@ Ken

There are all kinds of people. Some dumb, some smart and then a whole lot of wannabes. Which one are you?

All developers make every effort to make installs smooth and easy. Speaking for MSFT – Do you know “Setup” is one of their largest “Tech Support” teams? Setup & installations can get complex due to a variety of factors… environments. The BSODs, the blank screens/no boot like Chuck’s case…. just so many. Troubleshooting/debugging them aint no joke either.

So humble down my friend. I think the author of the post is smart enough to know she aint smart enough to deal with problems that may arise from a RC version or maybe waste her time/resources on dealing with issues. Let’s appreciate the effort/trivia shared and humble down for all levels of audiences.

By: Hash

Hash — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:16:33 +0000

@ Chuck

There could be several reasons for this. It could be sitting on a driver loading or anything. Too little info to dig deeper. You could start troubleshooting by isolating H/w dependencies – for example if you’re using KVMs / dual monitors etc… get them out. Try & debug it. If you’ve managed to resolve it, share the tip. If not notify MSFT.

If this is a test machine & time is not a concern & you’d like to do an RCA, I’ll be happy to help. I’m not very regular on this site (due to time constraints) though.

By: Hash

Hash — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:15:57 +0000

@ Pranita,

If ignorance is bliss, what should the intellectuals do? The purpose of sharing RCs with user communities or general public is a means of performing large scale user testing. The developers are not really sleeping but eagerly awaiting your feedback. When you encounter an issue, that you can not resolve and think of as a bug, file it! If the issue you log is indeed a bug you may win yourself a freebie

By: Hash

Hash — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:15:31 +0000

@ Swati,

Thanks for the trivia. I must’ve missed the 2010 self shutdown feature. I’m quite tempted to ‘explore’ the code

BTW, RCs are not to be used as permanent OS. The 2010 self shutdown is a feature to remind you to buy your authentic “GA/RTM” copy of Windows.