mishlert
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: On the 3rd rock from the sun
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 Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:30 am Post subject: Windows 7 Beta Goes Public |
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First, be aware that the beta is scheduled to expire on August 1. So you'll need to have a plan for reverting back to Vista (or XP!) or installing the final release when it stops working. If you've decided to wait for Win7 and skip Vista altogether, know that Microsoft doesn't support upgrading to the Windows 7 beta directly from XP. Upgrading from Vista SP1 is supported. But there's no supported path for rolling back to Vista after you've installed Win7.
My recommendation for those who want to try out the new OS is to do one of two things. The first option is to install Win7 on a separate partition and dual boot it with your current Vista or XP OS. You can select from the boot menu which operating you want to boot into. The second option is to install Win7 in a virtual machine. That's the way I've been running it: it's installed in a VM on our Hyper-V server and I use Remote Desktop to connect to it. You could also install it in a VM on Virtual PC or VMWare. Of course, if you have an extra computer sitting around, doing nothing, you could install Win7 on that. If you're really adventurous, you can even install Win7 on a MacBook (at your own risk):
http://www.vistanews.com/090115-Win7-MacBook-Pro
Whatever method you use, be sure to install update KB961367 immediately, and especially before playing any media with Windows Media Center or Windows Media Player. The update fixes a problem whereby MP3 files were getting corrupted and losing audio, as well as playback issues with DVR-MS (recorded TV) files. Read more about it here:
http://www.vistanews.com/090115-Windows-7-Fixes
You can download the update here:
http://www.vistanews.com/090115-Windows7-Update |
http://www.vistanews.com/ |
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