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[DeadlyAvenger]

(Recycling of older threads, all to save the environment  )

Microsoft apparently plans a campaign in Germany to offer a full Windows 7 Home Premium for € 49,99 through a pre-purchase version available end of June. We have been offered that package. The SRP for the Home Premium is € 119,99, so it's quite a bargain. This campaign is allegedly limited.
No idea if similar offers will be available in the UK, but those interested in Win7 should keep their eyes open.
No release date yet, but most likely October/November.

October 22nd

[Chaos]

Hopefull the deal will be either in the UK or you could get me one and Ill send you the money?
As long as its has english on it, I dont care where it came from (even if it starts in German, I know my way though a windows install by now lol)

[egg]

Currently running the rc on my laptop.... it aint too bad but nothing worth peeing your pants over

[Chaos]

Everyone seems to be raving about it though.. It is good,, but not worth this hype..
I think its if you compare this beta with the Vista pre release beta.. maybe then.. but not compared to vista now

Im at least hopeful for better things

[Teatime]

Everyone seems to be raving about it though.. It is good,, but not worth this hype..
I think its if you compare this beta with the Vista pre release beta.. maybe then.. but not compared to vista now

Im at least hopeful for better things

I've read some positive reviews in a magazine I can usually depend on. 7 appears to correct some of the flaws Vista has. And since I passed on Vista I guess I will give 7 a try.

@Chaos: If the structure of 7 is the same as Vista it will have a unified core with a language layer on top. So it should be possible to convert a german 7 into an english one.

[Chaos]

I heard somewhere (so probably not true) that the vista was originally based on windows 2000 or ME (cant remember) and Windows 7 is based on XP

Which would make Windows 7 a lot more stable from the get go

[claws]

I think Windows 7 is essentially Vista with service packs and hotfixes.

[Zarf]

Going to put 7 on my new laptop later today, once i sort out a proper ghost boot disk to take an image of the current setup.

[r007]

I heard somewhere (so probably not true) that the vista was originally based on windows 2000 or ME (cant remember) and Windows 7 is based on XP

Indeed. Allow me to give you a little history lesson:
Apart from the early beginnings (Commodore 64 Microsoft BASIC) the Bloodlines of MS OS's are these:

DOS (Monolithic real mode Kernel)
-> Windows 1.x - 3.0 (GUI on top of DOS)
-> Windows 3.11 (Several Enhancements to the Kernel, Protected Mode, 32bit PE support)
-> Windows 95 - ME (and then it became extinct, rightfully so with a degenerate last effort, if you'd ask me)

Windows NT 3.1 (Microkernel-Like architecture)
-> NT4
-> 2000
-> XP (2000 with enhanced GUI (uxtheme.dll), new NTFS revision, Activation)
-> Vista (Another new GUI, several driver related Kernel changes)
-> 7 (dunno, haven't looked at the changes yet.)

[Nineblade]

I still use WFTP95 for shifting files between servers (yes I'm a fucking dinosaur)

Edit: Maybe I should play for Tyrannosaurous Regs?

[Finaldeath]

I heard somewhere (so probably not true) that the vista was originally based on windows 2000 or ME (cant remember) and Windows 7 is based on XP

Which would make Windows 7 a lot more stable from the get go

No, Windows 7 is basically based on Vista (actually, it is almost Vista, more like SP3...).

The ME line ended with ME. The NT goes NT -> 2000 -> XP -> 2003 -> Vista (yep, they used the good bits from 2003 in Vista) -> Windows 7

[Prometheus]

Microsoft are just trying to get away from the Vista name. If you read any tech sites the early problems with Vista are mentioned in any article about it. There's a stigma attached to the name that they are never going to be able to erase.