Free Download of Windows 7 Beta on Friday

[Soopafresh]

Well, after several days of messing around with the 64 Bit version, it seems OK. I'm just trying to find a compelling reason to upgrade from XP (which I realize is getting long in the tooth).

I wonder if Dell is going to do the same thing on Win 7 as they did for Vista

[MJA]

I installed it last night on my brothers in law laptop

so far I have no issues expect one .I can't figure out the the driver i need to download for a" mass storage controller "

Acer Aspire 5600

T2050 (1.66 Ghz, 2MB Cache, 533Mhz), Intel 945GM Express Chipset

Acer support/online info isn't that great

[redwudz]

Try Windows update first. Then try a Vista hard drive controller from Acer. Mass storage is probably the IDE/SATA controller. Usually Windows will reject the wrong controller, so not a lot of risk.

Laptops are probably not a great candidate for a beta OS. They often have proprietary drivers, so hard to tell if there is one that will work.

[pantangs]

Well i have had windows beta 7 for a week now and its working great. I have no hang ups or ever had to restart it for any reason. I can move from apllications to every thing i want with no hesitation at all. I know people may like vista but as far as im concerned its junk. Yes there are people who may not like beta software but ,how long did it take for microsoft to release vista and they still couldnt get things right. I had no problem finding and updating all the drivers it was easy to install.

[MJA]

Try Windows update first. Then try a Vista hard drive controller from Acer. Mass storage is probably the IDE/SATA controller. Usually Windows will reject the wrong controller, so not a lot of risk.

Laptops are probably not a great candidate for a beta OS. They often have proprietary drivers, so hard to tell if there is one that will work.

I did try windows update yesterday .it found only 2 updates .1 network card 2- modem

here is the link for the laptop support site .maybe i missed something

http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/as_5600.html

[Dv8ted2]

I'm just trying to find a compelling reason to upgrade from XP

One reason is the ability to run as a limited user without wanting to rip your hair out.

[MJA]

Try Windows update first. Then try a Vista hard drive controller from Acer. Mass storage is probably the IDE/SATA controller. Usually Windows will reject the wrong controller, so not a lot of risk.

Laptops are probably not a great candidate for a beta OS. They often have proprietary drivers, so hard to tell if there is one that will work.

I did try windows update yesterday .it found only 2 updates .1 network card 2- modem

here is the link for the laptop support site .maybe i missed something

http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/as_5600.html

UPDATE

issue solved .it was the the card reader.used xp driver so far no issues

Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Integrated FlashMedia Controller

[hudsonf]

I finally managed to get Windows 7 installed on my laptop. I was having trouble setting it up as a dual boot system. So far this is the only problem I have. My Vista partition which should be drive C: is not listed and the Windows 7 partition which should be drive I: is listed as drive C:.