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May 09

First impressions of Windows 7 RC

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Setting up Windows 7

If you read my blog entry from yesterday, Computing 101 for the indecisive, you would know that I was eagerly awaiting the release of Windows 7 RC. This is now officially available as a free download from Microsoft, after registration. All you need to do is download the 2.6 Gb ISO, burn it to a DVD, boot your PC using it and install it on a drive or to a particular partition. Since it isn't the final release I would recommend against using it as your primary OS, but Microsoft have made it very easy to place Windows 7 alongside other installations.

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6th May 09

First impressions of Windows 7 RC

Having only used it for a matter of hours I can't give a final declaration of 7's performance, but I have to say that the experience so far has been very impressive. Programs open, close, minimise and maximise instantly on request, and, although I have a very capable computer, it is an obvious improvement from Vista.

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