AnOther Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 For early adopters MS are offering a free download of Windows 7 release candidate build 7100 valid until June 2010 so if anybody wants to give it a whirl.......Careful though, it's a 2.5gb download and took 2 hours on a 2mb connection so dialup users need not apply [:'(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 How many gig of RAM and how many extra hard drives and processors will I need to add to my laptop to make it work? [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 It doesn't seem too hungry:Here's what you need to have:Internet access (to download Windows 7 RC and get updates)A PC with these system requirements:1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor1 GB RAM (32-bit) / 2 GB RAM (64-bit)16 GB available disk space (32-bit) / 20 GB (64-bit)DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 or higher driverPleasenote these specifications could change. And, some product features ofWindows 7, such as the ability to watch and record live TV ornavigation through the use of "touch," may require advanced oradditional hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted May 9, 2009 Author Share Posted May 9, 2009 Windows 7 is no hungrier than Vista in terms of CPU and RAM and runs on about a par with it on my Samsung Netbook. Disk space is a bit of a disappointment as it uses a special cache folder which even on a clean install occupies nearly 4gb and brings the total disk cost to around 7.5gb, but with the size of drives these days that's not such a lot. I don't know where the quoted figure of 16gb comes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Might give it a go just for a laugh. My laptop has been on a go slow for a while, so needs reformatting with a fresh install anyway. I'm on XP.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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