The time has come... for Win7

$alvador

$alvador

TD Member
Aight so I landed a free copy (legit) of Win 7 Pro 64 bit and I figure it's finally time to upgrade from venerable ol XP Pro x86. Gonna be loading it onto a fresh new 60GB SSD with Ubuntu so the two questions I have are: first, just how big is this mofo with updates? The ISO with SP1 weighs 3.1GB but I don't know anything else. I just want to know ballpark how much space it's taking away from linux and other crap. My other question is what kind of issues people are running into with the 64-bit version, especially when it comes to compatibility with 32-bit apps which is most of the software I still use. Is it all patched up by now or are there still some inconveniences? Thanks TDers :smile:
 
excalibur

excalibur

DARKLY Regular
i personally have had little to no problems with my win7. And if u have any problems with compatibilities all u do is set the program to run as if it was on win xp
 
jakksilves

jakksilves

LiR
While 3.0 GBs worth of information can seem to be a lot, you'll be surprised at how the size will both increase than later shrink. No more than 15-20 GB, I've not seen a fully working Windows 7 Ultimate 64 on an SSD before.

Why is it so small though?

The compatibility is a hectic issue but there are patches out there, however it's rather time consuming trying to get them to work. Did you purchase this copy? If not, I could loan you my RTM copy. (RTM = Release To Manufacturer)
 
TurboTaco

TurboTaco

TD Admin
Dunno what jakk is sayin "I've not seen a fully working Windows 7 Ultimate 64 on an SSD before." Probably never installed it correctly himself, or his friends are derpy downies.

Anyway, good luck mate, it should be a big boost overall compared to XP ;]
 
OG buckshot jr

OG buckshot jr

TD Admin
Naw, I figured it out. Turns out I'm an idiot.

Anyways, Salvador, I've been using Windows 7 64-bit since it came out and I've had literally zero issues. I've also helped installs for family/friends on their newly built systems, and almost all of them were using SSD's, either OCZ or Patriot variety, and all went without a hitch.

Fully bloated and updated you're looking at about 9-15GB.
Post any questions etc. Good luck!
 
DrUgZ

DrUgZ

TD Admin
For windows 7 and an SSD, make sure you enable AHCI in your bios and in the OS. if you have it on just in the bios you wont boot.
 
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