philosofool
Senior member
I have Windows 7 64 RC and will be building a new computer soon. I want to know whether I should go with Win 7 64 RC or Vista 64 as my primary OS.
My biggest worry is security. I may not have the money for Win 7 right when it comes out, so I could be using windows 7 until early 2010. Will MS be providing security updates for the RC, or am I crazy to think that would happen?
This is a much smaller worry--I probably don't really care much if the answer is no--but will there be an easy install that preserves programs and settings when I finally do get the full version?
I haven't yet used Win 7 RC but everything I hear makes me think I'll like it, and I usually enjoy now and shiny when it comes to computing.
My current hard disk, which I will most likely be re-using is too small to dual boot. I keep all my user data on a separate partition, which I believe will protect me if it borks, but I've never really heard that it has any serious stability issues that I need to worry about. It also means that reinstalling will be relatively painless if that needs to happen.
I will double check to make sure my devices have drivers for Win 7 before I install. If not, obviously I'll just go Vista.
Edit: I use my computer a lot, both for work and play. There's nothing on my computer that I can't replace, except stuff that I regularly back up. So if everything went to hell, it would be a pain in the ass, not the end of the world.
My biggest worry is security. I may not have the money for Win 7 right when it comes out, so I could be using windows 7 until early 2010. Will MS be providing security updates for the RC, or am I crazy to think that would happen?
This is a much smaller worry--I probably don't really care much if the answer is no--but will there be an easy install that preserves programs and settings when I finally do get the full version?
I haven't yet used Win 7 RC but everything I hear makes me think I'll like it, and I usually enjoy now and shiny when it comes to computing.
My current hard disk, which I will most likely be re-using is too small to dual boot. I keep all my user data on a separate partition, which I believe will protect me if it borks, but I've never really heard that it has any serious stability issues that I need to worry about. It also means that reinstalling will be relatively painless if that needs to happen.
I will double check to make sure my devices have drivers for Win 7 before I install. If not, obviously I'll just go Vista.
Edit: I use my computer a lot, both for work and play. There's nothing on my computer that I can't replace, except stuff that I regularly back up. So if everything went to hell, it would be a pain in the ass, not the end of the world.
