New PC

[wayne01]

I'm going to build a new pc using a i7 920 cpu and 6Gb ram.
I have vista home premium 32bit and need to upgrade to 64bit.
Instead of getting Vista 64bit could I after the 5th. May use Win 7 64bit on a new build?
I have never tried Win 7 beta or ever used a RC version of software.
Would there be in any problems in using the release candidate version as my main OS?
I was going to buy Win 7 when it comes out late 2009/early 2010 anyway.

 

[starams5]

I am running build 7100, my first beta build was 68 something. The beta is so stable on my machines I decided not to go back to Vista. This is my first time running a beta or RC as my primary OS.

 

[Jonmor68]

I'm going to build a new pc using a i7 920 cpu and 6Gb ram.
I have vista home premium 32bit and need to upgrade to 64bit.
Instead of getting Vista 64bit could I after the 5th. May use Win 7 64bit on a new build?
I have never tried Win 7 beta or ever used a RC version of software.
Would there be in any problems in using the release candidate version as my main OS?
I was going to buy Win 7 when it comes out late 2009/early 2010 anyway.

Don't waste your money buying Vista 64, the W7 RC is stable enough to use now, use that untill you can buy W7, you will have over a year before it's disabled.

 

[JessicaD]

Wayne01,

There should be no issues as using Windows7 as your primary OS, however if you are hesitant and feel more comfortable with Vista Home Premium, you might consider a dual boot as you test Windows 7. With an i7 and 6GB of RAM -- Windows 7 will be smoking! The release candidate is very solid and stable and it also offers many new features. Check out the following link for further information:

http://tinyurl.com/832nco

Jessica
Microsoft TechNet / Springboard

 

[Zoron]

You do realize that you can get a 64-bit DVD from MS for a measely $10.00, right? Unlike upgrading from XP to Vista, you can upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit for little money. Now if you wanted to upgrade to Ultimate 64-bit, then you'd have to pay the full retail price... but sticking with Home Premium means the cost is negligible.