Windows 7 -- so hot right now

[Gryeyes]

Originally Posted by Radahr Manasponge

I think you grossly overestimate the collective IQ of our population. Last I checked, its somewhere around room temperature for an average, and falling with every passing day.

Im gonna venture the guess and say 100....

[Haus]

Originally Posted by Gryeyes

Im gonna venture the guess and say 100....

Since it's designed as a flexible scale where 100 should always be the middle point of the bell curve I would say so. I don't give a lot of credence to IQ tests because rather than telling a persons real intellectual capacity they're usually more bent towards the specifics of reasoning and don't encapsulate a properly diverse measurement of total intellect.

That said I know people who couldn't figure out how to make microwave popcorn if the instructions weren't on the bag. But can sit down and write code with an almost "stream of consciousness" speed.

[Mist]

Originally Posted by Haus

Since it's designed as a flexible scale where 100 should always be the middle point of the bell curve I would say so. I don't give a lot of credence to IQ tests because rather than telling a persons real intellectual capacity they're usually more bent towards the specifics of reasoning and don't encapsulate a properly diverse measurement of total intellect.

That said I know people who couldn't figure out how to make microwave popcorn if the instructions weren't on the bag. But can sit down and write code with an almost "stream of consciousness" speed.

There's directions right on the bag?

Fuck, I never thought to look for them there.

[prescient63]

So I'm trying to share some folders on my win7 machine w/ my xp machine. I can see the folders in xp so I'm guessing I'm connected correctly but every time I go to open the folders I get a not authorized message. The folders are set to share via the little check box so what am I missing here?

[yknits]

Originally Posted by prescient63

So I'm trying to share some folders on my win7 machine w/ my xp machine. I can see the folders in xp so I'm guessing I'm connected correctly but every time I go to open the folders I get a not authorized message. The folders are set to share via the little check box so what am I missing here?

Did you go into your advanced sharing options? You need to make sure you have network discovery on, password sharing is bad etc... Play with your settings. It was a bitch getting my xp machine to work, of which I simply formatted and installed 7 after getting it to work.

Windows 7 is very network protective in terms of seeing shares.

[Lambourne]

What also works is:
*Make a new account on your 7 machine. Name it "xpshares" or whatever.
*From your main user account, right click the folder you want to share and go to Share With > Specific People.
*Add the new user from the pulldown, click add, change permission level to read/write if you need, then click share.

On your XP machine, when you try to access the shared folder, you'll be asked to provide login details. Enter your new user and password. You'll just need to enter them this one time as you can check the box to autologin thereafter). Multiple XP machines can use the same account btw.

You leave on password protected sharing this way, which means it's more secure because if anyone gets on your network somehow, they still can't access your files. If you use wireless or take your computer anywhere I would definitely recommend setting it up this way.

It's a bit of work setting it up but I have had zero issues this way, using 3 XP machines and one on windows 7.

[Ortega]

Just right click the folder you want to share and then select specific people. Select everyone from the drop down menu, add them, and then select share. Then open the command prompt and run ipconfig. Go to the Windows xp computer and go to run then type in \\ipaddress of windows 7 computer so something like
\\192.168.1.105 or whatever. The file share should pop up and there you go.

[niteflyx]

Friend a few weeks ago got Windows 7, with an .edu email, for 30 bucks. They emailed him the product key, could download the installation .iso from the site, boom, done.
Windows 7 US Online Store - Student Registration

Unfortunately, that promo has ended. I can get a copy of W7 Pro for 30 bucks through the .edu account as well, but does anyone else have a cheap, digital download, site for W7?

[yknits]

Originally Posted by niteflyx

Friend a few weeks ago got Windows 7, with an .edu email, for 30 bucks. They emailed him the product key, could download the installation .iso from the site, boom, done.
Windows 7 US Online Store - Student Registration

Unfortunately, that promo has ended. I can get a copy of W7 Pro for 30 bucks through the .edu account as well, but does anyone else have a cheap, digital download, site for W7?

It's 64 bucks for Win7 pro with the student deal. It's a killer deal. You get everything awesome except bitlocker; which isn't a big deal since you can always just install an encryption program. Get it while you can.

[niteflyx]

Originally Posted by yknits

It's 64 bucks for Win7 pro with the student deal. It's a killer deal. You get everything awesome except bitlocker; which isn't a big deal since you can always just install an encryption program. Get it while you can.

Yeah, good call, I'm being a bit too picky. Downloading now (to replace Windows 7 RC)

Thanks!

[Robxiii]

Originally Posted by prescient63

So I'm trying to share some folders on my win7 machine w/ my xp machine. I can see the folders in xp so I'm guessing I'm connected correctly but every time I go to open the folders I get a not authorized message. The folders are set to share via the little check box so what am I missing here?

I had a lot of problems with this, especially as I didn't format my drive(s) before installing W7. There were a *ton* of file permission problems leftover from my Vista build. If you look at the files security/permissions, you'll see an unknown account listed, its what was causing my issue.

[jaybee]

Originally Posted by Robxiii

I had a lot of problems with this, especially as I didn't format my drive(s) before installing W7. There were a *ton* of file permission problems leftover from my Vista build. If you look at the files security/permissions, you'll see an unknown account listed, its what was causing my issue.

I managed to buy 2 copies of Win 7 Pro $30 upgrades from Digital River months ago, and when I upgraded my Vista machine I had the same problems. I also had an unknown account and once I deleted it most of the permission problems seemed to clear up.

I just built a new system and installed the other copy clean and it runs perfectly. As it has been said many times before in this thread, clean install is the way to go. Clean Install Windows 7 With Upgrade

[Aria]

May be a retarded question but I never really thought of it before.

What are the benefits of running 64-bit over 32-bit? I have a 64-bit processor, but just curious about what the difference in terms of running Windows 7 will be?

[yknits]

Originally Posted by Aria

May be a retarded question but I never really thought of it before.

What are the benefits of running 64-bit over 32-bit? I have a 64-bit processor, but just curious about what the difference in terms of running Windows 7 will be?

Ram utilization. 32 bit is 2³² where 64bit is to the power of 64. 32bit has a limitation of 4 gigs of ram while 64 bit can support a theoretical 16.3 terabytes of ram. Hardware has surpassed 32 bit but has more than enough room to grow in the 64 bit environment.

Drivers are the main concern. However, Windows 7 is fairing much better than previous 64 bit OS's.

[Sharmai]

I think MS has found that leaving a way for pirates, students, and other people with a little ingenuity to get Win7 for <50$ is finding that much more profitable then watching everyone pirate the hell out of it. I'm not saying people aren't pirating the hell out of it but the vibe I get from people who often pirate is "Hey look I found Win7 legitimately for only $xx bucks!"