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    I've just preordered my copy of Windows 7 Home Premium (E). Quite a good deal as well - I'd end up buying it anyway, so the money off is just a bonus. I'm not too keen on reinstalling all of my programs and restoring my files though, and the lack of a web browser is just in(s)ane. Has anybody else preordered yet, and if so, which edition did you get?

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      I've just preordered my copy of Windows 7 Home Premium (E). Quite a good deal as well - I'd end up buying it anyway, so the money off is just a bonus. I'm not too keen on reinstalling all of my programs and restoring my files though, and the lack of a web browser is just in(s)ane. Has anybody else preordered yet, and if so, which edition did you get?

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      Computafreak wrote:

      Has anybody else preordered yet

      No, I'll wait until people like you have identified the bugs they couldn't fix in time, and I'll install it when they release SP1! ;-)

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        I've just preordered my copy of Windows 7 Home Premium (E). Quite a good deal as well - I'd end up buying it anyway, so the money off is just a bonus. I'm not too keen on reinstalling all of my programs and restoring my files though, and the lack of a web browser is just in(s)ane. Has anybody else preordered yet, and if so, which edition did you get?

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        Rajesh R Subramanian
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        Computafreak wrote:

        and the lack of a web browser is just in(s)ane.

        Whaa?! How am I going to download Firefox?! :omg:

        It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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          I've just preordered my copy of Windows 7 Home Premium (E). Quite a good deal as well - I'd end up buying it anyway, so the money off is just a bonus. I'm not too keen on reinstalling all of my programs and restoring my files though, and the lack of a web browser is just in(s)ane. Has anybody else preordered yet, and if so, which edition did you get?

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          UserNameless
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          Computafreak wrote:

          Has anybody else preordered yet, and if so, which edition did you get?

          Whatever comes up on MSDNAA, hopefully 64-bit version is going to be available.

          Computafreak wrote:

          and the lack of a web browser is just in(s)an

          blame Europe? X|

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            Computafreak wrote:

            and the lack of a web browser is just in(s)ane.

            Whaa?! How am I going to download Firefox?! :omg:

            It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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            ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/[^]

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              I've just preordered my copy of Windows 7 Home Premium (E). Quite a good deal as well - I'd end up buying it anyway, so the money off is just a bonus. I'm not too keen on reinstalling all of my programs and restoring my files though, and the lack of a web browser is just in(s)ane. Has anybody else preordered yet, and if so, which edition did you get?

              Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the Shadow

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              Computafreak wrote:

              I'm not too keen on reinstalling all of my programs and restoring my files though

              Is that still the case if you have Vista installed already? I thought it was only for XP? If I have to re-load all of my software I just won't bother. But then again, I guess that was the EU's idea.

              "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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                Computafreak wrote:

                and the lack of a web browser is just in(s)ane.

                Whaa?! How am I going to download Firefox?! :omg:

                It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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                Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

                Whaa?! How am I going to download Firefox?!

                You're supposed to have FF (portable) on a USB stick with you at all times. If the stick is broken, use FTP...

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                  Computafreak wrote:

                  I'm not too keen on reinstalling all of my programs and restoring my files though

                  Is that still the case if you have Vista installed already? I thought it was only for XP? If I have to re-load all of my software I just won't bother. But then again, I guess that was the EU's idea.

                  "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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                  1.21 Gigawatts wrote:

                  But then again, I guess that was the EU's idea.

                  :confused::confused: It's always better to do a clean install no matter what OS.

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                    Computafreak wrote:

                    I'm not too keen on reinstalling all of my programs and restoring my files though

                    Is that still the case if you have Vista installed already? I thought it was only for XP? If I have to re-load all of my software I just won't bother. But then again, I guess that was the EU's idea.

                    "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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                    It's whichever OS is installed. And yes, it was the EU's idea. Making everything fair by bringing the best down to the lowest common denominator

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                      1.21 Gigawatts wrote:

                      But then again, I guess that was the EU's idea.

                      :confused::confused: It's always better to do a clean install no matter what OS.

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                      Yeah, I know that. But I have so many applications that I just can't be arsed this time.

                      "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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                        I've just preordered my copy of Windows 7 Home Premium (E). Quite a good deal as well - I'd end up buying it anyway, so the money off is just a bonus. I'm not too keen on reinstalling all of my programs and restoring my files though, and the lack of a web browser is just in(s)ane. Has anybody else preordered yet, and if so, which edition did you get?

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                        Dario Solera
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                        I'll wait for MSDN.

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                          Yeah, I know that. But I have so many applications that I just can't be arsed this time.

                          "...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"

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                          what about using some scripting programs that can install all your programs automatically for you? I use one at home (can't remember the name) but it works most of the time. Of course, most of my software aren't cd based so I tend to have the install files in a folder where it gets em from. I like the program, considering how much I had to reformat the computer when I had first built it

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                            ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/[^]

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                            Well, thanks. But it was more of a joke. :)

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                              what about using some scripting programs that can install all your programs automatically for you? I use one at home (can't remember the name) but it works most of the time. Of course, most of my software aren't cd based so I tend to have the install files in a folder where it gets em from. I like the program, considering how much I had to reformat the computer when I had first built it

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                              Ahh, yeah, that's a good idea - thanks. Will have a peruse round the interweb later for a few ideas. :thumbsup: Ta.

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                                I've just preordered my copy of Windows 7 Home Premium (E). Quite a good deal as well - I'd end up buying it anyway, so the money off is just a bonus. I'm not too keen on reinstalling all of my programs and restoring my files though, and the lack of a web browser is just in(s)ane. Has anybody else preordered yet, and if so, which edition did you get?

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                                Waiting for Google Chrome OS...:)

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                                  I've just preordered my copy of Windows 7 Home Premium (E). Quite a good deal as well - I'd end up buying it anyway, so the money off is just a bonus. I'm not too keen on reinstalling all of my programs and restoring my files though, and the lack of a web browser is just in(s)ane. Has anybody else preordered yet, and if so, which edition did you get?

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                                  I'm waiting for Windows 8. Or is that WinHate? :rolleyes:

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                                    I'm waiting for Windows 8. Or is that WinHate? :rolleyes:

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                                    I'm waiting for Windows 8. Or is that WinHate

                                    No surely it we be pure and simply Weight - As it will still be heavily bloated and full of dross, then we will have Windows 9 (Wine), which will be so bad you turn to alcohol and after consuming all the spirits have to resort to, you guessed it - wine (hate the stuff! make mine a vodka+redbull anyday.), and then we will have Window 10 which will be callen Wen, as no one will know when it will actually ship after many months of delays.

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                                      I've just preordered my copy of Windows 7 Home Premium (E). Quite a good deal as well - I'd end up buying it anyway, so the money off is just a bonus. I'm not too keen on reinstalling all of my programs and restoring my files though, and the lack of a web browser is just in(s)ane. Has anybody else preordered yet, and if so, which edition did you get?

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                                      I'm interested in pre-ordering it, but they are not accepting any orders from my current location. :(

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