I’ve recently preordered 2 copies of Windows 7. They won’t arrive till after October 22.
I’ve been running Windows 7 RC1 on an old socket-939 computer (The Microfly computer).
That computer is only used for “multimedia.” (Watching my Hulu shows & Netflix online videos.)
The monitor is a 22″ LCD TV, in VGA mode. I’m not entirely satisfied with the resolution.
I finally decided to install Windows 7 RC1 on my quad-core Beast PC.
I had hesitated to make the change because the Beast PC is an off-the-shelf computer.
It worked, and I didn’t want to “jinx” it.
I finally admitted that the Beast PC hasn’t gotten any really “serious or hard” work since I got it.
That’s because the Macintosh is really my favorite computer.
I’d recently moved all my data over to the new Windows Home Server. I really had nothing to lose.
I installed Windows 7 RC1 onto the Beast PC last night.
Then I started installing the software I use the most.
In the past I’ve used Poser and DAZ|Studio (3D Art programs) the most.
These programs are the most likely to put any computer to the test.
These were the first programs I installed.
Next, I installed 38 GB of Poser content onto the Beast PC.
I’ve used Roxio’s Toast Titanium to backup my previous Poser content onto DVD’s.
Late last night, I used Roxio’s Restore utility to bring the Poser content over to the Beast PC.
If I were smart, I would have delayed the job until Monday.
The job took several hours. I needed to be around to swap DVDs till the job was done.
I went to bed at 4:30 AM. I finally woke at 1:30 PM.
It will be a very “foggy day” for me.
The job isn’t done yet. I need to run a utility to check all the file references, etc.
That job will take several hours.
Once that job is done, I’ll see what other software I want to install.
I may do a few videos and uStream shows using the Beast PC…
I want to test Windows 7 RC1 as much as possible.
I’d feel better about using the Beast PC for videos if I had the Logitech Webcam Pro 9000.
It’s on my Wish List.