Windows 7 Official Public Beta

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That's what the blog says, i read it yesterday, i'd quote but the server is too busy, if anyone gets on take a screenshot.

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They wouldn't do this. That would force people to basically use windows 7 as a main OS.

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The blog basically says you can only upgrade from Vista SP1.

That guy took it to mean that the only way to install is to do an upgrade and only from Vista SP1.

What they actually meant was that if you want to upgrade, as opposed to a fresh install (which you can obviously still do), you must do it from Vista SP1.

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You can read the blog from Googles cached version Here

Down in the comments Brandon answers some questions in his post:

Brandon LeBlanc

Microsoft

Posted on: January 08, 2009 at 2:41AM

you can most certainly do a clean install of the Windows 7 Beta. I usually do clean installs myself - especially on my laptops. The statement applies to upgrade scenarios.

yes it is Build 7000.

I am glad everyone is excited!

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Someone asked in the blog:

bninefounder

Posted on: January 08, 2009 at 12:58AM

"The Windows 7 Beta only supports Windows Vista SP1 to Windows 7 upgrades."

Brandon, can you clarify this? Does this mean clean installs aren't available with Windows 7 Beta, or does the quoted statement simply apply only to upgrade scenarios?

Thanks! :-D

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Brandon LeBlanc

Microsoft

Posted on: January 08, 2009 at 2:41AM

bninefounder, you can most certainly do a clean install of the Windows 7 Beta. I usually do clean installs myself - especially on my laptops. The statement applies to upgrade scenarios.

So you don't have to worry about fresh installs...

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The Windows 7 Beta only supports Windows Vista SP1 to Windows 7 upgrades.So, if you intend to do an upgrade – be sure it is on a PC running Windows Vista with Service Pack 1. We are not yet announcing anything regarding finalized upgrade paths for Windows 7

I assumed the was talking about the beta, I could (I hope) I'm wrong, but I cant get on the blog so I haven't been able to read more recent posts.

Edit: ^^ ok sorry.

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The problem was people didn't read the very next sentence.

The Windows 7 Beta only supports Windows Vista SP1 to Windows 7 upgrades. So if you intend to do an upgrade ? be sure it is on a PC running Windows Vista with Service Pack 1. We are not yet announcing anything regarding finalized upgrade paths for Windows 7.
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http://technet.microsoft.com/zh-cn/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx chinese technet is up indeed.

Official beta specs:

Following is the Microsoft response to want to run Windows 7 beta version of the system, the recommended minimum hardware requirements. These recommendations apply only to the beta, it is possible to make changes:

* CPU：1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor

* RAM：1 GB of system memory

* Hard Drive: 16 GB of free disk space

* Video card: 128MB memory, support for DirectX 9 graphics card (for the opening of the Aero theme)

* Drive: DVD-R / W drive

* Internet: Internet connection (for downloading the beta and update)

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Mike

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It doesn't say that at all, why would they only allow upgrades? They doesnt make any sense.

It says that because i quoted it from the page. You need to read it properly and what I said. They are saying the only way *to upgrade* is via Vista SP1. So in other words, it's either a clean install or an upgrade from Vista SP1

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