Windows 7 Build 7100 RC (Changes/Bugs/Tweaks) Discussion


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What about my Firefox installation? Is there an easy way to back-up my profile so all of the extensions and themes I have are still in tact as well as my bookmarks and all of their tags? The bookmarks and tags are vital and I can't lose them.
Download and install FEBE extension for Firefox. It will do a comprehensive backup of everything in a few seconds and it's free.

http://customsoftwareconsult.com/extensions/febe/febe.html

It's easier still with MozBackup

I use this all the time for backing up all my Firefox and Thunderbird stuff ... very handy!!

I tried FEBE some time back, but I didn't find it very intuitive at all .. of course it might have improved since then ..

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I have another bug since I installed windows 7 for the first time a long time ago. Please anyone check this for me.

I think it is a rendering problem and could be an Intel driver related issue, so you need to have gma x3100.

1. Install the zune software

2. Listen to your music and do anything BUT LEAVE THE ZUNE SOFTWARE MAXIMZED IN THE BACKGROUND

It could need some time to get the bug and you can'make any screenshot of it, because it will show a correct rendering, but I made a similar picture - a block covers my icons - and a video

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One small icon GUI errorr I have come across so far...

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I was just going to post about this again. :)

This has ben happening all the time. It only happens over .exe files. I have submitted feedback on this previously on beta 7000 and yet it still doesn't seem to have been fixed!

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This build is AMAZING! I can't go back to Vista now. I've only ran into one small bug and it only effected me once (when I moved the taskbar around).

Can't wait for RTM.

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I have another bug since I installed windows 7 for the first time a long time ago. Please anyone check this for me.

I think it is a rendering problem and could be an Intel driver related issue, so you need to have gma x3100.

1. Install the zune software

2. Listen to your music and do anything BUT LEAVE THE ZUNE SOFTWARE MAXIMZED IN THE BACKGROUND

It could need some time to get the bug and you can'make any screenshot of it, because it will show a correct rendering, but I made a similar picture - a block covers my icons - and a video

Video

Intel haven't released a proper driver for Windows 7 yet, most older cards below 950 series don't have proper driver support, you install XP drivers but it is buggy and will give you graphic errors, I know this because on my dads laptop he has gma950 and intel don't have win7 drivers and in games the graphics blink and missing textures.

Intel might release a driver due to RC being released on 5th May because most companies will have to work together especially Intel, Nvidia, ATI etc.

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What do I change in cversion.ini so that I can uprgrade to 7100 from 7068?

To upgrade from beta you need to:

- Extract the .iso contents to a storage location you wish to run the upgrade from (a bootable flash drive

or a directory on any partition on the machine running the old build).

- Browse to the sources directory.

- Open the file cversion.ini in a text editor like Notepad.

- Modify the MinClient build number to a value lower than the down-level build. For example, change 7100 to 7000.

- Save the file in place with the same name.

- Run setup.exe like you would normally and the version check will be bypassed.

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Can anyone confirm if unplugging an XBOX 360 Controller still causes a BSOD?

I just tested for you.. it worked perfectly.

Plugged it in.. automaticly downloaded the drivers.. ready to use... unplugged it out without getting a BSOD.

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I actually like it. It's as pompous as national anthems. :D

It is a little bit too long (the final drum beats should conclude before the menu items pop up, not right after they pop up).

It's just a tiny bit too Eurovision!

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Loving the RC, everything is sailing along smoothly and it feels a bit snappier than Vista (Y)

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I was just going to post about this again. :)

This has ben happening all the time. It only happens over .exe files. I have submitted feedback on this previously on beta 7000 and yet it still doesn't seem to have been fixed!

Ahhh , I see what people are refering to now ... as you say, only seems to happen for .exe files ..

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Build 7100 is the worst so far for me. I had 2 blue-screen, once while changing my DVD-ROM drive letter and the second one while trying to save a file to a network drive. All in the span of 10 mins!!

I never had any problem with build 7077.

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I just timed my boot and it took around 2 minutes from initial BIOS output to usable desktop. Only took maybe 15-20 seconds to get through the BIOS (to the point of "Windows is loading" or whatever).

Any way to monitor your bootup sequence and check what exactly is causing your computer to take so long to boot up? I just installed Windows 7 yesterday and have all my main programs installed on it. One thing I noticed is I didnt need to install any drivers except my video card, does windows 7 already have all my up-to-date chipset drivers or could that be a reason my boot is so slow? 1:30 on a fresh install is pretty slow, slower than Vista even (it takes about as long to boot as my Vista partition does, and that has been installed for over a year).

Several restarts and a couple of days and your boot time will be reduced.

I just tested for you.. it worked perfectly.

Plugged xbox360 controller in.. automaticly downloaded the drivers.. ready to use... unplugged it out without getting a BSOD.

Yes this has been fixed in 7100! :D

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It's easier still with MozBackup

I use this all the time for backing up all my Firefox and Thunderbird stuff ... very handy!!.

I could not agree more. Moz Backup just made my 7100 install so painless.

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Yes, you can backup your entire profile. Go to the start menu and type %appdata% into the search box, hit enter. Simply make a backup copy of the Mozilla folder. When you install Firefox again, replace the existing version (if there is one) with the backup. Simple as that. Great way to sync your settings, customizations, and addons across multiple computers.

Firefox creates a new profile when installed on a freshly installed OS and that profile name is different. The only thing I backup are the contents of the .default folder within the profile folder:

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\5c2ck6gu.default. Take the contents of that and replace it with the ones in the new .default that firefox created.

I am going to give MozBackup a try since it backups Songbird as well - thanks for the tip.

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Daemon Tools works again :D YAY! I like this build, seems to work better than the last build for me :)

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