"Am I able to upgrade to Windows 8?" ;)

Kari

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One thing I enjoy a lot is to see how enthusiastic members of SevenForums are waiting upcoming October 22nd, revolution of personal computing, coming of The Windows Seven. Me too, can not deny.

When most of us are still concentrating to get 7, some of us go further. This post in SevenForums made me laugh; not because it is fun but because in its peculiar way it shows that nothing is enough: "Seven is coming but am I able to upgrade to Eight?", somebody is already asking.

And, here am I. Seven not in stores but I´m here, waiting eagerly news and rumours about Eight.
 
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    6 GB
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Most likey, because if microsoft does not let you upgrade they will lose money, so they need it..
 

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    Intel Centrino 2 Dou Inside
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    4 Gb
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And, here am I. Seven not in stores but I´m here, waiting eagerly news and rumours about Eight.

I am here because this forum has pretty much the same crew that is over at Windows Seven Forums. :)

It will be funny to see when Windows 8 rolls around and this forum gets new members. They'll look at the post count in each forum/thread and wonder how they missed all of the conversation... until we let them know that this forum was out even before Windows 7 was released, lol.

Otherwise, yes, I will await new Microsoft operating systems, especially after I had a chance to experience how amazing 7 is. But I'm not holding my breath or anything, lol.
 

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Seven is coming but am I able to upgrade to Eight?

Take it easy man!!!....
We have to wait a long time before getting hands on 8....;)
 

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  • OS
    Windows 7 build 7600 Home premium
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    Custom made
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    Amd Athlon 2000 xp+
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    kingstone(1gb+256MB)
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    Nvdia 6200(256 mb+255mb(shared))
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    soundmax
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    Lg Flatron w1943
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    segate 80GB
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    I-ball
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    256kbps up and 256 kbps down
yeah just take it easy man, its not a priority yet.
 

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    Acer Aspire 8730-6951
    CPU
    Intel Centrino 2 Dou Inside
    Memory
    4 Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 9600M GT
    Screen Resolution
    1680*945
    Hard Drives
    320Gb
    Internet Speed
    15mbs
Yes, guys, I am taking it easy. I was trying to tell about this guy who in SevenForums was already worried about it. Forgot quotation marks around the question. Edited my post, now it´s quoted:

This post in SevenForums made me laugh; not because it is fun but because in its peculiar way it shows that nothing is enough: "Seven is coming but am I able to upgrade to Eight?", somebody is already asking.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP ENVY 17-1150eg
    CPU
    1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
    Memory
    6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
    Sound Card
    Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
    Hard Drives
    Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
    External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
    Cooling
    As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
    Keyboard
    Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth)
    Internet Speed
    50 MB VDSL
    Browser
    Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
    Other Info
    Windows in English, additional user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish.
lol, it's an honest question.

It all depends on if they make Win8 x64 only or not. If they do, and you are running x86, then no. Otherwise, there shouldn't be a problem.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 Tech Preview 10041 x64
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350 8-core Black Edition @ 4.0 Ghz (4.2 Turbo)
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    Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 1333
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    Asus R9 290 DirectCU II OC, Gigabyte R9 290 Windforce OC in Xfire
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    Integrated w/ Creative A250 2.1 speakers
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    Main: Asus VN289H 28" Secondary: Acer G246HL 24"
    Screen Resolution
    3840x1080
    Hard Drives
    128 GB SanDisk Ultra Plus (Windows drive)

    240 GB Crucial M500 SSD (Data drive)

    1 TB WDC WD10EACS 7200RPM HDD (Data drive)

    2 TB Seagate Expansion Desktop external HDD (Backup drive)
    PSU
    900w Antec HCG-900
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    Raidmax Agusta Full ATX
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    Corsair H80 liquid
    Keyboard
    Cooler Master Devastator KB24
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    Cooler Master Devastator MS2K 1000/1600/2000 DPI
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps cable
    Browser
    Chrome
that is funny LOL,

but yeah win 8 would be nice to have, if they continue to improve on it like they did with 7,
 

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  • OS
    Vista Ultimate X64, Windows 7 X64, XP Pro X64, Vista Home Premium X86
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    CUSTOM BUILT BY ME
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    AMD PHENOM II X3 710 2.6GHZ Overclocked to 3.25GHZ
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    Ecs Gf8200a Phenom-2 X4 Quad Core Mboard
    Memory
    8BG PC5300 4 x 2GB OCZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    PCI-E ATI HD 4670 1GB Overclocked 4GB Total
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    Onboard 7.1 HD AUDIO
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    32" Sony Bravia LCD
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    1360 x 768 HD
    Hard Drives
    1TB Seagate
    1TB Hitachi
    200GB Maxtor
    PSU
    Kingwin ABT-610MM Maximum Power 610 Watt ATX 12V
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    GENERIC
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    Zalman CNPS7500-AlCu LED Universal CPU Cooler, 3 CASE FANS
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    MICROSOFT WIRELESS KEYBOARD 2000
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT WIRELESS MOUSE 2000
    Internet Speed
    CABLE 15MBPS
    Other Info
    DVD BURNER
    DVD DRIVE
    2 FRONT USB
One thing I enjoy a lot is to see how enthusiastic members of SevenForums are waiting upcoming October 22nd, revolution of personal computing, coming of The Windows Seven. Me too, can not deny.

When most of us are still concentrating to get 7, some of us go further. This post in SevenForums made me laugh; not because it is fun but because in its peculiar way it shows that nothing is enough: "Seven is coming but am I able to upgrade to Eight?", somebody is already asking.

And, here am I. Seven not in stores but I´m here, waiting eagerly news and rumours about Eight.
Kari,

Aim higher:

Windows IX and X (saw that somewhere before)... :D
 

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    DOS
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    Yes
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    Eloped w/Fatherbosrd
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    Failing
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    Think so
    Sound Card
    Can't hear too well
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Yes
    Screen Resolution
    Good enuf
    Hard Drives
    10 here, 4 in closet
    Case
    No, a 6 pack at a time.
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    Only in summer - Heating in winter
    Keyboard
    Typist model
    Mouse
    Yes, but set traps
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    Too slow
I'm here because i found out about 7 way way late. And since I fell 3 stories( true story) I like to get in on the ground floor now. HA HA
 

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    Windows Seven Ultimate 64 /Xp Home sp3
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    Thefabe
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    Intel Q6600 GO steppping 2.4 @ 2.63
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    Asus P5N-D
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    8 gig's OCZ Fata1ty 1066
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    EVGA GTX 260 Superclocked
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    Creative Labs Audigy 2zs
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    HP 23in TFT
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    1920x1080p 60hz
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    WD 200 Blue / Wd 500 Blue / Seagate 120gb 2.5 in External Drive / Seagate 80 gb 2.5 in External Drive / LG 10x BDRW / TSST DVDRW / Sony DVDRW
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    OCZ 700 w Gamextreme
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    NZXT Apollo
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    Masscool CPU / Dominator Memory/ 3 120mm
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    Logitech MX5000
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    Logitech MX1000
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    19.83mb/s DL 0.97 Mb/s up
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    Logitech Z2300 2.1 speakers and Bose Comfort Headphones, Epson NX415 all in one printer, 4port powered USB hub PCAmp 40 x 40
I'm here because i found out about 7 way way late. And since I fell 3 stories( true story) I like to get in on the ground floor now. HA HA

Yeah, I'm getting in on the bandwagon early. :) By the time Windows 8 Alpha/EXTREME Beta leaks, I'll have a pretty high post count already. :p:p
Not that I'm here for post counts/rep :eek::eek:

ZeshanA
(Notice that I used a lot of emoticons/smilies :cool::cool:)
 

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Hopefully the new OS will be backward compatible with older hardware, big mistake with Vista. Fixed in Win7.

SSDs and SATA3, USB3, will be the common standard by then.

Might have a minimum of quad core requirement :rolleyes:

It might go the other way, small processor, small storage space.
All cloud software and storage ;)
 
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    Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
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    GIGABYTE GA-Z77X UD3H f18
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    8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 CORSAIR Vengeance CL8 1.5v
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    Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X 1GB DDR5
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    External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
I can't get my Windows 8 ISO to install on my machine,
it keeps saying something like "You've got to be kidding me" or something like that.

Can any of you experts help me, before I go off my trolley.
 

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Hopefully the new OS will be backward compatible with older hardware, big mistake with Vista. Fixed in Win7.

SSDs and SATA3, USB3, will be the common standard by then.

Might have a minimum of quad core requirement :rolleyes:


It might go the other way, small processor, small storage space.
All cloud software and storage ;)

It better not, as I have none of those :(. And as for going the other way, the POINT???? If they do that, they'll be going into Chrome OS territory, And you know Google....... They're all about "Don't Be Evil", as long as you don't get in there way. Then they will CRUSH you. For example:
  • YouTube
  • Google
  • Google Maps
  • AdWords
  • Blogger
  • News
  • Google Public DNS
  • Gears
  • Android
  • GMail
  • Google Earth

And ChromeOS will probably dominate the Netbook market when it's released. So it's better if M$ stay with the market they already dominate.

ZeshanA
 

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The market they already dominate, OSX, Google Chrome, they can all try and some will succeed in getting their 1 or 2 % and that's it. They will probably never get their foot in the door for any more than that.

Smitty

Where's Sergio when i need him (need a new Win 8 Sig & Avatar) hint ;)hint;)
 

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  • OS
    Win 7 Home Premium
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 730
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme X9770 @ 3.2 GHz
    Memory
    8 GHz Muskin 1600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GTX 250
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi Fatality Champion
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    2 Dell 2007 WFP
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    3360 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Black 1TB Sata, 2 WD Black 500 Sata, 2 500 FreeAgent GO external
    PSU
    1000 Watt
    Keyboard
    MS Natural Pro
    Mouse
    Logiteck Cordless Trackman Wheel
    Internet Speed
    DSL
Sorry Kari, your stuck with Windows 7 a while yet...
 

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  • OS
    Windows 7 x32 Pro
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    Compaq Presario F700
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    AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK 53
    Memory
    2GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built in
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800 (Recomended)
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    FUSITSU MHY2200BH ATA DEVICE
    ST925031 5AS USB DEVICE
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