Windows 7
Thinking about upgrading?
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Probably not. Really for two reasons.
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It’s going to be expensive, I already can’t pay for the shit I need. Let alone the shit I want.
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Assuming Microsoft pulls another Windows Vista, I don’t want to have to deal with compatability issues. I already tweak out when buying some piece of hardware because I’m scared to death it won’t work with Vista. Oh, the terror of going through that with an even newer OS. Lol.
But really. I’ll give Windows 7 a few years to get kicked around before I give it a shot.
It’s supposed to blow Vista out of the water! They had the beta version running on an Old Sega Game Gear!!! Amazing! They ran some speed test of some sort (not really sure what it was called) and it was processing info faster than XP, Vista, and OSX!
Lets hope this will work in the real world. That would make me happy in the pants. 
Win7 should put MS back in the game, I really haven’t been following the dev on it, but are they close to release the RC? When the RC drops I will install it on VM fusion to see how good it runs.
To Nate1379
Lets not start a PC Vs Mac thread, I sure someone will take offense to this comment without a link or a website that did the test.
Vista: No comment. I’m not going to get into another 10 page arguement with Nem0nic. haha.
Win7: It’s a great OS. I’ll upgrade to it as soon as my DAWs/DJ programs are officially compatable. (Just like I did with vista.) However I’ll probably run a dual boot system long before that.
A few of the N.I. Beta Team have been testing TSP on Win 7 (just for there own satisfaction) and the results have been very positive.
I agree with JesC it could put MS back in the game after the disaster that is Vista.
I know some people have good results with Vista BUT it has to be said that a huge amount of the problems that people have with their Traktor setups are Vista related.
As for PC vs Mac , that doesnt interest me im Mac but even so id love it if Win 7 worked great with Traktor (and other DVS) . I hate the PC vs Mac debate and i just want Win users to have it as easy as us Mac users. It also means that i can buy a cheap third laptop that will work out-of the box.
And it might finally but the pc/mac thing to bed (or is that wishful thinking).
Been using the beta version since it was released to all Microsoft partners, haven’t had a problem with it since, and I’m not even using a Core 2.
JesC
I’ve mostly followed the Windows 7 Saga throuhg CruchGear.com. I’m not sure if the RC is out… actualy I’m not sure what an RC is? Anyways, earlier this year they released the beta (2 or 3 updates since), but it was only available for a limited time. CruchGear was/is following what different people are doing with it. I was blown away when they showed someone running it on a Game Gear… how old is that thing. And my $3000 laptop from 3-years ago probably can’t run Vista.
As far as the test they ran. I know they ran several different tests, and it was only on one that it scored higher than OSX. I can’t remember the score… probably something like this… W7 Score 9556… OSC Score 9555. Still, the fact that it is even close at all is amazing. Hopefully Microsoft will get there shit together for this… it could save the company.
Funny tid-bit. Buisness version of Windows 7 comes with downgrade disc to XP for company’s that need new computers but don’t want to change all of there OS’s… how funny
Are you using Windows 7 with Traktor/VCI??
RC1 (release candidate) just hit recently. (at some point this week?)
RC = Release Candidate i guess.
It’s been leaked, according to crunch gear (see link below).
Official release date for RC is rumored to be on May 5.
RC is release candidate, pretty much the final version before the offical release is made.
Now its pretty funny that Win7 Bus is gonna come with a downgrade cd to XP. If im upgrading from Xp to Win7 I would do a clean install, I wouldn’t want all the junk files left over from XP on my hd. Or hell I would do a dual boot.
All in all Im pretty excited that Win7 is on its way, cuz here at work were stuck with XP and its sooo 2001 OS. Im not saying that XP sux, but I think its time for a upgrade.
I haven’t really tried my VCI on it yet but yes I do use Tracktor 3.4, and Scratch. Lately I have mostly been messing around with Scratch and it has been working well with my Audio 8 DJ and time coded vinyl. I will try the VCI on it and let you know if I come across any problems.
there shouldnt be any problem with the vci on Win7. Being that the vci is a plug and play device and the OS sees it as a midi/game controller.
if you have a beta licence key it will work with the new rc1
Awesome, that’s great news. If 7 is what it’s cracked up to be, it sounds like I should be able to upgrade without any driver problems.