Microsoft Begs Win 7 Testers To Clean Install

Barence writes "Microsoft is imploring millions of Windows 7 beta testers to perform a clean install of the forthcoming Release Candidate, rather than upgrade from the beta. 'The reality is that upgrading from one pre-release build to another is not a scenario we want to focus on because it is not something real-world customers will experience,' the company claims on the Engineering Windows 7 blog. Those who attempt to install the Release Candidate over the beta will find their path blocked." I've read complaints that reviews of new Linux distros often focus too much on the installation process; Microsoft seems to understand that complications at installation time (dual booting? preserving an existing data partition?) can sour one's experience pretty thoroughly.

Microsoft Begs Win 7 Testers To Clean Install

[Taimat]

....linux

Be happy to

[thewils]

Just as soon as they release it on Pirate Bay.

Re:Microsoft Begs Win 7 Testers To Clean Install

[Taimat]

I think you missed the point... Clean install linux **INSTEAD** of windows...
Whoosh!

Re:And when will this version stop working?

[GNUbuntu]

But I want my data to be tight not loose!

Nuke it from Orbit.

[hal2814]

If the submitter had bothered to RTFA, they'd realize that Microsoft actually recommends that the user nuke the Beta install from orbit. It's the only way to be sure...

Re:Soft machines for testing

[fprintf]

I have mod points, but decided I didn't like being ordered what to do. So I decided to f*ck it and post so I'd be under no obligation to follow your order. :-P

Re:And when will this version stop working?

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

Actually, for many people, the threat of having your data loose would be more intimidating than having your data lost. That means you, yes you, dear reader. I know about those pictures...

I always fresh install.

[Anonymous Coward]

It seems that my computer keeps catching the Linux virus. Can anyone tell me how I can prevent getting it

Re:And when will this version stop working?

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm sure there's a joke in there bout having loose vowels when you get excited, but it would probably be pretty disgusting, so I won't pursue it, in order to protect the delicate sensibilities of /. reader...

Re:Same thing, different Tuesday.

[Anonymous Coward]

That's when I started using OSX, too!

Re:Soft machines for testing

[Pharmboy]

and you got modded down for your insolence, which is kinda funny in a cosmic sort of way. Then again, so will this post.

It's just their way of saying

[ethana2]

'We still don't have a decent package manager.'

Re:Duh!

[rbanffy]

Perhaps that's because Debian is known for being very stable and, sometimes, quite boring. That's why I went with testing - stable was too stable for me.

Re:I got one in Windows 7

[geekoid]

"I saw one a couple weeks ago with Windows 7 but the fix was simple. I just had to uninstall it."

There fixed it.

My apologize, but I want a quick +5 funny and this is an easy target.

Re:Microsoft Begs Win 7 Testers To Clean Install

[Mister Whirly]

Because Slashdot says so. That's all you need to know.

Re:Soft machines for testing

[MindVirus]

Interesting how talking about being modded down gets you modded up. That being said, this comment will be modded down.