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    Windows 7: Changes from RC to Retail?

    I have intermittently run Windows 7 RC on a number of PCs and laptops since May and am reasonably au fait with its foibles and feature set. On the whole I really like it and have been impressed with how stable and robust it is although, to be honest, my much-tweaked Vista SP-2 installation is pretty sound as well.

    Are there any significant improvements or changes in the Windows 7 retail edition compared to the RC, bearing in mind that the RC was the Ultimate edition and (I guess) most people will be running Windows 7 Home?
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    Re: Windows 7: Changes from RC to Retail?

    Apart from the fact that it won't lock you out in 5 months time by rebooting the machine every 2 hours?
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    Re: Windows 7: Changes from RC to Retail?

    Quote Originally Posted by nightkhaos View Post
    Apart from the fact that it won't lock you out in 5 months time by rebooting the machine every 2 hours?
    New wallpaper and a few bug fixes?
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    Re: Windows 7: Changes from RC to Retail?

    Quote Originally Posted by nightkhaos View Post
    Apart from the fact that it won't lock you out in 5 months time by rebooting the machine every 2 hours?
    Yes, apart from that
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    Re: Windows 7: Changes from RC to Retail?

    Quote Originally Posted by aidanjt View Post
    New wallpaper and a few bug fixes?
    I guess that there are probably a few more drivers or at least updated drivers as well. Oh, and it no doubt won't let you activate on more than one system
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