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I attended the Atlanta sessions and the promo. For me the 64 bit was not with the event pack. But MS did ship by end of Nov for those that made a special request for it. So I do have both of them now.

The Event went for months and at the beginning it was a mistake in the availability of the x64 media that was later corrected. The world is not a build of Wishful thinking. Events like this have a purpose which is upfront Known. You did not had to go, but you wanted free software, and you got it.

It will nice for a change people can just thanks, and avoid the Compu-Socio-Politico mundane boring jargon. Last edited: Jan 12, Thanks to all for your help. I reinstalled and everything activated with no problems. Since others have been venting about the disks I'd like to chime in. I received only the 32 bit disk also. I am aware of the offer that MS would send off a 64 bit disk to those who requested it. Thanks to this forum. I am concerned that JackMDS in the post above actually points out that it was a mistake.

I felt just a little uneasy when I opened up the package when returning from the event. Oh, and since I'm talking about the launch event I'd like to say it was really different than the XP launch. If I recall correctly, the XP launch was a lavish affair with free lunch and an atmosphere of joy and excitement. The Windows 7 launch was disorganized and amateurish. The mood was really different.

The people I went with commented that we were looking at Vista cleaned up with the hardware hurdles removed. I am still running XP on several boxes here, but in spite of it all I am impressed with Windows 7. Xellos Platinum Member. Mar 8, 2, 13 If u have the 32bit disk Yes, you can do that. But for software, especially an OS, I don't trust a torrent. What if it is not clean? Better to borrow the DVD from someone and burn a copy of it. You must log in or register to reply here.

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