This iis the "release candidate" though, this is what MS is planning to put onto the DVD bar any great problems.

If it isn;t fixed now it will unlikely will be prior to launch and then there will be trouble as the home users would need to work out what is going on.

Also MS doesn't tend to give much instructions out with their OS's just put DVD into drive and follow instructions.

So pretty poor from MS on what is a possible launch product.

This is indeed a "release candidate", but I'll bet you anything that you like that there will be changes before it is released. Those changes will no doubt include changes to the documentation and installer based on the feedback that you and I are giving to Microsoft. You are reporting these niggles to them, rather than just griping about them on forums, aren't you?

Quite a few people have already mentioned these problems

The problem also occurs whilst installing into a virtual machine (although with even less information about what to do to fix it...)

Interesting. I had no problem installing it in VirtualBox.

What's the view from people that have tried it?
Anyone going to buy it?

I'll probably buy it to replace Vista on the laptop (especially if they do a cheap early-bird deal like they did with 7), but I'll leave 7 on the desktop.

Most likely, will probably get all my computers on it almost straight away.

Its looking good!

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What's the view from people that have tried it?
Anyone going to buy it?

Nope, I used the preview version for over a week and i could not get on with it, so will be sticking with windows 7. i build my own computers and my windows 7 is retail so it can be put onto the next computer I build, when ever that is.

if I buy a laptop which is unlikely to be honest as my laptop is used about once every couple of months, i will stick windows 7 on that if it got windows 8.

i don't like the Metro GUI, sure no doubt it is fine on touch screen, but it is not great for desktos/laptops,

MS should give people a choice to have the start menus or the Metro.

Not worth downloading the new version as very little have changed from the consumer preview version.

So you are not using it just because of the start menu... Surely that is insignificant to the majority of time you are spending on the computer?