Windows 7!!! omg amazing

[Tonuss]

I guess the 65 bit version is just a bit better than what I got

If the "just a bit" pun was intended, then this might be the Best Post of the Year.

[Sajuuk]

I didn't notice that...


I had a good laugh.

[Oternakn]

ok guys and gals i now have innstalled win xpx64bit to test against w7. And W7 is way faster in normal windows use and in EQ2 as i get 20fps with 4 clients on w7, I get 14 in xp64.
Gotta say that i havent hadd a single issue with keyclone or with any other part yet. and i have it on 4 pc´s
Odd thing is that i get better perf with the wdm ati drivers that W7 finds than the ones on ati site.

[welwyn]

so how does the beta thing work with an operating system. do you have to review it and supply info on it or is it just test it for bugs and if any we fix if not we release ect.
i like the idea of it if its any good as when i upgrade my system to an i7 system some time in the coming months it might be worth looking into.

[Savage]

so how does the beta thing work with an operating system. do you have to review it and supply info on it or is it just test it for bugs and if any we fix if not we release ect.
i like the idea of it if its any good as when i upgrade my system to an i7 system some time in the coming months it might be worth looking into.

You basically download the ISO and Install it how you would any other Operating System. You can either run the ISO on your PC and install it to the Hard Drive from inside Windows or you can burn it to a DVD and run it from Bootup / POST. When you go to the download link, it will give you a Product Key that you need to write down / store somewhere. You can either insert that product key when you are installing Windows 7 or after it's installed; you have 30 days to do so.

From there, all you really have to do is test the OS and play around with it. There are no restrictions, but every window that you open has a little "Send Feedback" option next to the Minimize / Maximize / Close buttons on the top right. The whole point of a beta is to help the developers test out the software to find any bugs that might persist. With that in mind, just know that this is a BETA, and it should be treated as such. The final product might be a little different here and there, so don't expect too much from it.

Overall, however, I think that it is much better than Vista for the following reasons:

1) Lesser system requirements (At the moment). It looks like it performs and looks the same as Vista, if not better, but can run on slower systems.
2) Improved Start Bar - The "Quick Launch" was replaced with a little bit better version of itself. Hard to explain; you have to see it for yourself.
3) Little improvements to the UI here and there that you will come across as you play around with it.

It's basically, in my mind, just a re-do of Vista. It's got the same basic feel of Vista with Aero, but just a few improvement tweaks.

[Yamio]

This beta version is good until when? May? June?

[Caspian]

I guess the 65 bit version is just a bit better than what I got

You win


seriously.


The Windows guys here at my office have had it for a couple of weeks and their MS sales guy said that it is called "Windows 7" because "Windows Vista - Fixed!" Didn't sound very good to the marketing guys.

They have been very happy with it so far for office computing - I think they also play COD on it and have had no complaints.

[Tasty]

so how does the beta thing work with an operating system. do you have to review it and supply info on it or is it just test it for bugs and if any we fix if not we release ect.
i like the idea of it if its any good as when i upgrade my system to an i7 system some time in the coming months it might be worth looking into.

You basically download the ISO and Install it how you would any other Operating System. You can either run the ISO on your PC and install it to the Hard Drive from inside Windows or you can burn it to a DVD and run it from Bootup / POST. When you go to the download link, it will give you a Product Key that you need to write down / store somewhere. You can either insert that product key when you are installing Windows 7 or after it's installed; you have 30 days to do so.

From there, all you really have to do is test the OS and play around with it. There are no restrictions, but every window that you open has a little "Send Feedback" option next to the Minimize / Maximize / Close buttons on the top right. The whole point of a beta is to help the developers test out the software to find any bugs that might persist. With that in mind, just know that this is a BETA, and it should be treated as such. The final product might be a little different here and there, so don't expect too much from it.

Overall, however, I think that it is much better than Vista for the following reasons:

1) Lesser system requirements (At the moment). It looks like it performs and looks the same as Vista, if not better, but can run on slower systems.
2) Improved Start Bar - The "Quick Launch" was replaced with a little bit better version of itself. Hard to explain; you have to see it for yourself.
3) Little improvements to the UI here and there that you will come across as you play around with it.

It's basically, in my mind, just a re-do of Vista. It's got the same basic feel of Vista with Aero, but just a few improvement tweaks.

I believe they were/are focusing more on compatibility and performance improvements over UI changes n stuff. But I don't really have any research to back that statement up so don't quote me on it :P

[welwyn]

so it does run out eventually this beta thing?

[moog]

so it does run out eventually this beta thing?

According to...

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...-download.aspx

Watch the calendar. The Beta expires on August 1, 2009. To continue using your PC, please be prepared to reinstall a prior version of Windows or a subsequent release of Windows 7 before the expiration date.