Windows 7

BaconZombie

Anybody tried out Windows 7 yet?
Is it better or worse {if possible} then vista?

We upgrading all the DC's in work to 2K8 so I'll need to use vista or 7 to administrate then, and that the only reason I'm installing it {only in a VM at that}.

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feylya

Been playing about with Windows 7 a little bit. Very Vista-esque but doesn't feel quite so bloated and sluggish. After the stuff they realised with Vista, 7 should be good. Mid 2009 release apparently.

papu

using it atm on main machine , played nice with Xfi drivers , v quick boot , sleep and hibernation , havent got round to gaming on it but will do soon.

Me like very much

Trampas

any ideas on requirements compare to vista?

aphex™

Can you use XP drivers with it or only Vista ones?

Ghost Train

aphex™ wrote: »

Can you use XP drivers with it or only Vista ones?

vista ones but they mightnt work

i heard the public beta will be out sometime soon
but this says its already been leaked http://www.trustedreviews.com/software/news/2008/12/29/First-Windows-7-Public-Beta-Leaks-Early/p1

papu

vista ones work nearly all the time , ATI have graphics drivers out for windows 7 already and they installed perfectly
Really nice and slick , most drivers can be run in compatability for vista and thats working so for , even for my X-FI :eek:

screeny


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sidebar isnt working (

:: also I can't see my Vista harddrive which is a bit of a PITA , booting into vista and then copying files over : grrr
might be a password or permission issue

papu

Trampas wrote: »

any ideas on requirements compare to vista?

seems to run much smoother , installed very fast aswell, considering i was using an oldish IDE drive

Its marketed at netbooks/tablet pc's love to try some of the multitouch features but allas i have no Panel.

Dardania

I'm using beta build 7000 on an asus s101 netbook (usual atom 1.6ghz cpu, 1 gig of ram, 16 gig SSD & Intel integrated graphics) and it is surprising how polished it feels. I am extremely impressed - only 1 device failed to be recognised (LAN, but it had Wi-fi which is more relevant...)

So far my only gripe is that my HP Wi-Fi printer driver won't install on it - which seems to be HP's installer deciding not to install on any os it doesn't recognise...

papu

9 or 10 progs open and the taskbar is still very free'd up


with all those programs open

I **** YOU NOT 1337 mb's:pac::pac:

i also cleaned the place up a bit
desktop


edit:: hp printer , have you tried compatability mode for vista? XP , X-fi drivers failed incompatable Os , compatability mode made them work , give it a shot

papu

eats the pants offa Xp sp3

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=3187

ethernet

papu wrote: »

eats the pants offa Xp sp3

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=3187

That's good to see and even better to see they managed to get that time reduction without breaking anything or making drastic changes. 7 is looking good. Mind you, Vista seemed to boot quite quickly too on decent machines.

Overheal

papu wrote: »

vista ones work nearly all the time , ATI have graphics drivers out for windows 7 already and they installed perfectly
Really nice and slick , most drivers can be run in compatability for vista and thats working so for , even for my X-FI :eek:

screeny


edit::

sidebar isnt working (

:: also I can't see my Vista harddrive which is a bit of a PITA , booting into vista and then copying files over : grrr
might be a password or permission issue

Nice background o_o

Is that WMP11 or 12?

papu

Overheal wrote: »

Nice background o_o

Is that WMP11 or 12?

WMP12

it's got some really nice features , like preview songs and new layout , i don't like the bluish theme tho .. and the lack of a WMP toolbar..

Overheal

I just wish theyd throw back in some of the functionality that was lost in WMP10. you didnt need to click on a damn search bar before, you could just type and it would jump to the song on its own; [sort by artist; press P; get pearl Jam; play] and is it just me or do songs not load as fast as they used to?

papu

Overheal wrote: »

I just wish theyd throw back in some of the functionality that was lost in WMP10. you didnt need to click on a damn search bar before, you could just type and it would jump to the song on its own; [sort by artist; press P; get pearl Jam; play] and is it just me or do songs not load as fast as they used to?

if you go to artist , click and press p it jumps to the P section , search bar is pretty handy tho , WMp12 starts and plays songs faster then itunes anyway..
thats no comparison anyway itunes is a pos

jd83

How can you get a legal copy of it. Is a beta going to be released to the general user or only on msdn and technet.

papu

jd83 wrote: »

How can you get a legal copy of it. Is a beta going to be released to the general user or only on msdn and technet.

open beta is rumoured to be coming in january

Cantab.

Windows 7 (build no. 7000) has been "leaked" and is available on the torrent networks.

jd83

Thanks, To be honest Id rather wait and get a legit copy of it from microsoft.

Donald-Duck

jd83 wrote: »

Thanks, To be honest Id rather wait and get a legit copy of it from microsoft.

Thats what virtual machines are for

kaimera

Just installed it into a VM there...doesnt want to play with my gpu but thats more a VM thing than a WVII issue.

Will see how it goes.

rmacm

kaimera wrote: »

Just installed it into a VM there...doesnt want to play with my gpu but thats more a VM thing than a WVII issue.

Will see how it goes.

You haven't tried it on the HP laptop yet per chance? Might do it later/tomorrow.

Dartz

No, I was wondering about that too. It sits and waits for a moment after you select the song you want to play, is that it?

I'm debating with myself whether it would be worth my while actually buying Windows 7 and installing on my laptop. There is so much crap I have on the Vista right not that, to be honest, I'd rather not loose. But, if 7 really is as good as people are saying it is, it will sure be hard to resist.

Depending on pricing, it's definitely going on that desktop downstairs anyway. I need an excuse to format the whole HDD on that, and what better one could there be?

Overheal

As long as you dont throw your files here there and everywhere, its pretty easy to get all your vitals off an installation. Namely, Documents, Video, Music, Pictures and Desktop Items.

papu

Mr.S wrote: »

its a even shiner version of Vista (think XP to Vista)

Boot times are very very fast.

Not a fan of the new taskbar though, it seems to "boxy"

you can change it to small icons , and get a vista like shape back.

Overheal

Launch Date appears slated for July 1, anybody know how much the upgrade packs will cost?

Jonathan

Just be wary...

leninbenjamin

jmccrohan wrote: »

Just be wary...

in fairness, for a beta OS, that's a very very small bug.

It's finally here

As of tonight, MSDN and TechNet Subscribers will have access to the Windows 7 Beta. Starting January 9th – everyone else will be able to go to the Windows 7 page on Windows.com and download the Windows 7 Beta. The Windows 7 Beta will be available in 32-bit and 64-bit flavors. The Windows 7 Beta will be download-only – we will not be sending physical media out.

Jonathan

leninbenjamin wrote: »

in fairness, for a beta OS, that's a very very small bug.

It could ruin peoples mp3 collection if they had being building it for years.