Windows 7

Stephen

Most of the rumours are claiming that it'll be released in the summer, and tbh I wouldn't bet against it given how polished the beta is now.

Zascar

I'm getting crashes, feeezes and blue screens all over the place. Am i the only one?

I'd say I just have a messy install so i'm going to wipe and clean install again this weekend, carefully reinstalling all programs etc cause it was very tricky with some the first time... Hopefully it will run a lot smoother then.

Sherifu

Zascar wrote: »

I'm getting crashes, feeezes and blue screens all over the place. Am i the only one?

I'd say I just have a messy install so i'm going to wipe and clean install again this weekend, carefully reinstalling all programs etc cause it was very tricky with some the first time... Hopefully it will run a lot smoother then.

Well for me, the base install has been solid. No crashes to report. Clean install on it's own partition.

Zascar

Yeah it was fine for the first day or so before I started installing lots of other programs.

When I go fullscreen in youtube etc it freezes, trying to remote access vial log me in kills it too. Prob bad drivers on my pc. Hopefully a careful reinstall will solve it.

Sherifu

You could try install things over a few days, see when the crashes start to happen and find the culprit that way.

stevenmu

Useful blog post for any using 7:

Tim Sneath: The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets

ethernet

Zascar wrote: »

I'm getting crashes, feeezes and blue screens all over the place. Am i the only one?

I'd say I just have a messy install so i'm going to wipe and clean install again this weekend, carefully reinstalling all programs etc cause it was very tricky with some the first time... Hopefully it will run a lot smoother then.

Got my first BSOD today (in a VM). Have only installed Firefox.

Capt'n Midnight

Stephen wrote: »

Most of the rumours are claiming that it'll be released in the summer, and tbh I wouldn't bet against it given how polished the beta is now.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/letter.mspx You have told us you want a more regular, predictable Windows release schedule. To this end, our plan is to deliver Windows 7 approximately 3 years after the January 2007 general availability launch date of Windows Vista.

microsoft have a long history of early announcements to keep the punters interested but late releases and tbh I wouldn't like to use any Brand new Microsoft OS on a production system until SP1 was available, and in many cases you need the third release for things to settle down nicely.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista Microsoft began work on Windows Vista, known at the time by its codename Longhorn in May 2001,[13] five months before the release of Windows XP. It was originally expected to ship sometime late in 2003 as a minor step between Windows XP and Blackcomb, which was planned to be the company's next major operating system release.
...
Some previously announced features such as WinFS were dropped or postponed

AlmightyCushion

stevenmu wrote: »

Useful blog post for any using 7:

Tim Sneath: The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets

Just flicking throught that and noticed the following. So true.

As a result, the first thing I do when I set up any new computer is to dock the taskbar to the left hand side of the screen. I can understand why we don’t set this by default – can you imagine the complaints from enterprise IT departments who have to retrain all their staff

Stephen

Working in IT, you'd be amazed at the ridiculous amount of support calls the slightest cosmetic change will generate :pac:

We haven't deployed Office 2007 yet purely because the muppet population won't be able to handle the new ribbon menus without extensive training.

Villain

Well in fairness Stephen Office 07 is a lot slower than Office 03 especially Outlook, any word on a new faster version of Office?

Sherifu

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Just flicking throught that and noticed the following. So true.

Trained Monkeys Ted!

SlyRax

I really hope they offer a free upgrade form vista or at least really really cheap. I'll feel really hard done by if they don't.

Sherifu

SlyRax wrote: »

I really hope they offer a free upgrade form vista or at least really really cheap. I'll feel really hard done by if they don't.

Free upgrade is for machines bought after August this year or something afair reading.

/ed

Actually:

"Microsoft will offer free or discounted Windows 7 upgrades to users who buy Vista PCs after July 1, according to a website that has accurately predicted the company's moves in the past."

http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?newsid=109135

Capt'n Midnight

SlyRax wrote: »

I really hope they offer a free upgrade form vista or at least really really cheap. I'll feel really hard done by if they don't.

why would they change a business model that makes them billions a year , just exactly how much would that increase their market share ?

If you don't want to pay the microsoft tax , just use a different OS
Otherwise cough up and accept the EULA or use the beta's / trial versions.

Overheal

Stephen wrote: »

Working in IT, you'd be amazed at the ridiculous amount of support calls the slightest cosmetic change will generate :pac:

We haven't deployed Office 2007 yet purely because the muppet population won't be able to handle the new ribbon menus without extensive training.

Reminds me of the Lanrod Eireann Strike :pac:

Sherifu

Overheal wrote: »

Reminds me of the Lanrod Eireann Strike :pac:

Iarnród Éireann? What happened there?

Stephen

I think he's referring to how they demand pay increases for any change in working conditions. For example, refusing to drive brand new trains. Refusing to accompany new drivers undergoing training, etc.

Sherifu

Stephen wrote: »

I think he's referring to how they demand pay increases for any change in working conditions. For example, refusing to drive brand new trains. Refusing to accompany new drivers undergoing training, etc.

Ah ya, that's normal enough. That's their way.

Capt'n Midnight

cba looking up the link but some people in the US are very upset at vista, it takes 10 minutes longer to start up and that's how the company clocks them in for timekeeping :P

Sherifu

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

cba looking up the link but some people in the US are very upset at vista, it takes 10 minutes longer to start up and that's how the company clocks them in for timekeeping :P

I remember reading that, can't blame them if they're losing money. 10 minutes though, must be really poor hardware.

Basq

Running now on my NC10.. a definite improvement over Vista. Only 2 things I don't like (on first impressions) is:

i) that new taskbar - was never a fan of the combining that Windows brought in on default in XP, and the new larger icons are horrific. Changed that back immediately.
ii) please say I can get the 'Classic Start Menu' back - I've always hated the new fangled one (also brought in on XP).

Some nice visuals.. but all I've noticed so far is visuals. And not to start a "flame war" but most of these have been present in Mac OS for a few years.

basquille

basquille wrote: »

Some nice visuals.. but all I've noticed so far is visuals. And not to start a "flame war" but most of these have been present in Mac OS for a few years.

Not at all, well you won't get one from me anyway. I think Vista was a blatant ripoff of Aqua and I'm not even a "Mac head." Some Dell laptops are even shipping with a dock to top it off!

Dartz

I've had it for the last 5 days in VM, and it seems fine. I think I might try and try the upgrade install on top of Vista-SP1 on my laptop. I am worried about drivers, what with it being a laptop and all that, but installing 32bit 7 on top of 32 bit Vista should theoretically keep everything intact, including the drivers.

I have Vista DvD that came in the box.
I have system drivers disk.
I have everything I want backed up, backed up... or on an external drive.

I'm worried about it mucking up grub on me, but there'll be water if God wills it in that case. It'll do that with anything. (And I've been wanting an excuse to try Fedora 9)

Being myself though, I poked around google for a few minutes seeing if anyone's installed 7 on an XPS1530, so I could see what problems they were having. I couldn't find any examples out there....

Maybe somebody here might've done it.

If not, I guess I'll have to report about it.

PowerHouseDan

Let me know if you decide to do a Upgrade and see how that goes? I am not in the humour to do a full clean install.

tech

a clean install is the way forward !!! fupppp upgrading

PowerHouseDan

i completely agree but lazyness.

tech

windows 7 installs very quick!!!

PowerHouseDan

Its not the installing part its the setting up of it :P, ah i see your in cork sure you can come over and set it up for me.

tech

i will ya! u big T00l ya!! only messing!