Windows 7 Beta
Jan 16, 2009 | 5:12 pm
#47
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Vista to Win7 upgrade = crashing with an uptime under 2 min.
Clean Win7 install = running OK
Detected all of the hardware in my fairly-new Dell laptop except the Video card immediately - the video card (Quadro NVS130M) initially was missed but got picked up on my first actual reboot - I'm not sure if Windows update was involved or not.
Don't like some of the UI changes or the new taskbar/notification area, but otherwise it's not bad. Since I couldn't get the upgrade to go (and lost a bunch of time to a restore from backup), it's on a spare HD and I have not had much time to play with it.
Clean Win7 install = running OK
Detected all of the hardware in my fairly-new Dell laptop except the Video card immediately - the video card (Quadro NVS130M) initially was missed but got picked up on my first actual reboot - I'm not sure if Windows update was involved or not.
Don't like some of the UI changes or the new taskbar/notification area, but otherwise it's not bad. Since I couldn't get the upgrade to go (and lost a bunch of time to a restore from backup), it's on a spare HD and I have not had much time to play with it.
Jan 18, 2009 | 6:34 pm
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I've just installed Win7 on my Lenovo S10 - installation could not have been easier. I popped it onto a USB drive and had the full install completed in about 30 minutes.
The Lenovo (1.6GHz/160GB/1.5GB) runs perfectly. I did not have to install a single driver myself, and even Bluetooth works as it should.
I'm still running into too many apps on Win7 that don't work, so MS clearly changed a lot under the hood...
The Lenovo (1.6GHz/160GB/1.5GB) runs perfectly. I did not have to install a single driver myself, and even Bluetooth works as it should.
I'm still running into too many apps on Win7 that don't work, so MS clearly changed a lot under the hood...
Jan 18, 2009 | 6:38 pm
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Jan 26, 2009 | 7:16 pm
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Jan 26, 2009 | 7:49 pm
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Jan 26, 2009 | 9:11 pm
#53
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And you guys call yourselves nerds. Pffft! 
I hope you used the crap out of the "send feedback" button, and sent your complaints to the people that make this software, or this stuff isn't gonna get fixed.
I hope you used the crap out of the "send feedback" button, and sent your complaints to the people that make this software, or this stuff isn't gonna get fixed.