Windows 7 Beta
Jan 9, 2009 | 11:58 pm
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Windows 7 Beta
Anyone try this out yet?
I downloaded and installed it on an old machine and it seems pretty slick, however the machine is so old and slow a bunch of the new fancy effects don't work on it.
Overall I am much more satisfied with Windows 7 than I was with Vista at the time when I first installed the beta of that.
I am getting a little tired of my switch to the Mac OS I must say and Windows 7 is a welcome improvement to the Windows family that I will keep my eye on.
I downloaded and installed it on an old machine and it seems pretty slick, however the machine is so old and slow a bunch of the new fancy effects don't work on it.
Overall I am much more satisfied with Windows 7 than I was with Vista at the time when I first installed the beta of that.
I am getting a little tired of my switch to the Mac OS I must say and Windows 7 is a welcome improvement to the Windows family that I will keep my eye on.
Jan 10, 2009 | 12:28 am
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What is your source all about new Windows 7? Is that PC or Mac? 
Can you please give me more information where you were found out brand new windows 7?
Can you please give me more information where you were found out brand new windows 7?
Jan 10, 2009 | 12:38 am
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Jan 10, 2009 | 6:25 am
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Things that don't work well yet:
iTunes had to be installed using Vista compatability mode
Admuncher doesn't work
Sometimes when I right click on an item on the desktop, the machine freezes for about 5 minutes
It seems like Windows tends to forget my desktop settings
Other than that it's not bad, not earth shattering, but not bad.
iTunes had to be installed using Vista compatability mode
Admuncher doesn't work
Sometimes when I right click on an item on the desktop, the machine freezes for about 5 minutes
It seems like Windows tends to forget my desktop settings
Other than that it's not bad, not earth shattering, but not bad.
Jan 10, 2009 | 9:57 am
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I've been using this on my IBM x61t tablet for about a month now, it seems to be snappier, some things work better, some don't. I installed on a seperate partition though, with a ghost of my current vista business image. AccessConnections doesn't work too well from thinkvantage, but the W7 wireless connection works even better!
Jan 10, 2009 | 11:39 am
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Jan 10, 2009 | 11:48 am
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Windows 7 is basically the real Vista release (remember that MS had to pull a bunch of content out of Vista when it couldn't make the development schedule) and there are almost no architectural changes from Vista -- making compatibility a much smaller issue. MS could have shipped it as a fixpack for Vista, but that doesn't generate the same revenue or press as Win7. It does make for a polished product, even in beta.
Jan 10, 2009 | 3:13 pm
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Jan 10, 2009 | 3:46 pm
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Jan 10, 2009 | 6:40 pm
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