Windows 7 OS Beta

[Natrix]

Has anyone here tried it out yet? Any thoughts, pros, cons?

 

[Karma]

still available to download

https://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/

 

[lcummins]

Has anyone here tried it out yet? Any thoughts, pros, cons?

I'm downloading it as I type (through my companies MSDN account), so I'll let you know in a few days my thoughts about it.

 

[Darth Caedus]

If I had a spare machine up and running I would load this up on it and give it ago. But all my machines are in use and I don't feel like formatting at the moment. Let us know, I'm a little curious to see how much it makes vista ^^^^

 

[Kabukiman]

It's getting a lot of positive buzz, I might try to load it up on a virtual machine and see what's what.

 

[Fritz]

I was going to download it but I decided to get a Mac instead. F U Windows!

 

[Darth Caedus]

I was going to download it but I decided to get a Mac instead. F U Windows!

Yea, I think when I get a new machine it will be a Mac. You can't even buy a NEW windows PC with Windows XP. I refuse to buy a machine that comes with Vista, so I think I might be going Mac now.

 

[darthviper107]

Haha, Mac is funny...

 

[creecher]

What's wrong with Unix or Linux?

 

[Darth Caedus]

What's wrong with Unix or Linux?

My command line knowledge has been non-existant for a LONG time.

 

[creecher]

One down one to go.

 

[Kuzeh]

So what happened?
Microsoft realized Vista was crap, and now they create a "new" one?...

 

[Jen]

Yea, I think when I get a new machine it will be a Mac. You can't even buy a NEW windows PC with Windows XP. I refuse to buy a machine that comes with Vista, so I think I might be going Mac now.

If you have the Windows XP installation discs from an older system you could always reinstall it on a new one until Windows 7 comes out.

 

[lcummins]

So what happened?
Microsoft realized Vista was crap, and now they create a "new" one?...

Vista was released in late 2006... by the time the new version is "officially" released, it will have been almost 3 years, which is right on track for Microsoft's roadmap of updates to their OS software.


November 1985 Windows 1.01
November 1987 Windows 2.03
March 1989 Windows 2.11
May 1990 Windows 3.0
March 1992 Windows 3.1x
October 1992 Windows For Workgroups 3.1
July 1993 Windows NT 3.1
December 1993 Windows For Workgroups 3.11
January 1994 Windows 3.2 (released in Simplified Chinese only)
September 1994 Windows NT 3.5
May 1995 Windows NT 3.51
August 1995 Windows 95
July 1996 Windows NT 4.0
October 1996 Windows 95 OSR2
June 1998 Windows 98
May 1999 Windows 98 SE
February 2000 Windows 2000
September 2000 Windows Me
October 2001 Windows XP
March 2003 Windows XP 64-bit Edition
April 2003 Windows Server 2003
April 2005 Windows XP Professional x64
December 2005 Windows Server 2003 R2
July 2006 Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
January 2007 (retail) Windows Vista
July 2007 Windows Home Server
February 2008 Windows Server 2008
TBA Windows 7

 

[Vader AL]

i have Vista on one of my 4 computers (XP on the others) and i haven't had a problem at all with it.

 

[Fritz]

i have Vista on one of my 4 computers (XP on the others) and i haven't had a problem at all with it.

I found that Vista doesn't run as smoothly as XP on lower end machines. I hated the fact that I had to change some printers due to the lack of Vista compatibilty. Also had to change a wireless router do to issues with Vista PCs. There were a few 6 month or so old machines Vista couldn't even be installed on. Other than that, it was ok after I turfed the processor hungry default graphics setup.

 

[creecher]

I heard there were some computers, with Vista, that didn't take retrograding to XP very well. So beware of what you buy.

 

[EVILFACE]

i have Vista on one of my 4 computers (XP on the others) and i haven't had a problem at all with it.

I have it on a laptop and have had no problems. But all I use that for is surfing the web, music and MS Money.

 

[ilovefreestufftoo]

Sorry to dig this thread back up, but I've been dual booting Windows 7 Ultimate and it is fantastic.

 

[Shropt]

Sorry to dig this thread back up, but I've been dual booting Windows 7 Ultimate and it is fantastic.

Can you give us some particulars on why it is fantastic? Maybe screencaps?