Windows 7, so who's tried it?

WirelessMonkey · January 7th, 2009, 6:29 PM

Just thought i'd make a thread so people who have the beta can share there experience's with others.

I downloaded it and used vmware fusion to have it as a virtual machine on my macbook, and its not too bad. Looks quite nice but then again so does vista and thats awful. I think they have improved it though, ie 8 is quite nice, i mean i will still use firefox but nice to see there still improving it. Has some nice new features such as "Suggested Sites" that tells you some sites you may like to visit. Also there's a compatibility viewer so you can view pages designed for older versions of Microsoft's Browser.

I have some screenshots that i got of different aspects of it, but i will put them up upon requests. So anyway, your opinions?

Quiky · January 7th, 2009, 8:40 PM

We don't promote or allow piracy discussion here.

and at the request of other parties, the leading post has been edited, and the topic is re-opened.

Again, no discussion or mentioning downloading of or the piracy of such software. Microsoft is not known for their kindness towards pirates.

viilaaja@pt cruiser · January 8th, 2009, 1:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quiky

We don't promote or allow piracy discussion here.

and at the request of other parties, the leading post has been edited, and the topic is re-opened.

Again, no discussion or mentioning downloading of or the piracy of such software. Microsoft is not known for their kindness towards pirates.

[angry pirate sound] jharr mi buuty[/angry pirate sound]

vikiradTG2007 · January 8th, 2009, 1:24 PM

I might be looking towards a new OS when I've got enough money for a CPU or graphics card upgrade. Might go for this if it's more stable than Vista and looks as good as it, or maybe even better. Screenshots please?

emil_t · January 8th, 2009, 1:47 PM

what was the matter with xp, couldn't they used the money to make that better ?

matt2000 · January 8th, 2009, 1:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quiky

Microsoft is not known for their kindness towards pirates.

Do they make them walk the plank?

Sorry!

Will try it at some time I suppose.

Jacobfox · January 8th, 2009, 2:54 PM

Anyone know when the public beta's going to come out?

Peter3hg · January 8th, 2009, 2:58 PM

Tomorrow (Friday). Supposedly it will be available to download from various places on the Microsoft site.

jensked · January 8th, 2009, 3:17 PM

According to what i've read on www.winsupersite.com, it's supposed to be quite good...

I don't dig that new taskbar, but then again, i haven't tried it yet. Maybe it's superb.

matt2000 · January 8th, 2009, 3:22 PM

If it's out tomorrow, I'll put it on a VPC and try it out.

smib · January 8th, 2009, 3:43 PM

I'll give it a shot, I think I'll like the taskbar.

FATMOUSE · January 8th, 2009, 4:35 PM

I think it's in public beta now so downloading it won't be a problem.

gtrietsc · January 8th, 2009, 6:16 PM

Yea, public beta tomorrow. Not sure I want to wipe my main machine, but I will definately be firing it up in a VM.

Prost264 · January 8th, 2009, 6:32 PM

I hate to be one of these guys, but I would much rather stick with XP rather than go for Vista or Windows 7.

Is it true that XP will only recognize 3.xx GB of ram? If so, why not just keep improving XP so you could max out your system and have your OS utilize your system.

NecroJoe · January 8th, 2009, 6:41 PM

You need a 64bit OS to use more than 3 (or 4...can't remember which). XP64 can do it.

Peter3hg · January 8th, 2009, 6:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prost264

I hate to be one of these guys, but I would much rather stick with XP rather than go for Vista or Windows 7.

Is it true that XP will only recognize 3.xx GB of ram? If so, why not just keep improving XP so you could max out your system and have your OS utilize your system.

2 to the 32 is potentially 4GB of memory addresses. However, loads of IO equipment needs memory addresses to operate. The main one in a graphics card. If you have a 512MB graphics card, you straight away lose 512MB of memory addresses so your theoretical maximum is down to 3.5GB.
The potential maximum for 64 bit systems is much higher. 2 to the 64 is 16 million TB (I think they are called Exxobytes). I think Vista Ultimate currently can handle 128GB of ram and the lower levels can handle 8GB.

MadCow809 · January 8th, 2009, 6:48 PM

Tried it about a month or two ago, it still looks pretty much like Vista, which I'm happy with.

NecroJoe · January 8th, 2009, 6:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadCow809

Tried it about a month or two ago, it still looks pretty much like Vista, which I'm happy with.

What did you notice as the main differences?

ahpadt · January 8th, 2009, 7:03 PM

Since I'm hired as support at Microsoft, Win7 beta will be easy to get. In fact, I'm gonna install it on my crap laptop at work tomorrow. Report will follow.

katwalk · January 8th, 2009, 9:04 PM

I think i will wait a bit. Nothing EVER works the first day for me. FF3 took a whole week to even be able to start on my computer wtf.

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WirelessMonkey Joined: Jul 26th, 2007 Last Online: November 11th, 2009 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Age: 17 Posts: 746 Car: 2009 Renault Clio GT. LFS Status: Rep Power: 39	Windows 7, so who's tried it? Just thought i'd make a thread so people who have the beta can share there experience's with others. I downloaded it and used vmware fusion to have it as a virtual machine on my macbook, and its not too bad. Looks quite nice but then again so does vista and thats awful. I think they have improved it though, ie 8 is quite nice, i mean i will still use firefox but nice to see there still improving it. Has some nice new features such as "Suggested Sites" that tells you some sites you may like to visit. Also there's a compatibility viewer so you can view pages designed for older versions of Microsoft's Browser. I have some screenshots that i got of different aspects of it, but i will put them up upon requests. So anyway, your opinions? __________________ R888 Tyres are Immoral. The law according to Jezza Twitter Account Last edited by Quiky; January 8th, 2009 at 1:34 AM.

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