Windows 7

[McGurky]

Well with the Windows 7 Beta hopefully coming with the new year, is anyone looking forward to it? What do you hope come with the new download?

[Maxpower57]

Originally Posted by McGurky

Well with the Windows 7 Beta hopefully coming with the new year, is anyone looking forward to it? What do you hope come with the new download?

not really. its a minor upgrade at best.
i'd rather stick with vista and not shell out the extra 200$ for a fancy new skin.

[Nate Smith]

I've had the chance to work a little with the PDC build of Windows 7 (build 6801), and even at that point, I have to say that it is quite a bit more than a minor upgrade. There have been overhauls to major parts of the code, both on the surface and under the hood. It's been a while, so I don't remember all the details, but I know that dual booting between Vista and Win7, I saw quite a few major differences. I was surprised that my old HP Laserjet 1100 did not have a driver out of the box, but it just appears that they tried to cut down on what was directly included, and made them available through download instead. I'm definitely going to try and get in on the beta once they start it, and will get a refresher at that point...

[JohnBoucher]

As one of many that elected to skip Vista, I will be trying it.

[Maxpower57]

Originally Posted by JohnBoucher

As one of many that elected to skip Vista, I will be trying it.

I still don't understand what people's problems with vista are. it really got the short end of the stick. there's nothing broken about the operating system as people seem to think, and i have seen few people get any actual problems with it.
it sure did a whole lot better than leopard did, but no one called them out on that.

i don't get it.

[McGurky]

i haven't had a single problem with vista aside from not being able to use a wireless router that was made in the pre-vista days

[JohnBoucher]

Originally Posted by Maxpower57

I still don't understand what people's problems with vista are. it really got the short end of the stick. there's nothing broken about the operating system as people seem to think, and i have seen few people get any actual problems with it.
it sure did a whole lot better than leopard did, but no one called them out on that.

i don't get it.

IMHO When released it did not work with a lot of applications. I believe that Microsoft should of done more to address third party applications prior to release.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by JohnBoucher

IMHO When released it did not work with a lot of applications. I believe that Microsoft should of done more to address third party applications prior to release.

Not just applications, but also drivers for hardware needed to be rewritten and were not available at the time of Vistas launch.

[Nate Smith]

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur

Not just applications, but also drivers for hardware needed to be rewritten and were not available at the time of Vistas launch.

Or in some cases, still not available...
One example that I personally experienced -> http://www.lexmark.com/lexmark/produ...html?ta bId=7

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by Nate Smith

Or in some cases, still not available...
One example that I personally experienced -> http://www.lexmark.com/lexmark/produ...html?ta bId=7

I've been lucky, and all of my stuff was compatible, but I've heard the horror stories ...

All in all I've found Vista to be a decent, stable OS thats not (completely) deserving of its 'incompatibility' reputation.


Oh, and BTW Nate, I just noticed your signature ... look me up at BAE

[Nate Smith]

Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur

Oh, and BTW Nate, I just noticed your signature ... look me up at BAE

I'll be the one checking all the volunteers in...trainer for the system and running it at BAE...

[spacegy4]

I used a nifty trick to force direct x10 on XP... and anyways if win7 has better 64 bit support (which vista was already quite impressive) I will definitely pay it a look.

[MrForbes]

A college student gets his first look at the new Windows. Hopefully I'll get a chance soon.


edit: it only took me about 15 minutes to crash it....I was doing a complicated task, trying to see what was on the C drive, using Windows Explorer. Used to be we could just type in "dir c:"

[morganh2550]

Onething is really slow and it uses 1.25GB of my RAM and it takes 5 min to turn on. I just installed the beta i am actually using it right now it uses less then a gig of RAM and it takes about 2 min to start up. It also has windows powershell an advanced command line and scripting language. It is also much easier to navigate and use very user friend friendly.

[UnknownMember]

I have mixed feelings about Windows 7, to say the least. Performance wise, it seems like it is going to be a step up from Vista, which is a much-needed improvement. Compared to XP, Vista is slow as dirt. The problems I'm forseeing with Windows 7 are all UI related. Quite frankly, it seems like Microsoft is "dumbing down" Windows. They try to make everything easy to understand, easy to change, and appealing to the masses. This is understandable, and good marketing, but they lose the tech geeks like me when they do this Luckily, though, I've heard they have a tool where you can turn certain features on or off at will. This is an excellent idea, and, if implemented well, it could make enough difference so that Windows 7 is not merely a sell-out to make money at the expense of power and performance. Just my thoughts, though.