Joe Diaz
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How do you test the beta. I dual boot vista64 and xp now, and never use XP, so I have no reason to have XP on there. It would be cool to play around on W7 to see what it's about.
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How do you test the beta. I dual boot vista64 and xp now, and never use XP, so I have no reason to have XP on there. It would be cool to play around on W7 to see what it's about.
hoppers
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I heard the Beta was supposed to only be a certain amount of people, but more were added or somehow it was leaked to more people? Not sure of the whole story....
But I see you can d/l it here, check it out: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx
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EDIT: heres the info about the beta, seems like its open to everyone now.
The official beta, announced at the CES 2009, was made available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers on 07 January 2009 and was made briefly available for public download on Microsoft TechNet on 09 January 2009 before being withdrawn and placed with a coming soon message. The servers were experiencing difficulty in dealing with the number of users who wished to download the beta. Microsoft had to add additional servers to cope with the large volume of interest from the public.[18][19] As of 18:00 GMT Saturday 10th January, the Windows 7 download servers were back online.[20] Due to the unexpectedly high demand, Microsoft has decided to remove its initial 2.5 million download limit and make it available to the public until January 24th 2009.[21]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7
But I see you can d/l it here, check it out: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx
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EDIT: heres the info about the beta, seems like its open to everyone now.
The official beta, announced at the CES 2009, was made available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers on 07 January 2009 and was made briefly available for public download on Microsoft TechNet on 09 January 2009 before being withdrawn and placed with a coming soon message. The servers were experiencing difficulty in dealing with the number of users who wished to download the beta. Microsoft had to add additional servers to cope with the large volume of interest from the public.[18][19] As of 18:00 GMT Saturday 10th January, the Windows 7 download servers were back online.[20] Due to the unexpectedly high demand, Microsoft has decided to remove its initial 2.5 million download limit and make it available to the public until January 24th 2009.[21]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7
cptcorn
adad
Dammit I typed a big long thing and now it's gone...
I was apart of the private invite only beta a few months back... build 6000 something. The current 7000 Build is running wayy awesome. You can get it if you're apart of the MS Developer Network (MSDN).
The link above... Not sure if it's an open beta right now, you might be able to get it and use it... As far as I know it became a "public" beta to the MSDN people.
Public means a selective public... Open, means... everyone and their grandmother... I'll post up if I find any more info...
coyote
New Member
This has been enlightening. I'm a computer no-brain. My main concern is that I am able to get drivers for the equipment that I run. I hate throwing (recycling) out perfectly useable stuff just because it's incompatible with the new OS...
I like the idea of a touch screen-am looking to purchase a wide screen laptop so that I can take my show on the road, but have been holding off. Didn't want to deal with Vista, didn't want to try to get XP loaded on and pay extra if it was going to become outdated.
I have been happy with XP-have been using this same computer since 05 and have had no problems at all with it (knock wood)-of course, my last OS was Windows 98-I keep my cars forever also.
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I like the idea of a touch screen-am looking to purchase a wide screen laptop so that I can take my show on the road, but have been holding off. Didn't want to deal with Vista, didn't want to try to get XP loaded on and pay extra if it was going to become outdated.
I have been happy with XP-have been using this same computer since 05 and have had no problems at all with it (knock wood)-of course, my last OS was Windows 98-I keep my cars forever also.
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S'N'S
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So the real problem for us is how software compatible is M7 and how far backwards compatible is it, I don't want to spend thousands of $ upgrading my programs. How much will it cost? There were whispers a long time ago about the new OS coming out, with all the problems with Vista apparently being the reason a lot of software companies held off releasing Vista compatible programs. How long will it take for software manufacturers to bring out compatible software or patches for existing software. If nothing has changed from Vista to M7 I will stick with XP, just have to wait and see.
Don't know how accurate this is
http://keznews.com/5224_Windows_7_beta_build_6936_7000_x64_Activator
Don't know how accurate this is
http://keznews.com/5224_Windows_7_beta_build_6936_7000_x64_Activator
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Joe Diaz
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I'm excited about the new windows explorer, or libraries. It seems like a great way to organize content and get to what you want quickly all within one program or system.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/mic...spdc-windows-7-libraries-under-the-microscope
http://arstechnica.com/journals/mic...spdc-windows-7-libraries-under-the-microscope
Todd-sta
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Yo Curtis - do you see Apple moving towards a subscription based software? Or is this just a Microsoft thing?
The guy makes good points regarding the economy and upgrading. People WILL be VERY hesitant to upgrade if they think it will cost them $$ in otherwise uneccessary software and hardware upgrades as a result.
The guy makes good points regarding the economy and upgrading. People WILL be VERY hesitant to upgrade if they think it will cost them $$ in otherwise uneccessary software and hardware upgrades as a result.
