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[DJD]

Ok people this is where you can post on what you think about Windows 7 so far.
So what do you guys think?

[Computerpro2]

Overall Windows 7 is a great platform and it's continued performance improvements (even at the beta) over both Windows XP and Windows Vista are great.

There are a lot of new and improved features in Windows 7 that make Windows 7 a delight to use, such as Aero Snaps, Aero Peek - two features I use a lot. And with the improvements made for home networking, with HomeGroup, it will be even easier for the average consumer to connect to other PCs and devices in the home and easily share the content that is most important.

Over the next few weeks, I will be going in to detail on the new features of Windows 7. At the same time, I want to hear your thoughts as well, so please post your thoughts about Windows 7.

[VenomFX]

Windows 7 is looking promising, its already performing better than Vista and if Microsoft stick to their word and deliver on whatever they promise us then people won't get over hyped, and adoption may just happen naturally rather than a forced campaign.

Don't get me wrong, i liked Vista but Windows 7 will outlive it easily, Vista is looking ever so slightly like another M.E, except an expensive one that took too long to make, something i would of denied not so long ago.

[DJD]

I can't get give an honest opinion at the moment because. I have only had it running in a virtual machine.
However even in a virtual machine i notice a slight increase in performance.

The one thing i hate is the boot screen, i just don't get why they would put in such a piece of over bloated crap at boot up. Ok it looks nice but i think you could decrease your systems boot time by 30 seconds if you could remove it.

But Windows 7 is definitely an improvement over Vista.

[Computerpro2]

DJD, on Jan 12 2009, 08:01 AM, said:

I can't get give an honest opinion at the moment because. I have only had it running in a virtual machine.
However even in a virtual machine i notice a slight increase in performance.

The one thing i hate is the boot screen, i just don't get why they would put in such a piece of over bloated crap at boot up. Ok it looks nice but i think you could decrease your systems boot time by 30 seconds if you could remove it.

But Windows 7 is definitely an improvement over Vista.

Well, technically, you can "remove" it.. lol, it's only a series of images that replace the progress bar that was in Vista. I am not sure that it will be a permanent thing. A lot could still change UI wise, not so much feature wise, being Windows 7 is considered feature-complete. And I think they will have that 7 will ship this year - in time for the holiday season. With the next step being the RC phase (i'd say that will be three months from now - and another three months will be RTM, that puts us at July).

[DJD]

Computerpro2, on Jan 12 2009, 06:06 PM, said:

Well, technically, you can "remove" it.. lol, it's only a series of images that replace the progress bar that was in Vista. I am not sure that it will be a permanent thing. A lot could still change UI wise, not so much feature wise, being Windows 7 is considered feature-complete. And I think they will have that 7 will ship this year - in time for the holiday season. With the next step being the RC phase (i'd say that will be three months from now - and another three months will be RTM, that puts us at July).

Its the only thing i have to nagg about at this point so they did a fine job.
Windows 7 might just be the new 95/XP. But like i said before i need to physically install it first before i can give a real opinion.

[Computerpro2]

DJD, on Jan 12 2009, 11:13 AM, said:

Its the only thing i have to nagg about at this point so they did a fine job.
Windows 7 might just be the new 95/XP. But like i said before i need to physically install it first before i can give a real opinion.

Well let's hope you get those 2 500gb hdds soon then... Well, nothing i am sure will compete with the way 95 sold when it was generally available for the first time, people were just nuts - XP didn't even go over that big.

But we will have to wait and see what you think of it. Personally, I like it, there are things that I actually miss when i boot into Vista.

I am currently multi-booting

Windows 7 - x64
Windows 7 - x86
Windows Vista - x86

[DJD]

Computerpro2, on Jan 12 2009, 06:24 PM, said:

Well let's hope you get those 2 500gb hdds soon then... Well, nothing i am sure will compete with the way 95 sold when it was generally available for the first time, people were just nuts - XP didn't even go over that big.

But we will have to wait and see what you think of it. Personally, I like it, there are things that I actually miss when i boot into Vista.

I am currently multi-booting

Windows 7 - x64
Windows 7 - x86
Windows Vista - x86

You are nuts x64 and x86 at the same system
Linux will stay my main system, but i just needddddddddd to test Windows 7. It looks so promising!

[Computerpro2]

DJD, on Jan 12 2009, 11:41 AM, said:

You are nuts x64 and x86 at the same system
Linux will stay my main system, but i just needddddddddd to test Windows 7. It looks so promising!

LOL, if i had the space, Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta would be on my system too. lol

[martin]

I am dual booting vista x86 with windows 7 x64

[DJD]

martin, on Jan 13 2009, 06:50 PM, said:

I am dual booting vista x86 with windows 7 x64

Yeah but you aren't dual booting the same OS twice like nut case William
So Martin what are your thoughts about Windows 7? Good? Bad?

[Pcpro745]

Nutcase! wait! i got

ubuntu
Vista 32
Windows 7 64
OS X
Dual Boot............. whos nuts?

[DJD]

ComputerPro745, on Jan 13 2009, 08:51 PM, said:

Nutcase! wait! i got

ubuntu
Vista 32
Windows 7 64
OS X
Dual Boot............. whos nuts?

We all knew that you're nuts, its public knowledge

[Pcpro745]

WHAT! WHERE!?

[DJD]

ComputerPro745, on Jan 13 2009, 11:10 PM, said:

WHAT! WHERE!?

Wikipedia my friend

Still haven't Received my HDD's i'm starting to get impatient, they are in the sorting process for the second day now. I just hope nothing has happened to the package.

[Computerpro2]

DJD, on Jan 14 2009, 04:20 AM, said:

Wikipedia my friend

Still haven't Received my HDD's i'm starting to get impatient, they are in the sorting process for the second day now. I just hope nothing has happened to the package.

Ah, you will get them tomorrow, and then you can come back here and express your new found interest in Windows and say buh-bye linux... haha

[Pcpro745]

I agree with him ^^^^^ Buh-Bye Linux!!!!!!

[DJD]

Computerpro2, on Jan 14 2009, 03:50 PM, said:

Ah, you will get them tomorrow, and then you can come back here and express your new found interest in Windows and say buh-bye linux... haha

ComputerPro745, on Jan 14 2009, 04:03 PM, said:

I agree with him ^^^^^ Buh-Bye Linux!!!!!!

Never!!!!!!!!
I sure hope those drives will come in tomorrow cause i really want properly test it.

[Pcpro745]

Sure wish i had the money to get two more hard drive lol must be rough haha

[martin]

Since installing the x64 version of windows 7 RC iv put a new 1TB hard drive in and 8gig of ram. Iv never seen an OS run so fast and so sleek. Im loving it.