Windows 7 (beta)

[Brods]

Hi all,

Just letting you know I have installed Windows 7 (replacing a Ubuntu box until the test period runs out) - and I like it.
Yes I expect flames for that - but hey it might not be a FREE OS, but it was free - and I think worth a look.

I have it running on my slowest box (Celeron 2.8Ghz, with a 6200 Nvidia card) - and it handles the Aero interface sufficiently (very surprised!) and it looks good. It feels relatively responsive considering the hardware. I find the interface extremely nice to use.

Funnily enough (I am not a Network master) it did not network as easily as I expected (though I am sure it would work fine with other Windows 7 boxes). I have Linux and Windows XP able to read and write to it's public folders, but can't get it to read from the XP or Linux boxes. Don't worry about suggestions - I'm not worried about it (it's probably also safer that way), it is just a test box.

I have not benchmarked it's BOINC performance against the Ubuntu on the same hardware, but it feels responsive (and yes - BOINC was the first app I installed).

Did anyone one else get Windows 7.
Feel free to discuss tips/tricks here - or ask me to try anything out if you are curious and don't have the option of trying it out yourself. (I may not be quick to respond, but I will get around to it sooner or later).

P.S. It sounds like Microsoft is seriously ramping up for a quick release (1 and only 1 RC due mid year) - this is basically going to be the Vista that Vista should have been from what I have seen.

[BF]

I'm a sucker for beta testing  biggrin

Will download it as well, and give it a whirl..

[Audionut]

Been running it for nearly a month now.  It's a massive improvement on Vista.

Superfetch actually seems to do something usefull now, rather than just flog the f*** out of the HDD.

Readyboost can be run on more than 1 usb stick.  I've only tried 2.  <=goto device manager and select the better performance profile.

I really like being able to pin most used programs to the taskbar.

From memory I've only had about 3 programs not work.

I will defiantly upgrade.

[WikiWill]

I gave it a quick run on my play laptop and it was nice.  Faster than Vista, I felt, and maintained the clean interface.  I didn't do much feature experimentation.  I didn't try networking other than the internet (which was fine).  Just downloaded Server 2008 R2 beta to give that a try too.

I haven't benchmarked any BOINC projects on Win 7 either, and I'm about to overwrite it so don't expect any  ;D

P.S. It sounds like Microsoft is seriously ramping up for a quick release

Yes they have committed to push that release cycle faster from now on.  I understand the reasons but I'm not that keen on the idea.

PS. why is there an All Things Linux area, but a Windows topic has to be in Open Discussion?  /me stirs the pot  ::)

[yoda]

PS. why is there an All Things Linux area, but a Windows topic has to be in Open Discussion?  /me stirs the pot  ::)

Coz nobody has asked?  Same goes for OS-X, DOS, BSD, etc :D

[WikiWill]

Coz nobody has asked?

Let's keep it that way - it might stop people talking about DOS too  :P

[Furlozza]

The more things change, the more they stay the same:

Five Versions

At least they are coming down *grin*

[Mahray]

The online upgrade option looks pretty handy too - if the price works out ok.

[Tixx]

installed win7 a few weeks ago on my lappie at home. have to say its the best thing ms have come up with in the last decade :)

i stayed clear from vista like the plague, the shiney glitter wow-ed me for about half an hour when it first came out, but its a p.o.s.

win 7 is hands down the winner, very responsive, revamped in every way and actually feels lighter (runs faster) then the previous XP nlite install i had on there.

cant wait for the RC to come out :)

[WikiWill]

cant wait for the RC to come out :)

Are they doing an RC?  I thought I heard they would skip it this time, since they were reusing enough of Vista to be confident without it.  I could easily be wrong though.

[Tixx]

Im pretty certain they will bring the RC out before the official release.
MS have been very inconsistent with everything win7, with the official release now being quite possibly in jun-july this year....

Oh well, we'll have to wait and see :)

[WikiWill]

http://xkcd.com/528/  :P

[Tixx]

ahahaha, GOLD!!

[Mike Mitchell]

Having worked with many propeller-heads in my time, this one really tickles my : fancy.

Now, back on topic.

[WikiWill]

I was wrong about RC1.  According to my local Microsoft source, RC1 will come out around June, and final release is slated for November this year.