Windows 7 Beta

[Doom]

The Window's 7 Beta is supposdly slated to be released in about 15 minutes, anyone else going to try to get ahold of it?

I rather try out the Beta then deal with my current setup on Vista, it really blows.

First 2,500,000 get it, I have a feeling it'll go quick, so be sure to be ready to get it when the hour rolls around!

It should go up here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/

-Doom

Update: Should be able to get it from these links NOW! Chose one of the links depending on if you are on x32 or x64

x86 version
http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/3...LFRE_EN_DVD.iso
http://wb.dlservice.microsoft.com/download...LFRE_EN_DVD.iso

x64 version
http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/3...XFRE_EN_DVD.ISO
http://wb.dlservice.microsoft.com/download...XFRE_EN_DVD.ISO

 

[vulture]

I have this now, its not that great, just a fixed up version of vista...

 

[DJHicks]

been "available" for weeks....

 

[gamerguy55]

I've been looking forward to this for a while. It's a pretty big download, though. Hopefully I'll be able to mess around with it a little before the weekend is over.

 

[Yttrium]

I'm going to take the same approach I did when Vista rolled around....I'm sticking with XP.

 

[SPARTAN II]

Correct me if I'm wrong fellas (and you needn't flame me if I am, lol), but I'm pretty sure I heard somewhere that Windows 7 wasn't really all that much different from the Vista OS. So, what makes it better?

 

[DJHicks]

I'm going to take the same approach I did when Vista rolled around....I'm sticking with XP.

100% agree finanlly someone with a clue lol ive just got a laptop and having to put up with vista untill i can find out if installed xp will affect the insurance crap etc as i knwo they will say well it wouldnt have happened if you hadnt installed xp rar ra ra lol

saw about 2 months ago windows 7 available and just larfed at people getting it lol shocking... how can people say vista isnt crap... look at games system req's there almost double when it come to running on vista!

theres plenty u cant do in vista too that i have to as i do alot of modding/programming... hence the need to get xp onhere asap

im tempted to try and create a dual boot so that i can test i have all the drivers etc but ive never tried or attempted to make a dual boot... so gonna have to read up on doing it...

 

[iizahsum]

100% agree finanlly someone with a clue lol ive just got a laptop and having to put up with vista untill i can find out if installed xp will affect the insurance crap etc as i knwo they will say well it wouldnt have happened if you hadnt installed xp rar ra ra lol

saw about 2 months ago windows 7 available and just larfed at people getting it lol shocking... how can people say vista isnt crap... look at games system req's there almost double when it come to running on vista!

theres plenty u cant do in vista too that i have to as i do alot of modding/programming... hence the need to get xp onhere asap

im tempted to try and create a dual boot so that i can test i have all the drivers etc but ive never tried or attempted to make a dual boot... so gonna have to read up on doing it...

1 vista plays games better for people that actually meet the req. rather then using a crappy computer and complaining about being on low graphics. I prefer gaming on vista over XP for support, and quality. XP is crappy gaming OS

2 vista has better security

3 I mod and I do Programming and I do 3D modeling fine on vista.

 

[delta38]

EDIT: NVM. i failed to see the "whats new?" on that website.. lol
KK don't mind me ima total NooB LOL.. Idk but ima download it for the sake of it..

 

[iizahsum]

Correct me if I'm wrong fellas (and you needn't flame me if I am, lol), but I'm pretty sure I heard somewhere that Windows 7 wasn't really all that much different from the Vista OS. So, what makes it better?

It is idiot proofed vista.

 

[BFDesigns]

It's gonna crash and burn just as hard as Vista.

 

[Spawn Camp3r]

this just TOTALLY made my day, thank you SOOO much, downloading NOW

EDIT

plus this is basically vista remade to work properly, so don't be hating.

 

[Toby]

vista's problem was that service pack 1 should have been there from the start, and that it's a rather good OS, it's just most people are too stupid to use it, because a few things have changed. I think change is positive, especially .NET and x64 support.

Anyway, microsoft should have torrented this m**********r, because downloading +3GB is not funny, and it'd save them so much bandwidth.

 

[Doom]

My main problem with vista is the fact that it's SO incompatible. Also, W7 Supports multitouch, IQ500 + Multitouch = Win.

Windows 7 is also a lot less buggy then Vista IMO. I am glad I grabbed it as it seems a lot nicer then Vista.

Also, I was one of the lucky few to actually get ahold of a Key for it before the servers crashed and they took it all offline. Looks like anyone who didn't get the beta or key's will have to wait for them to get it all sorted.

@TF Prod, It's not terrible downloading 3.2 gigs, I did it in less then 10 minutes at about 5-6 meg's per second. I've done almost 5 gig's in 12 minutes before if that get's me anything xD.

-Doom

 

[tlither]

I've been meaning to reinstall on OS so I decided to grab this and see how it is. I finally got it. Three failed attempts. Has to be better than Vista. I'll install later today. No key but I'll keep my eyes open for one. I just finished installing. Had to go back to XP and download the drivers for my net adapter. Everything runs pretty smooth for now. No slower than XP on my bloated system. I'll keep it for a while and hope for a key. I'm editing this post on Win 7. Definitely loads faster than Vista.

 

[Spawn Camp3r]

this might sound noobish but is it possible to make a partition w/o reformatting? and do i need a key for the beta?

 

[TexasAggie2011]

It is idiot proofed vista.

didn't they already try that with vista by adding that dumb little UAC that asked 'Are you absolutely positively 100% certain you want to open internet explorer?'

About 2 months back I was in California doing some stuff and taking a break mid semester from college. During the week I was there, I had to reinstall vista 7 times. Not repair, but do fresh installs. Every time I'd power my laptop down for the night, I'd wake up the next morning to find my wifi card and ethernet plug didn't work, even with the power saving setting for that turned off. So as soon as I got back to the dorm a buddy of mine installed Ubuntu 8.1 on here and I haven't looked back since.

I may take one of my backup internal hard disks for my laptop and just stick 7 on there to look, but I'm not crawling back to M$ after the grief I had to go through to get the system working (i finally did figure out the problem).

 

[Thundertotum]

Ok as many of you know i work at bestbuy and one of the perks is that the microsoft devs in my area tend to shop at bestbuy and more importantly my bestbuy. ok enough bg info.

Well last night one of the office dev members came in and i spent almost an hour sucking info out of his puny mind. Like the next xbox is going to be a mix of the 360 and the Wii, but heres the best part, he said that they are working on a set up that would get rid of game disk forever. the zune is only getting better, (can't elaborate sorry, swore not to tell). but any one who is afraid to upgrade to Windows 7 is going to be left in the dark. Think Minority report, with a dash of the iphone, and the best part is their working with some camera devs and getting it to where you can set a camera on the screen of a pad and be able to see the pics right there on the screen. He also said that windows 7 is Like XP on steroids.

So for those who love xp and hate vista windows 7 is your next OS. just when you buy your upgrade buy it at bestbuy.

now i will get off my

 

[Spawn Camp3r]

the next zune is a zune phone, saw it on G4

 

[Thundertotum]

the next zune is a zune phone, saw it on G4

in short NO. the long answer was that it was rumored that was going to be next but the gentleman i spoke with said that they will not develop a phone yet, but a zune touch was on its way in the next years or so.