Sengin Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default.aspx I am definitely liking the feature where you click and shake a window to minimize every other window. I have the mouse gestures addon for firefox to open/close/minimize/switch tabs, and I love it. I hope W7 has other things you can do with the mouse such as that, or at least a way to create your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 i'm surprised no one's pointed this out, but the public beta starts tomorrow (the 9th). it's a free download, open to all - the first 2.5 million downloads get a key to allow them to use it past the 30-day deadline for registration that the beta has. So for the first 2.5M users, how long do they get to use it? Until it goes to retail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level 99 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 i'm surprised no one's pointed this out, but the public beta starts tomorrow (the 9th). it's a free download, open to all - the first 2.5 million downloads get a key to allow them to use it past the 30-day deadline for registration that the beta has.this is a different build than the 7000 beta available on bittorrent, and you should all get it. this is really looking good - it beat vista and xp on 21 of 23 real-world tests...by a LOT. it boots in 30 seconds =) BRAD!!! Don't tell them! Keep it to ourselves. We'll download all 2.5 million copies...and then we'll RULE THE WORLD!!!! MUAHAHAHA! *cough* Oh, sorry, no, I had no malicious intent there whatsoever. Anyway, yeah, I'm looking forward to the public beta greatly. Should make for a night almost as exciting as new years....not really. When people get it, please post some experiences. Oh, and here are some more infos on the beta. It is open beta for the first 2.5 million, as has been said before, and the keys are said to work until August 1st, 2009. There will be builds of both 32-bit and 64-bit. The languages are limited to English, German, Russian, and I think Japanese, Spanish and maybe French. Downloadable as .iso's, burnable to DVD. From reactions I've read online, some things will not install (one site mentioned Adobe CS3 not installing on it), but it looks to be an extremely stable beta. I'm glad Microsoft got themselves back in gear with the QA and testing of these builds. Let's hope the community as a whole can get over whatever stigma there may be with Vista and that Windows 7 becomes, to Vista, as XP was to ME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 i'm curious if they're going to allow you to dl both the 32-bit and 64-bit, or if your key will work for both, or what. because i'd want to try out both, even if i wind up going with 64 (gotta use that last 512 megs of ram, you know?). what xp was to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level 99 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 i'm curious if they're going to allow you to dl both the 32-bit and 64-bit, or if your key will work for both, or what. because i'd want to try out both, even if i wind up going with 64 (gotta use that last 512 megs of ram, you know?).what xp was to you? Nonono. What Windows XP was to Windows Millenium Edition (ME). And I'm gonna grab the 64 bit first, I can live without 32-bit beta software that probably wont support my desired 32-bit software anyway. And yes, I need to squeeze out my memory to the limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoForte Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Well I gave it a try on my MacBook using Parallels and I advise people to don't :/ Kinda gimped really, didn't have aero functionality, didn't have sound and froze when I wanted to open pics. Other than that I lked what I saw. Sucks I can't create a new Boot Camp partition without erasing my old one ; ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaden Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Want to try the Beta? Come back the afternoon of January 9. from the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level 99 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 from the site. Goddamnit, yeah, I just read that too. UGH! Well, at least I got up for work early... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzumebachi Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 what the hell. i finally gave in and got vista less than 2 months ago, and now a new windows is coming out? so basically instead of fixing all the problems vista has, microsoft is gonna crap out another OS for us to buy! awesome. and they wonder why their shit gets pirated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mutericator Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 what the hell. i finally gave in and got vista less than 2 months ago, and now a new windows is coming out? so basically instead of fixing all the problems vista has, microsoft is gonna crap out another OS for us to buy! awesome.and they wonder why their shit gets pirated I doubt they wonder. Besides, each person that pirates the beta now is just another potential customer later when it's actually released. I think I'll pirate the beta if I don't get in to the open beta later today. I've got a Linux partition on my desktop that I've not logged in to in probably eight months now. ... and after Fable Lost Chapters is done downloading. >.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level 99 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I doubt they wonder. Besides, each person that pirates the beta now is just another potential customer later when it's actually released.I think I'll pirate the beta if I don't get in to the open beta later today. I've got a Linux partition on my desktop that I've not logged in to in probably eight months now. ... and after Fable Lost Chapters is done downloading. >.> Notice a pattern of crappiness though? I started with 3.1, which was indescribably difficult to navigate, but considering I was under the age of 10 (I think I was 6 or 7?), I did alright. Then Windows 95 came out, and was...just...awful. Barely ran on my computer, and had no way to utilize any of what they considered eye-candy in that day (even my educational games barely ran). Then Windows 98 came out, and turned into a relatively stable OS (for the time and besides DLL hell): it ran quick-ish, ran all my games, and actually allowed me some music, video, and downloading endulgence. Then ME came out, and introduced a ton of new features (as 95 did after 3.1) but did not function at all in the intended ways. They refined it and changed the core, still including a ton of the new features from ME, and came out with XP shortly after. Then a long time and Vista finally rears its ugly head, introducing new features but being a total resource hog and being very un-user friendly, for typical AND power users. Albeit it grew on my after a while, but program incompatibility and a number of quirks prevented me from ever considering it a "primary OS candidate". Now, shortly after Vista came out, a new revision including mostly Vista features (a few new tweaks and additions) but being much more cleaned up is on its way. I can't help but feel that I paid to be part of some customer beta with Vista's final product. They need to come out with great, or at least usable, products consistently, instead of coming out with crap followed by the real deal. More activities like this could eventually lead to a Linux-leading software industry...not likely, but I'm starting to lose my patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 it's up, get it through the technet page (the w7 front page hasn't updated yet, it's too busy getting thrashed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BardicKnowledge Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Prophet: I don't seem to have download rights on the technet page, despite having logged using my Windows Live ID. Any chance you know how to get around this? EDIT: Figured things out -- hooray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majin GeoDooD Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Notice a pattern of crappiness though? I started with 3.1, which was indescribably difficult to navigate, but considering I was under the age of 10 (I think I was 6 or 7?), I did alright. Then Windows 95 came out, and was...just...awful. Barely ran on my computer, and had no way to utilize any of what they considered eye-candy in that day (even my educational games barely ran). Then Windows 98 came out, and turned into a relatively stable OS (for the time and besides DLL hell): it ran quick-ish, ran all my games, and actually allowed me some music, video, and downloading endulgence. Then ME came out, and introduced a ton of new features (as 95 did after 3.1) but did not function at all in the intended ways. They refined it and changed the core, still including a ton of the new features from ME, and came out with XP shortly after. Then a long time and Vista finally rears its ugly head, introducing new features but being a total resource hog and being very un-user friendly, for typical AND power users. Albeit it grew on my after a while, but program incompatibility and a number of quirks prevented me from ever considering it a "primary OS candidate". Now, shortly after Vista came out, a new revision including mostly Vista features (a few new tweaks and additions) but being much more cleaned up is on its way. I can't help but feel that I paid to be part of some customer beta with Vista's final product.They need to come out with great, or at least usable, products consistently, instead of coming out with crap followed by the real deal. More activities like this could eventually lead to a Linux-leading software industry...not likely, but I'm starting to lose my patience. You forgot to mention Windows 2000 in that mix, which was an incredibly stable, well-working OS, at least based on my 4-5 years of using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level 99 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 it's up, get it through the technet page (the w7 front page hasn't updated yet, it's too busy getting thrashed). Brad, a direct link please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majin GeoDooD Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Brad, a direct link please? http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx The server is kinda jacked up right now, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level 99 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd353205.aspxThe server is kinda jacked up right now, though. Oh yeah, downloads DEFINITELY under heavy load right now. I'm at work anyway, so I can't get it. Someone on here do me the favor of at least holding onto the ISO in case I get home too late to get it later today, please? Y'all rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majin GeoDooD Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Oh yeah, downloads DEFINITELY under heavy load right now. I'm at work anyway, so I can't get it. Someone on here do me the favor of at least holding onto the ISO in case I get home too late to get it later today, please? Y'all rock! The ISO isn't a problem.. that'll be all over torrent sites, if it isn't already up. It's the 2.5 million beta keys that will run out, and they could very possibly be out already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level 99 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 The ISO isn't a problem.. that'll be all over torrent sites, if it isn't already up. It's the 2.5 million beta keys that will run out, and they could very possibly be out already. I know, but I'm more interested in even the 30-day trial on a spare partition even if I dont get a key, because I reinstall OSes all the time. I'm used to keeping stuff separated, and honestly am also interested in how stable it can be while I deliberately handly it terribly in some cases. True to the idea of beta testing, I guess. Yeah, I think they'll run out of those keys VERY quickly, but doubt they are out just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I know, but I'm more interested in even the 30-day trial on a spare partition even if I dont get a key, because I reinstall OSes all the time. I'm used to keeping stuff separated, and honestly am also interested in how stable it can be while I deliberately handly it terribly in some cases. True to the idea of beta testing, I guess. Yeah, I think they'll run out of those keys VERY quickly, but doubt they are out just yet. Couldn't you presumably just grab a key whenever they're up, and then download the iso later if you're so worried? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level 99 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Couldn't you presumably just grab a key whenever they're up, and then download the iso later if you're so worried? Yeah, but the way they worded it, it seemed like the download might be taken down after the keys run out. Regardless, I think I'm safe, and thanks to Majin GeoDooD and Brad for their quick posting on this. I think I just registered for the beta program while trying to download, but we shall see...keep you all up to date with where it goes, servers are so slow ATM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 System specs required to get this working? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollgagh Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 On the download page: These are the Microsoft minimum hardware recommendations for systems that will be running the Windows 7 Beta. These recommendations are specific to the beta release and are subject to change: * Processor: 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor * Memory: 1 GB of system memory * Hard drive: 16 GB of available disk space * Video card: Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128MB memory (in order to enable Aero theme) * Drive: DVD-R/W drive * Internet connection (to download the Beta and get updates) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 So...did anyone get past the Windows Live login page? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level 99 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 So...did anyone get past the Windows Live login page? I got past the reg screen, followed the link, but now can't get past the second Live login. I guess patience and persistence is going to get this going today! So, are people gonna go for the 32-bit or 64-bit flavors? I'm going 64 myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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