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Microsoft reveals their next OS - Windows 7
Jaxx89:
I have been testing Windows 7 for about a week now
and imho I love it of course being the beta there are lotsa problems, but i was jus bored of my previous os XP and dint want Vista.
It is a huge improvement and i'm really happy that finally the disappointment of Vista will come to an end
TheHalf™:
This is a follow-up to chip's initial post:
Windows 7 which has the build number of 7068 has been leaked to the web, specifically the BitTorrent (BT) network. There are several websites posting the news which seem to come about 3 days ago (I dunno), but I digress...here are a few links to a gander at;
BlogsDNA 1: http://www.blogsdna.com/2794/windows-7-build-7068-x86-32-bit-leaked-on-torrent.htm
BlogsDNA 2: http://www.blogsdna.com/1943/windows-7-activation-keys-to-activate-your-windows-7-beta-1.htm
Windows7Center: http://windows7center.com/windows-7-news/windows-7-build-7068-x86-download-leaked/
MyDigitalLife: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/03/28/windows-7-build-7068-x86-and-x64-32bit-and-64bit-with-all-sku-bt-torrents-download-links/
TheHalf™
Synbios:
It's quite possible to get a legit version of the Windows 7 Beta. I downloaded the MSDN image file and registered for a FREE official key from Microsoft. I am currently running Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7000 on one of my computers and it's running flawlessly. The performance does seem a lot better than Vista, especially boot times. The interface does look a lot cleaner and I love the new taskbar.
Overall, it's not too much different from Vista, but it's definitely a noticeable improvement in both performance and interface, so in my eyes that's one good windows upgrade.
The only thing I have to complain about is the name. Vista is Windows 6.0 and Windows 7 is 6.1. I think calling it Windows 7 was a bad idea...
Lets quickly go through some of the recent major windows releases:
Windows 5.0: 2000
Windows 5.1: XP
Windows 6.0: Vista
Windows 6.1: Windows 7
This does not make any apparent sense to me. Are they thinking that this is the naming scheme? ->
1: Windows 3.1
2: Windows 95
3: Windows 98
4: Windows 2000
5: Windows XP
6: Windows Vista
7: Windows 7
This is the only thing I can think of.
fuzzytomcat:
It looks pretty cool, they say you cant tell the difference from the real thing ...
I hear you can't upgrade from XP to 7.0 only from Vista, you have to buy the full new install, which from Microsoft is expected.
;D
Quantum:
--- Quote from: fuzzytomcat on April 27, 2009, 06:03:18 pm ---I hear you can't upgrade from XP to 7.0 only from Vista, you have to buy the full new install, which from Microsoft is expected.
;D
--- End quote ---
It's expected from any company that they don't support a path from version 1 to version 3 without going through version 2 first.
--- Quote from: Synbios on April 27, 2009, 12:53:10 pm ---It's quite possible to get a legit version of the Windows 7 Beta. I downloaded the MSDN image file and registered for a FREE official key from Microsoft. I am currently running Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7000 on one of my computers and it's running flawlessly. The performance does seem a lot better than Vista, especially boot times. The interface does look a lot cleaner and I love the new taskbar.
Overall, it's not too much different from Vista, but it's definitely a noticeable improvement in both performance and interface, so in my eyes that's one good windows upgrade.
The only thing I have to complain about is the name. Vista is Windows 6.0 and Windows 7 is 6.1. I think calling it Windows 7 was a bad idea...
Lets quickly go through some of the recent major windows releases:
Windows 5.0: 2000
Windows 5.1: XP
Windows 6.0: Vista
Windows 6.1: Windows 7
This does not make any apparent sense to me. Are they thinking that this is the naming scheme? ->
1: Windows 3.1
2: Windows 95
3: Windows 98
4: Windows 2000
5: Windows XP
6: Windows Vista
7: Windows 7
This is the only thing I can think of.
--- End quote ---
It's based off the philosophy many games have their numbering, that is: "It's that number because I say it is!". Even it's NT number is 6.1, so they can't use that as the excuse.
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