Windows 7 News

Sea Demon · 03-10-09, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

Yup vista is a pain in the rear end. windows 7 looks very promising.

Oh Boy. Another new OS to look forward to. I just darn well better be able to play DW(LWAMI), SC(SCXIIc), and SH4 on the thing. And all the other non-gaming software I use as well. That's the part I hate about new OS releases.....

AVGWarhawk · 03-10-09, 08:21 AM

http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/new...build-7048.ars

AVGWarhawk · 03-10-09, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Sea Demon

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Originally Posted by Wolfehunter

Yup vista is a pain in the rear end. windows 7 looks very promising.

Oh Boy. Another new OS to look forward to. I just darn well better be able to play DW(LWAMI), SC(SCXIIc), and SH4 on the thing. And all the other non-gaming software I use as well. That's the part I hate about new OS releases.....

All should work without issue. SH4 worked straight out of the box for me on Vista Home Premium 64. COD WaW no issues. All non-gaming programs are fine. What I did not like was not having MS Office 2007 as part of the OS. It is a separate program that you pay for on top of the OS.

I have read that Windows 7 beta is great from the word go. MS needs to have a flawless new OS after the Vista debacle.

Onkel Neal · 03-10-09, 09:09 AM

Just an aside, if I recall correctly, there were always sizeable numbers of people decrying every new release of Windows. Looking back, some versions were keepers (Win 95, Win XP) and some were dogs. My beef with Win Vsita are the system requirements. As a layman, I admit I don't know all the details that it takes to make an OS work, but I object to the ever-increasing amount of RAM and processing power it takes for Windows to open a file or manage my programs. Hopefully, Win 7 will be much "lighter".

AVGWarhawk · 03-10-09, 09:16 AM

It kind of goes hand and hand. If the hardware makers are designing faster products, MS might as well make an OS that utilizes this speed. Vista core to speed is 'super fetch'. Vista is power hungry but if you feed it, it runs great. Even the game developers are utilizing this new found power and speed. We are seeing games that require dual cores and super lighting video cards. Rise of Flight for example. But, people like you and me will lay down the money for fast hardware because it is what we like to do with our spare time. We are just two of billions who do this as a hobby, etc. I can not be proof positive but Windows 7 will be just as hungry for power but, no matter, in a week you will have a fast computer that will take all comers with ease

PS: Yes, I held onto Windows 98 until my hands could not clutch it anymore. I lived through XP.

Wolfehunter · 03-10-09, 01:23 PM

Vista x86 & x64 is powerhungry for good and bad. SP1 fixed alot of problem since Vista's first release which makes my gaming much better. For myself personally I don't like it. I've used it for 2 years now. I'm not too fond of it.

Windows 7 looks simpler and I've test it abit. It runs my games better. I use vista programs on it and all works fine and it doesn't have all that nonsense bloated stuff in it.

My only consern is will MS do what they did to VISTA beta and mutilated it to current Vista as they are working on Windows 7 beta now to its future release?

AVGWarhawk · 03-15-09, 07:37 PM

Windows 7 in 2010? Looks that way...

http://windows7news.com/2009/03/10/n...ows-7-in-2009/

Fincuan · 03-15-09, 07:49 PM

Thanks for posting. Being a beta user of W7 my first though was "Oh crap", but turns out beta users need not to worry:

"Beta version users who might have fears that their beta versions run out will have the opportunity to upgrade to the Windows 7 Release Candidate which - most likely - will not expire before the official release of the final version of Windows 7. It is however not sure at this point if the release candidate of Windows 7 will be made available publicly or only to the beta testers."

Fish · 05-15-09, 11:48 AM

I have a new pc with Vista (

) and now I am looking for my 'favorites" map so I cand past the one I made a backup from when I used XP?
Any one who knows?

AVGWarhawk · 05-15-09, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish

I have a new pc with Vista (

) and now I am looking for my 'favorites" map so I cand past the one I made a backup from when I used XP?
Any one who knows?

Your one source for anything Vista:

http://www.vistax64.com/

Excellent forum!

Fish · 05-16-09, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Your one source for anything Vista:

http://www.vistax64.com/

Excellent forum!

Thanks a lot.

Platapus · 05-08-09, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

As a layman, I admit I don't know all the details that it takes to make an OS work, but I object to the ever-increasing amount of RAM and processing power it takes for Windows to open a file or manage my programs. Hopefully, Win 7 will be much "lighter".

It would be nice if Micro$oft created just an OS with the option of adding any of the bells and whistles as the customer wants.

Do we really need an operating system that takes up 6 gig of hard-drive space and increasing amounts of RAM just to run? Especially when it is bundled with applications I would never use (but others might).

Is the day of "one windows OS to rule them all" still valid?

Arclight · 05-08-09, 07:06 PM

Win7 nearly runs on XP footprint. Recent RC saw a further reduced memory footprint. Not much bells and whistles after install either; if you want them, you're gonna have to enable them. "Useless" stuff like windows search, games and tablet pc components can be easily yanked as well.

Honestly, I don't see how in this point in time a few gigs of HD space are an objection?

Fincuan · 05-08-09, 08:15 PM

Well, I just installed the RC(build 7100) after removing build 7000, and oh my ain't it faster! Either they've made massive progress, or my previous installation was really porked. Win7 for gaming and Ubuntu for other uses is a great combination, and installation was extremely painless with Windows first, then Ubuntu using Wubi

Platapus · 05-08-09, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

Honestly, I don't see how in this point in time a few gigs of HD space are an objection?

True, I am more concerned with the RAM usages

03-10-09, 08:21 AM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,254 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/new...build-7048.ars __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-10-09, 09:09 AM	#4
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Just an aside, if I recall correctly, there were always sizeable numbers of people decrying every new release of Windows. Looking back, some versions were keepers (Win 95, Win XP) and some were dogs. My beef with Win Vsita are the system requirements. As a layman, I admit I don't know all the details that it takes to make an OS work, but I object to the ever-increasing amount of RAM and processing power it takes for Windows to open a file or manage my programs. Hopefully, Win 7 will be much "lighter". __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

03-10-09, 09:16 AM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,254 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It kind of goes hand and hand. If the hardware makers are designing faster products, MS might as well make an OS that utilizes this speed. Vista core to speed is 'super fetch'. Vista is power hungry but if you feed it, it runs great. Even the game developers are utilizing this new found power and speed. We are seeing games that require dual cores and super lighting video cards. Rise of Flight for example. But, people like you and me will lay down the money for fast hardware because it is what we like to do with our spare time. We are just two of billions who do this as a hobby, etc. I can not be proof positive but Windows 7 will be just as hungry for power but, no matter, in a week you will have a fast computer that will take all comers with ease PS: Yes, I held onto Windows 98 until my hands could not clutch it anymore. I lived through XP. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-10-09, 01:23 PM	#6
Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	Vista x86 & x64 is powerhungry for good and bad. SP1 fixed alot of problem since Vista's first release which makes my gaming much better. For myself personally I don't like it. I've used it for 2 years now. I'm not too fond of it. Windows 7 looks simpler and I've test it abit. It runs my games better. I use vista programs on it and all works fine and it doesn't have all that nonsense bloated stuff in it. My only consern is will MS do what they did to VISTA beta and mutilated it to current Vista as they are working on Windows 7 beta now to its future release? __________________

03-15-09, 07:37 PM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,254 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Windows 7 in 2010? Looks that way... http://windows7news.com/2009/03/10/n...ows-7-in-2009/ __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-15-09, 07:49 PM	#8
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Thanks for posting. Being a beta user of W7 my first though was "Oh crap", but turns out beta users need not to worry: "Beta version users who might have fears that their beta versions run out will have the opportunity to upgrade to the Windows 7 Release Candidate which - most likely - will not expire before the official release of the final version of Windows 7. It is however not sure at this point if the release candidate of Windows 7 will be made available publicly or only to the beta testers."

05-15-09, 11:48 AM	#9
Fish Eternal Patrol Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,923 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have a new pc with Vista () and now I am looking for my 'favorites" map so I cand past the one I made a backup from when I used XP? Any one who knows?

05-08-09, 07:06 PM	#13
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Win7 nearly runs on XP footprint. Recent RC saw a further reduced memory footprint. Not much bells and whistles after install either; if you want them, you're gonna have to enable them. "Useless" stuff like windows search, games and tablet pc components can be easily yanked as well. Honestly, I don't see how in this point in time a few gigs of HD space are an objection? __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

05-08-09, 08:15 PM	#14
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Well, I just installed the RC(build 7100) after removing build 7000, and oh my ain't it faster! Either they've made massive progress, or my previous installation was really porked. Win7 for gaming and Ubuntu for other uses is a great combination, and installation was extremely painless with Windows first, then Ubuntu using Wubi