After you install Windows 7 Beta 1, you may start to have some problems with your audio especially if you are on SoundMAX hardware.
I got it working after taking care of two minor problems - Read the full story
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Sorry, did I say “crap”. Yeah well I needed a stronger word! Even “crap” isn’t enough to express my angst. There are times when the word “disappointed” just doesn’t say everything you feel.
1) It sounds like low fi AM radio quality sound
2) There is NO EQUALIZER! What?
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If I worked in corporate IT (wait.. I do!) I’d never allow or support the Vista SP2 update. I’d wait a couple months, certify Microsoft Windows 7 and be glad I skipped a step along the way. From what I can see it’s a step worth skipping to create a step worth taking. Windows 7 will lower your Microsoft Windows support burden significantly due to it’s wide hardware compatibility right out of the box and it’s really easy and advanced self diagnostics. Read the full story
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These are my notes as I installed Windows 7 on an older computer with an ASUS P5B motherboard and a Pentium D chip with 2gb Ram.
Consider it a travelogue or your guide to installing Windows 7. It’s what I experienced, what you should expect and in follow on articles, solutions to problems that came up.
I booted from the shiny new Windows 7 Beta 1 DVD and tried to install. Due to problems with the current Windows Vista installation, the upgrade option repeatedly failed. No specific clues or reasons were given. Read the full story
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After installing Windows 7 Beta I was unable to find any Windows 7 approved partners on the microsoft solutions page. Today they updated that page and advised that Kaspersky and AVG version 8 will both run on Windows 7 Beta.
I downloaded AVG 8 for Windows 7 Beta and installed it. Read the full story
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Windows 7 Beta 1 was released to developers at WinHEC 2008.
Compatibility with Vista is a major focus. Expect nearly all your drivers and software applications to be compatible with Windows 7 Beta 1 and future releases of the final Windows 7 product. Read the full story
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RegClean - I feel fresh again!
I test a ton of software. I’d say easily 90% of it either doesn’t work, or doesn’t do what I want it to do. I uninstall it within a few days and that’s that.
I think everyone has experienced how Windows computers slow down over time and how a fresh install of Windows always makes the machine fast and gets rid of all the little problems that seem to accumulate in the Windows system. Read the full story
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In this article I am going to answer the following questions:
1) What is the nature of the threat?
2) What are the variations of that threat?
3) What are the underlying forces driving the threat?
4) What solutions are available?
5) How can you investigate the quality of those solutions?
6) What did I select for my office computers? Read the full story
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I’ve got two computers here running Windows 7 Beta. They are very different computers in that one is almost 5 years old and one is absolutely cutting edge with all the latest graphics cards, etc. Both run Windows 7 Beta very well and without any errors.
The new Windows 7 Aero theme is pretty and a bit more organized and intuitive than Windows Vista Aero. Enabling the mouse gestures makes Windows 7 much nicer. An example mouse gesture that I use is to wiggle the mouse back and forth like you are scratching something off a list. This instantly clears the desktop by hiding all the open windows.
The new interface also allows you to click the thumbnails of the programs that are running. It’s a bit Apple OSX like, except not so animated and annoying in my humble opinion.
I am still concerned about compatibility issues, but even the few games I’ve run have been no problem for Window 7.
Given that a Windows 7 beta will be readily downloadable in the near future and given that the apparent quality of the release exceeds that of Vista SP2 Beta, I have to ask who will bother to upgrade to Vista SP2?
In addition to frame rate increases in games, the internet connection scores nearly 10% higher throuput. On our 1GB connections, the difference is even more noticeable.
Even if you do not have machine to test drive Microsoft Windows 7 on, you can use Vmware’s free desktop virtualization software to set up and start exploring. It’s coming fairly soon. It’s going to be good and if you work in a corporate IT department, you’ll have to support it.
To set up Windows 7 on Vmware, just tell vmware that you will be using Vista. This works well because one of the excplicit goals of Windows 7 is driver and hardware compatibility with Vista.
Installation is a breeze. It basically looks just like the Windows Vista installer with upgraded graphics.
Like all new Windows releases, Microsoft has tried to appeal to users on the current platform. The result is that there is a lot going on under the hood that has changed but that you won’t see until you’re in a support situation and relealize that some of your tried and true debugging rituals no longer work.
Conclusion:
I think it’s wise to start preparing to support this operating system now, especially if you’ve been holding off corporate users waiting for a better version of Vista. By the time Windows Vista SP2 Beta is stable and out the door, you’ll be on the heels of Microsoft’s Windows 7 release date. At the least you should install a virtual machine on Vmware for familiarization
If you have applications that need to be tested on Windows 7, the time to start that is right now. Developers should have their beta copy very shortly
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Download the new Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 at : Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 Download Now! (from the Firefox dev pages)
Yes, as the home page for this Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 codename “Shiretoko” says “It’s Coming Soon”. I’d advise you check it today instead. Read the full story
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