Anybody running a copy of it yet?
Was at a presentation last week done by a group of designers from Microsoft in Dublin who had been working on the project and to be honest it looks pretty good but will it turn out to be another disaster like Vista?
From what i believe its suppose to be how Vista was meant to be have been if you know what i mean. Looks to be the next real upgrade from xp. To be honest XP has not put a step wrong if only IE was sorted out. As usual will wait for the first service pack to be relaesed before i give windows 7 a try.
Lets hope it sets the standard like XP did. And as you said they would need to really get something done for IE.
Going to the official launch next week for my sins....
Quote from: Dinny Breen on October 14, 2009, 11:56:50 AM
Going to the official launch next week for my sins....
Going to the one over here next one also - hearing good reports, but will wait for SP1 before I let the users get their hands on it
I'm using it already and this is a big improvement. I upgraded a Vista machine to Win7 and the machine boots much faster. Win7 itself doesn't hog as much memory as Vista did. Very impressed.
How does it compare to XP, for us lesser mortals? :)
Someone ripped a Beta copy of 7 for me, and I'm thinking of putting it onto the laptop at home. When does the Beta version run out? will it force you to upgrade to the full version then?
We have it installed at work now on all the computers and although alot of people complained at the start (so they left 2003 available) it is definately much better when you get the hang of it!!
I've been running windows 7 since the beta - release candidate & now the retail version. Vast improvement over vista which was a dog when first released.
I run ubuntu Linux at work but I love 7 and have a load of software for it - Photoshop/lightroom & all ms products that I would miss too much.
Btw I think the beta has already expired, the rc I think lasts until may-June next year.
What are the system requirements for it?
I remember PC-DOS, MS-DOS and Windows 1.0 :(
I dont think there was ever Windows 1.0
The first version was Windows 3.0 then 3.1
I was ace at MS-DOS when I got me hands on my first work pc in early 1988.
I cannot believe people are running a Beta on work machines, hmmmm your security policies must be non existent :D
Quote from: Shamrock Shore on October 15, 2009, 12:39:21 AM
I dont think there was ever Windows 1.0
The first version was Windows 3.0 then 3.1
Fact
Quote from: Shamrock Shore on October 15, 2009, 12:39:21 AM
I was ace at MS-DOS when I got me hands on my first work pc in early 1988.
I was messing around with Chukie Egg and Space Invaders on an old BBC Micro green screen computer... ah the memories... when we used real floppy disks.
Most of my college work was undertaken in MS-DOS on a BBC-B machine. Eeeeek.
So what happens when the beta version expires - does it shut down and force you to upgrade?
Quote from: Shamrock Shore on October 15, 2009, 12:39:21 AM
I dont think there was ever Windows 1.0
The first version was Windows 3.0 then 3.1
I was ace at MS-DOS when I got me hands on my first work pc in early 1988.
How will i ever understand computers when they use only binary computations but the OS start at version 3 and are now at 7? ??? ??? ??? ???
Upgraded to Windows 7 this evening. Not overly impressed as yet. I never had any real problems with Vista, though I realise I am on of the few. It was a free upgrade so I couldn't turn it down.
Quote from: Cúig huaire on November 04, 2009, 09:53:27 PM
Upgraded to Windows 7 this evening. Not overly impressed as yet. I never had any real problems with Vista, though I realise I am on of the few. It was a free upgrade so I couldn't turn it down.
Was it completely free? I'm eligible for a "free" upgrade but they're charging £20 delivery fee.
Completely free. Received it in the post this morning. I didnt think I was eligible for the free upgrade as I have my computer 18 months.
How do you get a free upgrade? How much would it cost normally? Or would it be safe enough using a copied version?
Quotebut the OS start at version 3 and are now at 7?
well not really. Windows 3 wasn't really an OS but rather an environment running on DOS, as was Windows 1 & 2. I have copy of Windows 2 somewhere, perhaps I'll sell it on Ebay if the cuts get really bad. The first real OS was Win 95. Now leaving aside the Binary aspect of things you had Win 95 (4??) WIn 98(5??), Win 2000 (6), Win XP (7?) and Vista (8?).
Dont forget Wndows ME
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on November 04, 2009, 10:44:29 PM
How do you get a free upgrade? How much would it cost normally? Or would it be safe enough using a copied version?
If you have a uni email address you can pick it up for £30.
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/education/studentoffer/
Cheers. Not a student but still have my uni email address. Hopefully it still allows me. Probable safer buying a proper version that using a dodgy version.
anyone experience with v 7 yet on the laptop front - dealing with wi-fi, printing, ms office, outlook/outlook web,additional third party software (any corruption from o/s upgrade), devices eg iphones, ipods, external hard disks etc
just has anyone heard or experienced problems not with o/s but the associated peripherals, non ms software etc
thanks
Also would like to know answers to lynchboy's questions. Interested in upgrading laptop myself.
Any more updates on Windows 7? Considering upgrading but want to make sure laptop will still work fine with iPhone etc etc.
If you chose that student option, is it just a download or do you get a hard copy of it?
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on November 16, 2009, 05:52:59 PM
Any more updates on Windows 7? Considering upgrading but want to make sure laptop will still work fine with iPhone etc etc.
If you chose that student option, is it just a download or do you get a hard copy of it?
No real issues as such. Its definitely faster, but its not all its hyped up to be in my opinion. I am one of the few who had no issues with Vista.
You get the hard copy with the student option.
Quote from: armaghniac on November 04, 2009, 11:01:13 PM
Quotebut the OS start at version 3 and are now at 7?
well not really. Windows 3 wasn't really an OS but rather an environment running on DOS, as was Windows 1 & 2. I have copy of Windows 2 somewhere, perhaps I'll sell it on Ebay if the cuts get really bad. The first real OS was Win 95. Now leaving aside the Binary aspect of things you had Win 95 (4??) WIn 98(5??), Win 2000 (6), Win XP (7?) and Vista (8?).
youse boys are forgetting about GEM. which i tink was considers Windows 1 and 2 i used to run it on top of Msdos which was the same way windows 3 work. ie you used to boot first and then start windows ( ok you could used start up programs but GEM was a pain in the hole with 512K memory and just a single 5 1/4 disk. so i rarely actually used it.
As for Windows 7 , can any one give an absolute killer reason to migrate from XP.