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Some things I hate with W7:

IE8 seems to freeze when I try and save large images, and then randomly copies them into my MSN conversations when I least expect it...

I can't copy images directly into Photoshop CS4, I have to save them then open them etc.

The fucking taskbar is WAY too chunky (But that might be because I'm still on 1280 x 1024).

Other than that, it seems pretty solid. I love the new right click menu on the taskbar's programs and the control you have from there.

I don't like that it has taken over my XP install as the default OS to boot from... Means I have to manually choose my XP hard drive when I want to boot onto XP. That's annoying.

FFLink13 wrote:

I don't like that it has taken over my XP install as the default OS to boot from... Means I have to manually choose my XP hard drive when I want to boot onto XP. That's annoying.

change the boot order?
easy bcd should be easy enough for a caveman brit to use, right?

I am so getting this when it is released. I'm to scared to test the beta

X-Fi Windows 7 Beta drivers dated 28 Jan 2009 now available at Creative
http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs … .id=136138

Last edited by .Sup (2009-01-28 23:30:02)

Naturn wrote:

Thanks for the driver update .Sup I have one of those cards.

NP buddy, I don't use mine anymore, I posted for the sake of people who have it

Naturn wrote:

You want me to tell you what the true meaning of owned?  Well I just got my first BSOD error in Windows 7 60 seconds away from finish my hour long render of a fucking video. FUCK...

Thanks for the driver update .Sup I have one of those cards.

To paraphrase BJ Clinton, "Ah feel yah pain!"

But, Back in the Day™, it was:
1) set the render up at 5:30pm as you left the office,
2) come in to work at 6:30am to make sure the render was done,
3) go make coffee,
4) come back to find the Windows NT 4.0 CAD station had puked all over itself, bluescreened, killed the render, AND corrupted the local DWG file.
5) cut loose with a 2 minute long cussing and muttering tirade vivid enough to cause the grizzled old machine shop foreman to pause and scratch his head in bewilderment.


Ah.. technology .. ain't it wonderful?!  We can now crash and burn at 12 times the speed previously possible!!  Wooo fucking Hoooo!

Titch2349 wrote:

Meh... BSOD's regulary...

However, it looks hot, and its nice to know Microsoft have finally updated the components of Windows that haven't been touched since 3.1 (networking, task bar, etc).

(Yes, I know it's a beta)(Yes, 3.1 probably didn't have a task bar)(Mmm... it probably didn't have networking either ).

I've been running Windows 7 on a Lenovo T61p Laptop (w/ the Quadro n570 video card), without a single bluescreen yet.

A couple of games will not run at all, and a couple other games require settings tweaks to run.. but I've had more stability out of the Beta Windows 7 than I've had from any previous MS OS.

And, the built-in sticky notes are Baaaack.  One built-in app I really did miss from the early 1990's.

It's kinda tragic that Windows 7 seems .. adequate.  I was really looking forward to my next system being OSX, with a non-network XP64 partition for CAD work.

I've successfully installed it via a usb stick onto my netbook!

downloading.......


I'm assuming the beta key I got from MS will work on a torrent-downloaded version?

FFLink13 wrote:

Jenspm wrote:

downloading.......


I'm assuming the beta key I got from MS will work on a torrent-downloaded version?

Why you torrenting it?

I got full speeds from the Microsoft thing I used. Was surprised.

MS isnt offering downloads anymore, they stopped yesterday

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

^^^^ Which brings up a question - any one have any idea how the "The Windows 7 Beta is going to be available download-only (we’re not sending out physical media) and available for a limited time to the first 2.5 million people who download the beta" bit works?

I.e, if I downloaded the beta (from Microsoft) and have a beta key (from Microsoft), but have yet to install it, will it it still work when I do get round to it?

Yeah, they got rid of the 2.5mil and changed it to as many people as possible up until yesterday.

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

TheDonkey wrote:

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

^^^^ Which brings up a question - any one have any idea how the "The Windows 7 Beta is going to be available download-only (we’re not sending out physical media) and available for a limited time to the first 2.5 million people who download the beta" bit works?

I.e, if I downloaded the beta (from Microsoft) and have a beta key (from Microsoft), but have yet to install it, will it it still work when I do get round to it?

Yeah, they got rid of the 2.5mil and changed it to as many people as possible up until yesterday.

Sweet.

My follow-up question was going to be "Has it really taken so long for 2.5 million copies to have been downloaded?"...

Actually, there's still a chance that they could stop installs/activations... :S

Guess I'll have to try it...

i doubt they will.  you originally signed up for that key, it's probably attributed to one person and one person only.