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I have gotten my hands on the final release beta of this and i have a question, will this game be tested anytime soon on the stability of playing on this fabled perfect os. considering the release of the os is going to be August i would hope they test it, or at least a small amount to see if it works. Anyone know?
iconocast
05-01-2009, 03:50 AM
so how is it? is windows 7 good ?? do tell
i was gonna download the leaked version just to try it out, but didnt.
May as well wait til next week and get your own copy, apparently the license for it last til march 2010.
Robota
05-01-2009, 06:30 AM
Well it runs in XP and 7 has better compatability with windows programs than Vista so logically it should run.
Aeonscythe
05-01-2009, 06:33 AM
I have been using windows 7 beta since Jan. If the RC is as good as the beta, then you will love it.
Sayyan
05-01-2009, 06:57 AM
Keep meaning to get round to installing it on something. Might do it tonight for that matter.
iconocast
05-01-2009, 07:06 AM
cant belive they have already usurped vista. i never got around to installing it.
Robota
05-01-2009, 07:36 AM
cant belive they have already usurped vista. i never got around to installing it.
Its a vast improvement trust me. Vista was just woeful
caxxus
05-01-2009, 12:38 PM
I have been using windows 7 beta since Jan. If the RC is as good as the beta, then you will love it.
Ditto, never going back to vista... Win7 interface is the best Windows has ever had. Never gettin' rid of my new task bar!
Keep meaning to get round to installing it on something. Might do it tonight for that matter.
You're missin' out :p
Its a vast improvement trust me. Vista was just woeful
Yep, better performance, way better interface, UAC doesn't bug you about absoultely everything... there are a few things I wish it didn't bug me about, but I'll survive. I thought there would be compatibility issues, but if it runs on vista, it runs on Win7 beta. I'm not sure if I like it more than XP, but it's definitely better than Vista. Runs great on my gaming machine, been using it since beta release day, and haven't had the urge to dual boot it yet.
Right now I would avoid using it on a laptop , at least on my Asus F3JP it ran good on AC power, but when it was on battery it was really sluggish for just basic tasks. Either it was using Vista drivers, or it's not optimized very well on lower CPU power.
CyberRat
05-01-2009, 12:44 PM
question : dose it have better combatablyity with some of the games that didn't work on vista i miss some of me games.
Robota
05-01-2009, 05:52 PM
question : dose it have better combatablyity with some of the games that didn't work on vista i miss some of me games.
It has much better windows programs compatability than Vista.
iconocast
05-01-2009, 08:48 PM
wow thos are some pretty hefty recomendations. im definatly gonna have to check 7 out now. xp is starting to show its age
Sharks
05-02-2009, 02:55 AM
Pretty frustrating for those of us who shelled out money for Vista.
They never fixed all the bugs in Vista, and just turned their focus to developing Windows 7.
"Windows 7, which pundits have dubbed "Vista done right," is the next version of Microsoft's operating system for desktops, laptops, and netbooks. Slated for release late this year, it's similar in many respects to Vista, but with some rough edges smoothed over and some performance gains. According to reports from Windows 7 beta testers, it should be faster, require less processing power and memory, and have fewer application crashes than was the case with Vista.
If the past is any indication, Microsoft will offer a free Windows 7 upgrade to those who buy a Vista-equipped PC after an as-yet-unannounced date, probably somtime this summer." - Consumer Reports, June 2009
Sharks
05-02-2009, 06:34 AM
If the past is any indication, Microsoft will offer a free Windows 7 upgrade to those who buy a Vista-equipped PC after an as-yet-unannounced date, probably somtime this summer." - Consumer Reports, June 2009
Sounds good =)
CyberRat
05-02-2009, 11:29 AM
good good cuz im using one right now
Psyte
05-03-2009, 06:41 PM
Pretty frustrating for those of us who shelled out money for Vista.
They never fixed all the bugs in Vista, and just turned their focus to developing Windows 7.
No worse than OSX when it started. They had annual, paid updates for a while. I don't think it was worthwhile until 10.2, and Apple drops support for things pretty quickly. Until I upgraded from 10.2.8 to 10.4.x at work earlier this year, I couldn't get the new versions of iTunes or Safari!
I use OSX and Windows, been running W7 since the public beta. I love it, and will get the public RC on Tuesday, and plan to *buy* it when it comes out. Which is amazing, since I always recommend to folks to wait for SP1 or SP2 first.