Ive been running on Windows 7 now for a couple weeks on my work computer, and it is awsome. I have two identical laptops, both Dell XPS 1530's one at home, one at work.
The home one I still have running Vista Home Premium. I can honestly say I have more issues at home than at work, Outlook always wants to repair on Vista, works fine on Windows 7.
Every single device on my Dell worked with Windows 7, I didn't have to install a single driver from Dell. Im running Windows 7 64 bit, and so I get to take advantage of all my ram, but I also figured that the 64 bit version might not work with all hardware & software. But it does, even the multiple beta's that im running.
The only issue I have is with browsers.
IE8 crashes about once or twice a day, this is annoying, but the rest of the time it works. And firefox always starts in safe mode for some reason, once again, just annoying.
I really think they should release it sooner rather than later, it's more stable and faster than Vista.
I really hope I wont have to go back to Vista if they end the Beta
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24 January 2009
12 January 2009
Windows 7 Beta Rocks
Ok,
I'm not sure I ever installed a beta of Windows before, not sure what it was that drove me to want to install this one, perhaps the fact that Vista is slow or to use 64 bit and take advantage of all my Ram.
But I don't regret it, I'm not one for half jumping in, install in a VM or a separate Partition, I just reformatted my entire work Laptop and installed from the 64 bit ISO.
The install was a breeze, the speed of the whole thing is much quicker than Vista, I swear Vista must have a for (i=0; i<1000; i++) loop after every statement.
So far all my applications run and run well, this gives me a good feeling, because if they run well on a Beta O/S it can only get better. I'm also running quite a bit of Beta software, some I can't name due to NDA's. But Skype 4 Beta and Flex 4 Beta both work as do others.
I like the new task bar, once you get used to it, and use it's benefits its great, I must admit I always stick with the new way things work, it is tempting to change to the old style, but they changed it for a reason, try to stick with it.
I also like the name, Windows 7, I wish they would just stick with numbers. from 1, 2, 3, 95, 98, XP, Vista, 7. It's easy to forget that this is the seventh main release, that's not a high number, given how long its been around. And especially if you compare it to other software that has been around a lot less and might be at version 13 or higher.
I had also tried the IE8 beta several times and didn't like it, but IE8 (which is what comes with Windows 7) seems prety good, all my regular sites worked and besides a couple minor quirks, I haven't had the need to go install anything else.
The release is late 2009, but I recommend you get onto the beta and try to use it until then. As soon as I can buy a key, I will.
Good job Microsoft, looking forward to what gets added between now and release.
I'm not sure I ever installed a beta of Windows before, not sure what it was that drove me to want to install this one, perhaps the fact that Vista is slow or to use 64 bit and take advantage of all my Ram.
But I don't regret it, I'm not one for half jumping in, install in a VM or a separate Partition, I just reformatted my entire work Laptop and installed from the 64 bit ISO.
The install was a breeze, the speed of the whole thing is much quicker than Vista, I swear Vista must have a for (i=0; i<1000; i++) loop after every statement.
So far all my applications run and run well, this gives me a good feeling, because if they run well on a Beta O/S it can only get better. I'm also running quite a bit of Beta software, some I can't name due to NDA's. But Skype 4 Beta and Flex 4 Beta both work as do others.
I like the new task bar, once you get used to it, and use it's benefits its great, I must admit I always stick with the new way things work, it is tempting to change to the old style, but they changed it for a reason, try to stick with it.
I also like the name, Windows 7, I wish they would just stick with numbers. from 1, 2, 3, 95, 98, XP, Vista, 7. It's easy to forget that this is the seventh main release, that's not a high number, given how long its been around. And especially if you compare it to other software that has been around a lot less and might be at version 13 or higher.
I had also tried the IE8 beta several times and didn't like it, but IE8 (which is what comes with Windows 7) seems prety good, all my regular sites worked and besides a couple minor quirks, I haven't had the need to go install anything else.
The release is late 2009, but I recommend you get onto the beta and try to use it until then. As soon as I can buy a key, I will.
Good job Microsoft, looking forward to what gets added between now and release.
9 January 2009
Please test your site in IE.
This is really annoying, I use IE almost exclusivly. But more and more, I am finding problems with major sites not working with IE.
I then proceed to try them in FireFox and they work, now you might say well just use FireFox, but that is not the point, there is nothing wrong with IE, this is a problem of lazy developers failing to test their code properly in multiple browsers.
Our company uses one site in particular, which I wont name, and I contacted them to tell them that half their site doesn't work in IE. Their answer, was it works in FireFox use that.
Pathetic, does this mean they really dont care about the 50% of people using IE, its just pure laziness.
I then proceed to try them in FireFox and they work, now you might say well just use FireFox, but that is not the point, there is nothing wrong with IE, this is a problem of lazy developers failing to test their code properly in multiple browsers.
Our company uses one site in particular, which I wont name, and I contacted them to tell them that half their site doesn't work in IE. Their answer, was it works in FireFox use that.
Pathetic, does this mean they really dont care about the 50% of people using IE, its just pure laziness.
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