Comments on: Microsoft officially released Windows 7 beta

By: deanx

deanx — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:37:51 +0000

Thanks for keys: Worked like a charm. But why does it say valid until 12/09? I thought it was only good til 8/09.

By: jdog

jdog — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:39:08 +0000

any idea why some programs wont work on windows 7 like admuncher

By: jdog

jdog — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:35:22 +0000

any idea why windows 7 wont like allow to install some programs. For example. AdMuncher. I try to install it and it just does nothing. Can someone check into this and see why?? thanks

By: habeansha

habeansha — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:19:08 +0000

32Bit W7 Beta Key:

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6JKV2-QPB8H-RQ893-FW7TM-PBJ73

4HJRK-X6Q28-HWRFY-WDYHJ-K8HDH

TQ32R-WFBDM-GFHD2-QGVMH-3P9GC

QXV7B-K78W2-QGPR6-9FWH9-KGMM7

64bit W7 Beta Keys:

RFFTV-J6K7W-MHBQJ-XYMMJ-Q8DCH

482XP-6J9WR-4JXT3-VBPP6-FQF4M

D9RHV-JG8XC-C77H2-3YF6D-RYRJ9

7XRCQ-RPY28-YY9P8-R6HD8-84GH3

JYDV8-H8VXG-74RPT-6BJPB-X42V4

By: deanx

deanx — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:55:41 +0000

Installed Windows 7. After install, here are a few observations.

Install time: 17min.
Time to get from power on to logon screen: 65sec
Time from logon screen to desktop: 55sec

Still slow but faster than Vista and XP. Visualization is nice. Taskbar is different, but not difficult to figure out. I dont like how it defaults to notebook power options when installing on a desktop, but easily fixed. Didnt spend much time piddling just checked a few items. Admin tools are similar to vista. Automatically setup network and sharing of docs, pics, vids. etc. So far, I am impressed. Will foll with it more when time allows, but so far so good. Would like to get a key to unlock it passed 30 days.

By: @ 14

@ 14 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:18:15 +0000

linux a week OS???? it is quite possible the most powerful OS get your facts straight dont base your linux knowledge on ubuntu!

By: Mike Hall

Mike Hall — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:44:06 +0000

If you guys need to play games why don't you use DOS. It loads faster and it runs faster than Windows 7 plus you don't waste 4 GB on disk to install it…;-)

I believe MS wants us to believe they released an Operating System.. which is not.

By: pernahajder

pernahajder — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:26:38 +0000

i hate XP, vista, Win7 they are using so much hardware, i can not run on my PC (160Mhz, 64MB ram, 40MB HDD)
WIN3.11 FOREVER!!!

upgrade your hardware before you upgrade your OS!

and yes, the vista is a failure to the MS as the WinMillenium was

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Vista x64, AMD Athlon X2, N8600GT, 4GB RAM, 1,8TB HDD

By: cw

cw — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:47:24 +0000

My version works forever with the timepatch..

By: Somedude

Somedude — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:45:58 +0000

XP – Old computers
VISTA – New computers (2GB of RAM minimum, 4GB if u are gaming)

Win7- Old&New

By: bitna

bitna — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:47:06 +0000

It really p's me off when people moan about aspects of an OS that can easily be changed and customie to suit your own needs and desires. I like vista and always have done but from what I've read since it's release the main thing people dislike is the UAC which can be turned off if you so wish so I don't see what the problem is. I have on regular occasions seen people moan that it's slow on there pc's / laptops however on most occasions this is down to people trying to run it on old computers that are simply too old to cope with the OS. People shouldn't complain or moan that an OS sucks when it's there own stupid fault for trying to run it on old computers. Move with the times and either stick with what the computer came with or get another that is capable of running the OS properly and to how you expect it to run. Anyways I like many others really like W7 and I thank microsoft for the improvements made so far. If like me you find the taskbar too big for your liking then go to taskbar properties and tick the show small icons box.Doing this will give you a taskbar at the size we've been used to for years. You can also return the taskbar tabs back to the tabs we have been using for years with the text by selecting combine taskbar when full or never combine in taskbar properties. To end this I will simply say if you don't like how things have been set up by default then change the settings instead of moaning about it.I say to those people that moan that the phrase "a bad builder always blames their tools" comes to mind with you.

By: nightdrive

nightdrive — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:20:43 +0000

Ive been having some problems with this so far… like Itunes freezes whenever I start it (despite installing both Windows 7 beta and Itunes over and over again), and whenever it comes off hibernate it's practically useless until I do a reboot.

By: melander

melander — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:44:10 +0000

>vista 7, ahem sorry windows 7 is great…
>looks and performs better
>clean install in less than 20mins
>all drivers are loaded
>im using athlon 64×2 3800+, gigabyte m57sli-s4 board, gigabyte n8600gt vga, 2gb ddr2 800mhz ram
>problems with alcohol120%, can't install it
>subs not showing in media player classic
>new games already working like spore and nfs undercover
>can't wait for official release…

By: The One

The One — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:58:43 +0000

wINDOWS 7 IS tHE oNE…Mark My Words!

By: Mistah

Mistah — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:58:47 +0000

You vista hater-bashers! Mark my words of wisdom you all will be yanking your pecker when vista SP2 comes out!! same old same old sheep were complaining about xp before we had sp2 and sp3..