Rajiv Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Anyone tried it yet? I am in the middle of downloading the beta XP'ish or Vista'ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Isnt it 1 GB? Thats a lot to download. I anyways dont like testing anything beta from MS. Be careful though- MS has admitted that its not yet fully stable and you may risk your data. Ans yes, it will expire in a week. So keep your old OS cd with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajiv Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 Its 3.13GB Download It will expire in Aug 2009 About the data - well, this wouldn't be Primary OS Minimum recommended specs call for: 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor 1 GB of system memory 16 GB of available disk space Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128 MB memory (to enable the Aero theme) DVD-R/W Drive Internet access (to download the Beta and get updates) And yes, like anything tech-related, these specs could change. Some product features of Windows 7, such as the ability to watch and record live TV or navigation through the use of "touch," may require advanced or additional hardware. You'll need a system recovery disk (and know how to use it). You're [almost] flying solo: you'll need to troubleshoot problems yourself and call on other Beta testers for their know-how. It's a two-way thing—Beta testing is about feedback so our developers can fix bugs and hear what appeals to the people who use our products daily. Please tell us what you think. Watch the calendar. The Beta expires on August 1, 2009. To continue using your PC, please be prepared to reinstall a prior version of Windows or a subsequent release of Windows 7 before the expiration date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Great. Let us know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadodaravictor Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 What is new in Windows 7 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hiten. Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Any SS from MS ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajiv Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 Here, some SS form Windows 7 Slight differences here and there but totally vista'ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Here, some SS form Windows 7 Slight differences here and there but totally vista'ish Yeah, the look is quite vista like. Hope the similarities end there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachinism Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 don't wanna mess around with beta versions, will wait for full Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4te Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 don't wanna mess around with beta versions' date=' will wait for full[/quote'] what's the difference? :giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holysmoke Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Hopefully its good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punjabi_khota Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 what's the difference? :giggle: wait for 2 years then :giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holysmoke Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 wait for 2 years then :giggle: Doesnt matter, its still windoze :haha: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 don't wanna mess around with beta versions' date=' will wait for full[/quote'] Does not look like it will be released in 2009 as promised by MS. There is still a lot to be done and it will spill into 2010. Stick to xp in the mean time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Microsoft is a ****ing disgrace - they keep on dishing out one crappy operating systems after another and what's more people actually have started "expecting" service packs to fix these glitches. It's like buying a car and "expect" the engine to be messed up for the company to apply some patches on the engine a few months later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumble_rocks Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Microsoft is a ****ing disgrace - they keep on dishing out one crappy operating systems after another and what's more people actually have started "expecting" service packs to fix these glitches. It's like buying a car and "expect" the engine to be messed up for the company to apply some patches on the engine a few months later. To be fair , Microsoft being the top dog with more than 90% market share in operating system domain , hackers and programmers continuously right viruses to mess around with their software instead of channeling their energy on any other vendor. Their is no joy in writing these programs for Apple or OS/2 or any other PC based operating system simply because intended target is much smaller.While I am not defending Microsoft , I would bet that Apple or IBM or any vendor operating system software would have equally sucked if their market share was such absolute majority simply because vested interests would then concentrate on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 To be fair ' date=' Microsoft being the top dog with more than 90% market share in operating system domain , hackers and programmers continuously right viruses to mess around with their software instead of channeling their energy on any other vendor. Their is no joy in writing these programs for Apple or OS/2 or any other PC based operating system simply because intended target is much smaller.While I am not defending Microsoft , I would bet that Apple or IBM or any vendor operating system software would have equally sucked if their market share was such absolute majority simply because vested interests would then concentrate on them.[/quote'] Are you saying Unix is fundamentally as vulnerable as the crap Microsoft dishes out and is not hacked only because of less potential headache the hacking might cause the public? All major applications in the world run on Unix, and a hacking and disruption there is going to affect public life much more than a few thousand people not being able to watch porn for a couple of days till the new anti virus comes along. And even besides the hacking part, look at the performance. I had installed Vista to try it out and got rid of it in a couple of days. It is sluggish and offers far less than OS X offers on the same hardware. just look around at the number of times people see the blue screen of death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 MS is like ekta kapoor's tv soaps. Crappy, yes, but popular. MS gives more importance to user experience. Windows played a huge role in making a computer a household commodity. Its because of windows that a lay man finds it easy to use a computer. Majority of techies who criticize MS make a living writing .net codes. I was a VB6 programmer in my student days. Besides, no software can ever be entirely free from bugs/faults. The reason is the fast development of technology. You just release a software and then release the patches and improvements. If you wait to make it perfect, it will never be complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumble_rocks Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Are you saying Unix is fundamentally as vulnerable as the crap Microsoft dishes out and is not hacked only because of less potential headache the hacking might cause the public? I would think so , but I am no expert in this matter. After all Unix was written as an open source with security not in mind. The primary environment in which a typical Windows system exists has traditionally been hostile, especially after the advent of the Internet. Same is not the case with Unix I would presume. All major applications in the world run on Unix, and a hacking and disruption there is going to affect public life much more than a few thousand people not being able to watch porn for a couple of days till the new anti virus comes along. That is news to me . Windows has over 95% of the desktop market-share. I am not sure of the the server market but if I have to take a guess , it would be more than Unix. All I am saying is that Microsoft's success, as reflected in their incredible market share, amplifies their security problems. The number of people using Microsoft software (Windows has over 95% of the desktop market share) is very high. Inevitably , the number of 3rd party developers creating commercial software for Microsoft platforms also becomes very high.Desktop users far outnumber business users. So , the potential for major disrupt is much higher when it comes to Microsoft operating system. Plus the visibility factor is much higher because of the sheer number of users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I would think so , but I am no expert in this matter. After all Unix was written as an open source with security not in mind. The primary environment in which a typical Windows system exists has traditionally been hostile, especially after the advent of the Internet. Same is not the case with Unix I would presume. Unix is not open source as far as I know - Linux is. But i'll let the experts answer this and whether Unix is fundamentally more stable and secure than Windows. That is news to me . Windows has over 95% of the desktop market-share. I am not sure of the the server market but if I have to take a guess , it would be more than Unix. All I am saying is that Microsoft's success, as reflected in their incredible market share, amplifies their security problems. The number of people using Microsoft software (Windows has over 95% of the desktop market share) is very high. Inevitably , the number of 3rd party developers creating commercial software for Microsoft platforms also becomes very high.Desktop users far outnumber business users. So , the potential for major disrupt is much higher when it comes to Microsoft operating system. Plus the visibility factor is much higher because of the sheer number of users. I know for a fact that all major university research, places like Los Alamos, Lawarence Berkeley Lab, NASA etc. etc. and the production servers of telecom companies like AT&T all run Unix. Imagine the level of disruption that can be caused by hacking into these environments as opposed to letting a virus go into PCs of individual users. While there is truth in the statement that Windows' market share does not help in protecting it from being a good hacking target, the ease with which people are able to do it is what makes it the target in the first place. I mean, can you think of the havoc which will be caused if someone manages to get into NASA's satellite servers. It will be nothing compared to some virus in individual PCs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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