fonzbear2000
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join:2005-08-09
Saint Paul, MN
| Windows 7 beta has leaked! quote:
]Beta testers and some media outlets have apparently had access to Windows 7 for some time now, but the recent beta release of Microsofts next generation operating system has been leaked onto BitTorrent sites like The Pirate Bay.
The New Zealand Morning Herald reported on the story recently. From the report:
A few leaked copies of the early 'alpha' build did the P2P rounds in December.
And now the 'Build 7000' version of the new system has found its way onto the file sharing network BitTorrent, making it available for anyone to download.
The torrent is a disk image of the 32-bit version of the system, and underground site Pirate Bay is listing nearly 2000 'seeder' versions of the 2.44GB download.
Windows bloggers say that the pirated build is the version that will be issued in January as Windows 7 Beta.
This latest leak seems to follow the standard tradition of how a Windows operating system is distributed (albeit, without authorization no doubt). An early version of the release is posted, then Beta testers test the new operating system, then a final version is released where some users are able to tell what has been stripped out. It's happen for vista back when it was called Longhorn and it appears to be happening with the latest version of Windows.
Source: »www.zeropaid.com/news/9923/Windo···tTorrent
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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| Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! Nothing like free Real World testing, eh?
Leaked - any more they should just say what it is... Guinea Pig Version. 
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SipSizzurp
Fo' Shizzle
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join:2005-12-28
Hilo, HI
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| Anyone who finds this to be news should really get out more ! 
I'm waiting for it to ripen up a bit before I waste an hour downloading it.
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Tel
join:2001-10-12
Mauldin, SC
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| Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! said by sansri88  :Runs pretty well I must say. See attached image I'll definitely join the legit beta program once they open it up. It's good to give it a test run, it's very stable as is right now. I guess I'm more concerned with software compatibility than hardware at this point. I'll be curious to see if you run into any compatibility problems after you've run it a week or so. | |
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elios
join:2005-11-15
Springfield, MO
·Mediacom
| said by Tel :said by sansri88 :Runs pretty well I must say. See attached image I'll definitely join the legit beta program once they open it up. It's good to give it a test run, it's very stable as is right now. I guess I'm more concerned with software compatibility than hardware at this point. I'll be curious to see if you run into any compatibility problems after you've run it a week or so. same driver model as Vista and same every thing else mostly
if it works on Vista it should work on 7 and Vista drivers should work fine too | |
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| witmer1
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join:2002-09-23
Llewellyn, PA
1 edit | Paul Thurrott is reporting in his write up that there are areas of instability and a good deal of menu inconsistency in the most current Windows 7 beta build, mainly with IE8 and Word 2007. I also note IE8 beta instability on XP. I haven't downloaded Windows 7 yet. | |
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sansri88
Go digtal you analog laggards
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join:2005-12-17
New York, NY
clubs:  | Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! Yeah, I'm reading his writeup right now. Interesting note about Word 07 freezing randomly twice. I'll have to see if I can replicate it, as well as see if that problem exists with Office 03. | |
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join:2002-07-09
Tucson, AZ
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1 edit | Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! It's not. I've always used ISO Recorder for those functions: »isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/Vista.htm. It hooks into the built-in burning software and is simply nothing more than an interface but it does what it says and looks similar to what Microsoft has created there. I should also point out Microsoft themselves even suggested in a KB article, ISO Recorder for Vista and XP users that don't want to pay for Nero or similar.
Edit: Oooo automatically changing wallpaper, that's something else I've wanted. | |
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join:2002-07-09
Tucson, AZ
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| Ribbon interface in paint? Ugh well I guess it's inevitable. I've yet to find everything that's "hidden" in Office and now they're putting it in the other apps? Say, did you try office 03 yet? I've never tried it on Vista but I've heard it won't install. | |
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sansri88
Go digtal you analog laggards
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join:2005-12-17
New York, NY
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2 edits | Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! I have Office 03 on my one Vista install. I'm actually about to go on an expedition and look for my Office 03 disc.
Edit: installing office 03 as we speak.
edit2: working great so far. | |
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Mickeyme
You might be right, but, I don't care
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join:2008-09-05
Carson City, NV | It's just, BETA JUNK, now so why should anyone care?
Except some hackers wanting an early start on cracking it's security codes. | |
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Tel
join:2001-10-12
Mauldin, SC
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| Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! said by Mickeyme :It's just, BETA JUNK, now so why should anyone care? Except some hackers wanting an early start on cracking it's security codes. I beta tested Vista and although there were a few things in the beta that they dropped that I liked, I felt a lot more comfortable with it when I started using the release candidate. Vista runs very good on my machine and the beta ran just as well with no problems either. | |
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snipper_cr
join:2002-01-22
Wheaton, IL
clubs: | I wounder why only 32 bit versions get leaked. There hasn't been a "leaked" 64 bit version for some time.
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Woody79_00
join:2004-07-08
united state
| Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! I am not too excited about Windows 7
It is nothing more than a stripped down vista with a few interface tweaks and support for more processor cores....
what is there to get excited about? its Windows NT 6.1...the same exact build as Vista SP1
Im sure once it goes final they will change the build to NT 6.2 or something...but its nothing more than Vista SP2 with very minor changes...can't believe they are going to charge folks for this.
where is the creativity and vison that was Microsoft?
Windows 2000 to Windows XP there was some noticeable changes....98 to 2000 was very noticeable...XP to vista...was just bad...3d interface and slow...Even if Windows 7 is a bit faster, which i doubt it will be, but if it is, is it worth paying for that?
where is WinFS
where is hot-patching?(patching that doesn't require a reboot everytime i install windows updates)
Why are we still using NTFS that is old as dirt....why can Linux and others have a non-fragmenting filesystem and windows can't? ext4 is on the horizon that is going to be "it"
why cna't Microsoft improve the file system
I am asking legitmate questions as a customer, they are failing to deliver on their promises....
give me a few reason I should hand over my hard earned money for Windows 7?
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join:2002-07-09
Tucson, AZ
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| Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! said by Woody79_00 :what is there to get excited about? its Windows NT 6.1...the same exact build as Vista SP1 Im sure once it goes final they will change the build to NT 6.2 or something...but its nothing more than Vista SP2 with very minor changes...can't believe they are going to charge folks for this. I agree that at the moment at least, it seems like Windows 7 is going to be just Vista SP2 or maybe SP3. Hopefully they will change that. After all this is an early beta still. I've been thinking about the version numbers though and I don't think they will call it NT 6.2. In fact I don't think they will call it NT 6.x at all. I think it will be NT 7.x.
Think about it, the NT kernel started with NT 3.1, which progressed to NT4. Then NT 5.0 came along and was called Windows 2000. Windows XP and it's server variants were called NT 5.1 and 5.2 depending on it's release type (x64 editions for example were 5.2). Vista/Server 2008 is considered NT 6.0/6.1 depending on SP level. Given the next release is Windows 7 it seems logical to me that it will be NT 7.0/7.1.
I know Microsoft doesn't use the NT version except for internal reference but it seems stupid to call something Windows 7 and then have it's version number be something other than 7.x. But then again this IS Microsoft we're talking about here. | |
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siljaline
mind that delimiter
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join:2002-10-12
Montreal, QC | Yup, it's on Mininova, just did an advanced search, the ISO's are out there, though there's no controlling so-leaks, such as this.
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seangprice
join:2002-09-10
Coalville, UT
clubs:
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| Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! I've been out of the MS loop for over two years... I thought Vista was suppose to be the ultimate OS, and now a new product? Seriously, was Vista just a Beta test that the consumer paid for? From what I have seen the new OS7 isn't that much different, just refined, probably what Vista should have been to begin with.
I might give it a try, but for now I'll stick with Ubuntu and OSX | |
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trparky
Bite My Shiny Metal Ass
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join:2000-05-24
Cleveland, OH
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| said by sansri88 :On a fresh install of Windows 7 expect about 30 processes running. Maybe a little more. I have firefox running and I only have 34 processes running. Looks very slimmed down and optimized...and this is Windows 7 Ultimate! Damn, about time the amount of background processes came down. Way too many in Vista if you ask me.
I'm not complaining about Vista though, I have been using Vista since its release and have had relatively no issues with it. Then again, I have good machines to run it on.
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gquiring
I Did It My Way
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join:2001-04-07
Matawan, NJ | I loaded it up on a spare desktop. So far it looks great.
One issue it thinks my desktop is larger than it is on the right side. I checked my desktop res which is 1680x1050. | |
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Loco
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join:2002-11-09
So Cal | Thats okay....i'll stick with XP Professional.
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