Windows 7 beta has leaked! in Microsoft Help http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21657652 en Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:47:09 EDT Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:47:09 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21667780 trparky :
said by sansri88 See Profile :

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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said by sansri88 See Profile :

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 ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21666164 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:52:42 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21664633 Loco : Thats okay....i'll stick with XP Professional.

Thanks ! :+)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21664633 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:06:16 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21664510 JoelC707 :
said by Woody79_00 See Profile :

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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21664510 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:22:30 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21664456 seangprice : 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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21664456 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:54:02 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21662788 gquiring : 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. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21662788 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:50:56 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21661872 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!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21661872 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:05:46 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21661407 siljaline : 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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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?

Wow me

Show me something new and innovative]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21661354 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:33:09 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21661284 snipper_cr : 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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Edit: installing office 03 as we speak.

edit2: working great so far.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21661219 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:12:20 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21661208 JoelC707 : 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. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21661208 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:10:44 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21661070 sansri88 : Downloadable themes finally! Not like XP where you had to hack the uxtheme file.
Click for full size
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21661070 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:44:58 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21661046 sansri88 : Think I should do a write up on Windows 7 here on BBR?

Another nifty little thing: bottom right corner, click the little rectangular bar and it goes to the desktop.

There are definitely UI inconsistencies, looks like a mash of windows 7 and vista together. Paint makes good use of the ribbon interface though.
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25 HD channels compared to the average 32 or so.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21661046 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:40:04 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21661005 JoelC707 : 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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21661005 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:31:00 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21660985 sansri88 : One very little but nifty thing I found, not sure if it's in Vista..

See attached image.

Edit: Second nifty feature: if you set your desktop to a theme, the wallpaper automatically rotates between a set of images related to your theme.

Burn iso files directly in OS!
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21660985 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:26:30 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21660965 sansri88 : 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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21660965 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:22:54 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21660948 witmer1 : 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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21660948 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:19:42 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21660890 Tel :
said by Mickeyme See Profile :

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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21660890 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:12:21 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21660833 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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21660833 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:03:32 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21660831 sansri88 : I've only installed Firefox and VLC right now, no troubles with them.

I'll install MS Office 07 and 03 today at some point adn report back on how they go. I also have to figure out filesharing between my computers. It's a bit different than Vista I think.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21660831 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:02:53 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21660817 Tel :
said by sansri88 See Profile :

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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21660817 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:01:08 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21660729 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.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21660729 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:48:43 EDT Re: Windows 7 beta has leaked! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21657882 SipSizzurp : Anyone who finds this to be news should really get out more ! :o

I'm waiting for it to ripen up a bit before I waste an hour downloading it.
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Leaked - any more they should just say what it is... Guinea Pig Version. ;)
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]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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