Win7 or How to Stop Worrying and Love Windows
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As most Tech-Savvy people with connections are finding out, Windows 7 has the potential to really hit it off with users. I’ve been passed a copy of the pre-beta O/S as it has made its way around the circles in my group of friends, and I am impressed. Really impressed. I have had a really good play with it, and here is my opinion.
Not wanting to risk anything, I installed it under VMWare Workstation, on an Intel Q6600 CPU, with 2GB of RAM, as a Host O/S. The install was complete in under an hour, and I was ready to go! It feels funny, as Macintosh users usually exclaim, that the computer is ready to use the first time you start up. Windows 7 has made a decent step towards this. It comes packed with more drivers than Vista, and I was able to plug some pretty obscure accessories that failed with Vista, but worked with 7. You will still need to install a security suite, and I did so with the Norton 2009 beta, which was fast, and thin, as proclaimed. After that, it’s business as usual. Another thing to point out, is that Windows 7 is stable. Now, what I am saying here, is that pre-beta, non-public release software, is “stable”. In my opinion, Windows Vista isn’t stable. I have never had a crash with Windows 7, and I hope that it will continue to the disc-printing stage.
It’s hard to put it into words, so I will keep this short. Windows 7 is a definite revolution in the Windows cycle. As they say, never buy any point-0 of a software. Just like with the iPhone, 2.0 was a shambles, but the later versions picked up on the philosophy. You can see Windows 7 this way. Many others have said this, and so do I, that Windows 7, is “Vista done Right”.
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Bizbad
December 17th, 2008
at 12:37pm
I’ve also tested Windows 7. It already feels like a great os. I can’t wait to see the real thing later on.
It will indeed be Vista done right.
CrunchGear » Archive » Windows 7 reported “stable” - do you care?
December 17th, 2008
at 7:00pm
[...] Jack Webster claims that the Window 7 pre-beta is stable. I have a hard time getting excited about this. Surely Microsoft has learned from its mistakes and can make reasonably stable software now, right? [...]
Shoban
December 18th, 2008
at 7:49am
So far I am hearing good news about Windows 7.. I changed my laptops OS from vista to XP the week after I bought the laptop. So in real I have just used vista for a week but it SUCKS!! Eagerly waiting for windows 7
Thanks for the review
Windows 7 seen as “Vista done right” - VISTA.BLORGE
December 18th, 2008
at 9:57am
[...] reports have it being completed in as little as 30 minutes on sufficiently fast hardware. Lockergnome reports that after the install was complete the computer was ready to use. It did lack a few [...]
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December 21st, 2008
at 3:06pm
[...] Win7 or How to Stop Worrying and love Windows. [...]
chris
February 8th, 2009
at 10:27pm
i have to agree with u 100% as i have used win 7
great o/s
Far better than vista
EliteGeek
April 18th, 2009
at 9:23pm
Nice thoughts on Windows 7, Chris. I agree. Ever since installing it, I have found myself enjoying it immensely. It seems lighter and definitely faster than Vista - and Vista wasn’t slow, either.
I hope Microsoft stays on this track. It’s looking good.
Larssan
April 18th, 2009
at 9:41pm
The pin bar reminds me A LOT of Dock in OS X. Microsoft still can’t come up with new ideas. Shame on you, Microsoft!
I still don’t believe in Windows 7. MAC FOR THE WIN!
Sushrutt
April 18th, 2009
at 9:44pm
Well am perpetually waiting for Windows 7 and constantly asking in the chatroom ‘when its gonna release’.
Seriously,am keen to use it and as i dont have much greater download speed,i’ve not even bothered to download it.
So i heard its gonna get released somewhere in august,fingers crossed.
Right now am using Vista with taskbar disabled and using object dock.
It just cool,very cool.