Windows 7/Vienna BETA

miniquake32 · Jun 25, 2008, 03:44 PM

Hey guys do any of you know about windows 7 beta releases??-- THX

psyko12 · Jun 25, 2008, 03:46 PM

Just read about this on some "site" although it's sketchy because its only a beta, plus it might be unstable

Ongaku · Jun 25, 2008, 03:47 PM

I remember testing Vista in the beta days, how fun it was ;P

CrackerJack · Jun 25, 2008, 03:50 PM

The beta is already out.

psyko12 · Jun 25, 2008, 03:52 PM

Hey guys, Is this what Bill Gates demonstrated the Touch Screen interfaced Windows 7? Or was that vista?

Triprift · Jun 25, 2008, 04:00 PM

That was windows 7 psyko suppose to have a new slimline kernal too apparently.

psyko12 · Jun 25, 2008, 04:02 PM

Ah I see ty! Heh it has aero theme too? Wow, hope this os does not have uber high specs

and I saw a copy of the beta with a build number in its name on a certain "web site" heh

Triprift · Jun 25, 2008, 04:20 PM

Id say considering the kernals gonna be heavily stripped down that it shoudnt be as damanding as Vista.

candle_86 · Jun 25, 2008, 04:25 PM

i wouldn't use it right now yall, its still an alpha not a beta. Beta is due out later this year with RC1 comming in late 09

xfire · Jun 25, 2008, 04:31 PM

And how much is a touch screen going to cost? "To get the complete experience"
If it works well on a normal screen then will it have features that will make people switch from XP or Vista.

pagalms · Jun 25, 2008, 09:55 PM

Runnin' on VMWare right now.

farlex85 · Jun 25, 2008, 09:57 PM

That looks absolutely identical to vista atm, except for perhaps the little arrows on the taskbar over there. Still probably gonna be a bit before it takes shape.

pagalms · Jun 25, 2008, 10:00 PM

Visualy it is identical to Vista atm. It will be the last thing that Microsoft will change before 7 comes out.

farlex85 · Jun 25, 2008, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pagalms

Visualy it is identical to Vista atm. It will be the last thing that Microsoft will change before 7 comes out.

Have you noticed any internal difference?

pagalms · Jun 25, 2008, 10:19 PM

It has a new kernel called MinWin
But since it's runnin on WM, it's not fully functionable (no drivers, etc). Ill install it on HDD and check that thing closer. Looks good till now

Lillebror · Jun 25, 2008, 10:27 PM

Quote:

The official word from Microsoft’s Windows Engineering Chief Steven Sinofsky seems to be that MinWin — the slimmed-down Windows core many expected to be at the heart of Windows 7 — is not going to be part of Windows 7

No, MinWin aint gonna be the new kernel for win 7

Its still using the vista kernel, but its gonna get optimized, Slimmed down and just alot better.

pagalms · Jun 25, 2008, 10:37 PM

Heh, i missed something

BTW some interesting info can be found here

Control panel is changed - no classic look anymore.
Ok tomorrow i'll install it on HDD and take some screenies

NeotonicDragon3 · Jun 25, 2008, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pagalms

Runnin' on VMWare right now.

Where did you find it?

pagalms · Jun 25, 2008, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeotonicDragon3

Where did you find it?

Check PM

psyko12 · Jun 25, 2008, 11:27 PM

Wow, if it's true from what I've read that it eats lesser resources then maybe it could go as fast like win2k or faster like xp and maybe faster? Hehe, they say its module programming or sthing along the lines like that which lessens BSoDs? Hmm I found a beta release from a certain "bay".

pagalms · Jun 25, 2008, 11:32 PM

I just got BSOD in 7

edit: another one

endless...

Must reinstall

Error 404 · Jun 26, 2008, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pagalms

I just got BSOD in 7

edit: another one

endless...

Must reinstall

Well, it IS an Alpha test.
It cant be that bad: Sounds about as stable as Windows ME!

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Jun 26, 2008, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lillebror

No, MinWin aint gonna be the new kernel for win 7

Its still using the vista kernel, but its gonna get optimized, Slimmed down and just alot better.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minwin#Kernel

Yes, it is.

Triprift · Jun 26, 2008, 02:42 AM

I thought they were using the minwin kernal when did that change im sure thats what read earlier

FatForester · Jun 26, 2008, 02:51 AM

That's a link to wikipedia, with another warning at the top regarding the factual accuracy of the information. I wouldn't trust anything just yet, there's still a lot that is bound to change.

Jun 25, 2008, 03:44 PM	#1
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Jun 25, 2008, 03:47 PM	#3
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Jun 25, 2008, 03:50 PM	#4
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Jun 25, 2008, 03:52 PM	#5
psyko12 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,378 (0.63/day) Thanks: 511 Thanked 144 Times in 131 Posts System Specs	Hey guys, Is this what Bill Gates demonstrated the Touch Screen interfaced Windows 7? Or was that vista? __________________ Siggy c/o stefanels!! Thanks man \m/ Knowledge is power, guard it well. Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 Hail to the mod godz! CyberDruid and MKmods GPU-Z Validation erocke'rs GPU Driver Uninstall Guide

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Jun 25, 2008, 04:02 PM	#7
psyko12 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,378 (0.63/day) Thanks: 511 Thanked 144 Times in 131 Posts System Specs	Ah I see ty! Heh it has aero theme too? Wow, hope this os does not have uber high specs and I saw a copy of the beta with a build number in its name on a certain "web site" heh __________________ Siggy c/o stefanels!! Thanks man \m/ Knowledge is power, guard it well. Solaris Utility DVD 3.0 Hail to the mod godz! CyberDruid and MKmods GPU-Z Validation erocke'rs GPU Driver Uninstall Guide

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Jun 25, 2008, 10:37 PM	#17
pagalms Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Latvia Posts: 473 (0.25/day) Thanks: 93 Thanked 145 Times in 110 Posts System Specs	Heh, i missed something BTW some interesting info can be found here Control panel is changed - no classic look anymore. Ok tomorrow i'll install it on HDD and take some screenies __________________ The GeForce 8800 OC Thread Buying an Abit motherboard is like shooting yourself on the foot nVidia ForceWare Link Archive Last edited by pagalms; Jun 25, 2008 at 10:45 PM.

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