Windows Vista Forums

Windows 7 Alpha Debuting Tonight
  1. #1
    d0od's Avatar

    Joe Danger
    Join Date : May 2008
    Uk
    Posts : 43
    Vista Home Premium 64-bit
    Local Time: 07:51 AM
    uk

    Windows 7 Alpha Debuting Tonight

    Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer will tonight unveil the first official news about Window's Vista's Successor - Windows 7 - at the WSJ All Things Digital Conference.

    Wow. And yeah i meant Window's 7!


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  2. #2



    Senior Member
    Join Date : May 2008
    Posts : 1,823
    Vista x64 Ultimate
    Local Time: 09:51 AM


     
    I like Vista x64 Ultimate. I did load up the workstation with server level hardware. I hope WinFS is fixed. It could improve my SAS RAID even more.

    Windows 7 will be a tweaked Vista kernel. You will see many of them hate it even worse. They should start upgrading hardware to better levels to support the OS. Replace older motherboards with a Vista ready board. Add 4GB-8GB for 64-bit OS. Find a board with Vista capable SATA drivers. Cheap old hardware will not work well. Many want to overclock and 64-bit does not handle it well. They want to upgrade from XP to Vista. I recommend a backup and clean install.

    I made my choices and installed in 18 minutes. Supermicro's beta BIOS took out the BIOS chip. I hope to have the replacement today and get back up and running. No hardware issues. It even had both printer drivers.

    Last edited by dmex; 15 Jun 2008 at 02:02 PM.
      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3



    Member
    Join Date : May 2008
    Posts : 40
    Ultimate x64 SP1 and XP Pro SP3
    Local Time: 09:51 AM


     

    re: Windows 7 Alpha Debuting Tonight

    I enjoyed testing both XP and Vista over the years.... Also Office 2007...
    Hopefully, get to test the new version at some point when it becomes available...

    Just my 2 cents...........

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  4. #4



    Senior Member
    Join Date : May 2008
    Posts : 1,823
    Vista x64 Ultimate
    Local Time: 09:51 AM


     

    re: Windows 7 Alpha Debuting Tonight

    I don't beta test Microsoft products any more. I did not get good support on drivers for my hardware.

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  5. #5



    Banned
    Join Date : Nov 2007
    Chicago
    Posts : 78
    Vista Ultimate x64
    Local Time: 08:51 AM
    usa us illinois

     

    re: Windows 7 Alpha Debuting Tonight

    The hardcore miniorty who are completely twitterpated about Vista will be just as freaked about 7, whenever it sees the light of day.

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  6. #6



    Senior Member
    Join Date : May 2008
    Posts : 1,823
    Vista x64 Ultimate
    Local Time: 09:51 AM


     

    re: Windows 7 Alpha Debuting Tonight

    I don't much hardcore on this forum....

    I think many need hardware upgrades to run Vista x64 Ultimate.

    Vista x64 Ultimate was more bad hype than bad features. I was expecting more issues with Vista. It was a 18 minute install for x64 Ultimate. Everything has worked good. I wish I could get more multi-threading apps to feed my workstation.

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  7. #7
    sidney1st's Avatar

    Member
    Join Date : Apr 2008
    Paris
    Posts : 968
    Ultimate SP1 x64 & x86
    Local Time: 03:51 PM


     

    re: Windows 7 Alpha Debuting Tonight

    Quote Originally Posted by dmex View Post
    Vista was called Longhorn thanks to the long road in texas to that same named restaurant I think
    History: The Longhorn name wasn't chosen randomly.
    Windows XP was code-named Whistler and the next version of Windows, at the time, was code-named Blackcomb.
    Both of these names come from ski areas in British Columbia, close to Microsoft's headquarters. At the foot of Whistler Mountain, there is a saloon named Longhorn that serves the local skiing population.
    So if you're ever in the area and want to take in some local color, Longhorn is a nice stop… after you're done with Whistler.

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  8. #8



    Senior Member
    Join Date : May 2008
    Posts : 1,823
    Vista x64 Ultimate
    Local Time: 09:51 AM


     
    Innovation will come from the OS. Hardware innovations need to be placed into OS and software to function. Look at how the paging file has changed from just virtual RAM to having a dedicated function for caching, memory dumps, and other functions. You need innovation to come from all three: OS, software and hardware.

    In 25 years, I have always upgraded hardware and software to clean install a new OS. No reason to complain about these users. They are the majority of users with computers. Vista can work on lower end computers if they don't expect much.

    Last edited by dmex; 15 Jun 2008 at 02:01 PM.
      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  9. #9
    d0od's Avatar

    Joe Danger
    Join Date : May 2008
    Uk
    Posts : 43
    Vista Home Premium 64-bit
    Local Time: 07:51 AM
    uk

      Thread Starter

    re: Windows 7 Alpha Debuting Tonight

    Window's 7 is going to be such an interesting development for Microsoft, and for users. I'm still not too sure about touch stuff - I'd get wrist ache! and dragging photos with a mouse is just as quick as with a finger. But i love the developments so far... it's just a shame there isn't much more information out there yet!

    I think refining Vista and building on it for W7 is a good idea - Vista isn't bad at all, it's just not as mature as people were expecting.

    Last edited by dmex; 18 Jun 2008 at 11:37 AM. Reason: typo
      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  10. #10
    dmex's Avatar

    ɠɛɐǨ

    Join Date : May 2007
    Fremantle, Western Australia
    Posts : 2,632
    Windows Vista™ Ultimate
    Local Time: 09:51 PM
    australia au west australia

     

    Re: Windows 7 Alpha Debuting Tonight

    Quote Originally Posted by d0od View Post
    Window's 7 is going to be such an interesting development for Microsoft, and for users. I'm still not too sure about touch stuff - I'd get wrist ache! and dragging photos with a mouse is just as quick as with a finger. But i love the developments so far... it's just a shame there isn't much more information out there yet!

    I think refining Vista and building on it for W7 is a good idea - Vista isn't bad at all, it's just not as mature as people were expecting.
    During the next few years when the code matures I hope there will be more new things to play with, I got bored with most of the new Vista utilities within a month

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

Windows 7 Alpha Debuting Tonight problems?

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Obama on Tonight Show with Jay Leno. BlueMonster Chillout Room 5 24 Mar 2009
Moving to Vistax64 tonight... few question.. vipeness Vista installation & setup 10 24 Oct 2008
Solved Help (please!) PC decided to go haywire tonight! ZeonStar General Discussion 5 25 Sep 2008
Tonight on NBC Bill Yanaire Vista General 5 25 Apr 2007
About the alpha blend and alpha test in 3D Arthur_liu Avalon 1 10 Jan 2006