Windows 7 is awesome!!!
I am not talking about the bells and whistles.
I have been using Windows 7 for the past few days and it looks like this is going to be a great Operating System from Microsoft.
The UI looks similar to that of Vista, but with a lot of tweaks. The new taskbar is exciting as well.
The main feature of Windows 7 I liked is that it lets you do your work the way you wish and it gets out of your way. Windows 7 makes doing your job easy. Performance wise it is better than Vista. Hardware support is also great and I did not have to install any drivers in my Acer laptop.
There are many other exciting features in the software. You can read more about these all over the web. Also remember to visit the Windows 7 development blog. The blog tells the exciting story of building a great operating system. It is a must read blog for programmers/designers.
Windows 7 is already getting a huge amount good press. People are giving positive reviews. Microsoft should be excited by this.
Currently a pre-beta test build for windows 7 is in circulation in the file sharing networks. You will have to do a bit of hacking to get the new taskbar enabled.
Download Windows 7 and check it out. You will surely fall in love with it too.
« « Don’t catch exceptions if you are not going to handle them | Hashing is not a substitute for string comparison » »
Is it a safe link to download? I mean, is it a official release? I read about this at pallab
http://www.pallab.net/2008/07/25/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-windows-7/
yea, seems pretty awesome.
I am very happy to heard good news about a Microsoft product after a long time.
Anand,
Yes, it is an official release from the PDC 2008. Remember that it is just for testing purposes.
Anish,
True. We all feel the warmth.
LoL im guessing someone got a free laptop…
Curtisbeef,
Keep guessing.
Windows 7 is almost Identical to Vista… and the benchmarks prove it…
I think this review puts it best.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/153624/under_the_hood_windows_7_is_vistas_twin.html
“Bottom line: So far, Windows 7 looks, behaves, and performs almost exactly like Windows Vista. And it breaks all sorts of things that used to work just fine under Vista. In other words, Microsoft’s follow-up to its most unpopular OS release since Windows Me threatens to deliver zero measurable performance benefits while introducing new and potentially crippling compatibility issues.”
Curtisbeef,
Look at the votes for/against the article you linked to. Try to read the comments from others. It looks like the author of the above mentioned article is purely biased.
Is this something newer than Vista? Never heard of this one before.
OK… First of I’m not a MS fan boy, I use Ubuntu and Debian for most of my work; However, I have always had windows installed on a laptop for software that is not avaliable for linux (mostly Photoshop and Multitrack recording). Now in my experence Windows XP is a fair OS, it runs well and seems to be reliable, if maintained correctly, Vista on the other hand is terriable. I have tried an tried to use Vista but cannot seem to get things stable enought to make it useful.
I have a friend that let me try out Windows 7 (build 7000) on one of his spare laptops (1.7Ghz Centrino with 1.5GB ram). I have to admit this does not seem like the same OS as Vista, sure it does share some of vista’s visuals but none of the slowness and frequent system crashes. I would be more willing to use Windows if this is how the end product performes.
Jason,
Thanks for sharing.
Im posting from a laptop using Microsofts official Beta… and damn its F’ing awesome. It detected everything without any issues, Connected to my wireless with NO ISSUES! Everything is fast, hell Firefox actually starts FAST!
In other words, if they can stay at this level or,gods willing, improve, I will literally go buy this OS on Day 1.
Vista was nice, but had so many issues that got in the way. As a gamer it was always glaringly obvious that vista hated me. Im hoping Windows 7 will restore my faith in Windows gaming.
This OS is killer. I run about 10 comps on a network all having XP or Vista and read the warnings of many that “THIS BETA SHOULD NOT BE USED TO REPLACE YOUR CURRENT WORK OS YET” not true – Thats bullshit- This OS in beta is more stable and easier to use than any of my xps or vistas. There are like 2 or three things that seem like bugs I found but that is because I work very fast. Working fast and multi——————tasking shreds xp and vista and 7 stands up well. Love it. Period.
I was not sure to run the beta on my machine. I didnt want to screw up my XP machine when it runs ok.
Last friday i got a Hard Drive for testing and holy s–t its great!!!
Not only it boots faster than XP, it detected almost all of my hardware (Realtek Audio being the only exception). For a modest setup (1 GB RAM, 3GHz P4) it runs smoothly and i’ve had no problems until now. This OS is really going the right way, bravo Microsoft.
PS: not a MS fanboy, i just like the OS
This os id fuC*ing great..
Finally MS did it after the vista crap..
I love the lightning speed if offers on my old comp.. I used vista also on this comp and it sucked big time.. But this is great..
GOOD JOB MS..
yeah i really love this new OS im running it dual boot on my windows media center desktop with xp and i loved it so much i got rid of vista on the laptop and installed this! but i got rid of the watermarks and send feedback on the task bar
your fuckin crazy if you hate on windows 7 beta. I have a gaming comp then went from always running like shit on xp, to finally something that can utilize my memory etc. The installation was painless for once as well. Directx 11 is that shit. Everything works like its supposed to? And dont get me wrong i never went to anything other then xp cause it wasnt worth it. But microsoft is catchin up a lil with 7 or blackcomb wtver theyll call it
I have to say, I just finished installing 7, and I am in love. Though I may be overly optimistic, it looks like the open-source culture has finally spurred MS into producing a fantastic product. 7 is sure to be the OS that everyone expected of Vista (and honestly, I didn’t have any problems with Vista), I only hope that MS doesn’t squat on their laurels.
Windows 7 is the best operating system I have ever used. All u gotta do it go to msconfig and set alerts to zero and its freaking perfect, no interruptions, super fast and sexy . microsoft recovered greatly from their disaster we all know as vista. peace from the middle east.
Windows 7 is the best OS to grace Microsoft’s Windows line since Windows 2000. I am running Windows 7 RC 32-bit on an IBM ThinkPad T43, 1.5GB RAM, Pentium M@2.00GHz ATI X300 64MB (128mb with hypermemory enabled) and it is running very very smoothly. I’ve had zero lag so far. Everything is very well appointed and polished. I rigged my laptop up as a Windows XP/Windows 7 multi boot system. Windows 7 boots up in about 22 seconds.
just to let everyone know:
you had a horrible time with vista because you didnt have the recommended hardware specs
you should AT LEAST have 2 gigs of RAM but I recommend 4
dont hate on a perfectly fine OS just because you’re too cheap to get a decent pc
Windows 7 is bad ass. I don’t care what anyone says. It boots fast, runs my games great, and doesn’t cause me any issues I can’t sort out (and it’s not even released yet).
I have run XP all throughout the Vista years. I have used Vista on many machines, and seen how it performs. I NEVER liked Vista.
Recently I took a laptop that ran Vista for the past year and put Windows 7 RC1 on it. It was not my laptop, and the end user who agreed to try it is not very tech savvy. Everything loaded up smoothly, and he loves the OS.
There is no doubt in my mind that Windows 7 is going to be a hit. However, I would really like to see Snow-Lepoard supported across a non-Mac PC environment. I wouldn’t mind running the two OS side by side, but I’d rather do it via assembly of my own superior components at low prices.
The best Windows OS ever!
I skipped Vista because of all of the bad news/review/feedback, so I’ve been using XP.
However I’ve been dying for an Intel I7 processor as my XP machine, which is about 6 years old, is far past it’s lifetime. Obviously the I7 is built for a 64 bit OS. I used to order all of the parts from newegg and then build the machine myself, but the last one I built (for my wife) was too freakin’ flakey and it turned out being a stressful pain in the butt. So I just kept my eye open and for the first time I actually bought RETAIL (gasp)…
I bought an ASUS CG5290 from Bestbuy for about $1,200. Yes, I know, I probably could have built it myself cheaper, but I didn’t want to deal with it. Anyway, it came with Vista 64 pre-installed. I ran vista for a while and it seemed to be fine, but then I saw the free Windows 7 RC and downloaded it.
IT KICKS BUTT!!! First of all, it’s extremely FAST–much faster than vista, I mean noticeably faster!! And I even got a 32 bit license key just for the heck of it and installed on my Dell D620 Laptop and it even runs fast on that!!! I am pretty blown away and now I am hating XP… it suddenly seems very clunky. I was able to get used to everything on Windows 7 and found out how to deal with the new UAC (User Account Control) situations (white papers everywhere on how to set it for your comfort level).
This is the first OS that microsoft has produced that I actually want to PAY FOR!!!! (AGAIN, GASP!)
it´s truly amazing.
Just switched to Windows 7. It is AWESOME!!!!!!!!
Windows Vista really sucked bad but Vista a whole new kettle of fish. What I don’t understand about Vista why it was so damn slow especially on older or slower hardware such as Atoms. I tried running Vista on many laptops/desktops with 1 to 2 GB of RAM and all above 2Ghz but was unberable.
Windows 7 is may have the similar UI to Vista but runs very well on less powerful hardware. I’ve tested on about 20 different machines all which ran fairly smoothly with the mininmum hardware around 1Ghz and 1GB of RAM.
Device Manager > Update Driver Software actually works a treat in Windows 7. It detects and downloads everything you need. I was pleasantly surprised it detected every unkown devices on 20 different computers/laptops!! Unlike previous generations it was a bit of a nightmare to detect all your hardware and then locate the drivers. The hassles has been removed!!
IS LEGEND- wait for it
DARY!
no, seriously.
Windows seven is awesome its vista without hassle it works like a charm i switched from xp (hated vista so used xp) and it is the best opperating system of all time pc stepped up a notch and beet macs without that exspensive price
Windows 7 is just awesome. Fast, responsive. It runs office 2007 with no problems and very fast. I can be using Visual Studio 2008 and several office applications at the same time with no problem. What a difference with Vista….
Dude i love windows 7 so far. Its just so easy to do things after dealing with vista for so long. Everything just loves to comply with me unlike vista. 5 stars!
I love my Windows 7. I’ve had it for about 3 weeks now and it hasn’t frozen yet, which is a record for me on any computer.
Huge improvement over the 98 I’ve been using since my XP died. The 98 was running pretty well for an 10-year-old computer, but definitely can’t compare to this. I didn’t think I’d be able to make the transition, but it wasn’t as bad as trying to get used to Vista at school. Had it connected to the network in minutes, and all my programs installed and documents downloaded within 6 hours. I was able to install 5 programs at the same time – if ever I tried installing two at once on the XP, it froze. It runs fast, starts quickly, and is really easy to figure out.
I had vista on my 512MB 3.33GHZ Computer that was out of the box, It was slow in the start. When I installed Windows 7. It was a lot faster.
I <3 Windows 7
I am Using Windows 7 ULTIMATE 32Bit and i LOOOOOVEEEE it!
Best OS ever! My comp runs very fast….
Try it you will fall in love with it!!
NEVER FROZEN! I AM USING about 1.5 months!!
LOOOOVE ITTTT
PEOPLE YOU SHOULD TRY IT!
Its obvious that not one person in this blog knows anything about an OS’ except ooh look at the preety pictures and gui! Its so perty!! Windows=Fail Vista, 7, and yes my friends even XP.
Look at the lack of control XP gives you over firewalls and service Vista and 7 gives you. But dont misunderstand me, Vista and 7 suck too. Virus here, malware there, trojans over here..very crappy OS. When I started on Windows 95 it seemed cool, went to 98 sucked, went to 2000 I thought they were getting somewhere, Went to XP and I thought like most people who cant get rid of Windows I cant live without it!
At the same time I found Ubuntu. Now there is an OS. Then I got XP. By then there were way too many virus writers in the game and I like warez and free shit so I had to sanbox my downloads. Vista came out and Im not one to jump on bandwagons. You got more control over the OS , but its too big and hogs too many resources. Then 7 came out and hogged even more resources!!
Im now using Fedora, Bactrack4, and Win Vista for when I need to run a Win app which is rare. In short all Windows sux!! Use a flavour of Linux and you wont have to reformat every month. You will never ever get a virus and you can download absolutely anything you want on the web
LinuxFTW,
Dude this is a blog post about my experience when I first tried Windows 7.
It is a post about Windows 7. It is NOT a blog post about Linux and that is why nobody talked about Linux. Your comment is totally off-topic and I may delete this in the future. I am keeping it for now just because you took the effort to write the long comment.
It looks like you are just trolling. You have no idea about what you are talking about. Proof: “Then 7 came out and hogged even more resources!!”
Many people here are just trying to get their business done rather than religiously fighting over the tools used to get things done. (Yeah I use Linux regularly and I love it. Linux and windows are just two different tools.)
You can’t stand windows, don’t use it; but stop trolling places where people talk about windows. Start participating in Linux forums. Get a life.