Windows 7

[Sakey]

Anyone else going to be running the Windows 7 beta at the LAN?

[MadmaN]

as a virtual machine only

[Castiana]

If I ever get round to installing it I might be.

[Deep Blue]

I like XP too much.... :D

[Sakey]

Thing is Dex, I was the same as you. Vista is AWFUL!!!

Windows 7 Beta however is, well, really good (so far)

[PseudoPhreak]

i'll probably be dual booting it.
like sion, if i ever get around to installing it.

[gemini]

No. Vista works just fine for me.

[Castiana]

Yes but you fail :p

[ZeroG]

Yes but you fail :p

Being an M$ fanboy fails :P

[PseudoPhreak]

Being an M$ fanboy fails :P

and what OS are you using......?

I like windows.
I like games.

[Sakey]

I'm not being an m$ fanboy. I hate vista. It is sluggish, uses WAY too much resources and UAC (as much as it could be disabled) was an utter pain.

I am asking as I am honestly impressed by Windows 7. I am currently using it as my main OS on my gaming box and I am getting performance that is akin to and sometimes better than XP. The features they have added are truely useful, if stolen from mac os and possibly linux, and actually make it nicer to use.

If it was a piece of shit like vista, I would be the first one standing up saying so. Microsoft may have it right this time.....

[gemini]

Vista x64 chomps up everything I throw at it. I see no reason to change to Windows7 at the minute. If DX 11 only supports Windows7 il change then.

[PseudoPhreak]

Vista x64 chomps up everything I throw at it. I see no reason to change to Windows7 at the minute. If DX 11 only supports Windows7 il change then.


i heard that vista will support dx11 too

[Bloodnok]

at the rate Duke Nukem Forever may be a DX11 game...

[MadmaN]

you cant beat mac osx :D i love it so much but can only play a small handfull of games lol .. luckly i have this thing running windows natively and can duell boot between the 2 :)

[PseudoPhreak]

why is osx better?

[Sakey]

Actually OSX has one good thing....garageband.

Other than that I generally dislike OSX. All the bits that were ok or decent, microsoft included in Windows 7 :p

[ZeroG]

I was more poking fun at Prism than anything else :)

If it's as good as you say I might give it a bash.

Oh and DX11 ? what's the point ? games barely use 10.

[MadmaN]

for starters im not saying any OS is better because they all have there advantages and disanvantages

mac osx! it never crashes , and everything just works! i would need to show you ... i can honestly say that i prefer Mac OSX as my main O/S .. but held back because lack of games on mac osx.

yes garage band does rock and other software that comes with it also..... back a few year ago i would hate macs, but now that i have used it for a few months now i freakin love it!!! backed by unix system!!!! stable as a rock lol.

[Sakey]

mac osx! it never crashes

I can tell you for a fact that is crap :p

My girlfriend has a macbook and it does crash, maybe not that often but forced reboots are part of mac life as well :p

Mark, if you can wait till LAN you can see it running.

[MadmaN]

I can tell you for a fact that is crap :p

My girlfriend has a macbook and it does crash, maybe not that often but forced reboots are part of mac life as well :p

Mark, if you can wait till LAN you can see it running.

thats weird which model does she have .. mines never crashed yet! i swear on my familys life! maybe a force shut close on a app but thats it! this is this years macbook pro.

[Sakey]

It's a Macbook, not a pro but tbh the OS is the same on both of them. It's a 2008 model.

[PseudoPhreak]

but now that i have used it for a few months now i freakin love it!!! backed by unix system!!!! stable as a rock lol.

Thats a fair amount of £££ to drop on someone you dont know if you will like!!

[MadmaN]

sure is! but i made sure i well looked into it before i handed over the cash!

[ZeroG]

sure is! but i made sure i well looked into it before i handed over the cash!

What he meant to say was he researched it before making off with it from a shop :P

[MadmaN]

All hard earned cash . 12 hour shifts day and night for 4 months.

[Sakey]

All hard earned cash . 12 hour shifts day and night for 4 months.

And you spent it on a Mac?????

Stu don't look now but the men in white coats are comming :p

[Skull]

tell you what, lets do a test between operating systems at the LAN then, windows 7 vs Mac OS X

and my ubuntu XD

[Castiana]

Holy. F***ing. Shit.

I don't understand this. I HATE vista with a passion, yet I'm in love with Winblows 7...

Yes, i actually got round to installing it. After waiting over 3 hours for Ghost to take a backup of my XP install....

- Update -

Well, my mouse config software wont work, even the vista version.... (Logitech SetPoint)

But, the Logitech G15 keyboard software WORKS. I cant figure that out, but hey. The LCD Screen works. /me shrugs

Another bad thing: UltraMon does work... Nether does Eset Smart Security....

[MadmaN]

remember this is beta :D

[Skull]

Another bad thing: UltraMon does work...

not trying to be picky, but are you meaning to say it dosent work?

[Sakey]

Holy. F***ing. Shit.

I don't understand this. I HATE vista with a passion, yet I'm in love with Winblows 7...

Yes, i actually got round to installing it. After waiting over 3 hours for Ghost to take a backup of my XP install....

- Update -

Well, my mouse config software wont work, even the vista version.... (Logitech SetPoint)

But, the Logitech G15 keyboard software WORKS. I cant figure that out, but hey. The LCD Screen works. /me shrugs

Another bad thing: UltraMon does work... Nether does Eset Smart Security....

You don't really need ultramon anymore. The new dock bar has removed the need for the second task bar.

As was stated though, this is beta. If you are having problems, there is a nice button on your desktop called "Send Feedback" :p

[ZeroG]

beta = no bloatware installed yet :P

But it's sounding more interesting, will be good to see it working at the lan.

[MadmaN]

im looking forword to this release! could be the first OS ive ever baught haha

[Bloodnok]

Installing Win7 using a USB Stick (http://edge.technet.com/Media/Installing-Win7-using-a-USB-Stick/)

(http://edge.technet.com/Media/Installing-Win7-using-a-USB-Stick/)

[MadmaN]

hmm intresting :)

[ZeroG]

http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/02/05/windows_xp_7_vista_upgrade/

Some interesting info if it's true.


Microsoft confirmed yesterday that Windows XP fans would be able to purchase a licence and media to “upgrade” to the new OS once it lands.

But this being Redmond there is a caveat: XP customers have to perform a clean install of Windows 7. This means wiping their computer hard drive’s data first, which doesn’t sound much like an upgrade to us.

[PseudoPhreak]

i heard someone say that the Windows 7 Starter Edition will only allow 3 programs to run at once.
Fuck that.

[MadmaN]

lol yes deff fuck that.

[ZeroG]

Starter Edition will not be sold in developed countries i.e USA/Europe/Japan etc it's destined for other markets.