Erlin 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2008 New windows OS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangmeister 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2008 It looks like Vista! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecthelion 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2008 It looks like Vista! It's Vista light! Kinda! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrende 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2008 Not really vista lite, its the same kernel same core components only they removed the crap that bothered people about vista (which is pretty easy to do yourself) and then added better functionality for media, the start menu, and the task bar. That and I believe it is going to support multi touch monitors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erlin 0 Report post Posted October 29, 2008 yea thats what the article said they kept all the graphical improvements of vista but removed the heightened security of vista and made it more user friendly. read the article matt it's informative! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezmira 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2008 the multi-touch display feature is sick. there is a video on neowin.net of them playing "air hockey" with it. =) the task bar quick lists/jump menu feature is ftmfw imo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
honki 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2008 I has apples. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecthelion 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2008 Not really vista lite, its the same kernel same core components only they removed the crap that bothered people about vista (which is pretty easy to do yourself) and then added better functionality for media, the start menu, and the task bar. That and I believe it is going to support multi touch monitors. Hence the kind, jackass! And yeah that support for multi-touch monitors is going to be a standard feature on a great deal of our laptops coming down the pipe. All in prep for this OS. The reason I said that it's Vista light, is that MS is reusing a LARGE portion of the advancements made by Vista's creation. It's not a clean sheet design. There's a lot of hardware that has been / is being developed for Vista features that they can't come up with something totally different w/o screwing over the RD departments of the major hardware manufactures. Esp after the tooling of factories to produce the hardware that makes vista shine. Like Dell has some hybridized hard drives we developed in partnership with Seagate to take advantage of the ready boost features in vista. When I'm bored at work I read our tech pages and take certification exams ... /shrug, what are you going to do in a building full of nerds? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hykos 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2008 I think the improved memory management will be the best thing about it. Needing 2+ GB's of ram for an OS is crazy. Having 4 and it still using all of it is ridiculous. The new hardware driver update utility, also a plus. Fast boot times, oh how I've missed the. It would also be great if they include the instant on OS they've hinted at. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erlin 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2008 (edited) More info on the features of Windows 7 I like the error reporting and crashing resiliency. "The Problem Steps Recorder watches what you do to trip an error—if you can repeat it after turning on the recorder, that is—and it generates a useful, detailed error report in a language that actually resembles English!" Pictures! Edited October 30, 2008 by Erlin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrende 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2008 Here is the big guide to Windows 7 from Microsoft: http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/9...ewers_Guide.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangmeister 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2008 When does this come out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erlin 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2008 soon i hope! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hykos 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2008 When does this come out? Mid to late '09 I think, if it doesnt get pushed back. It just went in or is going into a pre-beta/closed beta testing soon. Some peeps that attended a conference got free keys, like those twerps that go to Blizzcon and get beta keys. Hopefully a cracked version of the beta comes out this year. I'd like to play with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erlin 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2008 bw. ghosty has hykos' hair on his mage now. i think it looks better on him =x he looks mad scientisty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hykos 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2008 I got like a wild main and beard now anyway. I think im gonna change it back. I miss mah old harez Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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