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Fatal Rocko Willis
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|  Posted: 2008-10-29 23:24
LOS ANGELES--Microsoft on Tuesday offered up far more details on Windows 7, successor to the company's oft-maligned Windows Vista.
In particular, Microsoft is focused on improving the time it takes for Windows to start up and shut down. In addition to its own work, Microsoft has been working directly with computer makers to address all of the factors that affect system performance.
As far as other features, Windows 7 features support for multitouch input and a new taskbar that makes it easier to manage multiple open Windows.
"The focus is on making sure the things you do (today) are easier and that the things you always wanted to do are possible," Corporate Vice President Mike Nash said in an interview Monday. "There's a lot of work we've done to just make things easier and faster.
The early, prebeta version being handed out to developers at the Professional Developer Conference here has all of the programming interfaces that will be in the final version but only some of the planned features.
Several enthusiasts who have been checking out the new code for the past couple of days praised the stability of the release, particularly for an operating system, at this early stage.
With Windows 7, Microsoft has changed the way it approaches building early releases. In the past, Microsoft included features at various stages of development. With Windows 7, features are included in the main Windows build, only after they are fully baked.
Microsoft is clearly looking to leave a far different first impression than it did with Windows Vista, which made major changes under the hood and led to considerable incompatibilities. With Windows 7, Microsoft is not introducing any major changes to the Windows kernel and is keeping much of the other plumbing substantially similar to that of Vista.
The software maker has also tried to reduce some of Vista's other annoyances, such as the frequently criticized User Account Control feature, which some complained led to too many annoying dialog boxes. With Windows 7, users will be able to choose for themselves how often the system warns them of changes being made to their computer.
The next external release of Windows 7, a feature-complete public beta, is slated for early next year.
Nash wouldn't say whether the company plans more than one beta version before its final release. "We'll see how the first one goes," he said.
The company has said it will have the release out within three years of Vista's January 2007 mainstream release, however, CEO Steve Ballmer has said he wants Windows 7 out next year.
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Sixkiller
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| Posted: 2008-10-30 03:37
Totally needed, a better vista.
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BackSlash
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| Posted: 2008-10-30 05:45
They might release Windows 7 as an update to Vista.
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Little Pet Slinki
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| Posted: 2008-10-30 13:07
I look very much forward too having an ATI and nVidia card.
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Russian Roulette with Muskets
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| Posted: 2008-10-30 18:59
if it eats even more ressources than vista, windows 7 can go !^&#?!*% off.
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XcepticZP
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| Posted: 2008-10-30 22:19
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On 2008-10-30 18:59, Russian Roulette with Muskets wrote:
if it eats even more ressources than vista, windows 7 can go !^&#?!*% off.
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Why? Too cheap to upgrade your pc?
As I recall, quite a lot of people had to upgrade from 98 to XP. This isn't new. It's just that microsoft haters always come up with something new to keep their unfounded hatred fresh and "cool".
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Fatal Rocko Willis
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| Posted: 2008-11-03 20:22
well i hope Windows 7 looks more like XP... I personally cannot stand the ay vista looks.
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Rae
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| Posted: 2008-11-03 22:57
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On 2008-11-03 20:22, Rocko Willis (Recruiter) wrote:
well i hope Windows 7 looks more like XP... I personally cannot stand the ay vista looks.
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Am I the only one that likes Vista around here? I've had literally 0 problems with it (on my laptop which accompanies me everywhere) I'm not thrilled with Windows Defender but all in all it does what I ask of it and has never failed me. That being said, I always preferred ME to XP even though I had my fair share of the bsod's with my me cpu....
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Dempster
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| Posted: 2008-11-04 07:40
My own benchmarks have proved how sluggish vista is compared to XP, im extatic to hear that they are fixing, rather, at least attempting to fix up Vista's speed
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$yTHe {C?}
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| Posted: 2008-11-04 07:46
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On 2008-11-03 22:57, Rae wrote:
I always preferred ME
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Fattierob
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| Posted: 2008-11-04 07:48
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On 2008-11-03 22:57, Rae wrote:
That being said, I always preferred ME
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Dempster
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| Posted: 2008-11-04 07:50
i actually never tried ME, although I must say my favourite had to be Win2k, which is more or less the same, right
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Ceriodaphnia * | * Zer0
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From: Sweden
| Posted: 2008-11-04 08:15
XP will always be NR 1 
And it doesn't matter if you get a better PC, Vista will still eat your comps speed. But im quite thrilled to hear Win 7 is coming ^^
Now it stands between, Googles or Win 7 hmmmmmmmmmm..
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DarkSpin
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| Posted: 2008-11-04 08:16
I love vista just so much dang security and stupid popups.... Trying to add a DNS server to the list causes 5 pupups just to do that! ugh! they better fix it!
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Winters Rapture
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| Posted: 2008-11-04 15:13
i am scared, did i just hear some would prefer ME over XP???
anyway, i am extatic to hear that there may be an alternitive to the system resorce sucking operating system known as vista, the only thing that saddens me is that it will take 3 years to be on the shelfs of stores.
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