Topic: Windows 7

[meandean]

  Well, I just set up Win7 32bit RC1 (I plan to check out the 64bit rev later)... Not exactly a laser topic, but we all know the drill- inside of 6 months, all over-the-counter PC's will have this thing, so I thought it would be worth a look. It installed quite easily on my old Athlon system, but there's much testing to do... I've already noticed that its Media Player can play multi-channel wave (I couldn't get that to work in Vista, as it does in XP). Anybody else out there using Win7? 

[Fanny Pack]

I installed it on a Virtual Machine to check out.  It seems OK.

I don't plan on doing much else with it until RTM, though.

[BlinkenLights]

its bad ass.. its fast... and it is lean..

I work for a MS Partner and we have had RC1 for a while and like it..
RC1 will not make it to retail. i believe RC2 will tho.

[BlinkenLights]

this is nice..
http://apcmag.com/windows-7-to-include-virtual-xp-for-100-xp-compatibility.htm

[Fanny Pack]

I'll pass on that.  I'd rather just update my software instead of running it in a virtual machine.

[BlinkenLights]

well i was thinking about software that maybe is no longer maintained or some old game that you might be addicted to.

[Fanny Pack]

I don't have anything that falls into that category but I know what you are saying.  I'm not sure how well games would perform under virtualization, though.  Also, the PC has to support virtualization in hardware for it to work.  My current system doesn't support that but it is an old P4.  Maybe the ones with hardware virtualization would run the stuff at near normal speed. 

[BlinkenLights]

thats the idea i think.. most modern machines are dual core or better and support this feature

[meandean]

  I like what I see so far, I doug out an old 60GB HD to test Win7_32 on an Athlon system from the 03 time frame.
It does seem to move along well, as far as startup and shutdown goes (some of that has to do with the fact that the
installation hasn't been junked-up with extra garbage yet- it's quite a novelty to see a clean desktop for the first
time in awhile). My only disappiontment so far is that it can't run old 16bit DOS apps in full-screen graphic mode
as XP can (32_Vista has this problem, too).

  Media Player handles multi-channel wave (I don't know what Vista's problem is), and I was able to get my USB sound card
to work right out of the chute without having to dig for a driver (and nearly all of my other hardware was picked up
automatically as well)! I've only had it a day, but Win7 is already looking better than Vista (that's not hard to do)...
I'm curious about the XP virtual emulation mode- I haven't played with that yet.

  I'll have to get my hands on a spare SATA drive to test the 64bit rev on my newest machine...

[James]

The question is..........

Did you drop the hard drive on your driveway? 

Just checkin' ! 

James. 

Would you please save me the time and agony of downloading this?

I'd like to have a copy!

[meandean]

  I could give you a copy, but you'd still have to get your own product key from MS to get the thing activated...
Downloading actually was painless, it took maybe 40min or so, and I didn't have to babysit...

[James]

Oh.

Well maybe you could come over and hold my hand while we do it together.

You know how I am! 

(I just had to use the new emoticon)

We need a good raspberries!

James. 

[meandean]

Does anybody know why 64bit Windows can't run 16bit code?

[Fanny Pack]

Pride. 

[meandean]

Serious???