some screenies for yah...

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Added on November 17, 2008, 7:48 pmeven if it's better than Vista?

This post has been edited by FarCry3r: Nov 17 2008, 07:48 PM

Interface looks just like Vista. Only a bit more neat?

Not for now...I'll probably get it around the year 2010...Mid year

This post has been edited by -Torrz: Nov 17 2008, 07:50 PM

Yes it's interface is like Vista, changing new UI won't do any good plus it'll take more times (and resources) to develop.

So I see...Seems like nothing new to me compared to Vista besides the.... ???

That build is for developers. New features are locked, at the time of the screenies was taken, I only managed to get ahold of the patch that enabled new SuperBar taskbar. There's a newer patch that allows you to unlock Desktop Slideshow and enabling options for gesture and panning for multitouch. Also there's an Aero Shake and Aero Peek function (but I can't get Aero Peek to work in 6801)... I didn't explore it 100% yet, as I don't have time swapping hard disk.

One new feature of the start menu is apps such as Windows Media Player has new quick access to recently opened media files without the need to open WMP itself. This is IMO is quite handy feature. Plus Windows7 access your hard disk fewer (in idle) compared to Vista thus prolonging your hard disk lifespan... Remember that this is a pre-beta and subject to have those features changed in teh future...

This post has been edited by FarCry3r: Nov 17 2008, 08:01 PM

Holy ****! Aero Shake? Explain?

And I think I know how the Desktop Slideshow works..Its like an animated wallpaper right?

Superbar is in your screenshots if I am not wrong.

Yes, Desktop Slideshow is for sliding desktop wallpaper, and SuperBar is shown in the screen. Aero Shake is, for example, you opened a number of applications at once and would like (for example) application A to be one and only remain visible and other applications minimized, you just click and drag the titlebar to left and right to do that,repeating it will bring other windows up, no need to minimize individual applications window...

This post has been edited by FarCry3r: Nov 17 2008, 08:37 PM

Thats a good feature I guess. Saves time.. but this simple minor thing they added in..I hope they've made it lower requirements to run it..but funny, vista looks a lot like it so i dunno if the requirements will reach sky rocket or go low for W7

lolx...i think it wont be too high but its definitely not lower.....seems nice but in term of stability i think it still needs time....well we shall wait

An article (from Microsoft) said that DWM memory usage per window is reduced by 50%, I still need to test it tough, and will when the free time comes by...

me gosh u are a life saver for us all...keke...but i am quite sure its gonna be a worth while waiting after a suky Vista experience....most of all pls try the compatibility of the windows with the games.. keke its the most important for me at least...

I seriously don't mind a longer beta period.. Most importantly, hope they learn from Vista's mistakes..

as suggested by farcry, use PC2007 to test it.

windows7 is meant for simplicity and smooth then vista. i will try it once available in market. hopefully this coming xmas but maybe not so fas

The move from 16bit to 32bit was so long ago and Vista 64bit is out for some time now.
Win7 will still take some time before it'll be released, I hope that they'll be ready by then.
Multi-processors are the way Intel/AMD wants, if they can't cope with 64bit computing,
how are they ever going to produce anything to make use of all the extra processors?

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Added on November 17, 2008, 9:54 pmDun think I can afford the tri-ch setup
I'll settle for the 2-ch cheaper one

This post has been edited by Alpha700: Nov 17 2008, 09:54 PM

you can't do that right now as the OS is in Pre-Beta which means the code isn't finished yet, and there's gonna be performance issues, looks at stupid moron at InfoWorld. Who the f*** in the sane world that benchmark a beta code?

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Added on November 18, 2008, 4:41 amMe too, as long they didn't keep the beta private...

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Added on November 18, 2008, 4:45 amNo it won't be coming this xmas, but somewhere Q4 2009. But you can expect a beta this xmas though...

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Added on November 18, 2008, 4:52 amYou see, not all developers have the time and $$$ needed to jump to x64 bandwagon. You won't see x64 version of Notepad because there's no performance gained utilizing x64 processing power when opening a 3kb text file. The probably of seeing x64 version of applications/games are limited to:


Other than that, it's not worth it. That's my 2 cent though...

This post has been edited by FarCry3r: Nov 18 2008, 04:52 AM

thanks FarCry3r,nice info u have here

You're welcomed, ali_boulala...

Windows 7 me thing nice then windows vista...haha~

farcry,

your copy is build 6801. does it need to be activate within 30days like vista? if it lapsed, u no longer can use right?

You can evaluate it up to 30 days (I don't know if the -rearm trick work to prolong the evaluation period). Even if you activated it, you can only use it up until March 2009 if I'm not mistaken as all alphas/betas are made to expired at certain period of time. If you're using more than 30 days, it'll nag you to activate but it won't go to Reduced Functionality Mode because the RFM bits is not included with the pre-beta.