Simon Brown Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Here's a thread to discuss Windows 7. Download RC1. How to run Windows 7 in VirtualBox. How to use wallpapers for other countries. Windows 7 runs OK in 512mb ram. List of new features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I am seriously hating the taskbar. The round Windows logo that's fitted to be all inside the bar just looks weird. Hopefully they'll come out with a few Visual Styles. Quote Create A Professional-Looking Product Advertisment Mockup flickr | Deviant Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I am seriously hating the taskbar. The round Windows logo that's fitted to be all inside the bar just looks weird. Hopefully they'll come out with a few Visual Styles. The orb does look bad in the new taskbar, but using that taskbar is seriously a breath of fresh air. Keep in mind that Windows 7 is a long way from release, that Microsoft does have a sense of visual appeal, and that the design will probably undergo countless tweaks before they settle. Visual styles are doubtful, (other than the usual color-changing ability), but that's what programs like WindowBlinds and uxtheme.dll patches are for. Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 but that's what programs like WindowBlinds and uxtheme.dll patches are for. And Microsoft don't have to support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Posting links to leaked builds probably violates rule 28. Probably. Unless they're posted by Microsoft themselves. :-) Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Posting links to leaked builds probably violates rule 28. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Well, if it's hosted and endorsed by Microsoft, it's not warez, is it? :-P Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 If it's hoste and endorsed by Microsoft, is it leaked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Probably not. But maybe not. Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Probably not. But maybe not. Sense not. Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Oh, shut up, I'm watching the history channel while I post. I'm distracted by a Star Wars special. Trade out the last "not" for a "so." Also add an "At this point, the length of this conversation is way out of proportion with my interest in it." Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Well nyeh! Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helio Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Children! I WILL pull this car over! Ahh, The_Lionhearted... *sigh* Anyway, two things I appreciate: One, the dark blue of the command bar being replaced by the much more appealing silvery–blue. Two, the task bar no longer makes any attempt at looking round–ish. Though the orb may look a little strange in these previews, I think it's much nicer than Vista's task bar/start button. Quote v An excellent open–source strategy game—highly recommended.  "I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Personally, I think that the Vista start button looks rather out of place sticking-out from the taskbar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Perhaps. But a circular object shoved up against a square corner is very conflicting to the eye, don't you think? Maybe if they made the windows logo square... Quote Create A Professional-Looking Product Advertisment Mockup flickr | Deviant Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Or a pre-Vista style button, only without the text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I'm downloading the beta right now..(the one set to release early next year.) and I have my fingers crossed. I'm hoping for it to be AMAZING, because all I have heard so far from other people who have downloaded it are good reports. 12 minutes left until it's officially on my computer, and following that I will be able to start the installation process. Quote Lego's deviantART. La De Da... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 The public beta will soon be available to everyone - all 2.5 million of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sozo Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I'll be downloading it first thing tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I bet it will be torrented less than an hour after it's released. And why not? I guess I could give it a whirl as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike 121 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 ha. It's already been torrented, and the beta isn't even public yet. Besides that the beta is free. Quote  "No. Dreaming is illegal."~Pyrochild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sozo Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I'm waiting now for the Microsoft servers to free up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vista? Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Well, for those of you who are downloading the public beta, good luck to you all! Anyway, here's a notice which might be of some importance to you: Windows 7 Public Beta Will Actually Be Available at Noon PST Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 I'm waiting now for the Microsoft servers to free up... So am I, but i'm worried that by the time they're free the 2.5m people will have downloaded it. (crazy, I know) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 I think they've taken it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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