Windows 7 :D

Pyritie · Jan 10, 2009

Who else here is getting it?

Hawkwing · Jan 10, 2009

What the hell is Windows 7?

redmarine · Jan 10, 2009

Me. After 3 failed downloading attempts it's finally working. 41%... and still going strong.

If you're interested in downloading it, follow the instructions on my thread: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/f478/windows-7-live-now-113453/

syltman · Jan 10, 2009

I am I am!

Squiggy · Jan 10, 2009

I am not

Hakeem · Jan 11, 2009

Unless it comes with a public apology, it's just another useless Windows release.

NinjasDontFight · Jan 11, 2009

Sweet! A new Operating Thingy-Mugahabahazat... Blarrgh... Vista... Crap... Again... Damn it...

Downloading...

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ERROR! CRASHING!

Am I annoying you yet? Allow - Cancel

syltman · Jan 11, 2009

Pick of Windows 7:

Edit: Fake D:

redmarine · Jan 11, 2009

syltman said:
Pick of Windows 7:
http://www.winandmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/windows7a.jpg

I can clearly say that that is NOT Windows 7. Windows 7 is looks more like Vista but with a updated task bar.

Pyritie · Jan 11, 2009

syltman said:
Pick of Windows 7:
http://www.winandmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/windows7a.jpg

I remember that picture. That was from a series of concepts some guy on deviantART posted a while ago of what he thought Windows 7 could look like.

Oziris · Jan 11, 2009

Transform Windows XP into Windows 7 without using Customization Pack - Tweaking with Vishal

Airandius · Jan 11, 2009

They said Windows 7 is a 'remake' of vista but then without the billion of problems vista had.
That's what they say.

Since it's still a Beta I'm going to wait, when the real deal is there and the comments about it are good then I shall get it. (A must condition is that I can play games on it.. xd.)
Well I hope it wont suck up one huge ram.

redmarine · Jan 11, 2009

Airandius said:
They said Windows 7 is a 'remake' of vista but then without the billion of problems vista had.
That's what they say.

Since it's still a Beta I'm going to wait, when the real deal is there and the comments about it are good then I shall get it. (A must condition is that I can play games on it.. xd.)
Well I hope it wont suck up one huge ram.

I can say that it runs very well with games. It even supports games by automatically downloading updates patches etc.

robot-dude · Jan 11, 2009

Don't See the point its just basicly a Service Pack which you pay for.

They should of waited for windows 7 before releasing Vista.

But hey its microsoft for you. Bringing you Shit before fixing the errors.

syltman · Jan 11, 2009

So much for my dreams bam... and removed the link

Airandius · Jan 11, 2009

redmarine said:
I can say that it runs very well with games. It even supports games by automatically downloading updates patches etc.

Can you also turn off auto updates? xD Most games I have are just 1.0 instead 1.2 or w/e because sometimes the updates are just plain stupid.

Pyritie · Jan 11, 2009

robot-dude said:
Don't See the point its just basicly a Service Pack which you pay for.

They should of waited for windows 7 before releasing Vista.

But hey its microsoft for you. Bringing you Shit before fixing the errors.

The beta is free.

redmarine · Jan 11, 2009

Airandius said:
Can you also turn off auto updates? xD Most games I have are just 1.0 instead 1.2 or w/e because sometimes the updates are just plain stupid.

There are options.

robot-dude · Jan 11, 2009

yeah till they release the real thing. Which you will have to pay i bet you.

Dr Super Good · Jan 11, 2009

If it is more efficent than vista, has better DVD support and has DX11, then why not as long as it is not priced out of this world.

Airandius · Jan 11, 2009

robot-dude said:
yeah till they release the real thing. Which you will have to pay i bet you.

Duh? They are bend on money making after all.
Btw, might be a stupid question, but what does the 7 stand for? xD

Pyritie · Jan 11, 2009

I think they're just going back to numbered versions since it's easier to tell what order they're in.

At the moment, I have no idea which OSX version is the newest. There's panther, tiger, and a bunch of other cats. How do you tell which order they're in? D:

Airandius · Jan 11, 2009

Pyritie said:
I think they're just going back to numbered versions since it's easier to tell what order they're in.

At the moment, I have no idea which OSX version is the newest. There's panther, tiger, and a bunch of other cats. How do you tell which order they're in? D:

abcd it's the alphabet?

Samuraid · Jan 11, 2009

I'll be getting this, provided it is more efficient and better-written than Vista.

redmarine · Jan 11, 2009

Samuraid said:
I'll be getting this, provided it is more efficient and better-written than Vista.

I must warn you to not install Daemon tool, imgburner etc. application! They might crash your computer. Had a bad experience a moment ago.

Oziris · Jan 12, 2009

Yeay i so like the new windows 7 that it fucke* up my great computer...HURREEYY!!!!!! this is my other comp. No one install this crap on your computer, no matter how it looks good.

Airandius · Jan 12, 2009

redmarine said:
I must warn you to not install Daemon tool, imgburner etc. application! They might crash your computer. Had a bad experience a moment ago.

Hmm, crap I use that a lot. Well perhaps they will make a Windows 7 version of Deamon tools? I do hope so.

Hakeem · Jan 12, 2009

redmarine said:
Windows 7 is looks more like Vista but with a updated task bar.

Wow. That's progress.

brad.dude03 · Jan 12, 2009

I'm using it as we speak. It's definitely interesting, I like it better than Vista so far anyway.

Airandius · Jan 12, 2009

Hakeem said:
Wow. That's progress.

Well there was hardly anything wrong with the layout.
It's just the hidden progresses that vista uses that cause the bad thing.
900Mb? Wtf they should be able to do it in at least half of that.

EDIT: brad.dude03
Could you ctr + alt + del and check the amount of ram that Windows 7 uses? That's interesting information on my account.

redmarine · Jan 12, 2009

I'm using a 64 bit version so don't get scared.

LordDz · Jan 12, 2009

So instead of fixing Vista they release this?
...Greedy bastards.

Dr Super Good · Jan 12, 2009

Disabling stuff like the aero effect and fire walls and not using in instant messanger would bring it down to like 1GB
But really, with 4 GB ram, you still have about 75% of it to use.

However they really should optimize it so that you can run up an "game mode" or something where all non needed stuff is unloaded from RAM for more available memory.

Honestly, what I want to see is windows to incorperate 2 functions. Browser mode, where it is allright to use 1.2 GB ram for the OS as you will hardly run anything that ram intensive + you still have over half free. And Game / process mode, where by a lot of the functions of the OS are not loaded to overall use less processing power so that you can run games or process intensive tasks faster.

redmarine · Jan 12, 2009

Dr Super Good said:
Disabling stuff like the aero effect and fire walls and not using in instant messanger would bring it down to like 1GB
But really, with 4 GB ram, you still have about 75% of it to use.

However they really should optimize it so that you can run up an "game mode" or something where all non needed stuff is unloaded from RAM for more available memory.

Honestly, what I want to see is windows to incorperate 2 functions. Browser mode, where it is allright to use 1.2 GB ram for the OS as you will hardly run anything that ram intensive + you still have over half free. And Game / process mode, where by a lot of the functions of the OS are not loaded to overall use less processing power so that you can run games or process intensive tasks faster.

I'll let them know.

Pyritie · Jan 12, 2009

In that screenshot, are you doing anything else in the background? Or was that taken when it was pretty much idle?

Airandius · Jan 12, 2009

Pyritie said:
In that screenshot, are you doing anything else in the background? Or was that taken when it was pretty much idle?

If it was taken in idle then Windows 7 is pretty muhc worse since my vista only uses 950mb when idle.

redmarine · Jan 12, 2009

Airandius said:
If it was taken in idle then Windows 7 is pretty muhc worse since my vista only uses 950mb when idle.

I'm running a 64 bit version which is more resource hungry than 36 bit but faster.

Dr Super Good · Jan 12, 2009

Ah that explains it. As the computer word size is doubled, and the 64 bit versions tend to be less optimized slightly for memory use as fewer people use them.

Lets get someone with the 32 bit version to post their usage statistics.

Samuraid · Jan 13, 2009

It shouldn't increase that much when shifting from 32-bit to 64-bit. Primary, the size increase is 64-bit memory pointers and certain 64-bit instructions (in 64-bit native programs). Other than that, a number of memory structures remain the same size whether 64-bit or 32-bit, especially true when running 32-bit programs.

redmarine · Jan 13, 2009

Samuraid said:
It shouldn't increase that much when shifting from 32-bit to 64-bit. Primary, the size increase is 64-bit memory pointers and certain 64-bit instructions (in 64-bit native programs). Other than that, a number of memory structures remain the same size whether 64-bit or 32-bit, especially true when running 32-bit programs.

All the apps I'm running are 64 bit by nature.

Airandius · Jan 13, 2009

It seems to me that Windows 7 isn't all that different from Vista.
It would be nice if they made vista work like mac or something so that we could use more RAM. -.-
Because that's the main problem in my opinion.

Anachron · Jan 13, 2009

To glad that I have an MSN Account and can use Windows 7 for free =)

Airandius · Jan 13, 2009

Anachron said:
To glad that I have an MSN Account and can use Windows 7 for free =)

It's only the Beta that's free, when the real deal get's released in 2010 you'll have to pay.

Alexander244 · Jan 13, 2009

Idle 32-bit Windows-7 stats:

Edit: A little tweaking takes it down nearly 200mb.

45509d1231866167-windows-7-d-windows-7-bit-tweaking-.png

redmarine · Jan 13, 2009

Alexander244 said:
Idle 32-bit Windows-7 stats:

Huge difference lol.

annoying · Jan 13, 2009

Windows 7 will beat Vista, as seen in the picture below.

Dr Super Good · Jan 13, 2009

Still not the 400MB my old XP machine is using. And thats 100MB for IE + other things, the OS is using like 300MB only.

Airandius · Jan 13, 2009

Dr Super Good said:
Still not the 400MB my old XP machine is using. And thats 100MB for IE + other things, the OS is using like 300MB only.

It´s better then the Vista my pc came with.

~Void~ · Jan 15, 2009

My vista takes up 500MB when idle. But think about this. Windows 95 probably takes up like 25MB. As new operating systems come out, so do new and more powerful machines. While when XP came out the standard amount of ram for a good computer was 1-1.5GB, now when Windows 7 is coming out the standard for a good computer is more like 8GB. So the ratios prove that Windows 7 is actually better when compared with machines of the time it came out.

Answer in a nutshell: Upgrade your b0x!

WILL THE ALMIGHTY · Jan 15, 2009

Heh, I couldn't run it if I wanted to.

Windows 7 :D

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