Microsoft unveils test version of Windows 7

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amizdu

Broken In
Doesn't sound too exciting for me. :-|

Anyway, the fact that I've never ever used Vista makes me eager to try this as soon as the final is released. :)

LOS ANGELES — Microsoft introduced what it said would be a slimmer and more responsive version of its Windows operating system on Tuesday, while unceremoniously dropping the brand name Vista for the new product.

The new version will instead be branded Windows 7, because it is the seventh of a long line of operating systems for PCs developed by the company since the 1980s. The company did not say when it would sell Windows 7 to the public.

The company also said that it was planning to introduce a Web-based version of its Office programs, which is aimed at heading off a new wave of competitors like Google Docs and Zoho, which have deployed word processors, spreadsheets and presentation programs that run on a Web browser. The company was vague, however, about how it would price the programs and acknowledged that it would face skeptical Wall Street analysts who think the strategy would cannibalize the company’s profitable Office franchise.

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*edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/biztech/10/28/microsoft.windows.ap/?iref=mpstoryview
 

shantanu

Technomancer
there is a psycological effect on vista.. as proved by the mohave project.. so leave the thing that Vista sucked.. it didn't and Windows 7 will rock as i think of it..
 

anandk

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Windows 7 would iron out the issues which Vista faced and should be good, imo.

Here are some New Features Of Windows 7 in brief:

Windows 7's Taskbar shows change. Windows 7 has tools you can use to display or hide the icons in the Notification Area. You can also suppress its notifications individually or collectively. You can also shuffle the icons by dragging them from one place to the other.

The familiar tabs containing the name of a running application and its icon will in probability be replaced by large icons that represent running applications.

In Windows 7, thumbnails for multiple windows appear on screen simultaneously, in a ribbon like horizontal strip.

At the far right of the new Windows 7 Task bar, you will see a blank rectangular area. Clicking on it will minimize all open windows.

Windows 7 also has a new feature : "Jump List". Jump lists provide one-click access to various tasks associated with an application

The sidebar is gone. But the gadgets remain and can be placed on the desktop.

The UAC in Windows 7 adds two intermediate settings, apart from the fully enabled UAC or the disabled UAC. One notifies you of attempts to install software or change settings without making you click to continue, and the other notifies you, only when a program tries to change settings. The new UAC settings reside in a new Control Panel section called Windows Solution Center, which replaces Vista's Security Center.

You can also apply Styles or Themes to the Windows 7 interface. You can chose your own wallpaper, color schemes, sounds, and screen savers, and moreover also see its preview before deciding to apply it.
 

gxsaurav

You gave been GXified
Nice, I had the previous build but we were under NDA. We still can't break it but many features r public now.
 

RCuber

The Mighty Unkel!!!
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Yes, I am interested.. BTW you can check screen shots in the below links.

Windows 7 M3 Screens, Part 1
Windows 7 M3 Screens, Part 2
Windows 7 M3 Screens, Part 3
Windows 7 M3 Screens, Part 4
Windows 7 M3 Screens, Part 5
 

iMav

The Devil's Advocate
Here is something that no one has posted yet:

The demo was shown on a netbook with specs of 1GHz Atom processor & 1GB RAM.
 

DigitalDude

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*www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/10/10-28-08w7desktop.jpg

*www.engadget.com/2008/10/28/windows-7-details-galore-interface-tweaks-netbook-builds-medi/

*www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/10/10-28-08-windows-7-taskbar.jpg

*www.engadget.com/2008/10/28/microsoft-details-pre-beta-release-of-windows-7/


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RCuber

The Mighty Unkel!!!
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Here is something that no one has posted yet:

The demo was shown on a netbook with specs of 1GHz Atom processor & 1GB RAM.

Are you sure it was Atom? I guess the processor was stated as 1GHz but no name was mentioned. I really want to see this running on Via's Nano ;)
 

gxsaurav

You gave been GXified
which means it will run just faster then vista on the same hardware, nice. I hope it works with DirectX 10.1 based graphics cards. The only thing I want to update when running Win 7 on my PC is RAM to 4 GB & switch permanently to 64bit OS.

Tablet PCs set to make a comeback in sub $600 market with Win 7 & Intel Atom. Atlast, my dream of pure digital drawing book is coming true.
 
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iMav

The Devil's Advocate
^^ DWM will utilize DX 10.1 thereby significantly reducing the memory utilization, making it a lot more efficient and responsive.

This is the Vista effect, if you were to see at a macro level. With Vista's high requirement people have purchased better hardware (expensive or whatever) DX 10 is pretty much a house-hold name; 7 can now leverage this and provide better performance because systems running Vista are already decent as per hardware industry standards.
 
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