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Windows 7 - my review

41 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/windows-7-my-review.111833/

vamsi360
vamsi360 Original post #1
Mar 28, 2009 at 8:08 PM
I have been beta testing windows 7 for about 20 days and found some interesting changes. But I personally feel that Vista is equally good and vista didnot leave me any bad expereinces on my Dell Inspiron 1525.
The UI change is appreciable. It uses less RAM than vista and some features are newly added.
For users who are still using XP, you should try this beta as you are going to upgrade or migrate to 7 in future. The IE8 is a tremendous improvement over IE7 and it finally loads pages quickly and comparable to Firefox. Though the acid3 test results are odd there is another fact that IE8 renders top webpages faster than any browser.
And finally, Win7 beta is good upgrade if you are still on XP and vista users may feel they can skip this one as beside UI changes this is nothing but polished VISTA and the same performance can be achieved by fine tweaking rather than buying a costlier upgrade pack.
rajeshjsl
Mar 28, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Dont mind , but you call this a review ? Lol
Liverpool_fan
Mar 28, 2009 at 9:06 PM
I found Windows 7 to be MUCH better than Vista and XP, so much so that I had to install it in my Linux box. :p
It was not only faster, but less resource intensive, UAC didn't irritate as much in Vista and looked better as well.
It would be a 9/10 for me (as opposed to 5/10 Vista)
A
Mar 28, 2009 at 9:07 PM
So.. This Is YOUR OPINION... Not a Review
Dark Core
Mar 29, 2009 at 9:35 AM
Big Fan of Windows 7 here, Additicted to it don't Know why.. After using Windows 7 Beta for a while when I switched to Vista trust me, I hated Vista.. But it will be a long wait for me coz the final version will be shipped only in September 2009,
max_demon
Mar 29, 2009 at 9:40 AM
are vista drivers compatible with 7 ?
desiibond
Mar 29, 2009 at 10:17 AM
lol. what a review.

^^yes. Vista drivers work with windows 7. Been using win7 beta since it's launch and no issues at all. Perfect OS
max_demon
Mar 29, 2009 at 12:56 PM
fine , from today i will run 7
vamsi360
vamsi360 #10
Mar 29, 2009 at 1:06 PM
thats my first writing........i never wrote any reviews before ..

But....win7 just is "polished vista" and is widely acknowledged for fixing the glitches and bugs found in vista and is not looked as a miliestone OS as VISTA.
These are the features that Vista promised but delivered in 7 thats it.

ONe thing i would add is that many say that "UAC is irritating". Thats a very small tweak and if its so irritating they can use TweakUAC or just disable UAC. One more thing is that why linux fans complain about UAC? It is better than typing the password eachtime in Ubuntu to authenticate inorder to gain root previleges. I suppose that being a linux or opensource fan doesnot mean that you should discourage other software. Linux is good and as far as my research about OSes and their architecture Windows is definitely evolving......
Solaris architecture better than Windows Xp better than linux 2.6 architecture.
Its the users ultimate opinion that decides what they prefer.
max_demon
max_demon #11
Mar 29, 2009 at 10:53 PM
wow , i doesnt even needed to install drivers , everything was preinstalled .

also i have heard that RC1 is like a TimeBomb version and will not work after release of actual win7 ?
desiibond
desiibond #12
Mar 30, 2009 at 5:39 AM
^^welcome to win7 club. yes. It's one of the best OS that MS has ever built.
expertno.1
Mar 30, 2009 at 2:22 PM
i was very surprised to see windows 7 working faster than vista , a little improvement on the kernel part . better task processing and increased har disk cache management .

its great ! probably the next XP for us !

*rajeshonfire.co.cc/share/files/images.jpg
max_demon
max_demon #14
Mar 30, 2009 at 3:28 PM
what about that RC1 and timebomb issue , i will purchase win7 defenitely soon
MetalheadGautham
Mar 30, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Either my eyes are crazy, or windows 7 taskbar looks quite similar to KDE4.2 taskbar.
*img22.imageshack.us/my.php?image=200903301517021152x864s.png

PS: excuse the clutter :D
m-jeri
m-jeri #16
Mar 30, 2009 at 3:47 PM
actually i did find a pretty strange memory leak issue in win 7.... and reported it ... MSDN subscriber...

Played a .mkv file with KMP player.... after installing the KLite Codec pack....

It shows the BSOD in which it dumps the memory and restarts.... darn did it 4 times..... :(....

i thght it was due to my Zune s/w first..lolz....

ps. I heard all Xp drivers work in Win 7...but its not all true...
desiibond
desiibond #17
Mar 30, 2009 at 3:56 PM
nope. not winxp drivers.

All Vista drivers work in win7. Never dared to install any h/w drivers for XP in Win7.
m-jeri
m-jeri #18
Mar 30, 2009 at 4:04 PM
^^

i did install like 5 of them.... 3 (BT/Tuner/ExtHDD) of them worked.....
fabler
fabler #19
Mar 30, 2009 at 6:38 PM
I've installed windows 7 build 7057. Its kool. It has a nice set of wallpaper and a new logon screen. Speed is much better than other builds..
shaunak
shaunak #20
Apr 4, 2009 at 6:46 PM
@MetalheadGautham: Your eyes are fine. Its a KDE rip off!
max_demon
max_demon #21
Apr 4, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Which keys i can use with 7 , where is microsoft link ?
evewin89
evewin89 #22
Apr 4, 2009 at 9:19 PM
4 me,still my favourite os XP rules in terms of Compatibility.
toofan
toofan #23
Apr 5, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Why is it Windows 7 ! why not Window 8 or 9 ( 9 would be best as it released in 2009)
MetalheadGautham
Apr 6, 2009 at 11:13 AM
@MetalheadGautham: Your eyes are fine. Its a KDE rip off!
Does the windows 7 taskbar still have an option to turn off transparency and go black ?
I think transparency is wasted on taskbar.
I turned my own plasma panel back to black in KDE.
izzikio_rage
Apr 20, 2009 at 4:14 PM
how is the application support in windows 7.......anyone tried gaming on it?
skeletor
skeletor #26
Apr 21, 2009 at 12:05 AM
m$ rock$. :p
S
saiyeek #27
Apr 22, 2009 at 5:01 AM
lol. what a review.

^^yes. Vista drivers work with windows 7. Been using win7 beta since it's launch and no issues at all. Perfect OS

I couldn't manage to run my Frontech Werbcam with Win7.
comp@ddict
Apr 22, 2009 at 10:00 AM
.anyone tried gaming on it?
with the new catalyst and yet-beta geforce drivers, gaming in WIn7 beats Vista in every sphere.

Here's a review:-

*www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=17784
desiibond
desiibond #29
Apr 22, 2009 at 10:14 AM
I couldn't manage to run my Frontech Werbcam with Win7.

what is the model number of your webcam?
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with the new catalyst and yet-beta geforce drivers, gaming in WIn7 beats Vista in every sphere.

Here's a review:-

*www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=17784

for ATI, the new driver is doing wonders in win7 gaming but that nvidia beta driver is resulting in lower frame rate than that in vista.
skeletor
skeletor #30
Apr 22, 2009 at 10:26 AM
hmmm Windows 7 looks like worth a try but sadly I'm stuck on Dial-up. :(
desiibond
desiibond #31
Apr 22, 2009 at 10:42 AM
^^what's your location? you can take DVD from me if you live in Bangalore.
S
Apr 22, 2009 at 12:05 PM
The only plus point other than cool UI is that no more drivers installation. That save a lot of time and unnecessary restarts. But the downside is that hardly any game plays on this OS. This is a big issue and MS needs to look into it.
Cool G5
Cool G5 #33
Apr 22, 2009 at 12:49 PM
The only plus point other than cool UI is that no more drivers installation. That save a lot of time and unnecessary restarts. But the downside is that hardly any game plays on this OS. This is a big issue and MS needs to look into it.

Offcourse the games will soon start supporting Windows 7. :razz:
desiibond
desiibond #34
Apr 22, 2009 at 1:01 PM
The only plus point other than cool UI is that no more drivers installation. That save a lot of time and unnecessary restarts. But the downside is that hardly any game plays on this OS. This is a big issue and MS needs to look into it.

are you kidding?

I have played lot of games on win7
S
Apr 22, 2009 at 2:53 PM
without any offense ... could u please name a few that u hv tried. I tried NFS MW, NBA 2003 .. these old aged games do not run.. how do u expect newer ones to run properly then ?
desiibond
desiibond #36
Apr 22, 2009 at 3:11 PM
AOE II
AOE III
NFS MW
NFS Undercoer
GRID
DIRT
Crysis
Brian lara's crieket
virtua tennis 3
Mirror's edge
Far cry
Far Cry 2
FEAR
Burnout Paradise City Ultimate Box
F1 2002
Transformers
desiibond
desiibond #37
Apr 22, 2009 at 3:30 PM
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=HET9P_BQtzk
H
Apr 26, 2009 at 12:06 AM
I am using The Release 7068 Now and Has ALso Used Its First Beta For 4 Months Have Not Seen Any Issue ! Not Even With Game !
It also Support Dual Graphics Card Of Different Company So You Can Plug One Big Ati and One Small Nvidia And Have Both Gaming With PHysx
Kenshin
Kenshin #39
May 20, 2009 at 11:35 PM
Liked the RC , it installed all the drivers by itself, for my NIC installed XP drivers in compatibility mode, works fine. UI is good, less memory usage.
shaunak
shaunak #40
May 21, 2009 at 12:02 AM
Why is it Windows 7 ! why not Window 8 or 9 ( 9 would be best as it released in 2009)

The name is actually a misnomer. It is actually Windows Build 6.1
Vista being 6 and XP being 5.1. But the name 7 was used during development, and it stuck.

*www.betanews.com/article/The-Windows-name-Is-there-special-significance-to-7/1224090202

Plus 7 seems to be a lucky number.
iMav
iMav #41
May 21, 2009 at 2:05 AM
No. No & No to every possible reason you gave there.

The reason its called Win 7 is because according to MSFT, this is the 7th major WIndows version being released. 6.1 is to ensure app compatibility, as most apps check the version build during compatibility verification.