Windows 7

**dneilson** · January 8th, 2009, 10:05 AM

A project for tomorrow--but not on your main system. This is just one of the many reasons I use hard drive racks/trays. Have a drive in a tray all ready to go.

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/0...oft-relea.html

**SuperSparks** · January 8th, 2009, 11:03 AM

I'm doing my best to download it, but the traffic must be very high at the moment, it looks like it will be a long job

**bistro** · January 8th, 2009, 11:44 AM

Well guys....let us know how well it works....that is, after all the searching for drivers that it supposedly doesn't need, getting the new features to actually work, after finding out why your antivirus program detects it as a virus, etc., etc., etc....

In thinking about it....I would be happy if the dang thing would just copy/paste files faster. That would be a vast improvement.

**SuperSparks** · January 8th, 2009, 11:53 AM

I hear that the data-carrying elves have been genetically modified, and each can carry up to a gigabyte of data before needing to stop and rest

**bistro** · January 8th, 2009, 01:37 PM

Oooooooooooo......Go elves!

**Steve R Jones** · January 8th, 2009, 01:51 PM

SATA 3.0 support would be nice

**Broni** · January 9th, 2009, 02:29 AM

I've been testing it for about a month. Take a look here: http://www.smartestcomputing.us.com/...howtopic=34382

**Train** · January 9th, 2009, 05:08 AM

Why large Icons, helps enable lots of folks to see it.
Something that has came up because of the Microsoft Accessibility help.
Lot of folks can not afford to get new glasses it seems.

**SuperSparks** · January 9th, 2009, 12:00 PM

I've just finished installing it in VMWare Workstation, my fist impressions are very good

Installation was a breeze.

**nganvu** · January 9th, 2009, 12:57 PM

Does Windows 7 come with 64bits only?
Can I install Win 7 on top of Vista?
Thanks

**dneilson** · January 9th, 2009, 02:43 PM

It comes in 32 or 64 bits.
Yes, you can install it on top of Vista.

**Welshjim** · January 9th, 2009, 03:13 PM

Is it really much more than a somewhat tweaked version of Vista? I see UAC is still included.
The January 2009 issues of PCMag and PCWorld both have articles. (Last hard copy issue of PCMag.)

**Byan** · January 9th, 2009, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by Welshjim

Is it really much more than a somewhat tweaked version of Vista? I see UAC is still included.
The January 2009 issues of PCMag and PCWorld both have articles. (Last hard copy issue of PCMag.)

Performance is suppose to be improved by alot..
I wish I could download it.. but my bandwidth is quite limited at the moment..

Also, you say that as though it's a bad thing (UAC). While UAC is kind of annoying, it makes Vista a ton more secure than XP. (Thats not completely true because you can use a similar system in XP, it's just not set up be default).

Eitherway, if you change the settings in Vista to get rid of the graying of the screen and things like that, UAC is very nice.

Btw, I am a linux user as much as I am a windows user... And so I am more used to this type of environment. Linux has used this type of system (A better one imo) for years and years.

**Broni** · January 9th, 2009, 08:06 PM

Can I install Win 7 on top of Vista?

Remember, it's beta version.

Is it really much more than a somewhat tweaked version of Vista?

Absolutely.

I see UAC is still included.

I don't use UAC at all, but Windows 7 UAC is more configurable, than Vista's.

**anne** · January 9th, 2009, 08:10 PM

Can someone point me to a link to download it. I have lookd everywhere and can't find it.

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