If I could just get my network adapter to cooperate with Windows 7... Wireless is fine, but wired has a headache... Otherwise, I'm liking it!! Can't wait until Beta 2 or is that Service Pack 4 for Vista?
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 1:45 PM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > Upgraded to a beta? Seems like an oxymoron…. J > > *David Lum** **// *SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 *// *(Cell) 503.267.9764 > > > > > > > > *From:* David L Herrick [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:53 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Now that Win7 is out , whos running it? > > > > Was Dual booting xp & Vista upgraded Vista to W7 so far no problems > > > > *From:* Sam Cayze [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, January 12, 2009 7:08 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Now that Win7 is out , whos running it? > > > > I'm dual booting with Vista. > > > > Vista did a create job of setting up a dual boot system for XP and Vista in > the past, I'm sure Win7 will too. > > > > *From:* Todd Lemmiksoo [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, January 12, 2009 8:53 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Now that Win7 is out , whos running it? > > > > Has anyone tried a dual boot with XP? I do not have a test machine do a new > install. > > > > Todd > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, January 12, 2009 9:24 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Now that Win7 is out , whos running it? > > VM'd a 64-bit one with VMWare Workstation on Friday from an ISO, took 18 > minutes from ISO boot to desktop on a modern hardware w/ 8GB RAM. > > > > "Vista R2" is a good way to describe initial impressions. > > *David Lum** **// *SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 *// *(Cell) 503.267.9764 > > *From:* Christopher J. Bosak [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, January 12, 2009 5:09 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Now that Win7 is out , whos running it? > > > > Been running smoothly here. Have it both on a test desktop, and threw it on > my laptop. Both have been running smoothly for now. IE8 is too buggy for me, > installed FireFox. Office 2007 works with no problems. So far, I have not > come across any software that I use normally that does not run in Windows 7. > *Much* quicker boot time than XP/Vista on the same machine. Getting in the > lower teens for boot time on the desktop, low 20's on the laptop. > > > > So… so far, so good. > > > > Christopher J. Bosak > > Vector Company > > c. 847.603.4673 > > [email protected] > > > > *"You need to install an RTFM Interface, due to an LBNC issue."* > > *- B.O.F.H. (Merged 2 into 1) - Me* > > > > *From:* Ken Schaefer [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, January 12, 2009 07:00 hrs > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Now that Win7 is out , whos running it? > > > > We've had builds for about 4 months via TAP. Been running it on my main > machine for several weeks now. > > > > The icon grouping thing takes a while getting used to (some ways it's > faster, but if you had pet ways of using the older-style taskbar, some > things are slower). Explorer doesn't lose folder column preferences anymore > (thank goodness). IE8 has a bunch of bugs (and the IE task bar icon randomly > doesn't display some tabs, which is really annoying). The positioning of the > "show desktop" in the bottom right corner is great (you can drag your mouse > there) unless you have a second monitor that extends your desktop to the > right. Dunno if it's my chipset drivers but I have a heap of problems with > USB power after a random number of sleep/resume cycles. > > > > Cheers > > Ken > > > > *From:* Benjamin Zachary - Lists [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Sunday, 11 January 2009 2:58 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Now that Win7 is out , whos running it? > > > > I loaded win7 in a vm the other day (I got my hands on it on Wed), and it > took everything I pretty much **needed**. Quickbooks 9, Office 2007 etc > etc. > > > > Sooo yesterday I dropped a new drive in and loaded it directly on my box > (quad 9950, Geforce 9600, 3gb ram, 2x22' dvi screens, asus onboard > audio/nic) > > > > System came right up, Nvidia already has a driver in Windows Update, MSN, > Office, Quicbooks, Rocketdock, City of Heroes all work as expected. > > > > A few apps aren't running right (I am on the 64bit where my vista was > 32bit) – CutePDF, MagicDisc, MountISO (all 'driver' related stuff) doesn't > seem to load correctly. > > > > IMGBurn works, haven't tried Nero 9 yet, but will look at that today. > > > > I don't know about faster/slower/benchmarks, however, I think the added > desktop stuff while may take a little bit to get used to (grouping icons, > disappearing windows when you select stuff in toolbar) seems much more > efficient. The 'changing' desktop is pretty nice too. > > > > The UAC has a gradiant scale. IE8 seems pretty good, the new 'private' > version of the browser looks promising. The 'home' sharing setup with the > keycodes is pretty neat, but I haven't tried it yet. > > > > I would have to say overall, Im pretty impressed with the 'beta' so far. > > > > So for today, I am going to stick with it as my primary computer at the > house and see how stable it remains. Just curious what other people like > about it too. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for > the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not > read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed > in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of Names > in the News. 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