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Windows 7: Official Beta Release?
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21 Nov 2008
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#1 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK |
Official Beta Release?
When do you guys think it'll be? Wikipedia states mid december or early 2009... is this right? I'd like to be able to download a proper beta by mid december.
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad 3.00GHz
Motherboard ASUSTeK P5Q SE2
Memory 4.00GB DDR2
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4670
Monitor(s) Displays 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Hard Drives 500GB internal
1TB external
1TB external
320GB external
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21 Nov 2008
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#2 | |
Windows 8 Pro Standish, Lancashire, England |
It's anybodys guess atm, but I think if they are to reach the Holidays 2009 release date then that timeframe would be about right. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
OS Windows 8 Pro
CPU Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition
Motherboard ASRock X79 EXTREME11
Memory 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Dominator Platinum
Graphics Card 2x 3GB EVGA GTX 660 Ti Superclocked+
Sound Card Creative
Monitor(s) Displays 3 x27" Dell & 2 x 23" Dell
Screen Resolution 3 @ 2560x1440 & 2 @ 1920x1080
Keyboard Microsoft Ergononic 7000
Mouse Logitech Performance MX
PSU 1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT
Cooling Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler
Hard Drives 240GB Intel 520 Series, 2.5" SSD, SATA III
Intel X25-M SSD - 160GB
Internet Speed 34 Mb/s ADSL2+ (Bonded)
Antivirus Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Firefox
Other Info WinTV NovaTD
HP CP1515n Color Laser
Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
APC 750i Smart UPS
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21 Nov 2008
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM) In a ∞ Portal |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Tx2500z Tablet Pc/Homemade Server
OS Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM)
CPU Turion X2 ultra (oh well came with laptop)/P4 @3.2 (yes P4)
Motherboard IDK HP Motherboard / Intel DG965SS
Memory OCZ Dual Channel 4GB kit/ 1gb Dual Channel
Graphics Card HD 3200 graphics /GMA x3100 (yay for intergrated!!)
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio(mic working, well sort of)/Siig IC-70012
Monitor(s) Displays built-in Hp 12" laptop screen/ Acer 19"
Screen Resolution 1280x800 /1440x900
Mouse Logi MX Rev. /MS Wheel Optical 1.1A /Logitech Optical Mouse
Cooling All Air Cooled
Internet Speed College baby but its still routed through vpn to 1536k...
Other Info love my wacom pen and pressure sensitivity...
wished it worked in 7, SUSE for that matter though
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21 Nov 2008
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#4 | |
Windows 8 Pro Standish, Lancashire, England |
Never trust a date given by MS  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
OS Windows 8 Pro
CPU Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition
Motherboard ASRock X79 EXTREME11
Memory 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Dominator Platinum
Graphics Card 2x 3GB EVGA GTX 660 Ti Superclocked+
Sound Card Creative
Monitor(s) Displays 3 x27" Dell & 2 x 23" Dell
Screen Resolution 3 @ 2560x1440 & 2 @ 1920x1080
Keyboard Microsoft Ergononic 7000
Mouse Logitech Performance MX
PSU 1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT
Cooling Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler
Hard Drives 240GB Intel 520 Series, 2.5" SSD, SATA III
Intel X25-M SSD - 160GB
Internet Speed 34 Mb/s ADSL2+ (Bonded)
Antivirus Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Firefox
Other Info WinTV NovaTD
HP CP1515n Color Laser
Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
APC 750i Smart UPS
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21 Nov 2008
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM) In a ∞ Portal |
you right...lol
for right now i guess this is the date...
like someone said "this date is not set in stone..." | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Tx2500z Tablet Pc/Homemade Server
OS Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM)
CPU Turion X2 ultra (oh well came with laptop)/P4 @3.2 (yes P4)
Motherboard IDK HP Motherboard / Intel DG965SS
Memory OCZ Dual Channel 4GB kit/ 1gb Dual Channel
Graphics Card HD 3200 graphics /GMA x3100 (yay for intergrated!!)
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio(mic working, well sort of)/Siig IC-70012
Monitor(s) Displays built-in Hp 12" laptop screen/ Acer 19"
Screen Resolution 1280x800 /1440x900
Mouse Logi MX Rev. /MS Wheel Optical 1.1A /Logitech Optical Mouse
Cooling All Air Cooled
Internet Speed College baby but its still routed through vpn to 1536k...
Other Info love my wacom pen and pressure sensitivity...
wished it worked in 7, SUSE for that matter though
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21 Nov 2008
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK |
Well I hope it is earlier than January but to be honest it doesn't really matter. I'll install the latest build that's available and then just upgrade/re-install to the beta. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad 3.00GHz
Motherboard ASUSTeK P5Q SE2
Memory 4.00GB DDR2
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4670
Monitor(s) Displays 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Hard Drives 500GB internal
1TB external
1TB external
320GB external
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21 Nov 2008
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#7 | |
Vista Ult SP2/Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 8 Pro w/MC/x64/XP SP3 x86 in VM Toronto, Canada |
I'm going to be away and totally computer-less from mid December to mid-January so hope to get a pleasant surprise when I return. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Alienware® ALX X58
OS Vista Ult SP2/Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 8 Pro w/MC/x64/XP SP3 x86 in VM
CPU Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, 8MB Cache
Motherboard Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366
Memory 12GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 2048MB
Graphics Card 1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295/Hauppauge HVR2250 TV Tuner
Sound Card Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung XL2370 LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time
Screen Resolution 1920 X 1080
Keyboard Microsoft® Wireless Entertainment 8000 + Logitech® G15 Wired
Mouse Microsoft® Wireless Laser 8000 + Logitech® G9 Wired
PSU Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
Case Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling
Cooling Alienware® High-Perf. Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening
Hard Drives 2 x 500gb SATA II
1 x 1TB SATA II
1 external eSATA LaCie 1TB
(Non-RAID)
Internet Speed 45mbps
Other Info Using non-RAID on purpose as I find RAID to be too temperamental.
I've noticed no difference since switching.
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21 Nov 2008
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM) In a ∞ Portal |
lol I guess so...
just maybe wishing it would be our Christmas present from MS...lol | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Tx2500z Tablet Pc/Homemade Server
OS Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM)
CPU Turion X2 ultra (oh well came with laptop)/P4 @3.2 (yes P4)
Motherboard IDK HP Motherboard / Intel DG965SS
Memory OCZ Dual Channel 4GB kit/ 1gb Dual Channel
Graphics Card HD 3200 graphics /GMA x3100 (yay for intergrated!!)
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio(mic working, well sort of)/Siig IC-70012
Monitor(s) Displays built-in Hp 12" laptop screen/ Acer 19"
Screen Resolution 1280x800 /1440x900
Mouse Logi MX Rev. /MS Wheel Optical 1.1A /Logitech Optical Mouse
Cooling All Air Cooled
Internet Speed College baby but its still routed through vpn to 1536k...
Other Info love my wacom pen and pressure sensitivity...
wished it worked in 7, SUSE for that matter though
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22 Nov 2008
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#9 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK |
Quote: Originally Posted by darkassain  lol I guess so...
just maybe wishing it would be our Christmas present from MS...lol Yeah ,lol. Come on Microsoft, give us the goods.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad 3.00GHz
Motherboard ASUSTeK P5Q SE2
Memory 4.00GB DDR2
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4670
Monitor(s) Displays 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Hard Drives 500GB internal
1TB external
1TB external
320GB external
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