| Windows 7: Windows 8 planning and preparation underway |
12 Nov 2009
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#1 | | Windows 7 Ultimate, OS X 10.7, Ubuntu 11.04 Pembroke |
Windows 8 planning and preparation underway 
Quote: Originally Posted by Neowin According to a job posting on Microsoft's career site, Windows 8 planning and preparation is currently taking place.
The job posting, spotted by enthusiast site CodenameWindows, hints at third-party application updating, updating virtual machines while they're turned off and delivering full applications, among others. Microsoft admits in the posting that updating virtual machines whilst they are off "turns out this is pretty hard!." The job is for a role on the Windows Update Client team, responsible for delivering software updates to over 600 million machines. Read the full article here | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom | Whitebox OS Windows 7 Ultimate, OS X 10.7, Ubuntu 11.04 CPU Intel E6750 @ 3.80GHz Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L (Revision 1.1) Memory 2x2GB & 2x1GB (6GB) OCZ Reaper 1066MHz @ 1080MHz Graphics Card EVGA nVidia GTX 260 896mb (216 Core) FTW Edition Sound Card Realtek ALC888 Monitor(s) Displays 21" VIZIO TV Screen Resolution 1680x1050 @ 60Hz Keyboard Logitech Wireless S520 Mouse Logitech Wireless S520 - Microsoft Wireless Arc Mouse PSU Corsair 750W Case NZXT Nemesis Elite Cooling Thermaltake SpinQ Hard Drives Western Digital WD6401AALS - 640GB
Hitachi HDP725016GLA380 - 160GB Internet Speed Download: 20mbps, Upload: 3mbps |
12 Nov 2009
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#2 | | Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit) Mumbai, India |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Samsung NP530U4B-S02IN OS Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit) CPU Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2467M (1.60GHz, 3MB L3 Cache) Motherboard Samsung Electronics Memory 6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1,333MHz (on BD 4GB + 2GB x 1) Graphics Card AMD Radeon™ HD7550M 1GB DDR3 (Ext. Graphic) Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 35.56cm (14.0) SuperBright 300nit HD LED Display Screen Resolution 1366x768 Hard Drives 1TB S-ATA II Hard Drive (5400RPM) with ExpressCache 16GB SSD Internet Speed sucks Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials Browser Google Chrome (Sync enabled) |
12 Nov 2009
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#3 | | Windows 7 Ultimate, OS X 10.7, Ubuntu 11.04 Pembroke |

Quote: Originally Posted by Dinesh Isn't that too early? Who cares. Everyone here wants W8 Beta | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom | Whitebox OS Windows 7 Ultimate, OS X 10.7, Ubuntu 11.04 CPU Intel E6750 @ 3.80GHz Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L (Revision 1.1) Memory 2x2GB & 2x1GB (6GB) OCZ Reaper 1066MHz @ 1080MHz Graphics Card EVGA nVidia GTX 260 896mb (216 Core) FTW Edition Sound Card Realtek ALC888 Monitor(s) Displays 21" VIZIO TV Screen Resolution 1680x1050 @ 60Hz Keyboard Logitech Wireless S520 Mouse Logitech Wireless S520 - Microsoft Wireless Arc Mouse PSU Corsair 750W Case NZXT Nemesis Elite Cooling Thermaltake SpinQ Hard Drives Western Digital WD6401AALS - 640GB
Hitachi HDP725016GLA380 - 160GB Internet Speed Download: 20mbps, Upload: 3mbps |
12 Nov 2009
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#4 | | Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit) Mumbai, India |

Quote: Originally Posted by DarkNovaGamer 
Quote: Originally Posted by Dinesh Isn't that too early? Who cares. Everyone here wants W8 Beta  Yeah we need something to play with. Windows 7 is too old now. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Samsung NP530U4B-S02IN OS Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit) CPU Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2467M (1.60GHz, 3MB L3 Cache) Motherboard Samsung Electronics Memory 6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1,333MHz (on BD 4GB + 2GB x 1) Graphics Card AMD Radeon™ HD7550M 1GB DDR3 (Ext. Graphic) Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 35.56cm (14.0) SuperBright 300nit HD LED Display Screen Resolution 1366x768 Hard Drives 1TB S-ATA II Hard Drive (5400RPM) with ExpressCache 16GB SSD Internet Speed sucks Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials Browser Google Chrome (Sync enabled) |
12 Nov 2009
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#5 | | Windows 7 Professional (x64) Los Angeles |
Can't they just hold off? I don't want my new OS to be outdated so quickly! | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Cyberpower, Inc. OS Windows 7 Professional (x64) CPU AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Motherboard Gigabyte AMD MA770T-UD3P AM3 DDR3 1666+/1333/1066 Memory 6GB (3 x 2GB) Kingston DDR3 1333 SDRAM Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Sound Card Onboard 7.1 Sound Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 24" SyncMaster 2422 Screen Resolution 1920 x 1200 Keyboard HTK-1001 Mouse Razer Viper PSU Kingwin 700 Watt Power Supply Case Silver X-Cruiser 2 Mid No Power Cooling Asetek 120MM Watercooler Hard Drives 500GB Sata II 3.0GB 16MB 7200RPM,
Western Digital 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Internet Speed Incoming: 2496 kbps, Outgoing: 512 kbps |
12 Nov 2009
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#6 | | Windows 7 Ultimate, OS X 10.7, Ubuntu 11.04 Pembroke |

Quote: Originally Posted by HughShaw Can't they just hold off? I don't want my new OS to be outdated so quickly!  Hold off on innovation? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom | Whitebox OS Windows 7 Ultimate, OS X 10.7, Ubuntu 11.04 CPU Intel E6750 @ 3.80GHz Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L (Revision 1.1) Memory 2x2GB & 2x1GB (6GB) OCZ Reaper 1066MHz @ 1080MHz Graphics Card EVGA nVidia GTX 260 896mb (216 Core) FTW Edition Sound Card Realtek ALC888 Monitor(s) Displays 21" VIZIO TV Screen Resolution 1680x1050 @ 60Hz Keyboard Logitech Wireless S520 Mouse Logitech Wireless S520 - Microsoft Wireless Arc Mouse PSU Corsair 750W Case NZXT Nemesis Elite Cooling Thermaltake SpinQ Hard Drives Western Digital WD6401AALS - 640GB
Hitachi HDP725016GLA380 - 160GB Internet Speed Download: 20mbps, Upload: 3mbps |
12 Nov 2009
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#7 | | Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x32 India |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x32 CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 Ghz Motherboard Intel Desktop Board DG31PR Memory 2GB Transcend DDR2 PC2-5300 (333 Mhz) Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Sound Card Realtek HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 540N Screen Resolution 1024x768 Keyboard Microsoft Intelli Pro Wireless Keyboard Mouse Microsoft Intelli Pro Wireless Optical Mouse Case iBall Engine-X Hard Drives 250 GB Seagate HDD, 500 GB Seagate HDD Internet Speed 2 Mb/sDownload Speed, 512 Kb/s Upload Speed Other Info Have a laptop too (With Windows 7 Ultimate x64). |
12 Nov 2009
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#8 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Utah |
I wonder what it would be like, if they were to release the official version of an OS, then simultaneously release the Alpha for the next generation, and keep that in open development for three years till it's ready to go? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Zen Productions OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel i7-860 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P Memory Corsair Dominator 1600Mhz, 8-8-8-24 1.65v 2x2GB Graphics Card ATI Radeon 5770 HD Sound Card Intel High Definition Sound Monitor(s) Displays Samsung P2570HD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech G110 Mouse Logitech MX Revolution PSU Corsair CMPSU-750HX 750W Case Antec p183 Cooling Corsair H50 Water Cooler Hard Drives Western Digital Caviar Black 500gb Internet Speed 768 mb/s |
12 Nov 2009
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#9 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 QC, Canada |

Quote: Originally Posted by DarkNovaGamer Everyone here wants W8 Beta 
You have to talk for yourself here. I'm not ready yet. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom build OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 CPU Core i7 950 3.06 GHz Motherboard Gigabyte X58A-UD3R Memory Corsair XSM3 6GB 1333MHz DDR3 9-9-9-24 Graphics Card Asus nVidia GeForce GTX460 Factory Overclocked Sound Card HT-Omega Claro 7.1 Monitor(s) Displays Asus VW246H 24" Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech K350 Mouse Logitech M510 PSU Xigmatek NRP-PC702 700W (cable hell) Case Lian-Li Lancool PC-K62 Cooling Stock fans for PC case, Cooler Master Hyper N520 for CPU Hard Drives 1x90GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSD (System, internal)
1x1TB Western Digital Green (Internal)
1x1TB Samsung/Seagate 7200RPM (Internal)
1x500GB Hitachi 7200RPM (Internal) Internet Speed 30Mbits dl - 10Mbits up Browser Firefox v20 Other Info Sound system : Eagle Arion ET-AR504LR-BK 35 Watts RMS 2.1
Printer : Samsung ML-2010 Mono
Scanner : Canon Canoscan LiDE 200 |
12 Nov 2009
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#10 | | Windows 7 Ultimate, OS X 10.7, Ubuntu 11.04 Pembroke |

Quote: Originally Posted by Lebon14 
Quote: Originally Posted by DarkNovaGamer Everyone here wants W8 Beta 
You have to talk for yourself here. I'm not ready yet. Sorry, a 'vast majority'. From what I can see. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom | Whitebox OS Windows 7 Ultimate, OS X 10.7, Ubuntu 11.04 CPU Intel E6750 @ 3.80GHz Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L (Revision 1.1) Memory 2x2GB & 2x1GB (6GB) OCZ Reaper 1066MHz @ 1080MHz Graphics Card EVGA nVidia GTX 260 896mb (216 Core) FTW Edition Sound Card Realtek ALC888 Monitor(s) Displays 21" VIZIO TV Screen Resolution 1680x1050 @ 60Hz Keyboard Logitech Wireless S520 Mouse Logitech Wireless S520 - Microsoft Wireless Arc Mouse PSU Corsair 750W Case NZXT Nemesis Elite Cooling Thermaltake SpinQ Hard Drives Western Digital WD6401AALS - 640GB
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