7068 has been a total crapfest for me. Lots of bugs and crashes. I've used every 7 build (clean installs) and loved them. No hardware problems, I've added 7068 to a laptop and a desktop (twice each), and they are relatively new machines. Same buggy results every time.
Something ain't right - is there a good 7068 and a bad 7068 out there in cyber land?
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It's gotta be something on my end, not paying attention to all the software reloading. Just trying to start with the most broad and probable area (me, idiot) and narrow it down to whatever the cause is.
I haven't had any issues at all with 7068 on my netbook. Runs like butter on a south beach summer day glimmering on the buttocks of a supermodel sunbathing.
It's not a W7 error, but more a software compatibility issue. Antivirus that were compatible with the build 7000 does not seem to be compatible with the new builds anymore.
I got the same problem report here with Kaspersky antivirus 2009 and it's not a bad thing as KAV 2009 kept BOSD the build 7057. I installed it on the build 7068 to try and it ran "ok" for a day. Some install setup and other small packed .exe would take a long to very long time to load, as with the previous builds (7000/7048/7057), and KAV BOSD'ed with the build 7068 after doing a nomal operation like opening a drive through explorer just like it did with the build 7057. Kept it until a second BSOD and replaced it with a trial version of NOD32 Antivirus v4 which is supposed be compatible with W7 regarding their website. Hopefully AV makers will come with an update when the official RC will be released. :)
Why not try Avast!? It's been running sweet on my laptop, Norton has caused far too many issues over the last couple of months.It's not a W7 error, but more a software compatibility issue. Antivirus that were compatible with the build 7000 does not seem to be compatible with the new builds anymore.
I got the same problem report here with Kaspersky antivirus 2009 and it's not a bad thing as KAV 2009 kept BOSD the build 7057. I installed it on the build 7068 to try and it ran "ok" for a day. Some install setup and other small packed .exe would take a long to very long time to load, as with the previous builds (7000/7048/7057), and KAV BOSD'ed with the build 7068 after doing a nomal operation like opening a drive through explorer just like it did with the build 7057
Norton gaming AV is actually very good. It has a really small footprint and scans quickly. Norton has always been renowned for being heavy and clumsy but gaming edition is really refreshing. I was using it but have switched back to Avira free edition which I think is absolutely marvellous in all respects. In my opinion no other av comes close.
Steady on there young man.
7068 x64 has given me no problems whatsoever :) and cant think of a better description than the one you gave it dear copernicus. Brilliant work by ms. I would quite happily buy this of them right now. And from what I can gather the newer builds that are not yet leaked/released have focused on giving better response/speed to the end user. I really think apple are really going to feel this when it is released to the public. I love windows 7 ultimate!
I had problems on a Notebook with the Intel 965 chipset. Screen Freezing randomly and WEI broken (X-64 build)
After a Clean install I did an "Upgrade" without actually adding any applications to the default "Windows" package. Sounds crazy but it worked.
For some reason this seemed to flush out all the Bugs I had including WEI crashes and screen freezing.
The only major problem now (since solved -- and had it in XP, and Vista) is that on some notebooks I can't type any input without the cursor randomly jumping all over the place and making the input look like garbage.
Fixed now by downloading the generic synaptics driver and switching off or disabling the touchpad. There's a 64 bit driver on the synaptics site - the generic one will work for almost any laptop.
(I hate touchpads anyway -- you can get nice tiny lazer wireless mice these days which even work OK on a plane without disturbing the passenger in the next seat).
cheers
jimbo
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