Many of you have written asking about the beta and how to sign up or download it. The best source for information on that will be the site Welcome to Windows 7 which our product marketing team owns and will keep up to date as the beta information is available. Also note that the Windows Vista blog which is where you will see announcements / news has been updated to reflect the inclusion of Windows 7. This blog is now known as the Windows Blog.
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Dell XPS 420 OS: Windows 7 RC CPU: Intel Q6600 Quad Core Motherboard: Dell Proprietary Memory: 4 GB DDR 800 Graphics Card: Nvidia 8800GT Sound Card: Integrated - Sigmatel HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays: Dual Dell 22" Wide Screen Screen Resolution: 3360x1050 Keyboard: Dell USB Mouse: Wireless MS mouse PSU: Big Enough Case: Dell XPS 420 Cooling: Air Hard Drives: 320 GB internal
2.5 TB external Internet Speed: DSL 3MB Down Other Info: WEI 5.9 (Windows 7 RC), Not too bad for an off the shelf PC :)
Just installed the FF update to 3.6 beta 1. Haven't notice an difference as of yet. Will be testing for a few hours; will post back later as to the stability and if any problems occur. :geek:
So far one of the minor problems to note is the inability to load Some themes, and add-ons. Now...
Just got this in email this morning asking if I wanted to keep participating in the Ongoing Beta Program for Microsoft Security Essentials:
MSE 1.0.1611 (RTM)
MSE 1.0.1676 (Beta)
Acronis is Beta testing True Image 2010 which they say is suitable for Windows 7. Are there any improvements that Acronis users would like to see included in the new version?
Windows Virtual PC provides the capability to run multiple Windows environments such as Windows XP Mode from your Windows 7 desktop. To download Windows Virtual PC and the Windows XP Mode environment, please follow the steps below. For information on how to set up Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP...