Solved 2009? No Way! Yes Way! Windows 7 Time baby

[unisol]

I can't believe that 2009 is finally here. So will Windows 7. I hope it is better than Vista in every way. I know Microsoft can pull it off. I hope the taskbar color can be changed by tweaking some Windows settings. I love the black thing, don't wanna throw it away. I hope Windows 7 does come in June or early July and not delayed for another year. I don't want a truck load of confirmation queries saying that I may want to do this or that. And security could be better. I don't want some screwed up system to prevent piracy because it only ends up hurting the ones who actually buy the software like me. And this activation, etc is not my thing. Make the program, put it on DVDs and sell with serial keys in a document in the package box and let people use it. No need for all these messages and activations. I want a one shot deal. Microsoft ain't gonna lose out but if they continue it's gonna be like DRM and everyone will be frustrated.

Happy New Year and hope for all the best With Windows 7.

 

[NormCameron]

I can't believe that 2009 is finally here. So will Windows 7. I hope it is better than Vista in every way. I know Microsoft can pull it off. I hope the taskbar color can be changed by tweaking some Windows settings. I love the black thing, don't wanna throw it away. I hope Windows 7 does come in June or early July and not delayed for another year. I don't want a truck load of confirmation queries saying that I may want to do this or that. And security could be better. I don't want some screwed up system to prevent piracy because it only ends up hurting the ones who actually buy the software like me. And this activation, etc is not my thing. Make the program, put it on DVDs and sell with serial keys in a document in the package box and let people use it. No need for all these messages and activations. I want a one shot deal. Microsoft ain't gonna lose out but if they continue it's gonna be like DRM and everyone will be frustrated.

Happy New Year and hope for all the best With Windows 7.

Me too Baby!

Norm

 

[DiamondNRG]

Did you guys forget to fix your calendars after playing around? It is almost a week away

 

[darkassain]

i thought two weeks....lol

as for DRM...
sad to say its not going to go away for a long time....

 

[NormCameron]

Did you guys forget to fix your calendars after playing around? It is almost a week away

When you are full of Christmas cheer a week seems like only a day

Norm

 

[DiamondNRG]

i thought two weeks....lol

as for DRM...
sad to say its not going to go away for a long time....

I was talking about the year (2009) not the beta

 

[NormCameron]

I was talking about the year (2009) not the beta

So was I

Norm

 

[DiamondNRG]

So was I

Norm

Yup, I know that .. DA is the one I quoted ... probably not sleeping as much at night now that a new build is out!

 

[unisol]

Hopefully Windows 7 will be released in 2009. One thing I know people hate is this activation thing in Windows Vista and the constant confirmation requests. I wonder if MS will remove that crap and let people use one serial key for their copy of Windows in Windows 7. Instead of activating and re-registrating which is dumb! They make it hard for me when I have to use the stuff legally.

I do wonder though if Windows Seven will be easy of hard to get in terms of valid copies. And will all these betas and pre-releases from Microsoft here and there mean that they may be giving Windows away for some reason. Either to test the new OS and actually loosening the grip over Windows. Bittorrent had Vista on it quite early so will the same happen to 7?

 

[Joe]

My .02

Officially, the public beta will be early 2009, with a hard cut-off of August 2009 for the beta software. My money is on a May/June/July full release. Sure there are some things that need to be fixed. Software developers need to make sure they are Windows 7 compatible. But 98% of my vista and pre-vista software runs on Windows 7. So I don't think compatibility is going to slow the release down. I think Microsoft has done an excellent job with their new OS. Midnight release in the future? I'll be there

 

[DiamondNRG]

7 Will have harder tougher activation than Vista did. It is just fact and your going to have to accept it. I will just purchase my copy and not be upset about it.

 

[unisol]

Will this beta version which is supposedly be coming out early 2009 work free, or needs to come from bittorrent or legal at a store? Would it be wise to to use the early Windows 7 software until the final version of Windows 7 comes out? After what you said, final is about May, June or July it wouldn't make a bad decision to use Windows 7 beta, especially if they are pre-activated. People test betas all the time and betas are pre-releases of a new software or existing one. People test betas and alphas so they can report back to the companies and give feedback and info. That's how the process works.


Out of curiosity, how early is it going to be in 2009 for the beta release? Mid-January, February, anyone?

Will WMP12 come with the early beta version or the final version. How do you activate the beta, key, serial, and if so or not will it be forever activated?


Why are Microsoft giving away these betas all the time? I know they want Windows 7 to work well and sell but why give away hard drives of the Win 7 pre-release and not DVDs? What kinda messages are they sending to us? Things are gonna change? Microsoft is not as restrictive anymore? I really hope a stable enough beta comes out soon cause I would definitely use it as I love new software, beta and all. I always try them and they usually work 98% of the time or so.


What does anyone else think?

 

[Joe]

Regarding the public beta release. From what I've read, Windows 7 (7000) is close to if not being beta 1. And if that's the case, beta 1 should be out within a couple of weeks. Of course none of this is official Microsoft release information, just what I've put together from snippets of information about beta 1. As far as a full release time line, that's just a guesstimation. If there's going to be a wide public beta now, then the full release should only be a few months away. My money is still on summer 2009 for a full release. I could be way off, of course. As new information develops over the next 60-90 days we all should have a better idea of when the final product may be available.

 

[unisol]

I don't know if anyone noticed yet but Windows Media Player 12 has been extracted from Windows 7 and uploaded to the net. They say you may have to make a few steps but it's there now and the setup supposedly works. I don't have the link to the page but it looks pretty cool and legit.

 

[unisol]

I don't really want to put the links up because I don't know if it is allowed but the Windows Media Player 12 is making waves online now more than ever. Google it and you will see. The interface looks a bit inferior to WMP 11 but is quite unique in its own right. Try it and tell me what you think. It made mention that you have to try tweaking a system file or something like that. After all this while I may finally get WMP12. I also look forward to using Windows 7 Ultimate even though Vista looks a lot better at this point. Anyway, I could probably tweak settings or try a skin. Anyone try the Hyperdesk Suite thing from skinsfactory? Does it work on Vista or just XP?

 

[DiamondNRG]

How does Vista look better than 7 at this point? 7 as a beta is already better than Vista SP1.

 

[Airbot]

7 looks and feels better to me than Vista.

 

[aveezs]

me too i cant wait but i am using the beta version but cant wait for the actual thing

 

[unisol]

Lol. My biggest problem with 7 is the taskbar not necessarily the whole system. But Win 7 supposedly is better. I hate the confirmations in Vista. Have you guys actually tried it yet? And is it really that good?

 

[unisol]

By the way. Did you try WMP 12 in 7 Beta and if so, how is it?