JonnSoothsayer
January 25th, 2009, 04:46 AM
Just curious if any of you furs out there have tried the beta of Windows 7 (I am currently using it as I type :p) and what your opinions on it are.
So far, I have not had any issues apart from AVG crashing once shortly after install and have been amazed by the pure speed of the system.
Firefox starts in under 2 seconds and MS Visual Studio starts in less than 1
(and by starts I mean fully loaded and ready for me to click on stuff)
I currently have it set up with a dual boot option (my roommates have gone for the more purist "completely separate drives" option) and haven't booted XP since I installed 7.
If you didn't know it was available ... Linky (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx).
(FYI ... If you don't know how to install an OS ... this probably isn't something you want to try :p)
and just remember: "The Beta expires on August 1, 2009. To continue using your PC, please be prepared to reinstall a prior version of Windows or a subsequent release of Windows 7 before the expiration date."
Edit: I did forget that I only had one issue with the OS. Vanguard (a MMO) does have some graphics issues running in it, but my roommate has run the more popular WoW without a problem. So it seems games are hit and miss depending on what DX version they use and how they access system resources (but of course we should have expected that being techy furs :p)
So far, I have not had any issues apart from AVG crashing once shortly after install and have been amazed by the pure speed of the system.
Firefox starts in under 2 seconds and MS Visual Studio starts in less than 1
(and by starts I mean fully loaded and ready for me to click on stuff)
I currently have it set up with a dual boot option (my roommates have gone for the more purist "completely separate drives" option) and haven't booted XP since I installed 7.
If you didn't know it was available ... Linky (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx).
(FYI ... If you don't know how to install an OS ... this probably isn't something you want to try :p)
and just remember: "The Beta expires on August 1, 2009. To continue using your PC, please be prepared to reinstall a prior version of Windows or a subsequent release of Windows 7 before the expiration date."
Edit: I did forget that I only had one issue with the OS. Vanguard (a MMO) does have some graphics issues running in it, but my roommate has run the more popular WoW without a problem. So it seems games are hit and miss depending on what DX version they use and how they access system resources (but of course we should have expected that being techy furs :p)