Windows 7 - Tester Opinions

[holdensupporter2005]

Windows 7 Beta
Windows 7 is not yet a public release and is currently only available to Microsoft partners.

How do you become a Microsoft Partner.
I am in the IT industry and I run my own IT Technician Business. Can I qualify for it?

 

[Ozzie]

How do you become a Microsoft Partner.
I am in the IT industry and I run my own IT Technician Business. Can I qualify for it?

You'd have to contact Microsoft

 

[Nevyn]

still not much different to me, am I missing something? But really its all in the guts of it anyway, so long as its an improvement on performance and ease of use. whats the recommendations for running it?

 

[burnz]

does microsoft pay you for debuging their softwear.

 

[Ozzie]

still not much different to me, am I missing something? But really its all in the guts of it anyway, so long as its an improvement on performance and ease of use. whats the recommendations for running it?

Same hardware requirments as Vista at this stage. It's due for release late 2009 which cant be confirmed, and by then, the hardware will be cheaper.

does microsoft pay you for debuging their softwear.

I wish

 

[Ozzie]

Something different which ive noticed is that the Windows Sidebar is now obsolete
Theyve built the gadgets into the explorer core to eliminate that process.

 

[TA 91 WA]

IF you want a copy (BETA) just get it off a torrent.

People at tafe are going bonkers over it...

I just like vista the way it is atm as well haha.

 

[Ozzie]

Main idea of the new O/S is to eliminate startup processors.
This will not only speed up boot time but will also make the system more stable.
In this bulld 8 they have only eliminated 2 or 3 processors so far.
If you want the Beta your best to wait until Microsoft brings out Windows 7 Beta1 to the public next year.

 

[Full Spectrum]

Anychace it will use less ram to power it like Win XP did.. My sister has a laptop and it's got 2gig ram and it uses around 35% to run Vista. I'm not in a hurry to move over yet.

 

[CSP]

Main idea of the new O/S is to eliminate startup processors.
This will not only speed up boot time but will also make the system more stable.
In this bulld 8 they have only eliminated 2 or 3 processors so far.
If you want the Beta your best to wait until Microsoft brings out Windows 7 Beta1 to the public next year.

Do you mean illiminating processes?