Windows 7 Versions | Six To Be Exact

[central2rbay]

Windows 7 Versions | Six To Be Exact
February 4, 2009





Post Beta Windows 7, looks like there could be six or more versions of Windows 7 released to the market! Interesting how MSFT is tailoring so many different versions to so many different types of users... A great step towards satisfying what each user wants out of an O/S.





:source: Source: The Windows 7 Versions: What You Need to Know (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2340338,00.asp)

[Aucto]

It should also be noted that Microsoft sees the progression as a good-better-best scenario: Home Basic is better than Starter, and Home Premium is better than Home Basic. Windows 7 Professional is positioned as a step up from Home Premium, and the Enterprise and Ultimate editions are the premium Windows 7 offerings.
This is retarded. This isn't a good-better-best sequence. It's a slim-fatter-fattest sequence. I'd like to see a version for gamers and "power users", but their 'slimmest' version, Starter, isn't going to be for 64-bit systems. This is a marketing ploy to maximize their customer base. Multiple versions isn't for convenience of the customer; it is for the profit and profit alone. I hope we pirate the shit out of these "versions".

Open source ftw.

[Cabalo]

Good move from MS.
It will help them consolidate even further their undisputed leadership on all segments.

i'm quite eager to get hand on the final release, as this beta is excellent so far.

MS FTW.

[SonsOfLiberty]

It should also be noted that Microsoft sees the progression as a good-better-best scenario: Home Basic is better than Starter, and Home Premium is better than Home Basic. Windows 7 Professional is positioned as a step up from Home Premium, and the Enterprise and Ultimate editions are the premium Windows 7 offerings.
This is retarded. This isn't a good-better-best sequence. It's a slim-fatter-fattest sequence. I'd like to see a version for gamers and "power users", but their 'slimmest' version, Starter, isn't going to be for 64-bit systems. This is a marketing ploy to maximize their customer base. Multiple versions isn't for convenience of the customer; it is for the profit and profit alone. I hope we pirate the shit out of these "versions".

Open source ftw.

They did it with Vista to....hell there's even a Vista starter kit most people don't even know about, I'm glad it got pirated, even though it wasn't all that good. If Windows 7 does what XP did for me, I have no problem shelling out money, but if they offer that many versions, screw them, just give us 1 version and then the user can decide what they want to install.

[Swift]

I stick with the XP untill they realease the final version the official one with no bugs and then i will try it

[accat13]

Hmm damn seem to have lost my quote button some how, anyways

Naix"I stick with the XP untill they realease the final version the official one with no bugs and then i will try it"

Good luck with that they are still releasing patches for xp after all these years...I think microsoft = permanent Beta mode :) :) :)

Very strange seems like I messed around with a few settings lost my quote and edit button...Any ways my above post should be taken with some humor since I also seemed to have lost my ability to post smilies .....very sad

Wow kinda cool the forum self edits merged my two posts all by itself

[SonsOfLiberty]

What I installed Windows 7 (which I running on a very old machine, I had to hack it to install on 256mb RAM :lol:)...and as soon as it booted, 3 "critical updates" :lol:

[central2rbay]

Bought a new 100gigger for 7... Enjoying it so far, really haven't hit any dead ends with it seeing it's in Beta. Definitely not making the full switch over until "clean" official release....

Haha, sweet SonsofLib. I'd love to see that Tutorial ;)

[Chewie]

I stick with the XP untill they realease the final version the official one with no bugs and then i will try it
How I love irony.
:)

[tesco]

What I installed Windows 7 (which I running on a very old machine, I had to hack it to install on 256mb RAM :lol:)...and as soon as it booted, 3 "critical updates" :lol:
It's a beta and it's a couple months old, what do you expect?:huh:

[SonsOfLiberty]

Not the one that is "public", I installed it 2-3 days after release :)


Bought a new 100gigger for 7... Enjoying it so far, really haven't hit any dead ends with it seeing it's in Beta. Definitely not making the full switch over until "clean" official release....

Haha, sweet SonsofLib. I'd love to see that Tutorial ;)


Not really one: go to here: http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=21831&st=15

almost to the bottom you will see a modified .dll, download that and replace it with the one in the setup, please note it will not boot anymore, so you'll need to make another partition and then install while in windows to the new partition and will be good.

[Aliyans]

i first thing i expect in W7 is compatibility with all popular softwares b4 final release ..i think they are working on that.. where vista failed to succeed is there, making most of its trialers to go back to their favourite OS n incompatibility with low end PCs...you know not all people will change their machine for getting/trying a new OS... I stick with vista until W7 is final, coz xp on my machine is not good for leaving machine on always[gets slower n slower]..I have been getting lots of "not responding" situations still, i also would like to see that eradicated in W7

[SonsOfLiberty]

Actually most software is "working" one's I've installed.

Firefox, Opera, Rocketdock, uTorrent, Nod32, Comodo Firewall, FDM, KMplayer, foobar, revo uninstaller, VLC, Newsleecher, WinRAR, so those are working and more I can't remember.

I've had my XP machine on for days and days with no ill effects :)

[Hairbautt]

Wish Home Premium came with Adv. backup features...btw, do you think Win7 will have a new sound scheme?

[SonsOfLiberty]

I think it does, I'm not in 7 now, it has a new theme scheme, no windows xp or vista theme's will work in 7 or vice versa.

If anyone is in 7 now, tell me if you video's are choppy or glitchy, I don't have a supported graphics card and I'm sure that's the reason though....

[Cabalo]

no problems whatsoever on the videos here.
using ATI 4870
the codecs installed flawlessly. even coreAVC.

[Hairbautt]

SOUND. Sound scheme. Not visual themes.

I'm dual booting between WinXP and Win7 :happy: And it doesn't have any new sounds (all of'em are from Vista), but I was hoping by RC time it would. Keeps things new and less half-assed.

I've had my some of my videos (in WMP12) slow in frame rate when I multitask excessively, but it's only for a few seconds. Nothing major and I wouldn't of mentioned it if you hadn't of brought it up.

[SonsOfLiberty]

I said I thought it did have a different sound scheme, then I mentioned it has a different theme scheme....you can download sound packs.

http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?libid=69

Here's a cool them program I found, it's free for personal use and it's Stardock Fences:
http://www.stardock.com/products/fences/
http://www.wincustomize.com/articles.aspx?aid=338846

http://pic.leech.it/i/cc114/7e3d16f7fencessetu.jpg (http://pic.leech.it/pic.php?id=7e3d16f7fencessetu.jpg)

[Aliyans]

Actually most software is "working" one's I've installed.

Firefox, Opera, Rocketdock, uTorrent, Nod32, Comodo Firewall, FDM, KMplayer, foobar, revo uninstaller, VLC, Newsleecher, WinRAR, so those are working and more I can't remember.

I've had my XP machine on for days and days with no ill effects :)
its my laptop having problems not anybodys..xp is a good OS, but not on my hadware..i have an acer laptop.. i heard it needs to be shut down if on for over 11 hours or something.. i donno any details about that:unsure:

[central2rbay]

Awesome, great find Sons. Thanks a bunch for sharing... :happy:


I said I thought it did have a different sound scheme, then I mentioned it has a different theme scheme....you can download sound packs.


Valid point, perhaps? Will it become reality upon official release?


What Microsoft, Apple, and the Linux community are up to
"Ideally, we want to see Windows 7 run across a spectrum of hardware: small, standard, or desktop," says James DeBragga, general manager of Windows Consumer Marketing at Microsoft. Source: http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/02/09/06FE-shrinking-operating-system_1.html

[SonsOfLiberty]

Awesome, great find Sons. Thanks a bunch for sharing... :happy:




Valid point, perhaps? Will it become reality upon official release?


What Microsoft, Apple, and the Linux community are up to
"Ideally, we want to see Windows 7 run across a spectrum of hardware: small, standard, or desktop," says James DeBragga, general manager of Windows Consumer Marketing at Microsoft. Source: http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/02/09/06FE-shrinking-operating-system_1.html




The sound stuff, you can change it any version of Windows...you can grab packs or do it manually.

[Hairbautt]

The question is will Windows 7 come with a new default sound scheme other than Vista's.

[SonsOfLiberty]

Like I said, I still "think" it's different, at least at login...I normally mute sounds like that, in XP I did anyway...so my speakers are not on until I fire up foobar, or I forget and leave them on.

[colbert]

I'm actually kind of looking forward to Win7

[Hairbautt]

Like I said, I still "think" it's different, at least at login...I normally mute sounds like that, in XP I did anyway...so my speakers are not on until I fire up foobar, or I forget and leave them on.
For god's sake it was rhetorical. No one knows yet. Just what would you place your bets on...

I'm actually kind of looking forward to Win7
Me too.

[sebaHTTP]

I hope a good future for windows seven. vista sucks xd

Thanks for the link

[central2rbay]

So very glad I never built a beast of a machine to comply with Vista's ridiculous requirements, or a by-product of such a disappointing O/S. Needless to say, I agree with many of you - Can't wait for the official W7 release. I decided to put beta onto my laptop, and love it so far! So long as W7 isn't a system resource hog like Vista, I'm happy!

[SonsOfLiberty]

For god's sake it was rhetorical. No one knows yet. Just what would you place your bets on...

I'm actually kind of looking forward to Win7
Me too.

Well I said Yes, and it already does have a different one...so my beat is Yes :blink:

[central2rbay]

Aggressively pursuing those business customers ~ http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/02/microsoft-to-business-users-its-time-to-forget-2000-and-xp.ars

This might interest some... Hopefully insightful ~ https://ms.istreamplanet.com/springboard/

[WHiKWiRE]

as exciting as a new os is i'll probably stick with xp until windows 7 sp2 :lol:

[SonsOfLiberty]

Found this too:

Windows 7: The Complete Guide

http://i.gizmodo.com/5150298/windows-7-the-complete-guide?skyline=true&s=x

My buddy is using Windows 7 now, build 7000 and his music got randomly deleted...country to be exact, no 'cause or reason, just gone. And there not there on the XP side either, it deleted them from an external source.

My machine runs XP great, doesn't come close to Vista, and runs Windows 7 like a dream, go figure :lol: Linux seems to run fine as well.

[central2rbay]

Lol, just noticed only after a week ha ~ ~ http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10163087-75.html?tag=newsLatestHeadlinesArea.0