Here is a screenshot from my WSUS server today morning.
Notice the "Windows 7 Client" category in the Windows family of products.
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| Post #1 Aug 20 2008, 08:12 | ||
NeowinianČ  Group: Registered Posts: 110 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 23,735 
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| Post #2 Aug 20 2008, 08:13 | ||
Neowinian ULTRAKILL  Group: Registered Posts: 10,759 Joined: 2-October 02 From: Vilnius, Lithuania | Torono,On Member No.: 17,821
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where?
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| Post #3 Aug 20 2008, 08:25 | ||
Neowinian Wise One  Group: Registered Posts: 4,315 Joined: 21-June 08 From: Bahrain Member No.: 254,628
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it could be windows 7 would be hitting beta 1 status soon
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| Post #4 Aug 20 2008, 08:41 | ||
Neowinian  Group: Registered Posts: 54 Joined: 19-August 08 Member No.: 257,646
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Windows 7 would be a good name for Microsoft to keep, for this new Windows.
First it was Windows ME then Windows XP followed by Windows Vista. Silly names. |
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| Post #5 Aug 20 2008, 08:53 | ||
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Neowinian Group: Registered Posts: 62 Joined: 29-April 03 Member No.: 27,185
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On Windows Update Catalog:
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| Post #6 Aug 20 2008, 09:39 | ||
Is Awesome!  Group: Registered Posts: 1,185 Joined: 20-December 03 From: Tamworth, Australia Member No.: 43,178
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I'm fairly sure that the new Windows Vista certified program requires that all drivers be compatable with Windows 7 as well in order to recieve the Vista certified mark. This will explain the addition of drivers into the Windows 7 Client section!
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| Post #7 Aug 20 2008, 11:52 | ||
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Neowinian Senior  Group: Registered Posts: 3,669 Joined: 6-October 04 Member No.: 74,594
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Quote - (petroid @ Aug 20 2008, 09:39)  I'm fairly sure that the new Windows Vista certified program requires that all drivers be compatable with Windows 7 as well in order to recieve the Vista certified mark. This will explain the addition of drivers into the Windows 7 Client section! Well since windows 7 is built upon the new driver model and WPF framwork that was built for windows vista i dont see there needing to be a huge change in how the driver will work , i mean sure they may have did already some enhacnments and small changes but nothing as big as going from Win32 / GDI++ API to WPF API |
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| Post #8 Aug 20 2008, 16:17 | ||
shell dude   Group: +MVC Posts: 8,928 Joined: 8-June 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 30,311
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Quote - (notuptome2004 @ Aug 20 2008, 04:52) Well since windows 7 is built upon the new driver model and WPF framwork that was built for windows vista i dont see there needing to be a huge change in how the driver will work , i mean sure they may have did already some enhacnments and small changes but nothing as big as going from Win32 / GDI++ API to WPF API huh? |
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| Post #9 Aug 20 2008, 21:13 | ||
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Neowinian Senior Group: Registered Posts: 3,669 Joined: 6-October 04 Member No.: 74,594
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Quote - (Brandon Live @ Aug 20 2008, 16:17) huh? sorry to confuse you what i was saying is that since windows 7 is intended to work with current vista drivers that their is likely to be hardly no change to the under the hood technologies that run windows vista and future versions so that you wont see 2 different drivers for the same hardware |
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| Post #10 Aug 20 2008, 21:17 | ||
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Resident Fanatic  Group: Banned Posts: 879 Joined: 16-May 08 From: Youknighted Staits Member No.: 252,903
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Quote - (notuptome2004 @ Aug 20 2008, 16:13) sorry to confuse you what i was saying is that since windows 7 is intended to work with current vista drivers that their is likely to be hardly no change to the under the hood technologies that run windows vista and future versions so that you wont see 2 different drivers for the same hardware And you know this *how*? |
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| Post #11 Aug 21 2008, 07:38 | ||
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Neowinian Senior Group: Registered Posts: 3,669 Joined: 6-October 04 Member No.: 74,594
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Quote - (39 Thieves @ Aug 20 2008, 21:17) And you know this *how*? yes Microsoft spent 7 years developing new graphics and audio and network frameworks just to Toss them all out for windows 7. Windows 7 is being built on top of all this so it comes natural that windows vista drivers will work just fine with windows 7 it just may bea case that ther may be minor changes to how they work on the windows side |
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| Post #12 Aug 21 2008, 07:41 | ||
Wave Goodbye  Group: Global Moderator Posts: 12,581 Joined: 2-August 05 From: Brighton, England Member No.: 121,608
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Quote - (notuptome2004 @ Aug 21 2008, 08:38) yes Microsoft spent 7 years developing new graphics and audio and network frameworks just to Toss them all out for windows 7. Windows 7 is being built on top of all this so it comes natural that windows vista drivers will work just fine with windows 7 it just may bea case that ther may be minor changes to how they work on the windows side Makes sense to me. They spent so long redesigning the driver system for Vista, and they already said Vista focused more on the technical side rather than the swishy side of things, so I don't see why not. |
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| Post #13 Aug 22 2008, 18:13 | ||
Neogovie Group: Registered Posts: 68 Joined: 2-December 04 From: 26.07 LAT 80.15 LON Member No.: 84,165
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Quote - (sneakybit @ Aug 20 2008, 04:41) Windows 7 would be a good name for Microsoft to keep, for this new Windows. First it was Windows ME then Windows XP followed by Windows Vista. Silly names. I would prefer it to be called Windows OS XI Cheetah |
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| Post #14 Aug 22 2008, 22:53 | ||
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Neowinian Wise One Group: Registered Posts: 4,315 Joined: 21-June 08 From: Bahrain Member No.: 254,628
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Quote - (dDrumz @ Aug 22 2008, 21:13) I would prefer it to be called Windows OS XI Cheetah huh another pathatic cat name |
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| Post #15 Aug 22 2008, 22:56 | ||
Super Saiyan 3 Group: Registered Posts: 5,881 Joined: 21-August 01 From: California Member No.: 757
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Quote - (dDrumz @ Aug 22 2008, 11:13) I would prefer it to be called Windows OS XI Cheetah No..... |
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