Windows 7 6519 Leaked

[aussiefloyd_fan]

just what will it take to run 7?

what about windows 2010?

[fix-this!]

just what will it take to run 7?

what about windows 2010?

i know im not going to buy another pc just to run it.

[Xerxes]

2009 is too early for windows 7 imo. if anything 7 should be a mega service pack 2 update for vista.

Not really, it's the standard 3 year cycle. Just your not used to it :p XP was out for way too long. Things are just going back to how they should be now.

just what will it take to run 7?

what about windows 2010?

Any PC that can run Vista fine now, should be able to run Win 7 no worries. If anything, it will run it better (since 7 will be better optimized etc)

Edited September 19, 2008 by Xerxes

[Mikee99]

Many of the people with access to the Windows 7 builds have all said that the performance (and stability) is excellent.

[DrewJW]

Windows Seven looks to be what XP was to Windows ME, saying that Vista is getting better with age.

[Roadrunna]

I like the new Windows 7 Basic UI

Low resource requirements and memory overheads, should keep everyone happy

[ToneKnee]

I like the new Windows 7 Basic UI

Low resource requirements and memory overheads, should keep everyone happy

LoL!

[Inklin]

I like the new Windows 7 Basic UI

Low resource requirements and memory overheads, should keep everyone happy

Back to the good ol' days then?

[Ci7]

I like the new Windows 7 Basic UI

Low resource requirements and memory overheads, should keep everyone happy

lol

that gonna give me a heart attack if it really happen , cant stand the old generic classic look

[trip21]

Many of the people with access to the Windows 7 builds have all said that the performance (and stability) is excellent.

Wonder if it's better than Vista? XP was when it was in prerelease.

[Scirwode]

Wonder if it's better than Vista? XP was when it was in prerelease.

Was it? I remember it had a lot of problems with USB devices, not to mention it didn't support USB 2.0 which was around the corner at the time.

Scirwode

[Unknown_97784568745]

I like the new Windows 7 Basic UI

Low resource requirements and memory overheads, should keep everyone happy

That's an old build. Minesweeper now has a ribbon. ;)

[MMaster23]

That's an old build. Minesweeper now has a ribbon. ;)

Now THAT would be awesome ;)

[nshahzad]

I wonder if they are removing all the icky DRM, etc?

[Ambroos]

I wonder if they are removing all the icky DRM, etc?

Gee... THERE ISN'T any special DRM in Vista... Why do people never understand that?

[Dane]

Gee... THERE ISN'T any special DRM in Vista... Why do people never understand that?

Aww come on, you know people need to bitch and moan about something dont you?

[ToneKnee]

Gee... THERE ISN'T any special DRM in Vista... Why do people never understand that?

+1

Seriously now, if Vista has DRM that effected what I do, then I haven't seen any evidence of it. For example, I can rip music from CD's to MP3 in WMP11 without any problems, even funnier is that MP3 is a 'rip' option in WMP.

[cropcircles]

Eh its just Vista with small enhancements right now, whats the point.

Agreed. After Vista you'd think MS would get totally away from the look and feel but if they are continuing to build on Vista then why not just call it Vista SP3.

[ToneKnee]

Agreed. After Vista you'd think MS would get totally away from the look and feel but if they are continuing to build on Vista then why not just call it Vista SP3.

Service Packs are only meant to have security fixes and other patches which have been available on Microsoft update for awhile and roll them into one big up date. It's rare that a Service Pack adds feature. Windows XP SP2 is an example of that. Windows 7 is all about adding more features, improving the design/GUI, performance and so on. Think of it like how Windows 98 and Windows 98SE are different from each other, but the same.

[PT 13]

ATM it seems the same thing as Vista, but they still have a lot of time to work on it, I bet we'll see major changes, in the final version

[darren89]

Agreed. After Vista you'd think MS would get totally away from the look and feel but if they are continuing to build on Vista then why not just call it Vista SP3.

+1

yeah....more money spent also by customers. :(

[azz0r_wugg]

Eh I can't see the point of even being slightly bothered by this.

Its just a tweaked version of Vista at this point.

[Angel Blue01]

Back to the good ol' days then?

I'm the only one of my friends who remembers Win3.11 so if this is the new UI I'm all set. Good old 1995.

[nacquatella]

Service Packs are only meant to have security fixes and other patches which have been available on Microsoft update for awhile and roll them into one big up date. It's rare that a Service Pack adds feature. Windows XP SP2 is an example of that. Windows 7 is all about adding more features, improving the design/GUI, performance and so on. Think of it like how Windows 98 and Windows 98SE are different from each other, but the same.

Yes, and Windows ME was different too!

[Mr. Dee]

Service Packs are only meant to have security fixes and other patches which have been available on Microsoft update for awhile and roll them into one big up date. It's rare that a Service Pack adds feature. Windows XP SP2 is an example of that. Windows 7 is all about adding more features, improving the design/GUI, performance and so on. Think of it like how Windows 98 and Windows 98SE are different from each other, but the same.

Actually, Windows Vista's Help and Support defines a Service Pack as containing, Updates, Fixes and Features. I remember Jim Allchin defining Service Packs after NT 4 SP3 as being fixes only, looks like the Company has changed that policy.