kruper Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Alright. Let me try some 3DMark06 testing on Vista and 7 on my desktop.Just something interesting that caught my eye last night: I noticed my desktop now gets scores higher than 5.9. For instance, Aero performance is all the way up at 7.9 for my 8800 GT, and 6.0 for gaming performance. My processor's at 6.5. are you kidding me :p ?you have Quadcore by any chance . pic or it didnt happen :laugh: `ive also noticed that even in WINSTAT logs... my PARTIAL ram performance was .7.6(6GB 1127Mhz) and CPU score was 7.9 (4.3Ghz) etc... i think it is really cool thing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted November 1, 2008 Veteran Share Posted November 1, 2008 Well, good news and bad news. Good news: Gaming performance is at or above Vista SP1! Vista SP1 scores 13599: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=8748843 Windows 7 scores 13698: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=8749323 (both scores are still lower than what you can get in XP though :p) Both were done using the Xtreme-G FW 180.42 set from www.tweakforce.com As for Windows Experience Index, Vista SP1 scores all 5.9 except for hard drive at 5.4. For Windows 7, it's a bit interesting. CPU scores 6.6, RAM 5.5, Aero Graphics 7.9, Gaming Graphics 6.0, and disk 5.4. Now the bad news. Why is the RAM score lower? Simply put, it's a stupid artificial cap done by WinSAT. The score's capped at 5.5 if you have less than 3.0 GB of RAM, regardless how fast your RAM is. I hope they remove this cap, it makes no sense and may mislead people into buying more RAM unnecessarily. (N) Attached below are all the logs I captured from WinSAT and 3DMark2006. WinSAT under Windows 7 writes additional logs for each test. Open up the RAM log and you'll see a statement made about that artificial score cap. Final note: I noticed Nvidia posted a WDDM 1.1 driver in Windows Update. Does anyone know if it's okay to install the driver over an existing Forceware set? Windows_7_comparison.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted November 1, 2008 Global Moderator Share Posted November 1, 2008 You have been able to tweak the User directories (Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos, etc) since Vista, just right click the folder and under "Location", change it to the one you want.With Win 7, Libraries does a even better job by consolidating folders all across (Notice my folders are on D:\ which is my other partition) That's good to know for those folders, but how about /program files? I keep files and programs off of C: so when or if I have to redo an install it's just the OS and not other things etc. I also run the pagefile on my 2nd HDD as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted November 1, 2008 Veteran Share Posted November 1, 2008 One correction: More bits about the install process:- The new boot screen's at your monitor's native resolution. THANK GOD. It's actually stuck at 1024x768. Oops :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ci7 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 .....Final note: I noticed Nvidia posted a WDDM 1.1 driver in Windows Update. Does anyone know if it's okay to install the driver over an existing Forceware set? good to know just update the drivers anyway i doubt it will problematic you would be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruper Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Final note: I noticed Nvidia posted a WDDM 1.1 driver in Windows Update. Does anyone know if it's okay to install the driver over an existing Forceware set? hey i can`t see it on WU mate ;) there were only mouse HID drivers and Realtek driver ;) where to DL WDDM 1.1 manually?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted November 1, 2008 Veteran Share Posted November 1, 2008 hey i can`t see it on WU mate ;) there were only mouse HID drivers and Realtek driver ;)where to DL WDDM 1.1 manually?? Now it's gone. :huh: Maybe it'll reappear when I uninstall this Forceware set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesclarke555 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 The Task Manager colour glitch has been fixed: Don't think anyone's mentioned it yet, Windows 7 has native ISO disc burning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ci7 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Don't think anyone's mentioned it yet, Windows 7 has native ISO disc burning! vista can do that from ages if you didnt know ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted November 1, 2008 Veteran Share Posted November 1, 2008 @jamesclarke555:What was the glitch? ISO Burner: Indeed. (Y) Now if they can implement mounting ISO images just as they can with VHDs, that would rock. @skynetXrules: But you have to install a third party app in Vista. Now you don't have to. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharp65 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 vista can do that from ages if you didnt know ! Are you sure? It can burn data to dvd's, but I don't think it can burn ISO's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ci7 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Are you sure? It can burn data to dvd's, but I don't think it can burn ISO's. @skynetXrules: But you have to install a third party app in Vista. Now you don't have to. ops :blush: i miss read it thought he mean burning dvds nvm edit : i am really excited i went 7 already :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesclarke555 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 (edited) @jamesclarke555:What was the glitch? Here's the same screen in Vista: Note the tab colour and background are different. Now if they can implement mounting ISO images just as they can with VHDs, that would rock. Native ISO mounting would be cool :yes: Edited November 1, 2008 by jamesclarke555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisj1968 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 The Task Manager colour glitch has been fixed: Don't think anyone's mentioned it yet, Windows 7 has native ISO disc burning! That might come in handy for slip streaming! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted November 1, 2008 Veteran Share Posted November 1, 2008 Here's the same screen in Vista: Note the tab colour and background are different. Oh I see. Another consistency win! (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted November 1, 2008 Veteran Share Posted November 1, 2008 Here's the same screen in Vista: @jamesclarke555: That's cool for the consistency, thank you for informing us. What are the other tabs like? Do they all have whitre backgrounds on the tab page? As in Vista, the rest are grey too, with white tables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesclarke555 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 @jamesclarke555: That's cool for the consistency, thank you for informing us. What are the other tabs like? Do they all have whitre backgrounds on the tab page? As in Vista, the rest are grey too, with white tables. No problem. All the other tabs are fixed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharp65 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Is there any way I can access the files from my vista partition from windows 7? Whenever I go into my computer and try to open up the users folder from my vista partition it says I need permission to continue. I click accept and it loads for a bit but I can't get inside that folder. Do I need to take ownership of it? I don't want to screw up the permissions for vista at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHW Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Note to Windows 7 testers, you can use the SAME product key that was provided to you for activation if you beta tested Vista Betas/RC from Microsoft. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enri201 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 WHERE CAN I FIND VISTA STYLE BUILDER in 6801?????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambroos Posted November 2, 2008 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 WHERE CAN I FIND VISTA STYLE BUILDER in 6801?????????????? Vista Style Builder isn't a part of Windows. Please, we, on Neowin have a mature style of typing. All-caps is totally not good for your reputation, and putting a thousand question marks won't work. Note to Windows 7 testers, you can use the SAME product key that was provided to you for activation if you beta tested Vista Betas/RC from Microsoft. :) Orly? Gonna try that one, would be nice if I could run a second install without using my PDC key everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malskazz Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 (edited) WHERE CAN I FIND NEW TASKBAR IN 6801 Edited November 2, 2008 by - anonymous - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexTan Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Guys, do not use EasyBCD to modify your windows 7 bootloader, the bootloader still working fine after modification but it will screw up your windows 7 later, any new hardware will not be install no matter what. Just my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambroos Posted November 2, 2008 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 WHERE CAN I FIND NEW TASKBAR IN 6801 It's not there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ci7 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 WHERE CAN I FIND VISTA STYLE BUILDER in 6801?????????????? WHERE CAN I FIND NEW TASKBAR IN 6801 :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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