Matthew on 4/2/2009 at 12:38
Quote Posted by Renzatic
Edit: And what exactly is Windows 7 Starter.
It's rumoured to be the Netbook edition, I think.
Quote Posted by Koki
I could actually live with Starter's 3 application limit.
Home Basic sounds even better, but what the hell is "emerging market"? Somalia?
Anywhere that isn't the US, European Union, Australia and Japan.
aguywhoplaysthief on 4/2/2009 at 19:48
My problem with all this alt-tab preview window crap, (and stuff like the menu that comes up in Vista when I ctrl-alt-del) is that I only use them when something is broken, like a crash, freeze, etc., and when that happens all the fancy shit isn't working because the processors are all busy dealing with a fucked up program, and menus and thumbnails just make it go even slower, or not work at all.
Renzatic on 6/2/2009 at 02:25
Quote Posted by Matthew
It's rumoured to be the Netbook edition, I think.
Nope. From what I hear, Starter is for starving people in third world countries who have to have some money left over for the monthly bag of grain so the village doesn't go hungry again. Or if you prefer the gentler version, Koki's "emerging market".
Also, (
http://insentient.net/) Expose that works for me. It's built around Aero, and thusly is a natural fit for 7.
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http://users.chartertn.net/greymatt/expose_rip.jpgMatthew on 6/2/2009 at 11:57
Not quite:
Quote Posted by Windows Product Manager Laurence Purnell
Purnell said he expects the vast majority of netbooks to ship with Starter edition, but that manufacturers will have the option to install Home Premium on those devices.
"If you're buying a netbook it will be down to the OEM to decide whether they install Starter edition, in order to keep the goods down to the lowest price they can, or they can offer the best possible experience on netbooks, which is obviously Home Premium," he said.
Source (
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/246677/netbook-version-of-windows-7-will-be-much-cheaper.html) here.
Home Basic is the 'emerging markets' option.
Renzatic on 6/2/2009 at 17:20
As long as MS limits it to just netbook manufacturers, it won't be so bad. If they don't, I can see alot of OEM companies taking advantage of the cheap price and shoveling it off on people expecting more. Kinda like how Vista was advertised with all the neat features inherent with Aero, but just about everyone who bought a Dell or a Gateway got stuck with Home Basic.
Matthew on 6/2/2009 at 17:37
Agreed. I'm actually quite looking forward to it, bizarrely.
Renzatic on 5/5/2009 at 14:08
For those of you who like this sorta thing:
(
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx) Windows 7 RC1 can be downloaded by clicking these blue words here
Supposed improvements:
More Zoom
Less RAM Fat
Twitter now 200% faster
More icons on the Superbar
Drug test and pap smear no longer required to log into Safe Mode
Bill Gates Nudie Pictures don't pop up randomly while running a screensaver
Plumbing
Electricians Apprentice
Dental Hygiene
Or Get Your Degree
Those are good enough reasons for me!
One interesting thing I should mention is the introduction of XP Mode (henceforth referred to as XPM). I know there are a few of you here are reticent about getting off your asses to upgrading the latest and maybe greatest because of potential software incompatibilities or you're Koki. Well now you don't have that excuse. Instead of using the will it work hit or miss compatibility mode, 7 now sports and embedded copy of XP run in a virtual layer for all those problems you might face going to a new OS.
For me, that's more of a fluff feature than anything absolutely necessary. Of all the programs I've run during the beta, there was only one I couldn't get to work no matter how much screaming and finagling I did. Still, it's nice to have just in case, and might be enough reason to grab Pro instead of Home Premium when it comes out.
So...GEDDIT :mad:
Matthew on 5/5/2009 at 14:58
Doesn't XP Mode require your processor to be capable of hardware virtualisation, either via AMD-V or Intel VT-i?
Renzatic on 5/5/2009 at 15:59
Yeah, I just read that. Shouldn't be much of a problem, though. Just about every chip released over the last couple or three years should have hardware virtualisation onboard.
I've got an Opteron 185 on a Socket 939, and I'm sporting it. My whole computer is pretty much old as dirt as far as computer parts go. Based on that, you could probably say anyone with an Athlon X2 AM2 or any Core 2 Duo has it as well.
Edit: Nope, not all processors have it. (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization) Wikipedia has learned me up.
Matthew on 5/5/2009 at 16:18
Yeah, for AMD processors you'll generally need an Opteron or a Windsor-core-or-later AM2-socket chip. I think most Core 2 Duos have it but not all of them.
