booger_sniffer5000 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 So, Windows 7 Beta 1 has been leaked. Does anybody have it yet? I am downloading it now and I will post a screenshot when I am done. Post your screenshots and commets here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killswitch911 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I saw the live demonstration at their announcement. It bugged me that they made such minor changes. I think windows just needs to be completely refreshed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz_UK Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I really like what I see so far. So much faster than Vista on my Inspiron. All my hardware was detected fine and seems stabe at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi89 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Im using it as well. No special screens to post so there isnt really much point in putting some up at the moment. Its looking pretty damn good imo. Nice and fast..... the animations need a bit of work - they are jerky at the moment. There is a few other little things but its a beta so I dont really care. Other then all of that its just down to the program devs to make use of all the funky new stuff they can do with the super bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz_UK Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Just tried it on my iMac and all everything except the iSight has been installed and works fine. Now to try the bootcamp software! EDIT - Bootcamp fixes the iSight. 2nd edit - Although the drivers are installed and the sound mixer is showing sound there is actually no sound coming from my iMac's speakers or headphone port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booger_sniffer5000 Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 I finished downloading it. I will install it after I backup my data and then post some screenshots. BTW Chaz, that is a nice color for that laptop, I could have sworn it was a MacBook. EDIT: Actually I need to finish seeding, I don't want to be a selfish leecher. (Although the anticipation is killing me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Guerreiro Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Ok folks... Heres my first install over Parallels 4 on an hackintosh.... After the first reboot.... After the second reboot... And this is how it looks full screen after the install processes are over... EDIT: These pics are without AERO interface enabled... somehow it seems that the driver provided by Parallels isnt compliant with WDDM for AERO interface....Though i have a 8400GS with QE/CI fully working on my hack..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booger_sniffer5000 Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 Thank you for posting the setup screenshots! I finished seeding and backing up my data. I'll wipe my HD and install! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booger_sniffer5000 Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 Well I have a few screenshots: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treykick Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I'm going to install it this night or tomorrow I will post some screenshots then, really want to try it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie's Soliloquy Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 It keeps reject my HDD :S Any ideas why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booger_sniffer5000 Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 It keeps reject my HDD :S Any ideas why? HD or HD controller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie's Soliloquy Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 HD or HD controller? It detects the hard drive as there, but it refuses to make any changes to the partitions. Not sure what this is; I've tried formatting in Windows and in Disk utility... but to no avail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booger_sniffer5000 Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 It detects the hard drive as there, but it refuses to make any changes to the partitions. Not sure what this is; I've tried formatting in Windows and in Disk utility... but to no avail. You could try doing a complete wipe in GParted and then try partitioning it in Disk Utility and then formatting the Windows Partition in the Windows installer. (If you're doing a dual boot) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Wolverine_ Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 if you have more than 1 hd unplug the others hapened to me and worked after install is done u can plug them back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie's Soliloquy Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 You could try doing a complete wipe in GParted and then try partitioning it in Disk Utility and then formatting the Windows Partition in the Windows installer. (If you're doing a dual boot) I've tried erasing the disk and partitioning it in Disk Utility. I'm already on a quadboot setup, but I don't think that's an issue. I'll try Gparted when I next reboot though, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booger_sniffer5000 Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 Yeah I have problems with Disk Utility sometimes, however, GParted never seems to have problems. I infact had a problem with Disk Utility yesterday where it wouldn't erase my HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opes Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 I know that background waterfall, been behind it few times. Its called Seljalandsfoss and is in Iceland (i live in Iceland) . If Windows 7 is better than Windows XP, I might go for it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booger_sniffer5000 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 I know that background waterfall, been behind it few times. Its called Seljalandsfoss and is in Iceland (i live in Iceland) . If Windows 7 is better than Windows XP, I might go for it . I love that background, you are lucky to live in such a beautiful country! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger1980 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 It keeps reject my HDD :S Any ideas why? Make sure your drive is MBR if its GPT (guild) windows will not install, also it must be NTFS. That Should work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindlessmissy Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 7 ... This OS is BLAZING FASSSSSSSSST ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opodeu Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Ok folks...Heres my first install over Parallels 4 on an hackintosh....EDIT: These pics are without AERO interface enabled... somehow it seems that the driver provided by Parallels isnt compliant with WDDM for AERO interface....Though i have a 8400GS with QE/CI fully working on my hack..... Hello, Have you try to install Windows 7 with Parallels 4+patch 3810 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdtran1025 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 tigger1980: This new build 7000 of windows7 supports GUID and very EFI aware. I did my install on a spare partition of my Mac HD and it went perfect without a glitch. I think they make it this way now to support real Mac BootCamp. But beyond the visuals, it's not as backward compatible as build 6801. It broke my Satellite PCI card. I could not re-install driver even if I disabled the driver enforcement feature. What a sad situation. This is what XP users complained most about early Vista- breaking the install. MS never learn, they are just too big and ignorant about users' needs. I'm going back to build 6801 minus the visual candy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opodeu Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Hello, I have installed Windows7 with Parellels 4 patch 3810. But when I try to install Msn Messenger. It stucks !!! Now I could only start in safe mode.... I am gonna try VMWare... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embio Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 mindlessmissy - can you share that wallpaper please? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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