Windows 7 Beta

The Mighty Gerbil said:
<begins to speak>Ahh....<reads on>



...Oh man what a let down :/ :p
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haha, i know some folks could have a hay day with this but im stoked for it because it gives me something to do for the last few days of break lol.
 
that being said, is there a way to partition off a section of my xp install so i can get windows 7 on?? the beta doesnt have a way to upgrade from xp to windows 7, only vista to 7
 
Atown said:
that being said, is there a way to partition off a section of my xp install so i can get windows 7 on?? the beta doesnt have a way to upgrade from xp to windows 7, only vista to 7
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Use the linux tool, Gparted linux ISO. Resize the C$ partition and boom, you got space.

Similar to Partition magic but free :)
 
There was also a tool listed in the 2nd post that will create a virtual space to run the beta OS in. I haven't messed with it yet, and frankly not sure that I will.... unless I can get the IT manager at work to give me an extra machine. But I just got my home system running smooth... last thing I want to do is mess it up :)
 
yeah i cant do anything until a project for work is done on my comp, otherwise im not touching it yet. what im prolly gonna do is upgrade (yes i said upgrade) to vista bus. 64 on my xp, make a new partition in vista and install windows 7 there. i need the 64bit processing and access to all 4gb of my ram for work projects so vista for now will fill the bill after my current project is done.
 
I just installed... not bad. Like a forum post I read it is pretty polished for a beta, so far a lot like vista, but no sidebar limitation on where you want you gagets.
 
considering how bad vista was at launch, a lot code wise but the looks are gonna prolly sit until closer to release time
 
I installed windows7 64 bit on a 75 gig raptor and installed Avast antivirus and now I have 6.8 gig of space left. wow that's a big OS. seems to load fast but is doesn't have all that M$ bloatware on it. pretty beta.
 
yeah, that's the nice part of having a terribyte of hard drive space partitioned into 4 250 GB. :)
 
it's not fud..google for the longest suicide note in Microsoft history. It's well proven and when vista first came out the drm was nailing foks down to 640x480 because the drm was freaking out. I got hit by it too as i tried out vista form rc1 onwards. I am a registered microsoft partner trust me the drm is there.
 
I'm well aware of the fact that DRM is in Vista...I fail to see why it's a problem. That fool in NZ was proven incorrect time after time, and sure...if you're using a beta or an RC, then there are errors that are likely to take place, particularly given the fact that the HW vendors weren't even close to being up to snuff, despite having plenty of time to get correct drivers written for Vista (thank you NVidia for effectively depreciating a $600 video card to about $200 by the time you got sufficient drivers written, despite the "Vista Ready" logo... /cough)

I'm not aware of a single person that's had a problem whatsoever using Vista due to DRM...nothing going wonky on the screen, no performance implications or otherwise. If you're attempting to play content that requires a protected path and you don't have an HDCP compliant path, it doesn't knock down the resolution...it just won't show it. There's only a very small subsection of content that fits this bill and contrary to that kook's claims, it is not constantly polling the system "wasting" clock cycles when content that doesn't require a protected path isn't playing (of course that begs the question of what kind of computer would be hindered by the interval he mentioned...I believe 20ms or so...to spend a few cycles checking the state of the system...Vista was not meant for a 486 ;) ).

To say the least, my company is an early adopter...we're in every single TAP with very technically agressive consultants that are using Betas, RCs and publishing on them...I'm not aware of a one that has mentioned anything to this effect within our internal communities...and we're partly owned by MS.

DRM (both active and passive) is not a bad thing...it protects copyright owners, it allows me to send emails flaming people and ensuring that they don't get printed out, fowarded or anything else for that matter.

I'm aware of your posts, and while we've had a few differences of opinion, I couldn't really chalk any up to FUD...but this certainly is and I'm aware of where this paranoia over Vista DRM originated from. DRM does not render your whole display at a lower resolution...just the conent, and in most cases, protected content simply refuses to display on a non-HDCP compliant device, not deliver lower quality (this is at the discretion of the content creator).



http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/wi...-protection-twenty-questions-and-answers.aspx
 
yes it can..it does..and has. the fool in nz has actually been proved correct. That fool in nz is the reason sp1 was hurried out as it drasticlaly reduced the drm's hair-trigger. He was proven wrong only bewcause he raised enough of a flag that MS has to listen to somebody other than hollywood and the music industry. I tried the beta and the first one that came out. i got these due to my microsoft partnership and yes the drm droped my resolution more than once..it even went as far as to shutoff the audio. I am not the only one to have hit this..there are quite a few reports on it..many on microsoft's own forums.

DRM protects nobody and only punishes innocent users. Did the DRM in vista and/or the activation stop software pirates? it did not even slow them down..meanwhile users have had to pay the price with bugs causing resultiona nd sound issues(which are mitigated.,.,mostly). Drm in spore and other game shas caused crashes and everything esle. Guess what? The drm in spore is the direct reason it is now the most pirated game in history. The drm stops nobody, protectcs nobody, and forced EA(in the case of spore), to have to release the game without drm so they could make something off of it after their drm has pissed off the very market they tried to build up. Many folks now won't go near EA because of this.

DRM is a logical fallacy at best and a doomed business model at worst. DRM is always broken..usually quickly, byt hte ones you are trying to stop and it does nothing but get in the way of legitimate uses.
 
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