Windows 7

oh and for some reason my fan on my laptop seems to stay on for a little while...



GPGSL WDC Season 4

Got it running on my laptop, other than the problem of Realtek been useless hence the audio dosn't work full stop, it seems very good! Haven't had much time to play around on it though, really like the new taskbar though


PSN/Xbox 360 ID - Ianwoollam

i just plugged my Creative Zen and its drivers were installed in 10s.... wow



GPGSL WDC Season 4

Anybody got any screenshots? Also whats the compatability like for things such as existing games and (more specifically) audio software such as Steinberg Cubase SX and Wavelab?

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Liverpool Waterfront Circuit (WIP)

Fincent Wrote:
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> Anybody got any screenshots? Also whats the
> compatability like for things such as existing
> games and (more specifically) audio software such
> as Steinberg Cubase SX and Wavelab?


just google for screenshots.. theres heaps out there
as for software
im about to install some...
i'll let u know how i go



GPGSL WDC Season 4

I might actually get this Beta, I really hope for some Vista possibilities with the XP functionality... 7 seems to be it

Where/When is the download avail? think I might chuck it on the old notebook to have a looksie!

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gav Wrote:
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> You're still in the dark ages? eSATA.
>

still doesn't make it a good idea though

casabonka schreef:
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> Where/When is the download avail? think I might
> chuck it on the old notebook to have a looksie!

the download will be today available, but you need to be fast because they have set a maximum of 2,5 million downloads..

Fincent Wrote:
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> Anybody got any screenshots? Also whats the
> compatability like for things such as existing
> games and (more specifically) audio software such
> as Steinberg Cubase SX and Wavelab?

I wouldn't be using beta software in a production environment, let alone a beta OS.


casabonka Wrote:
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> Where/When is the download avail? think I might
> chuck it on the old notebook to have a looksie!

Later on today at some point. Whether it'll be something predictable like 9am US or just when it's ready, who knows.

The download is already being hammered, and the only masses who have access to it at the moment are MSDN members. I'd imagine it'll be slowing to a crawl when it becomes available to non-MSDN members.


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still doesn't make it a good idea though

Why not? It's just a SATA pass-through. You don't even have to use a separate enclosure if you're entirely paranoid. You could just stick a drive in one of these.

From what I have read, Vista drivers and software has all been working fine in Windows 7 so far, which is great. But its still a beta OS at the end of the day - it will have issues.

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DaveEllis Wrote:
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> From what I have read, Vista drivers and software
> has all been working fine in Windows 7 so far,
> which is great. But its still a beta OS at the end
> of the day - it will have issues.

Realtek's don't The driver supplied by Windows 7 says its working, but it dosn't, the HD Audio Control Panel isn't compatible, then crashes if you try and define Vista Compatility and Realtek's driver just says its knackered in Device Manager. Joy


PSN/Xbox 360 ID - Ianwoollam



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/09/2009 11:09AM by Ianwoollam.

Yeah but RealTek suck :P

I guess this means we still have to put up with ATIs pathetic drivers, since its even more aero based than before. *sigh*

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...... Yes they do! but in 99% of laptops, they can only have Realtek cards, and in the 1% theres that crappy creative card.


PSN/Xbox 360 ID - Ianwoollam

I forgot about Creative. They were unable to make Vista drivers that didn't rape your car and ejaculate over its life-less corpse. The chances of there stuff working on Windows 7 is pretty minimal.

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Public Beta Available: [technet.microsoft.com]

Be warned though the site appear's to be majorly overloaded :/

I can't seem to get the download as yet, sit's for 5 minute's and then the usual connection was reset page appear's.

gav Wrote:
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> Why not? It's just a SATA pass-through. You don't
> even have to use a separate enclosure if you're
> entirely paranoid. You could just stick a drive in
> one of these.


I think we're splitting hairs here. (I'm not trying to tell you have suck eggs but...) eSATA is primarily used for external applications (eg. to replace external usb hard drives). Installing an operating system on external storage (ignoring SANs) runs the risk of having the it being disconnected from the machine which will cause windows to blue screen.

sure you could easily use that icybox (my home server uses the 5hdd one) but thats not an external enclosure, so the risks of it accidentally being unplugged aren't there and i could just save the money by using the spare drive bays in the case...

Been trying for over an hour now to get the Beta but everytime i get an error page.

Think i might give up until later on tonight!

_tux_ Wrote:
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> I think we're splitting hairs here. (I'm not
> trying to tell you have suck eggs but...) eSATA is
> primarily used for external applications (eg. to
> replace external usb hard drives). Installing an
> operating system on external storage (ignoring
> SANs) runs the risk of having the it being
> disconnected from the machine which will cause
> windows to blue screen.

I had Windows running from my laptop through an eSATA ExpressCard controller for 2 days a month back... powered by my desktop PSU.

It's not recommended normally, but for just testing out a beta OS, running Windows through eSATA in an external enclosure will be fine. So long as the box isn't tangled up in a load of wires, just waiting for the cables to be pulled out, it's fine.

USB is usually a no-go though. I know you can get it going, and I did once with XP a couple of year back, but it's quite pathetic. It's pretty much the opposite of what an OS wanting. The only real exception to the rule is WinPE on a USB stick, which is really handy.


_tux_ Wrote:
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> sure you could easily use that icybox (my home
> server uses the 5hdd one) but thats not an
> external enclosure, so the risks of it
> accidentally being unplugged aren't there and i
> could just save the money by using the spare drive
> bays in the case...

They're really handy, especially with SATA being hot-swappable. I'd have liked a bigger one (like the 5 hdds into 3 5.25" bays you've got), but only have 5 5.25" bays, so I've just got 2 of the singles ones. Could have got a 3 HDD one, but I couldn't find a trayless or screwless one in stock at the time of order. My motherboard has 10 SATA ports, and I've still got one empty too. :P

okej i have got windows 7... but i was wondering is it useful to use the upgrade function on vista? tbh i don't have anything special on my laptop to back up so if it crashes too bad :P