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  • S Shyam Bharath

    Yeah even if Windows 7 doesn't break any new grounds, I would atleast expect it to be predictable. That wasn't the case with Vista. Once when I installed Alcohol 120% in friend's laptop, it started showing BSOD every time I started it due to some driver failure. He got furious on me. From then on I decided to practise caution and read personal reviews before I touch any advanced version of Windows. Till then, I am happy with SP2 :)

    ------------------------------------------- It's code that drives you - Shyam

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    rastaVnuce
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    Shyam Bharath wrote:

    due to some driver failure

    I don't get how can a poorly written, buggy, memory-leaking, BSOD-producing third-party driver is Vista's (Microsoft's) fault?

    To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

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    • V vikrant kpr

      Hey Friends Are we excited to get Windows 7 today? Has anybody got it from MSDN subscription? Or anybody got it downloaded? Waiting eagerly, keeping my pc ready with ample of space :-) Regards

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      And.. here's the first review: Click[^]

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      • N NormDroid

        Download and running and yes I'm ecstatic.

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        Norm .net wrote:

        Download and running and yes I'm ecstatic.

        May I ask why?

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          Norm .net wrote:

          Download and running and yes I'm ecstatic.

          May I ask why?

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          blackjack2150 wrote:

          May I ask why?

          (he doesn't have anything else to be ecstatic about)

          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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          "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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            And.. here's the first review: Click[^]

            To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

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            i love the comic :laugh:

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              Norm .net wrote:

              Download and running and yes I'm ecstatic.

              May I ask why?

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              NormDroid
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              Well I love to embrace new technology and have been using windows since 3.0 and programming windows since 3.1, so I have an affinity to use ever new version that comes out. I love UI and the Windows 7 UI esp taskbar layout is nice and some of the UI features are cool, sliding etc. Like the way you can 'shake' a window to minimize/maximize. Paint improved, Word improved. So far so good, I'm going to installed VS 2008 and test for speed. Oh and explorer has been improved.

              Software Kinetics - Moving software

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                blackjack2150 wrote:

                May I ask why?

                (he doesn't have anything else to be ecstatic about)

                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                -----
                "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                NormDroid
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                So true Johnny boy, I live a dull, sad life and the only thing I look forward to is Windows 7, my poor wife and 2 sons must hate me.

                Software Kinetics - Moving software

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                  And.. here's the first review: Click[^]

                  To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

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                  NormDroid
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                  :laugh:

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                  • S Shyam Bharath

                    Yeah even if Windows 7 doesn't break any new grounds, I would atleast expect it to be predictable. That wasn't the case with Vista. Once when I installed Alcohol 120% in friend's laptop, it started showing BSOD every time I started it due to some driver failure. He got furious on me. From then on I decided to practise caution and read personal reviews before I touch any advanced version of Windows. Till then, I am happy with SP2 :)

                    ------------------------------------------- It's code that drives you - Shyam

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                    Jonathan C Dickinson
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                    Had the same thing, but with daemon tools...

                    He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. He who does not ask a question remains a fool forever. [Chineese Proverb] Jonathan C Dickinson (C# Software Engineer)

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                    • N NormDroid

                      So true Johnny boy, I live a dull, sad life and the only thing I look forward to is Windows 7, my poor wife and 2 sons must hate me.

                      Software Kinetics - Moving software

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                      realJSOP
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                      I wonder how many suicides have been averted with the release of W7B...

                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                      "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                      • V vikrant kpr

                        Hey Friends Are we excited to get Windows 7 today? Has anybody got it from MSDN subscription? Or anybody got it downloaded? Waiting eagerly, keeping my pc ready with ample of space :-) Regards

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                        Does a Turkey look forward to Christmas?

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                        • R rastaVnuce

                          Shyam Bharath wrote:

                          due to some driver failure

                          I don't get how can a poorly written, buggy, memory-leaking, BSOD-producing third-party driver is Vista's (Microsoft's) fault?

                          To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

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                          Shyam Bharath
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                          It works well with Windows XP, and it never complained... won't you expect it to work with the next higher version? And BSOD is Windows home made crap.

                          rastaVnuce wrote:

                          BSOD-producing third-party driver

                          BSOD is Windows unpredictable substance and even the most respectable apps produce it at times

                          ------------------------------------------- It's code that drives you - Shyam

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                          • S Shyam Bharath

                            It works well with Windows XP, and it never complained... won't you expect it to work with the next higher version? And BSOD is Windows home made crap.

                            rastaVnuce wrote:

                            BSOD-producing third-party driver

                            BSOD is Windows unpredictable substance and even the most respectable apps produce it at times

                            ------------------------------------------- It's code that drives you - Shyam

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                            Shyam Bharath wrote:

                            won't you expect it to work with the next higher version?

                            If the changes between vesions are that grand as the changes between XP and Vista... of course not. If the version you used made for Vista, or XP? (Of course, for XP) Is it compatible with Vista? Why not try and install a Linux program and expect it to work? For the record, I use Daemon Tools on Vista, and have absolutely no problems with it.

                            Shyam Bharath wrote:

                            And BSOD is Windows home made crap.

                            Shyam Bharath wrote:

                            BSOD is Windows crappiest unpredictable substance.

                            Are you even aware what causes BSOD? Or eve, what exactly it is?

                            To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

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                              Does a Turkey look forward to Christmas?

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                              Yes, because he survived Thanksgiving, and he knows the local hog stock is the most targeted food source for Christmas.

                              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                              "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                              • R rastaVnuce

                                Shyam Bharath wrote:

                                won't you expect it to work with the next higher version?

                                If the changes between vesions are that grand as the changes between XP and Vista... of course not. If the version you used made for Vista, or XP? (Of course, for XP) Is it compatible with Vista? Why not try and install a Linux program and expect it to work? For the record, I use Daemon Tools on Vista, and have absolutely no problems with it.

                                Shyam Bharath wrote:

                                And BSOD is Windows home made crap.

                                Shyam Bharath wrote:

                                BSOD is Windows crappiest unpredictable substance.

                                Are you even aware what causes BSOD? Or eve, what exactly it is?

                                To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

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                                rastaVnuce wrote:

                                Why not try and install a Linux program and expect it to work?

                                Ever heard of WINE? Well ever wondered how Linux allows you to beautifully dual boot with any OS be it be Windows 98, Mac OS or XP or even Vista. And what's the point, Linux is not called "successor" of Windows or Windows Linux. Vista is the successor of Windows XP.

                                rastaVnuce wrote:

                                If the version you used made for Vista, or XP? (Of course, for XP) Is it compatible with Vista?

                                This is one more thing that puts me off. I paid for Vista and I deserve to run my old XP applications on it too. Because I paid! PERIOD

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                                Are you even aware what causes BSOD? Or eve, what exactly it is?

                                To hell I care. I am a customer and I don't really give a damn. That's the point. Ok I accept, being a customer, I am a n00b. Else I would write my own OS. And sure it won't have any BSOD in it. You can't blame a customer for not knowing things like BSOD, etc. I paid for Alcohol 120% which worked in XP smoothly. And when you advertised me that Vista can run XP applications using a thing called Compatability mode, won't I expect it to run in Vista.

                                ------------------------------------------- It's code that drives you - Shyam

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                                • V vikrant kpr

                                  yeah screenshots says so, you won't be able to resist if u see screenshots link given below do not look at it if today u wanna install Ubuntu today :-) http://www.blogsdna.com/300/download-windows-7-build-6519-milestone-1-leaked-version.htm[^] in the meantime while waiting for the download links to appear, i will check out what Ubuntu has to offer :-)

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                                  Shyam Bharath
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                                  Thanks for the link :-D

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                                  • realJSOPR realJSOP

                                    Yes, because he survived Thanksgiving, and he knows the local hog stock is the most targeted food source for Christmas.

                                    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                    -----
                                    "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                    Bob1000
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                                    :) One that didn’t cross the cultural pond - In UK/Europe Turkeys are the traditional platter for Xmas! Although hogs (pigs) haven’t much to look forwards to either.... Yum!

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                                    • S Shyam Bharath

                                      rastaVnuce wrote:

                                      Why not try and install a Linux program and expect it to work?

                                      Ever heard of WINE? Well ever wondered how Linux allows you to beautifully dual boot with any OS be it be Windows 98, Mac OS or XP or even Vista. And what's the point, Linux is not called "successor" of Windows or Windows Linux. Vista is the successor of Windows XP.

                                      rastaVnuce wrote:

                                      If the version you used made for Vista, or XP? (Of course, for XP) Is it compatible with Vista?

                                      This is one more thing that puts me off. I paid for Vista and I deserve to run my old XP applications on it too. Because I paid! PERIOD

                                      rastaVnuce wrote:

                                      Are you even aware what causes BSOD? Or eve, what exactly it is?

                                      To hell I care. I am a customer and I don't really give a damn. That's the point. Ok I accept, being a customer, I am a n00b. Else I would write my own OS. And sure it won't have any BSOD in it. You can't blame a customer for not knowing things like BSOD, etc. I paid for Alcohol 120% which worked in XP smoothly. And when you advertised me that Vista can run XP applications using a thing called Compatability mode, won't I expect it to run in Vista.

                                      ------------------------------------------- It's code that drives you - Shyam

                                      modified on Friday, January 9, 2009 6:53 AM

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                                      Squirrel Hacker
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                                      Shyam Bharath wrote:

                                      Because I paid! PERIOD

                                      I totally paid for a bunch of windows 3.1 software... should I expect that to work on Windows 7?

                                      Squirrel Hacker

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                                      • N NormDroid

                                        Well I love to embrace new technology and have been using windows since 3.0 and programming windows since 3.1, so I have an affinity to use ever new version that comes out. I love UI and the Windows 7 UI esp taskbar layout is nice and some of the UI features are cool, sliding etc. Like the way you can 'shake' a window to minimize/maximize. Paint improved, Word improved. So far so good, I'm going to installed VS 2008 and test for speed. Oh and explorer has been improved.

                                        Software Kinetics - Moving software

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                                        vikrant kpr
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                                        One Question Please : Is the download available from microsoft? If yes where is it?

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                                        • V vikrant kpr

                                          One Question Please : Is the download available from microsoft? If yes where is it?

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                                          vikrant kpr wrote:

                                          Is the download available from microsoft

                                          Yes, only if you hold a MSDN Subscription license.

                                          Software Kinetics - Moving software

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