Windows 7, Anyone else Beta testing? Options

[95CelicaST]

I downloaded Windows 7 on Friday and installed it on my 1.6Ghz Atom netbook with 2GB RAM, and I am impressed with the performance. It's running snappier than XP does, and so far, without problem.


Anyone else scoop up a license for the beta and take a look at it? I can't be the only one...

[95CelicaST]

they lifted the 2.5mil limit on the 10th, so I don't know why you couldn't install/download.


Art - The larger task bar doesn't bother me as much as the large icon size. I only have four desktop icons (My Computer, Mozilla, Recycle bin, and my LinkStation NAS) and it goes from the top to the bottom(1024x600 res). I don't need icons that large, however that isn't enough of a problem for me to not use/purchase the new version


However when browsing the Internet I hit F11 and free up some screen real estate.

And on the performance gadget I have it shows at idle I'm consuming .06% CPU, and 30% of my RAM, which is less than when in XP.



My only gripe isn't even with Windows 7, but with Microsoft. The new OS is still running a Vista Kernel, and so it is a lot like Vista, but with much of the problems fixed (Cancel or Allow being one big one). This should truly be released as a patch to Vista, or a SPx, but instead Microsoft is going to sell it as a new OS. The only reason I can see doing that is because of the stigma that sits over Vista now.