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1. mooose24

   
   Posted on: January 21, 2009 at 9:07AM  

   I have only one problem with indows 7. That is everything freezes when I install my graphics card. Other than that this new O.S. is real good. my scores could be better tho. They are 1.0 with graphics card, and 3.0 without it. But I cannot play Nascar 2003 without graphics card as I only get 1/2 car..........    :)           :D
2. b.rieckmann

   
   Posted on: January 21, 2009 at 10:23AM  

   With the concern about IE 8 Beta, I have found that on my WinXP OS I have a few glitches, especially with it being slow. To some point I have had the same issues using it on Vista, and Win7. One of the things I did was first of all to increase my Systems Virtual Memory. On top of that I use a Sony 8Gig flash drive. Unlike Vista where you were only able to dedicate half of your flash drive to virtual memory, Win7 allows you to dedicate all of the flash drive to VM, if that is what you choose to do. All my systems respond faster making them believe their is more memory on your systems. As far as the instance with the graphics card. You can also try and allocate more virtual memory, to see if that will help in your system not freezing. Another big item, is to be sure that your system meets the minimum requirements for Vista and Win7.
3. b.rieckmann

   
   Posted on: January 21, 2009 at 12:25PM  

   In response to the comment posted earlier today by 4nthony concerning not being able to connect to an FTP Server using various FTP Clients. *NOTE* I do not work for Microsoft or any of there affiliates. I will not gureantee that these settings will work for everyone. These are just the steps I took in order to let my FTP client connect to my Web Hosting Account. If you decide to use these settings you make that choice at your own risk. Remember Win7 is a Beta, and all we can do is try to help in areas that we have fixed for ourselves.

                           Win7 Firewall Exception Rules

   Solution: "FTP Server Connections"

   Step1: Locate and Open your Win7 Firewall.

   Step2: One this is done find the Advanced Settings link on the left of your page and click on it. This will open the Advanced Settings Page.

   Step3: Once the Advanced Settings Page is open find the Inbound Rules link on the left side of the page and click on it.

   This will display all the rules setup on your system in the windows firewall.

   Now what you will want to do is create a new rule.

   Step4: On the righthand side you will see a link at the top that says New Rule. Click on this link to open up the properties page for the new rule you are about to set up. Once you have done this select the Port option then click next.

   Step5: make sure that the TCP option is selected, then at the bottom enter the port number for the FTP that you will be using, then click next.

   Step6: On this page make sure that the Allow This Connection is selected. Then click next.

   Step7: Once you have click next and have gone to the next page you will see 3 boxes checked. Do not make any changes to this page. Click next to go to the last page.

   Step8: On this page you will want to give your new rule a name. On mine I left it the same as the original Ftp App. Once you have done this then you can give a brief discription of what the rule is about.

   Step9: Once you have done this click next, and the new rule will be created.

   Step10: Now that you have created the new rule, repeat these steps to create 1 more rule. When you get to the page asking if it is TCP or UDP. Select UDP, and enter the same port number as you did for your TCP Rule.

   Your Ftp Connection should be up and running once you have specified these rules.
4. crazydave

   
   Posted on: January 21, 2009 at 12:25PM  

   I am working with WINDOWS7 beta for about a week now.  I have to say it feels rather good, better then VISTA did when I started with VISTA.  I also have downgraded to XP because VISTA was slow, taking up to much resources and  was terrible in the use of older games and software.

   What I miss in WINDOWS 7 beta is good drivers,  but ofcourse that is not the fault of Microsoft.  I am not able to get some networkcards and some onboard soundchips working.

   For software am I having troubls with older games as Oblivion, C&C2 en C&C Generals.  Also some software from non-microsoft corporations giving me crashes.  I am having difficulties with Corel Office 12, PaintShopPro X, OpenOffice 2.3 and OoO2.4.  

   Anyway,  I hope Mircrosoft keeps doing the good work as they did with WINDOWS 7 beta utill now.  If they can give me a better environment to still use some older software then I might consider to upgrade from XP to WINDOWS7.
5. b.rieckmann

   
   Posted on: January 22, 2009 at 9:27AM  

   Ya a big issue is software. Up until this point I have had no installation issues with software that I run, except for my Dreamweaver 8. When I try to intstall it, I get a bootstrap error. I installed my photoshop cs3 perfectly fine. Yes Microsoft does have some kinks to work out of the new OS. I really don't want to have to go out and buy a dreamweaver upgrade. The cost is to much. And i dont want to use those cheap website builders, which give you no choice to decide what you want to do.
6. b.rieckmann

   
   Posted on: January 22, 2009 at 9:43AM  

   Look I know that I have made some good comments and some bad ones about the new OS. Truth is I really like it. I am running the 32 bit version on a system that is capable of running the 64 bit. My overall WEI is 3.1 only because of my graphics. Everything else is 4.0 or better. My CPU alone is a 4.7, HDD 4.5, and my Ram is a 4.1. What more can I expect from my system. I mean I know I have said Microsoft should think outside the box, and they do in many areas. They have some really great software out there. It is that just I believe they can do better with this OS. We all want the best Windows Experience possible. I don't want to have to buy another PC to get what I want, or download some software from a company in order to create the awesome windows experience that I want. Look at your desktop. Is it boring. Well I have had to download software such a Dell Dock or even software from stardock, to create a somewhat decent experiance. If Microsoft would take a look at their Windows Media Center then take a look at the new HP All-In-One touchscreen. Wow combine those 2 together to make my desktop look like that. Being able to do away with the sidebar and incorporate it into that. Do away with the taskbar and incorporate into that. I mean really. Microsoft dont get me wrong. I love the way the new OS operates and feels, My CPU usage never gets over 3%. A few kinks in IE8, but I fixed them as well. I just want to look at my desktop and see WOW from Microsoft. Not wow from all the other software I have to download in order to get a half mediocar experience. Will you PLEASE Give us your best thinking outside the box for our buck. That is all we ask.
7. 4nthony

   
   Posted on: January 22, 2009 at 4:32PM  

   i have my ftp client working now. im using kaspersky so its a pain in the bum i have to give it all or nothing lol.

   anyway iv not seen any updates for 7 for a wile now is theer anything on its way
8. newscientist2000

   
   Posted on: January 23, 2009 at 12:01AM  

   Having run Windows 7 for a few days, I think that it performs well on my very old/limited hardware.  The only very minor problem I have at the moment seems to be IE8, and compatability with a few websites, at least until I use compatability mode... however I expect that since compatability mode updates can be sent to the browser to optimise the browsing experience, that shouldn't be a problem by RTM.

   Windows 7 is faster than Vista, maybe not quite as fast as XP but it isn't far off you'ld be hard pressed to tell, Windows 7 does seem like a more pleasant OS than XP, with nice desktop themes and shuffling desktops, and as Windows 7 should be more secure than XP, it looks like Windows 7 may be just what everyone needs in their next OS.
9. chris212

   
   Posted on: January 23, 2009 at 4:58PM  

   Man I hope that windows 7 is better because vista just plain sucks according to people across the country.
10. chris212

    
    Posted on: January 23, 2009 at 5:01PM  

    I've known microsoft all my life and vista just has to be the operating system that has had many issues