RE: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

[Jim Majorowicz]

+1 to this.  My feeling is that the name Windows 7 is to get away from the 
"Vista" marketing fiasco.

-Original Message-
From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 1:47 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

I'm a fan of Windows 7 as well.

But I do think the differences from Vista to 7 are not that great. It's just 
much better with fewer resources. Feels like this should be "Vista R2"... Not 
quite a new version, but slightly more than a service pack.

I do like the new start bar.


--Matt Ross
Ephrata School District


- Original Message -
From: Don Ely [mailto:don@gmail.com]
To:
NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
Sent:
Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:37:03 -0800
Subject: Re: Win7 beta on IdeaPad


> I love it...
> 
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Michael B. Smith <
> mich...@theessentialexchange.com> wrote:
> 
> >  Anyone tried installing Windows 7 beta on a netbook?
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> > I CAN'T go back to XP. It just feels old and clunky to me…
> >
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> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
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RE: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

[Ken Schaefer]

Yup - worked through three versions of Win 7 - runs like a champ. (Dell Mini 9 
- upgraded to 2GB of RAM)

Also have it on my main work laptop - main issue is not being able to get my 
inbuilt Dell 5520 WWAN card working. But perceived performance wise (i.e. UI 
interaction) is way ahead of Vista. The new service controller that can 
demand-start services I think has something to do with this. A lot less stuff 
starting up when you boot the machine and first logon.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Troy Meyer [mailto:troy.me...@monacocoach.com] 
Sent: Thursday, 19 February 2009 8:35 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

I believe Ken installed it on his dell mini from a posting on the list a month 
back or so.  I have it on a fairly weak Precision M70 and it way out performs 
Vista on the same hardware.

Another option:

http://www.vlite.net/about.html

-troy

-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@theessentialexchange.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 1:01 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

Anyone tried installing Windows 7 beta on a netbook?

 

I CAN'T go back to XP. It just feels old and clunky to me...

 


 

 


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RE: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

[Cameron Cooper]

Windows 7 has been quite impressive, even for a beta.  I have found that
it is easier to navigate in and perform daily tasks.  So much that I
find myself clicking the title bar, in open windows in XP, and then drag
them to the top of the screen expecting them to maximize.  I think that
when W7 comes out, that XP will become a thing of the past. 

___
Cameron Cooper
IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified
Aurico Reports, Inc
Phone: 847-890-4021Fax: 847-255-1896
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RE: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

[Barsodi.John]

Vista R2 wouldn't be as marketable as lucky number 7.
(Don't get me wrong, I love win 7.  But I, like you, immediately thought Vista 
R2)

- John Barsodi
-Original Message-
From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 1:47 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

I'm a fan of Windows 7 as well.

But I do think the differences from Vista to 7 are not that great. It's just 
much better with fewer resources. Feels like this should be "Vista R2"... Not 
quite a new version, but slightly more than a service pack.

I do like the new start bar.


--Matt Ross
Ephrata School District


- Original Message -
From: Don Ely [mailto:don@gmail.com]
To:
NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
Sent:
Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:37:03 -0800
Subject: Re: Win7 beta on IdeaPad


> I love it...
> 
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Michael B. Smith <
> mich...@theessentialexchange.com> wrote:
> 
> >  Anyone tried installing Windows 7 beta on a netbook?
> >
> >
> >
> > I CAN'T go back to XP. It just feels old and clunky to �
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

RE: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

[Sam Cayze]

I agree with all those points.

-Original Message-
From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 3:47 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

I'm a fan of Windows 7 as well.

But I do think the differences from Vista to 7 are not that great. It's
just much better with fewer resources. Feels like this should be "Vista
R2"... Not quite a new version, but slightly more than a service pack.

I do like the new start bar.


--Matt Ross
Ephrata School District


- Original Message -
From: Don Ely [mailto:don@gmail.com]
To:
NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
Sent:
Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:37:03 -0800
Subject: Re: Win7 beta on IdeaPad


> I love it...
> 
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Michael B. Smith < 
> mich...@theessentialexchange.com> wrote:
> 
> >  Anyone tried installing Windows 7 beta on a netbook?
> >
> >
> >
> > I CAN'T go back to XP. It just feels old and clunky to me...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ 
> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
<http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

[Matthew W. Ross]

I'm a fan of Windows 7 as well.

But I do think the differences from Vista to 7 are not that great. It's just 
much better with fewer resources. Feels like this should be "Vista R2"... Not 
quite a new version, but slightly more than a service pack.

I do like the new start bar.


--Matt Ross
Ephrata School District


- Original Message -
From: Don Ely [mailto:don@gmail.com]
To:
NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
Sent:
Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:37:03 -0800
Subject: Re: Win7 beta on IdeaPad


> I love it...
> 
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Michael B. Smith <
> mich...@theessentialexchange.com> wrote:
> 
> >  Anyone tried installing Windows 7 beta on a netbook?
> >
> >
> >
> > I CAN'T go back to XP. It just feels old and clunky to me…
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

RE: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

[Michael B. Smith]

Well, my main production desktops are still on Vista, but I've got two older
laptops running Win7 beta, and I love it.

I've got a couple of things that don't work in Win7 (AT&T Global Network
Client and the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client), but everything else is VERY
happy, and I can run those two in either Vista or XP VMs.

While you could consider Win7 as "Vista SP3", I wouldn't (I'm running the
Vista SP2 beta on my production computers). Win7 has some key usability
improvements over and above Vista, exclusive of the performance
improvements. The taskbar interface is much improved, for example.

Within a given release (i.e., XP or Vista) while Microsoft fixes bugs and
sometimes introduces new functionality (think: Windows Firewall in XP sp2),
they don't tend to change the user interface. Win7 has MANY user interface
enhancements that make it easier to use.

-Original Message-
From: Mark A. Ross [mailto:ma...@sdppayroll.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:13 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

No, but I'm dying to know what people think of it. I still need
To get a hold of a Beta copy. Microsoft gave me a serial number for it,
then apologized that the downloads are no longer available.
At first glance, looks like Vista In a new dress.

Mark

-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@theessentialexchange.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 1:01 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

Anyone tried installing Windows 7 beta on a netbook?

 

I CAN'T go back to XP. It just feels old and clunky to me...

 


 

 



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Re: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

[Steve Ens]

No, but I installed it on an older Acer Aspire...ran like a champ.

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Michael B. Smith <
mich...@theessentialexchange.com> wrote:

>  Anyone tried installing Windows 7 beta on a netbook?
>
>
>
> I CAN'T go back to XP. It just feels old and clunky to me…
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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Re: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

[Don Ely]

I love it...

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Michael B. Smith <
mich...@theessentialexchange.com> wrote:

>  Anyone tried installing Windows 7 beta on a netbook?
>
>
>
> I CAN'T go back to XP. It just feels old and clunky to me…
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

[Troy Meyer]

I believe Ken installed it on his dell mini from a posting on the list a month 
back or so.  I have it on a fairly weak Precision M70 and it way out performs 
Vista on the same hardware.

Another option:

http://www.vlite.net/about.html

-troy

-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@theessentialexchange.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 1:01 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

Anyone tried installing Windows 7 beta on a netbook?

 

I CAN'T go back to XP. It just feels old and clunky to me...

 


 

 


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~   ~

RE: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

[Martin Blackstone]

Hardly. 

-Original Message-
From: Mark A. Ross [mailto:ma...@sdppayroll.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 1:13 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

No, but I'm dying to know what people think of it. I still need
To get a hold of a Beta copy. Microsoft gave me a serial number for it,
then apologized that the downloads are no longer available.
At first glance, looks like Vista In a new dress.

Mark

-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@theessentialexchange.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 1:01 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

Anyone tried installing Windows 7 beta on a netbook?

 

I CAN'T go back to XP. It just feels old and clunky to me...

 


 

 



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RE: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

[Cesare' A. Ramos]

Not personally but saw Windows 7 running on a Ideapad with a 1gb of memory and 
it worked well.

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From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@theessentialexchange.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:01 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

Anyone tried installing Windows 7 beta on a netbook?

I CAN'T go back to XP. It just feels old and clunky to me...








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RE: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

[Mark A. Ross]

No, but I'm dying to know what people think of it. I still need
To get a hold of a Beta copy. Microsoft gave me a serial number for it,
then apologized that the downloads are no longer available.
At first glance, looks like Vista In a new dress.

Mark

-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@theessentialexchange.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 1:01 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Win7 beta on IdeaPad

Anyone tried installing Windows 7 beta on a netbook?

 

I CAN'T go back to XP. It just feels old and clunky to me...

 


 

 



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