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Well back to DOS for me

It's back to DOS for me! I don't like how Windows NT runs my apps in a virtual 16bit environment. I heard OS2 is trying to do it too, run Windows in OS2?
Crazy! They won't get it going.. I bet DOS is still king at the end of the day.

Ooh sorry it's 2009, I forgot.

posted by : Minotaur, 05 May 2009 Complain about this comment
Better???

Does the new OS is better than XP , I will have a try !
ok, here I have another good share, that is :
http://www.tradestead.com

there are different kinds of beautiful and powerful consumer electronics with very cheap price , that you can easily find whatever you want!

posted by : anndy, 05 May 2009 Complain about this comment
March 1st Deadline

While The RC indead expires on June 1 2010, most users will not want to use it after March 1 2010 as the OS will start a shutdown 2 hrs after bootup, the same happens to Beta users from Aug 1 2009

posted by : b2dnz, 04 May 2009 Complain about this comment
Not bad

From my experience between Vista and Win 7 Ultimate x86 (build 7068) tis is not a bad upgrade.

Memory management was horrible in Vista as it ate your memory up without you knowing. Win 7 has somewhat inproved that mistake. I had to disable a tonne of features in Vista on a 2 gig set-up. Not anymore with Win 7.

I hate to say this but IE 8 is not bad either ? *Did I Just say tHAT? o.0*

posted by : Someone, 01 May 2009 Complain about this comment
APPLE About To Start Making CHIPS....

Here:Last April Apple bought P.A Semi which designs chips which was the first major clue that Apple may go at designing its chips all by itself. Shortly after that Apple hired Bob Drebin who was the engineering director for ATI. Even more recently Apple brought on board Raja Koduri who was a technology officer at AMD. Add on top of that a myriad of job postings for chip designers and engineers and you have the makings for designing your own chips

Ahso, new post state 23Oct for 7 Retail. Acer Has announced computer will be forthcoming just for 7 by then. TS Drashek

Raja NEW Song: There Were CampFired Legends that FlamesMan Speared. Msr Job Must be doing Heck of JOB. Don't Encourage flames, My Man. Vitalize. TS: APPLE Semiconductor Founder.

posted by : Jesus' DAD., 01 May 2009 Complain about this comment
Jesus Wept

Why not cry about Windows-on-Windows at the same time, if you are even remotely concerned about running XP in a VM.

Would you prefer a 64-bit OS that didn't run any 32-bit app at all? Good luck with that one.

Otherwise, like nearly every other person out there, get used to the technology because lo-and-behold it actually is damn useful.

posted by : Jesus, 01 May 2009 Complain about this comment
Cutting the legacy app cord...

So let me get this straight:

- Windows 7 has poor or no backward compatibility with XP.
- Windows 7 also will require user retraining, as it is much changed from XP.
- Only the very expensive, premium versions of Windows 7 will permit running XP in a VM.

WHY then would anyone buy Windows 7, when they could move to Linux for exactly ZERO dollars, have about the same user retraining curve, MUCH better security, and still operate XP apps either in the free WINE or by running XP in a VM (and all without having to buy a new computer just to run Microsoft's latest cash cow)? Am I missing something here?

posted by : No money for Stevie, 01 May 2009 Complain about this comment
Testees' Are Favored....

In 7 experiences here, xp was breeze, thers even consule to help integrate xp software to 7. If You OverStress Machine while installing, it can corrupt it. uninstall it & try again. IM is BAD, just turns processies up to 80 with 50% X2 cpu load at idle., spreads thruout ALL Partitions. Same Old IM.

Heres Point. Microsoft Is Consortium of developers whom bilk public. Universities & established software from DoD. Thats ALL Free for Microsoft. Theres Link to Low Cost, Keep Up Good Work, Be Testor. Develope Equipment Combos of Newest sort & Have Fun Too. Its Home Project Thing.

Reward Is NEW Software to UnderStand. Better Than Linex For IE Skill Developement. drashek

posted by : AreYouExperienced?, 30 April 2009 Complain about this comment
XP Mode

XP mode isn't an admission of poor application compatibility. In my testing Windows 7 Beta was as good as if not better than Windows Vista. But there are still some apps that don't work properly under Windows Vista or Windows 7 - particularly those written in-house or custom-written for the company, where the software wasn't written with the future in mind or mistakes were made that weren't punished by XP, and there's now no testing or development budget to make them work on the newer OS. A virtual machine is a poor, but workable, solution; XP Mode makes integration with other apps work better.

posted by : Mike Dimmick, 30 April 2009 Complain about this comment

Microsoft outlines Windows 7 RC1 features

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