Windows 7

[Desolus]

Windows 7 details emerge: new boot screen, less RAM usage


"Gadgets are now integrated into explorer. You can right click on desktop and select "Add Gadget" or "Hide Gadget". There is a new gadget called "Windows Media Center" that displays now playing information from the WMC. On the same menu, "Display" is added above "Personalization" which gives you direct access to display DPI settings. The page is much more polished than the one in Vista.

The start menu features a pin besides each item. Clicking on it toggles pinning/unpinning the item. Search in explorer is now states where you search within (usually being within the folder, as in Vista). You can now, however, adjust the size of the search box.

XAML fonts, called the "Composite Fonts" are now added to the font folder. Perhaps WPF will be much more prominent in this release. It's disappointing that I don't have Aero running, or otherwise there might be some interesting stuffs to see.

A new application is added, dubbed the "XPS Viewer", no surprises, either," says Parker.

Apparently, there will also be refreshed Paint, Calculator and Wordpad applications, all based on the Windows Presentation Foundation and you'll be able to save/carry your IE favorites/settings with you using your Windows Live account. Finally, another thing worth mentioning is the new, bright boot screen.


video snippet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohf_Sjmv5iM

[Ddrak]

Doesn't sound very exciting yet. Doubt the design is even firmed up yet for that matter - knowing MS they'll be switching things around until a week before they ship.

Dd

[Desolus]

im actually wondering what kinda response thats gonna generate from people. on one hand you have those who switched to vista for the latest and greatest and asking them to pay another 300$ doesnt seem like a smart thing to do as far as M$ goes. With apple they dont have as many complaints with their launches.

on the other hand you have those who avoided vista and are waiting for either a good service pack or something better, i wonder if W7 could be that if they manage to make it right.

[Ddrak]

From what I hear, it's not due out until at least the end of this year, but probably mid-09. The upgrade would probably be around the $100 mark, I'd guess. Those who got Ultimate... well... they have cash to burn on random crap anyway right?

Dd

[Kulaf]

I had originally heard 2010.

[Freecare Spiritwise]

Those who got Ultimate... well... they have cash to burn on random crap anyway right?

Or an MSDN subscription. Burn the company's money FTW!

[Taxious]

Those who got Ultimate... well... they have cash to burn on random crap anyway right?

Or an MSDN subscription. Burn the company's money FTW!

I have about thirty CDs of various Microsoft products I've gotten through MSDN. Gotta love it.

[Freecare Spiritwise]

The trick for me is finding a way to explain to the company that everything will grind to a halt if I don't have a current subscription.

A couple months ago someone went to the big boss and told him that since I don't work in the office, the subscription should be in his name - office politics FTW. Oh well, at least I have the login for it. Having access to everything MS sells is very addicting.

[Ddrak]

Those who got Ultimate... well... they have cash to burn on random crap anyway right?

Or an MSDN subscription. Burn the company's money FTW!

For sure. That's the only reason I'm running it. Not like it really costs the company money anyway - I doubt anyone is really using their 10-concurrent-license quota.

Dd

[Taxious]

Those who got Ultimate... well... they have cash to burn on random crap anyway right?

Or an MSDN subscription. Burn the company's money FTW!

For sure. That's the only reason I'm running it. Not like it really costs the company money anyway - I doubt anyone is really using their 10-concurrent-license quota.

Dd

The MSDN Library on campus is under utilized like whoa. A lot of the programs I've downloaded and burnt, I doubt I'll ever use, (Windows Server, Windows 2k, etc...) but it's still nice to have them for free.