Windows 7 Public Beta Available Friday
Thursday, January 8, 2009 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, kicked off CES 2009 last night with his keynote speech in which he announced the Windows 7 beta will be available for public download, this Friday. This will be a download-only version, and will expire in August. They haven't announced yet at what time it will be available, but it will only be for a limited time to the first 2.5 million downloaded.
Get more info at the link below.
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Reply #3 Thursday, January 8, 2009 2:31 PM
Reply #4 Thursday, January 8, 2009 2:43 PM
Yah. Noobs like me are still trying to figure out how to marry the other two, and now comes a third. 
Reply #5 Thursday, January 8, 2009 2:50 PM
Yay.. 3 OS's to skin for now
Yah. Noobs like me are still trying to figure out how to marry the other two, and now comes a third.
Im still workin on skinning win 95.. 
Reply #6 Thursday, January 8, 2009 2:57 PM
i have to preserve my WB investment ..so ill pass on this download. thx anyway 
Reply #7 Thursday, January 8, 2009 3:11 PM
Reply #8 Thursday, January 8, 2009 3:25 PM
Based on what happened with Windows Vista and WindowBlinds, it is likely WB will try its very best to make older non Windows 7 aware skins look good on Windows 7.
Right now you can use a WindowBlinds skin designed for XP back in October 2001 on Windows Vista.
Reply #9 Thursday, January 8, 2009 3:47 PM
IMHO they should relaease it as Vista SP 2 and regain some consumer confidence. Companies certainly won't be upgrading sytems over the next couple of years. Many didn't upgrade to Vista. I just don't understand the move by MS. Well, I understand it, I just feel cheated by Vista. $ 3500 of hardware to run the shitty OS.
Reply #10 Thursday, January 8, 2009 3:57 PM
What happens after August? Can you downgrade? Will there be another Beta? Will beta testers be screwed?
Reply #11 Thursday, January 8, 2009 4:25 PM
I disagree. The further they distance themselves from the Vista branding the better.
If it's any indication from the past, you will have to go back to another OS.
Reply #12 Thursday, January 8, 2009 4:34 PM
Better for them. If I can run 7 on my current hardware without upgrade and its not stupidly priced, I'll relax a bit but I don't know much as of now.
Reply #13 Thursday, January 8, 2009 5:23 PM
JoDa: Simple 'fix': dual boot.
I have XP/Vista/W7 on the same machine right now (Though I never use the slow-ass XP anymore.
If one goes bust, I always have one of the other two to rely on for fixing whatever OS went belly up
Reply #14 Thursday, January 8, 2009 8:22 PM
I have XP/Vista/W7 on the same machine right now (Though I never use the slow-ass XP anymore.
Reply #15 Friday, January 9, 2009 12:47 AM
Reply #16 Friday, January 9, 2009 1:20 AM
Quoting Mirsguy, reply 4
Yay.. 3 OS's to skin for now
Yah. Noobs like me are still trying to figure out how to marry the other two, and now comes a third.
Im still workin on skinning win 95..
Yay.. 3 OS's to skin for now
Yah. Noobs like me are still trying to figure out how to marry the other two, and now comes a third.
Psshh! I haven't figured out how to skin any...
Lately, I still feel that way! 
Reply #17 Friday, January 9, 2009 1:37 AM
You'll find Windows 7 is better/faster than Vista in every way and, yes, even faster than XP now.
Reply #18 Friday, January 9, 2009 1:42 AM
If it's any indication from the past, you will have to go back to another OS.
If W7 is anything like Vista, when the beta(s) run out there will be a RC release prior to going gold and release to stores... which has been touted to be as early as Dec 09 in time for holiday spending.
Reply #19 Friday, January 9, 2009 9:37 AM
Personally I think Microsoft should have improved Windows XP and not even have bothered making a new OS, especially one (oops, now 2!) OS's that a pain in the rear to skin. I mean c'mon now, the only thing around to skin Vista for .msstyles format is AVE's Vista Style Builder, which is a super pain to use and would take a total genius to figure out. The only thing around to skin in Windowblinds format is SkinStudio 6, which is also very cumbersome to use and limited in its abilities. Why can't someone design a program that is so easy to use that a child could figure it out! Even SkinStudio 5 had its drawbacks. Now, if someone would have designed a program to skin Vista in either .msstyles or Windowblinds format that was like StyleBuilder from TGTSoft, I don't think anyone would have complained at all. It is sooooooooooo easy to use!
Reply #20 Friday, January 9, 2009 9:44 AM
Windows 7 will be released this summer.
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Reply #1 Thursday, January 8, 2009 1:59 PM