I knew it! it's this whole obsession of people with the number 7 ... and 3, hence Windows 3.11.

i thought the codename was vienna

I actually like the name Windows 7. I'm excited to see it. I waited until SP1 of Vista came out to use it and personally I've had no issues with it, I really enjoy updated UI. The only thing I'm not looking forward to is all of the Linux trolls who sit and attack all day instead of doing something productive.

i cant wait until windows 7, especially because I'm using windows xp.

Haha John, are Linux users trolls because they disagree with you? I use Windows Vista but I use Linux for a lot of things also.

A good question. No, they're not trolls for that reason and not all users are like that (I would guess a small minority, those are usually the ones yelling the loudest though). =)

for the reocrd, I have Open Suse running as a file server in my basement ;), I had video issues for a while but once I got them resolved it's run well for what I need it for. I'm also a big fan of the all of the pre-built Linux VM's you can pickup. The one thing I've noticed about the community though is when I pose questions a lot of times I get snide and condecending responses that I don't seem to get when I pose Windows questions. Perhaps I look in the wrong spots, that's just been my experience though.

I hope this clarifies myself better.

Is that at the top the official Windows 7 logo?

IF that is the official logo, i love it cause it mixes the oldschool XP theme with the shinyness (is that a word?) of windows vista.

Vsite this site for all the news about windows 7
http://mywindows7blog.blogspot.com/

I am somewhat anxious to see Windows 7 as well. As for the Vienna thing. I believe that it was Vienna for a period of time, but it was changed to "Windows 7." I doubt that the 7 is from an obsession, but rather the fact that Vista was NT version 6, therefore, the next one would be NT version 7, hence the name "Windows 7." As for me, I am curious about the new file system and some of the screenshots that I have seen. That new Paint thing looks quite different. My main curiousity is in the accessibility options. From 2000 to XP there was not too much of a change except Narrator's voice being clearer. From XP to Vista though, Narrator was actually improved! Way to go, Microsoft. I have thrown some ideas out there as to what could be done with them (primarily Narrator though), but I am not sure if any of them will come to pass. Certainly though, if anything, I hope that they do not degrade Narrator (AKA make it echo less keystrokes). That would be moving in the wrong direction. If they did that, especially too much, their Narrator program would be about as [seemingly] useless as Apple's VoiceOver. I also like the dual finger concept. That is interesting. Apple does that with their touchpads (though you probably already knew that). I wonder about some things though.
1. Will Windows 7 be as friendly about being installed on a machine as Vista was? What I mean is that, if I were to upgrade to Windows 7, would I have to wipe my computer, or could I install it on top of my current operating system?
2. I have noticed that Windows has been backwards compatible with earlier programs in the past. That is extremely nice. Unfortunately, I read that that will be done away with on Windows 7. Is that true?
3. Will the RAM exceptance be increased? Windows Vista Business and Ultimate both support up to 128 GB of RAM with the 64-bit operating systems. Will Windows 7 have a limit beyond that?
4. I have seen some screenshots of Windows 7 and they appear to say "Windows 7 Ultimate," which is a hint to the possibility that Windows 7 will be like Vista and it will come in multiple "flavors." Do you think that it may be like Vista in that aspect?

Caleb, I'm not official, but I believe Microsoft should make things easy for the user. Therefore it would not make any sense to develop the next OS as non backward compatible. That would defeat the purpose. I mean there has been so many problems from the beginning. Why put users through that headache again?

I think Microsoft's plan is to keep things simple. I doubt they will resort to different "flavors". The company will probably take the same route they did with Windows XP (Home

That is possible. I have also noticed in screenshots that, on the surface, Windows 7 looks no different than Vista does. Based on the simplicity comment that you made, West Indie Tech Guy, that will probably not change too much (if at all). I suppose that one thing that I am definitely hoping for is that Windows 7 includes the Snipping Tool. That definitely beats pressing Print Screen for capturing one picture (from a webpage for example).

I though microsoft will use vienna as the OS name,but i'm wrong.
The consep to make a simplicity is a nice idea.
Hope this next generation of windows will not dissapoint me again like vista.

I think that the thing that disappoints people most about Vista is actually its security. Is this the issue that you are finding, V3? Personally, this can be both annoying and quite helpful. It is helpful if I accidentally begin to delete something that I do not want to or start to do something that I did not want to do. I believe that another issue that people are still disputing is the issue of whether Microsoft copied Apple. Personally, I do not believe that they did so. The Aero interface is layed out differently. Sure, you can see tiny thumbnails of your open applications by pressing Windows-Tab, just like pressing F9 or F10 (What is the difference between the two, BTW?), but Microsoft was smart enough to make people have to download third-party software to get that same effet. The software that I use is called XDesk. It allows me to turn Windows into Wacinlinux (the combination of Windows, Macintosh, and Linux). It does not change Windows' functionality as a whole, but it does offer up to 9 additional desktops (similar to Linux) and a mini-thumbnail viewer that looks like that of Mac OS' when you press F9 or F10. BTW, I have yet to hear either of those echoed when I use Mac OS (even Leopard). I enjoy occasionally sitting at my computer and just pressing keys for the fun of it and hearing Anna rattle them off. The keys wheere Narrator goes down are fun to hear. On XP, that is most of them. On Vista, that is not nearly as many, but hey, Vista's echoes all most every keystroke you can imagine, as well as almost everything that you do. This is especially noticeable in the built-in games (Chess Titans and perhaps Mahjong Titans, though I am not sure about that one, excluded). So, why complain about going lower or not? I suppose that another thing that I would like to see in Windows 7 that I forgot about until just now is some kind of Pinball game. That is indeed a shame that Space Cadet had been in the Windows operating systems since 2000 and it was removed from Vista's list. The Sidebar is also a nice thing. I believe that that was in screenshots that I have seen, so I suspect that that is probably staying, though I cannot know for certain until at least the beta is released [as the official release will probably not be too much different from the beta and I will probably beta test Windows 7. I release candidate tested Vista and was [and still am]pleased with it. I am kind of anxious to see how Windows 7 will turn out though, especially with the revamped Paint. That looks interesting.]

yes, the CODENAME was VIENNA. but the OFFICIAL NAME OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM is now Windows 7...

Will Windows 7 work with PC games such as World of Warcraft? That's been a huge complaint of people with Vista who play WoW -- a lot of addons required for 25-man raids don't work with Vista.

Now maybe with the new expansion that won't be much of an issue, but it was a big issue in Burning Crusade because at a minimum most raid guilds required (and still do require) Ventrilo, Omen, and Deadly Boss Mods or BigWigs. I suspect they will be required for Wrath also, even with 10 people you still need to communicate via voice (the in-game VoiP doesn't work very well yet) and watch threat at a minimum.

If Windows 7 doesn't work with popular games, then I see no reason to switch.

The only thing I ask of Windows 7 is for all my old XP software to work with Windows 7. I tried using Vista but found most if not all of my old XP programs would not work using Vista. I downloaded all the correct patches but 90% still would not work. I couldn't even get my old printers (over 5 years old

If the printer is over five years old, the manufacturer may have discontinued making drivers for it prior to Vista's release, hence why it probably does not work with Vista. Perhaps there are drivers for it somewhere else or you just need to do a slight upgrade to your printer (recommended) or downgrade of your operating system (not recommended unless Vista kills your computer performance, then it should probably be downgraded).

when is the release date for windows 7 ha?

If your printer is over 5 years old, I would just get a new printer for under $100.

I appreciate the responses about the older printers. However, My hp printer works very well, as new, with the EP operating system. It's a three in one printer. My Brother laser printer works great, just not with Vista. I have called Brother's 800 number where they gave me a patch for Vista but gave me no guarantee it would work, and it doesn't :-( As for mu HP, dido. The patch I downloaded for my $100.00 Nero dvd/cd burning program crashed on my Vista. A call to a Nero rep told me to buy the $100.00 Nero Vista program. I have several other expensive programs that won't work with Vista as well. Unfortunately I am unable to spend hundreds of more dollars to replace all the XP programs in order to work with Vista. The one program I use extensively called SIREN JUKEBOX, is used to control all my mp3 music on my computer but won't work with Vista. Sadly the company has gone out of busainess (bought by another company who killed it). I think this mp3 program beats down Itunes in every way. Thanks for reading.

It is probably not hard to beat iTunes because it is an Apple product [clears throat] er, how about buying an iPod as a replacement (unless of course you are like me an not too much of an Apple fan and prefer Oranges, er, Microsoft LOL! Then get the Zune (or perhaps Zune 2)) Hmm

So why did they call their latest server opperating system 'Microsoft Windows Server 2008'?

hello everybody isnt the codename windows 7 and the windows name windows vienna or not my english ar very bad sow make it easy please

No, it is Windows 7. That is what the entire story was about.

I just hope that windoze 7 is better and more friendly and less gaudy than vista.
I got so fed up of vista asking questions and popping up notices and comments and then not running programs properly. I installed some CD emulator / mounting software and it so badly buggered up that I had to completely re install vista....
Now I run a Mac and back to XP3 on the lap top. Vista is a Windows Millenium monolith - a testing OS for things to come, sure 7 will be better, but they made some people very upset.
emotions aside. I'm open to see what 7 does, btu XP works so well on a mac...

I believe that one of the paragraphs in the article located at http://www.windowsvienna.com/windows-7-showcased-by-microsoft-a26.html explains the part about security and warnings. I believe that it essentially says that you should see less of what Vista does and that the OS is going to log it in its memory bank. Those are not the actual words, but it is a summary of what the paragraph says. That may take some getting used to if that is the case. I have actually grown used to Vista's warnings. In fact, in some cases, they have saved me from doing something I did not want to do. I will have to admit though that, at times, the warnings [Vista's warnings, that is, though you probably knew that or at least could have guessed that] can be quite annoying. I hope that this comment and the article give you some insight though, Hamish.

This looks the exact same as Windows Vista?... What's the point...

I suspect that you must have an earlier copy then. If you look at the article at http://www.windowsvienna.com/windows-7-showcased-by-microsoft-a26.html, you should notice some differences between the two. You can also look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7. Those two articles should help with the "looks exactly like Vista? Weird" thing. OK, so I may have skewed the words a little bit, but the idea is still there.

Denny: Have you tried to run any of these programs in compatibility mode? Vista has the ability to mimic Xp or Win98 for programs, causing them to think they are installed on an older system. As for drivers, my 4 yr old HP Officejet d145 works great in Vista and Windows 7, although in 7 i had to install the driver for the HP Officejet Pro L7700! Good Luck.

I've contacted Microsoft via e-mail and they say it is not yet the offical name, they don't even think it will be finished in time for the build number '7000', seen as it is '6933', by the time the inclusive technologies are released, the build number might be '8000' or later (or not precise), so it wouldn't deserve a version number as it's name really, because its a big jump from the actual kernel number '6/6.1', Windows Vista is the '8th' major release of ciient Windows NT, so Windows '7' is the '9th'. So that means Windows '7' is not related to '7' and more relatef to the number '9'. We should be looking at 'Windows 8' or 'Windows 9', 'Windows 9' would best suit the year it came out on, and then in then after number 10 (X) versions, they could start naming Windows after the year, like the Windows Server versions, or start version numbers with Windows with X1, X2, X3, etc. Windows X could use a new UI. When there's better ideas, and computers don't need screens any more, we won't need Windows. But back to the subject Windows will do.

Why did they dare even not try to make a name, as if they're not paid enough. Linux gets some good names (and stupid ones), at least they had names! Why not Vienna, too much like Vista? Vista was the first more-than-two-char name, ME and XP, etc before Vista, remember? I don't mind two-char names, Vista's a good name, but all the good ones are used by other OSs.

Microsoft could do with a name voting system where you can win a copy and holiday and something if you participate. You can put in the word you like, and the most matches wins, and amongst them that tried that name, could be within a chance to win a prize.
I mean, community votation and participating is the whole point of the Windows Live and Windows NO WALLS programs, no?

WindowsVienna is a great name, close to WindowsVista; as this Windows is claimed to be.
Windows 7 is somewhat more physical or materialistic name for a lot of "Mouse click" users.

Wasn't Windows ME codename Millennium? I'm pretty sure it was, hence windows 7 is not the first codename to be used as the official release name.

Indeed, Millennium Edition, yep.

Cheers!!! and best wishes,

Windows 7 is a great name and im sure that it will rock and rule...

Cheers!!! and best wishes,

Windows 7 is a great name and im sure that it will rock and rule...

Cheers!!! and best wishes,

Windows 7 is a great name and im sure that it will rock and rule...

I am going to guess that "rock and rule" is a play on rock and roll. That is interesting.

WINDOWS 7!!! wtF? windows vienna name was at least a lil better ( both names r suckish) D:

I'm really glad that they aren't going to stop working on Windows Vista, because personally, I love Windows Vista more than any computer I've ever had.

I suspect that Microsoft will probably be supporting Windows Vista for a little while.

Windows vista sucks, it is not user friendly, it is for empty minden people who just like the looks of it . I hope they bring back you look of XP. in any case I will be switching to MAC If I have to buy new hardware and softeare and software everytime Microsoft puts out another crap operation system.

Why would you need to buy new hardware? How old is your current hardware. I suppose that if it is designed for Windows 95 then you may want to upgrade it indeed. That is not the operating system's fault.

@Bob... your critizing people for liking the look of Vista and then say you're moving to a Mac. Oh the irony! Further, I'm typically not a spelling nazi but if you're going to insult someone's intellegence you should spell every word right in your insult. Geesh!

I'm stoked for Windows 7. A lot of the Vista flaws are already fixed so I'm glad to see what's next. Most of the bad stuff you hear now are people who don't use Windows bashing it in a vain attempt to stear people in their direction (which is confusing since Linux goes in so many directions).

I must agree with John. Most of the customers that I encounter bashing Vista are people that have never used Vista!

While I frequently recommend to people to stick with Xp, there is a growing percentage of people that are ready for Vista, warts and all. The Xp crowd as I call them would include grandpa, who just wants it all to work forever :), or my niece who things she knows it all and messes the pc up on a regular basis, to those that refuse to get rid of that damn scanner from 1994, which only works with an Xp driver!

Windows 7 is at least as good regarding stability as vista, from what I have encountered. Drivers still remain an issue on some things, as Vista had a better built in driver set, but most things work "out-of-the-box" so to speak. What happens over the coming months has yet to be seen.

I upgraded from XP to Vista RC2 and thoroughly enjoyed it. I also recommend Vista to others. In addition, I do plan on moving to Windows 7. One thing that I hope that Microsoft does with On-Screen Keyboard is have it recognize held keys. That is one nice feature about Comfort On-Screen Keyboard which can be found at http://www.comfort-software.com/on-screen-keyboard.html.

Windows 7? That's an innovative name? Sounds like more "wow" to me!

The truth is:

Microsoft confirmed that its forthcoming Windows 7 operating system and the widely maligned Vista OS share the same basic architecture. Windows 7 will not make significant architectural changes from Vista.

Microsoft is trying to use Windows 7 to extract XP customers wallets again, it's still a Vista-like operating system and will have the same compatibility problems!

Vista was plagued by software applications and hardware incompatibilities. Microsoft claims that won't happen with Windows 7 -- as long as users are working with applications that are Vista-compatible.

Let's NOT forget how the "Vista Capable" lawsuit is a full-blown class action, the judge has unsealed all 158 pages of emails between Microsoft execs trying to sort out what went wrong with the sticker program.

Windows 7 shows that it's really just Vista OS relabeled as the next new operating system by Microsoft.

Wasn't Windows 7, supposed to fix everything that was wrong with Vista?

Perhaps people's feedback will help and by the time that the OS is finally released, the problems that are being faced will be fixed by Microsoft, computer manufacturers, or both of them.

I installed W7 Beta yesterday and so far, I am very impressed. I bought my wife's eMachine, a 3.1 Ghz P4, with XP on it and got the "free" Vista upgrade when it came out. I was smart emough to do a clean, dual boot install. WHAT A DOG! The machine just couldn't handle the "upgrade" Vista, which was the source of a few class-action lawsuits. I recently reformatted the Vista patition to reclaim some space, but then the W7 Beta came along. It works so smoothly on that same machine I am blown away. It found all my drivers, recognizerd my DNS-323 NAS device and starts up and shuts down quickly. As a bonus, Windows Media Center now records in a .wtv format rather than DVR-MS, and the new files actually play on my DSM-520 Media Center. I don't have to upgrade to a DSM-750 after all. W7 is what Vista should have been in the first place, and is finally worth upgrading to from XP

I had an interesting thing happen. I plugged in a USB keyboard, but when I went to use my computer this morning, it was locked up. I tried to restart it [via turning it off and back on] 2 or 3 times, but Windows would not start. Once I unplugged the keyboard though, Windows started just fine. I do not recall the keyboard causing that before though. It was just weird.

im quit interesting about windows 7, because of the latest and best screenshots that being post any site, and it has thier modern way of introducing this latest Operating system. right now im still using the windows XP professional,than vista, i dont like to use vista because of some problem that arises..i dont know why, i prefer to have Windows Xp Professional..its the best, anyway i want to try this windows 7 soon...:)

W7 Beta,PLZ POST 4 ME AT 239 TEMOMG SECTION MAASTREET TEMISA(GAUTENG PROVINCE)

thanx

thanx you im very happy

I've been using Windows 7 since the beta came and and I love it. I can officially say that Windows 7 rocks.

The Aero Snaps Feature is nice. The update to Magnifier is also nice, though I do not use Magnifier too often. The onscreen keyboard could use a num pad treatment, but other than that [as well as its general layout I guess], it looks nice.

Is there a second Beta, or is this going right to Release Candidate? Anybody hear anything?

There's been rumours both ways but I've read that it's leaning towards going straight to a release candidate. I wonder if that wasn't their plan all along. So far, this was the most polished beta I've ever seen come out of Microsoft. It still has room for improvements mind you, but it's pretty good as is.

I've heard MS isn't supporting a move from Beta 1 to RC1 because it's not a real world migration process.. which makes sense but I don't really want to wipe it and start over.. but I guess that's the life of a beta tester. ;)

From the way that I interpret that last post, there is potential may be cut short. Perhaps it means that Windows 7 will not ever get to see a second beta stage as well. I am not sure.

i have windows 7 already build 7068 works nice im happy with it i like the name seven very much but thats not the name windows 7 is the name now but its not the name but the windows and that works fine

im sorry i like the name windows vienna but windows seven is the name my bat

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i want to tried for windows 7

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http://www.windows7.com/
Download Release Candidate
Its easy.