[fl3xtra]

I'm a little behind on how many w7 builds there are, so would someone mind if telling me which build is the best or newest? I found 7057 and that's it so far.

[ScHAmPi]

I've seen 7068 and 7086 but they're both nuked (as is the 7057 one)

[fl3xtra]

So what's a good build to get?

[ScHAmPi]

Honnestly... For Win7 I'd just go with the beta that was officially released, you can be sure it's legit and it's free anyways.

[Jason]

I've upgraded a Vista PC using the 7057 build. Upgrade wise it's been fine, but I have had issues doing fresh installations with it (driver support/blue screens).

One thing I am amazed at is how well W7 is being accepted so far versus how many people put down Vista, meanwhile it is practically the same OS re-badged. I guess the Mojave experiment really shows in today's world marketing is everything. I'm not complaining since I seem to be one of the few that actually understands how great Vista has been after SP1. I have used Linux, OSX, XP and Vista quite extensively, and I would have to tip my hat to Vista and Vista2(W7) regardless of how much I dislike M$.

In W7 I really like how most of the taskbar icons expand into tabs when the program is executed. What is a bit odd is that the new W7 taskbar is bigger in height, while it seems that the computer world is moving monitors into the 16:9 aspect ratios. This doesn't leave you with much viewing height in your programs unless you hit full screen. Just a thought anyway...

[supjay]

One major reason for failure of Vista was the timing of the release. When Vista was released people were still happy with XP and probably XP was @ its peak. Users did not have any reason to switch to Vista. People were not fed up with XP. MS main goal was to force Vista on to users through OEMs and ending support for XP. But all this did not work because people were so pissed with it. Initially lot of programs had compatibility problems including lot of driver software. This just added to the frustration. But the failure of Vista has set the perfect launching platform for W7. I haven't used Vista SP1 because i was annoyed with Vista the first time i used it. When comparing W7 and pre-SP1 Vista, i think W7 is much more smooth and fast. Also the OS is very stable for a beta version.

Maybe its just Vista with a new set of clothes. But it would definitely get a better response. Also i guess MS learnt from their mistakes. This time around the compatibility issues would be at a minimum i guess. Lets wait and see

[ALPhA]

W7 = Vista SP1 + new design

I never had problems with vista, but it really sucked before the SP1 update. Now you just turn off the UAC and everything's fine.


The problem about people who have problems with Vista is just that they have to weak computers, but it is kind of true that Seven has lower requirements.
But I'll definately upgrade mine to W7 when the first real version is out, currently theres no need to do it.

[beau420]

I had better luck with 7057 than the past 2 versions. I have been using the 64 bit one's but eventually had problems with blackberry software and with some video conversion. Had every driver installed on my laptop except for a media card reader. The past 2 W7 versions I used had problems with Sleeping (auto logout....not hibernate) where it blue screened and with changing video output too many times it had some resolution issues until reboot.

Quick install, super fast for wireless connection (like 4 times fast than when the same laptop has XP installed and downloading the same files) and it wirelessly logs in during login process, not after logging in (by the time I can open the browser, it is connected to my wireless network) unlike XP which for my laptop needs a good 20 seconds after logged into Windows.

The W7 7057 I find is the same as the other W7 versions, just a little more stable.

[Jason]

I'd just like to add some info about my last install:

Two nights ago I installed Vista Ultimate SP1 on my mom's old PC. It's a Pentium 4, 2.4Ghz with 1GB of SD-RAM 133, ATI Radeon 7500 gfx card, and a new 500GB IDE WD HardDrive. Unfortunately the Aero theme cannot be used due to the ancient gfx card, but I was surprised it had drivers as far back as a 7500. I tell you this thing runs really well, especially considering this PC is from 2003. Even though the CPU and Ram are considered slow by today's standards, applications load and operate at good speeds. When I say it runs well, I mean this PC even boots into it's OS faster than many desktop PCs currently being sold at Best Buy. What hinders modern PCs is that they come pre-configured and bundled with so much crap, the whole "experience" is killed.

The point I'm trying to make though is that if you know what you're doing Vista or Windows 7 can run just fine on many older PCs as well. It's definitely worth looking into before you do away with your old P4s.

[fl3xtra]

thanks guys, i'm going forward with vista ultimate sp1. read that there's still a lot of compatibility issues with w7 due to software dev's not doing anything until w7 is official. guess i'll wait till then, but heard some positive things about vista ult sp1...i'll give it a shot.

[Jason]

fl3xtra, on Apr 11 2009, 01:58 PM, said:

thanks guys, i'm going forward with vista ultimate sp1. read that there's still a lot of compatibility issues with w7 due to software dev's not doing anything until w7 is official. guess i'll wait till then, but heard some positive things about vista ult sp1...i'll give it a shot.

In the event you have some issues and you need help, just let us know.

[coria9]

Best windows 7 build is Windows 7 Black

[boomdog]

coria9, on Apr 25 2009, 05:37 AM, said:

Best windows 7 build is Windows 7 Black

How does it go for gaming?

[Nelly]

fl3xtra, on Apr 9 2009, 10:24 AM, said:

I'm a little behind on how many w7 builds there are, so would someone mind if telling me which build is the best or newest? I found 7057 and that's it so far.

Since yesterday Windows 7 RC

[TheHeartless]

It will ne the final ver for sure

[vlada]

in my opinion best till now is 7077! using it, not a driver problem, etc.. stable as a rock!

[napster]

7077 is pretty cool. it's a bit faster and has all drivers