windows se7en

[oldgit9]

im considering getting a beta version of windows se7en. i've seen some threads about it, but im not sure if it's worth getting. it' looks very similar to vista. so im wondering, if it's going to just as big or even a bigger hog on the resources of the system. as i have a old system, vista does slow it down a lot. will this new os be the same???

what do you guys think???

[thepspgamer]

its leaked?

wow, already....cool

i dont know though, keep in mind that beta operating systems can be very probematic (ie vista beta lol)

[oldgit9]

there are already a few different types out...and in some of the post's...they say that it's a vista os but with a se7en theme...and other say thats it's the read deal...

the one i was thinking on getting was the "6956 x86 build". which was released on the 13th of december.

if you want to view the post...let me know and i'll pm you the link...

[thedeathscythe]

I would wait for the full version. just because if its gonna have any problems (and OS's will ALWAYS have problems, it seems windows more so than others) then a leaked version will have the most problems.

but if problems arent an issue, I would say try and downgrade to xp? I prefer xp over vista, and Id have to say that 7 will probably use less resource than vista, but more than xp, because I assume they mightve toned down how protective vista was..? I dunno, thats all i can assume, but I only used vista a few times on my dads comp but other than that, I just avoided using it when possible

[Darkatomz]

you can try it if you want. the longhorn beta (aka pre-built vista) ending up being completely different, so imo, it's not worth it.

[sucho]

Originally Posted by oldgit9

im considering getting a beta version of windows se7en. i've seen some threads about it, but im not sure if it's worth getting. it' looks very similar to vista. so im wondering, if it's going to just as big or even a bigger hog on the resources of the system. as i have a old system, vista does slow it down a lot. will this new os be the same???

what do you guys think???

i have the public beta and its awesome

[Momma Bear]

I got it yesterday and it's vistaish. I used xp but it fits on my netbook, vista won't without a memory upgrade so that's one thing they got going for them. But I will most likely go back to Xp plus it's dual bootable so no love loss there.

[AzzKicker]

Well if you have windows xp, i suggest you keep that. But if you have Vista i would change. I want xp back because vista is just annoying to deal with.