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Deep inside the Windows 7 Public Beta: an in-depth tour
Microsoft announced the Windows 7 beta at CES last week, and Ars has been using it since the moment it became available. Here's a look at the current state of the next version of Windows. Read More...
Download the Windows 7 Beta
microsoft.com — Some product features of Windows 7, such as the ability to watch and record live TV or... navigation through the use of "touch," may require advanced or additional hardware. You'll need a system recovery disk (and know how to use it). You're [almost] ... (more) Download the Windows 7 Beta
Here’s where we stand
windowsteamblog.com — I know many of you have had issues with the Windows 7 Beta site over the last... 24 hours. As you may have noticed the download site has been up and running smoothly since this morning. That said, we apologize for the inconvenience that it caused some ... (more) Here’s where we stand
Update on Windows 7 Beta Availability
windowsteamblog.com — Due to very heavy traffic we’re seeing as a result of interest in the Windows 7 Beta,... we are adding some additional infrastructure support to the Microsoft.com properties before we post the public beta. We want to ensure customers have the best ... (more) Update on Windows 7 Beta Availability
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Windows 7 Beta in-depth Review uncovers the Inconvenient Truth
I4U News — ... just cut to the chase here: Windows 7 is built on top of Windows Vista. It doesn't roll back the major changes that Vista made; it doesn't reduce system requirements (for example, it still needs Direct3D graphics and 1 GB RAM to be worthwhile), it doesn't undo security decisions like UAC, and, except for specific scenarios like booting, it doesn't really perform significantly better. However, Windows 7 shouldn't make anything any worse." Read the full in-depth Windows 7 review on Arstechnica . On other major problem is currently the IE8. Apparently it is so unstable that ...

The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets
Bink.nu — ... the underlying architecture, while at the same time introducing many new features and improvements that support new hardware, give power users and casual users alike better tools to manage their digital lives, and enable new classes of application experience. Over future blog entries, I’ll spend time drilling into some of those areas in more detail; of course, there are plenty of articles already out there that dissect Windows 7 in some depth, with the Windows SuperSite and Ars Technica providing notably comprehensive entries. I’d also like to draw particular ...

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Windows 7 Beta in-depth Review uncovers the Inconvenient TruthI4U News
The first Windows 7 beta reviews have been pretty positive; possibly too positive. Now Ars Technica published an in-depth review of Windows 7 and their verdict at the end has some statements in there that point me back to my hard decision on ...