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i.gizmodo.com - 1/17/2009

Windows 7 Runs So Much Better Than Vista On a Netbook [Impressions]

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I've tested Vista on two netbooks, and it's never been good (not counting the Vaio P ). In fact, Vista has been unusable in both circumstances. Then I loaded Windows 7 onto the Mini 12. If you look back at my original review of the Dell Inspiron Mini 12, a 12-inch Atom netbook with 1GB of RAM, ...

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brandonlive.com - 1/15/2009

Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet

— brandonlive.com — Got yourself a shiny new Windows 7 Beta install?  Here’s a little cheat sheet I made up... for some of the handy new hotkey combinations, many of which I’ve become quite dependent on! General Win+Up Maximize Win+Down Restore / ... (more) Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet

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blogs.msdn.com - 1/19/2009

Engineering the Windows 7 “Windows Experience Index”

— blogs.msdn.com — We’re busy going through tons of telemetry from the many people that have downloaded and installed the... Windows 7 beta around the world. We’re super excited to see the excitement around kicking the tires. Since most folks on the beta are well-versed ... (more) Engineering the Windows 7 “Windows Experience Index”

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f-secure.com - 1/19/2009

Social Engineering Autoplay and Windows 7

— f-secure.com — The Downadup worm utilizes autorun.inf files to spread via removable devices such as USB drives. Our January... 7th post, When is AUTORUN.INF really an AUTORUN.INF? , provided analysis. The autorun.inf uses some tricks, such as variable size, to help ... (more) Social Engineering Autoplay and Windows 7

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Windows 7 Runs So Much Better Than Vista On a Netbook
Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks — Gizmodo's Mark Wilson tested Windows 7 on a Dell Inspiron Mini 12 with 1GB RAM. With Aero deactivated, the Start menu appeared right up, Firefox took about 3.5 seconds to open and light multitasking was smooth enough. The computer was by no means fast, but it was reasonably functional. However, it struggled a bit with both both full screen Flash video and XviD clips. Still overall it was much faster than Vista and that's the good news. ...

Installing Windows 7 beta on Netbooks
I4U News — ... has done it for you. The initial results show that Windows 7 beta runs on netbooks and performs well enough, albeit not astonishing. More Windows 7 on netbook tests: Gizmodo ...

Gizmodo's Complete Windows 7 Coverage [Beta Testing Windows 7]
Gizmodo — ... Advice (Note: The beta is free for anyone to download until Saturday, January 24, so hurry!) • How to Download and Install Windows 7 Beta • How To Install Win 7 on Macs with Boot Camp • Understanding the Windows 7 Beta Agreement Fine Print Windows 7 Feature Analysis: • Why the Windows 7 Taskbar Beats the Mac OS X Dock • Why It's Smart To Go 64-Bit With Windows 7 • Windows 7 Runs Better Than Vista On Netbooks • Why Windows 7 Will Beat Vista Overall ...

Why Microsoft Should Give Windows 7 Away [Windows 7]
Gizmodo — ... pre-reviewing the iPhone 3G. Windows 7 is slimmed down when it needs to be, running fantastically on netbooks. And the IT buyers and smartest consumers who skipped Vista have been waiting, cash in hand, for whatever came after, so Windows 7 will have a much more enthusiastic customer base. ...

Windows 7 Comfortably Scales to 600MHz, 512MB UMPC [Windows 7]
Gizmodo — We already knew that Windows 7 runs well on netbooks, but to run reasonably well to a 600MHz processor, 512MB RAM UMPC represents a whole new level of scalability. The video shows Windows 7 on an Amtek U560, a relatively wimpy non-Atom UMPC with a sliding touchscreen. The device was only assigned a Windows Experience Index score of 1.2—lowish, but higher than with Vista. More importantly, performance was tolerable, and most of the drivers worked out of the box. In the end, Windows 7 might have ...