Windows 7 Ready for Public Trials

[Liberator]

i gotta admit the rumored price list doesnt really look that awful to me

• Windows 7 Starter: $199
• Windows 7 Home Premium: $259
• Windows 7 Professional: $299
• Windows 7 Ultimate: $319

Yup, even converting the 'Starter' price to pounds, it's more than this netbook cost.

[delanvital]

i gotta admit the rumored price list doesnt really look that awful to me

• Windows 7 Starter: $199
• Windows 7 Home Premium: $259
• Windows 7 Professional: $299
• Windows 7 Ultimate: $319

Stupid Q - that is not upgrade prices?

[kregoron]

nope those prices should be retail, upgraded prices have apperently not been leaked yet..

Tho your supposedly able to get upgrade from Vista/XP/2000 and even 98 :O
This measure is supposedly being taken to rid some of all those old machines with unsecure win98 os installed..


I talked with a old study m8 who now works for MS denmark, and he gave me these aprox costs in Euro's and GBP.. he couldnt promise those were definitive, but he was guessing it was close as MS is starting to be a bit more agressive, with the entrance of other os's on the netbook market

• Windows 7 Starter:           $199    €150  Â£130
• Windows 7 Home Premium:  $259   €195  Â£170
• Windows 7 Professional:     $299    €230  Â£200
• Windows 7 Ultimate:          $319    €240  Â£215

There are more then these 4 versions, but these 4 are most likely the only ones available for retail and oem
Enterprise is for buisnesses and Home Basic is for emerging markets



Source for edition information is wikipedia

[GhostMjr]

They need to bring the costs down otherwise people will just get oem copies or simply upgrade copies.

[kregoron]

I honestly dont find £200 much for a pro edition.. actually i was affraid it would be more expensive..

Im guessing there is gonna be some restrictions on how you get upgrades (supplying MS with valid documentation on original os purchase or somit)
And the upgrades is rumored to be fairly close to windows 7

(tho actually installing the upgrade license requires a full install of OS )

[Gone_Away]

considering how quickly W7 installed and ease of use.. I'm already sold.... the price is a bargain...
 
Got it installed on my rig in less than an hour..

[sulky_uk]

has anyone found a way to duel boot it with vista yet?

[Zootoxin]

I am really enjoying using it also and when this trial is up I think I would struggle to go back to XP.

[Gh0st Face Killah]

Having run the beta for a while the only problem I had with it was an issue with nvidia nforce network drivers, how ever once nvidia released a new version of the nforce drivers I had no issues at all. It plays all my games old and new and is nice and quick.It will certainly be going onto all my machines at home. One of my friends got it to run on his Eee with no issues at all. Maybe MS have finally got one right!!!!

[GhostMjr]

From your options list kreg it seems enterprise and ultimate look exactly the same. Any ideas whether there will be any options missing in either or is ultimate the way to go?

[Liberator]

One of my friends got it to run on his Eee with no issues at all. Maybe MS have finally got one right!!!!

Yup, as I posted above, I have this running on an 'Acer One' netbook and it worked straight off the install, WiFi and all.

But then again, the insides of all the netbooks are quite generic and easy to cater for.

What it does mean, is that M$ have been forced to steamline the OS down from the Vista bloat to actually run on half gig netbooks, thats a good thing for all of us.

Maybe they are getting scared by the open source market encroaching on mainstream intel devices and the recent rulings in Europe mean that they have removed the need for the embeded MS applications.

Let's hope that it loses none of it's shine when it hit's the "Gold"

[kregoron]

From your options list kreg it seems enterprise and ultimate look exactly the same. Any ideas whether there will be any options missing in either or is ultimate the way to go?

They are pretty much the same, one is for enterprise stuff and other one for retailers and oem

[kregoron]

here is a quoted list from wiki

Only these two versions will be available to all customers worldwide at retail and by OEM.

Windows 7 Home Premium
    This edition contains features aimed at the home market segment, such as Windows Media Center, Windows Aero and touch-screen controls. Microsoft has expected this edition of Windows 7 to run on most Netbooks.

Windows 7 Professional
    This edition is targeted toward enthusiasts and small business users. It includes all the features of Windows 7 Home Premium, and adds the ability to participate in a Windows Server domain. Additional features include operating as a Remote Desktop server, location aware printing, Encrypting File System, and Presentation Mode.

[edit] Other editions

The remaining four editions are targeted at selective market segments.

Windows 7 Starter
    An option for "folks that will do very limited things with their PCs": the Aero Glass theme is not included, it will be not available in a 64-bit variant, and the system is limited to running three applications simultaneously. The three application limit does not include Windows Explorer, the Control Panel, accessories such as the Command Prompt and Task Manager, and some third-party system utilities such as anti-virus software. Applications such as Internet Explorer count as one application, regardless of how many tabs are open.[11] This edition will be available pre-installed on computers through system integrators or computer manufacturers.

Windows 7 Home Basic
    Windows 7 Home Basic will be available in emerging markets such as Brazil, People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Thailand. It will not be available in countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Israel, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Windows 7 Home Basic can run an unlimited number of applications, but some Aero Glass options are excluded along with several new features.

Windows 7 Enterprise
    This edition targets the enterprise segment of the market and will be sold through volume licensing to companies which have Software Assurance contract with Microsoft. Additional features include support for Multilingual User Interface (MUI) packages, BitLocker Drive Encryption, and UNIX application-support. Not available through retail or OEM channels, this edition will be distributed through Microsoft Software Assurance (SA).As a result it includes several SA-only benefits, including a license allowing the running of multiple virtual machines, access to Virtual PC Express, and activation via VLK.

Windows 7 Ultimate
    Windows 7 Ultimate contains the same features as Windows 7 Enterprise, but unlike that edition it will be available to home users on an individual license basis. Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional users will be able to upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate for a fee using Windows Anytime Upgrade if they wish to do so. Unlike Windows Vista Ultimate, the Windows 7 Ultimate edition will not include the Windows Ultimate Extras feature or any exclusive features. In specific markets this edition will be distributed under the Maximum moniker.

Soz for big post

[Gone_Away]

well.. music is up.. steam all up and installed... running a beta of McAffee anti-virus etc.
 
Installed MS Office, Outlook working fine..
 
yes it's quick but it should be for a new install. However having used vista for business this is what vista should have been without a doubt...

[sulky_uk]

ran the performance ranking tool on my main pc and it froze, as in killed my usb?
 
duel booted back to vista all ok
 
strange