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Q: Question from zca1 12:00:04 PM

by zca1 - 1/27/09 12:00 PM

I would like to try Windows 7 via Microsoft Virtual PC. Has anyone tried to do so?

A: Reply to Question from zca1 12:00:04 PM

by Brian.Tong - 1/27/09 12:00 PM

I would like to try Windows 7 via Microsoft Virtual PC. Has anyone tried to do so?

Q: Question from vanme55 14:46:49

by vanme55 - 1/27/09 11:46 AM

Sup guys. Hope you guys are doing great.

Question: as far as eye candy goes, how does W7 and Leopard compare?

Go Apple Byte!

A: Reply to Question from vanme55 14:46:49

by Brian.Tong - 1/27/09 11:58 AM

Sup guys. Hope you guys are doing great. Question: as far as eye candy goes, how does W7 and Leopard compare?Go Apple Byte!

Q: Question from 49ersfan123 2:49:38 PM

by 49ersfan123 - 1/27/09 11:49 AM

do you think that the interface of windows 7 will appear on windows mobile

A: Reply to Question from 49ersfan123 2:49:38 PM

by Brian.Tong - 1/27/09 11:56 AM

do you think that the interface of windows 7 will appear on windows mobile

Q: Question from pando85 11:52:05

by pando85 - 1/27/09 11:52 AM

When 7 actually expires sometime in August, will it be on lock mode? What if we have files we need to move files after 7 gets locked?

A: Reply to Question from pando85 11:52:05

by Brian.Tong - 1/27/09 11:56 AM

When 7 actually expires sometime in August, will it be on lock mode? What if we have files we need to move files after 7 gets locked?

Q: Question from mattburley1993 19:53:18

by mattburley1993 - 1/27/09 11:53 AM

Is it best to do a clean install or just upgrade when installing the BETA? Its just an old laptop so i dont care about loosing data.

A: Reply to Question from mattburley1993 19:53:18

by Brian.Tong - 1/27/09 11:55 AM

Is it best to do a clean install or just upgrade when installing the BETA? Its just an old laptop so i dont care about loosing data.

Q: Question from julien007 2:48:27 PM

by julien007 - 1/27/09 11:48 AM

does windows 7 startup and shutdown quicker than windows vista?

A: Reply to Question from julien007 2:48:27 PM

by Brian.Tong - 1/27/09 11:53 AM

does windows 7 startup and shutdown quicker than windows vista?

Q: Question from CStudios 11:35:25 AM

by CStudios - 1/27/09 11:35 AM

One of Vista's problems is that audio has a tendency to skip or fuzz out for a second. Apparently this is due to Vista's new under-the-hood audio architecture. Have they fixed this?

A: Reply to Question from CStudios 11:35:25 AM

by Brian.Tong - 1/27/09 11:52 AM

One of Vista's problems is that audio has a tendency to skip or fuzz out for a second. Apparently this is due to Vista's new under-the-hood audio architecture. Have they fixed this?

Q: Question from DR .No 19:41:50

by DR .No - 1/27/09 11:41 AM

Hi Brian, Ina, How can Microsoft justify windows 7, just 2 years after Vista. A lot of software/businesses still are in the dark ages and won't upgrade from XP to vista never mind "7"!

A: Reply to Question from DR .No 19:41:50

by Brian.Tong - 1/27/09 11:49 AM

Hi Brian, Ina, How can Microsoft justify windows 7, just 2 years after Vista. A lot of software/businesses still are in the dark ages and won't upgrade from XP to vista never mind "7"!

Q: Question from papadeus 14:32:54

by papadeus - 1/27/09 11:32 AM

What is the biggest noticeable difference between Window's Vista and the Window's 7 beta?

A: Reply to Question from papadeus 14:32:54

by Brian.Tong - 1/27/09 11:47 AM

What is the biggest noticeable difference between Window's Vista and the Window's 7 beta?

Q: Question from plamormick 1:29:15 PM CST

by plamormick - 1/27/09 11:29 AM

Has there been discussion about different versions, ie. Ultimate, business, etc.? I really am impressed with the Beta of Ultimate.

A: Reply to Question from plamormick 1:29:15 PM CST

by Brian.Tong - 1/27/09 11:46 AM

Has there been discussion about different versions, ie. Ultimate, business, etc.? I really am impressed with the Beta of Ultimate.

Q: Question from BudWyser 1:52:06 PM

by BudWyser - 1/27/09 10:52 AM

Does Windows 7 come in 32-bit and 64-bit versions?

A: Reply to Question from BudWyser 1:52:06 PM

by Brian.Tong - 1/27/09 11:43 AM

Does Windows 7 come in 32-bit and 64-bit versions?

Q: Question from mikehill33 1:29:21 PM

by mikehill33 - 1/27/09 10:29 AM

I played with W7 on a two year old rig with plenty of disk space, ram, etc and found it to be more than acceptable, with the exception of power management. Are there any refinements planned?

A: Reply to Question from mikehill33 1:29:21 PM

by Brian.Tong - 1/27/09 11:42 AM

I played with W7 on a two year old rig with plenty of disk space, ram, etc and found it to be more than acceptable, with the exception of power management. Are there any refinements planned?

Q: Question from mattburley1993 20:52:37

by mattburley1993 - 1/26/09 12:52 PM

What is up skunk stripe! and ina! I have an old Media Center PC running a peice of software called Media Portal on top of xp. I was wondering if win7 would run on amd sempron with 512 mb RAM thanks

A: Reply to Question from mattburley1993 20:52:37

by Brian.Tong - 1/27/09 11:40 AM

What is up skunk stripe! and ina! I have an old Media Center PC running a peice of software called Media Portal on top of xp. I was wondering if win7 would run on amd sempron with 512 mb RAM thanks

Q: Question from Jamanz 1:34:39 PM

by Jamanz - 1/27/09 11:34 AM

One of the big issues I had with Vista was drivers, is Windows 7 as or less problematic than Vista?

A: Reply to Question from Jamanz 1:34:39 PM

by Brian.Tong - 1/27/09 11:39 AM

One of the big issues I had with Vista was drivers, is Windows 7 as or less problematic than Vista?

Q: Question from benjaminprog 2:33:48 PM EST

by benjaminprog - 1/27/09 11:33 AM

There are allot talk on how amazing it looks, and how much it can give OSX a run for it's money, can you elaborate on what exactly these statement are based on?

A: Reply to Question from benjaminprog 2:33:48 PM EST

by Brian.Tong - 1/27/09 11:36 AM

There are allot talk on how amazing it looks, and how much it can give OSX a run for it's money, can you elaborate on what exactly these statement are based on?

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Question from vanme55 15:06:56

From your experiences thus far, do you think Windows will recapture those mac switchers or even get some switchers of their own?

by vanme55 - 1/27/09 12:06 PM

Question from mikehill33 3:01:08 PM

have you seen power management issues? I did a W7 on a smoking desktop and it would not go to sleep or wake up, it always hung.

by mikehill33 - 1/27/09 12:01 PM

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It's doable, you are share system resourse...

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