The Tech Blog of Dan Usher

Category: Windows 7

  • Windows 7 Beta x64… first thoughts

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    So after realizing that just using the VMWare Workstation 6.5.1. “Easy Installer” method set to Windows Vista x64 edition, I’ve got my VM of Windows 7 Beta x64 operational and working.  So far I’m fairly pleased in how amazingly snappy it is.  I am curious however why the base image is ~13 GB when it’s…

  • Windows 7 Beta on MSDN

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    So it would seem that the folks at Microsoft have pulled the trigger a little earlier than first believed and Windows 7 Beta is now on MSDN for anyone that has a subscription. I expect the download speed is going to be fairly slow here for the next few days.  Grab it while you can.…