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Posted 22 August 2008 - 02:04 AM

A day after someone noticed a “Windows 7 Client” category popping up on Windows Server Update Services, another curious enthusiast on the Neowin forums has also noticed a sudden prevalence of “Windows 7 Client” drivers on Microsoft’s Update Catalog - the online library of drivers which Windows uses to automatically install.

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A simple search for “Windows 7 Client” reveals more than 1000 drivers already available. These drivers range from the big brands from Nvidia, ATI, Intel and Broadcom to even miscellaneous display drivers. Whilst it is true all drivers approved after June 1 should have been tested on Windows 7, most of these drivers date back to early 2007 suggesting most drivers have just been carried over from the latest WHQL release.

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Posted 23 August 2008 - 04:28 PM

so hopefully it wont be like vista when it comes out and only be supported by like 1 1/2 things lol
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Posted 23 August 2008 - 06:22 PM

Well you know testers all use different hardware so they need to have compatible drivers
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Posted 24 August 2008 - 08:30 AM

Thanks, now I'm waiting for a new leaked version. :lol:
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Posted 24 August 2008 - 07:09 PM

It means private beta testing is on full swing and these drivers are provided for the beta testers.
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 01:37 PM

Isn't Windows 7 a code name? :unsure:
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 01:40 AM

It's a good news !

This post has been edited by steve0: 28 August 2008 - 01:40 AM

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