[Frylock86]

Ed Bott has revealed in his blog that a Microsoft insider has slipped readers the date the Redmond company plans to ship the first beta of Windows 7, the next operating system after Vista. That date, he writes, is January 13th.

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At the Professional Developers Conference in late October, Windows chief Steven Sinofsky announced that Windows 7 Beta 1 would be ready “early next year.” A Microsoft insider has now confirmed the actual date, which is indeed very early next year. In a comment on his blog, Keith Combs has revealed that Windows 7 Beta 1 will be available on or around January 13, 2009.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=613

This post has been edited by Frylock86: 03 December 2008 - 01:11 PM

[93-art ~ Alim93]

hmmm.....i hope its true.....will HP touchsmart PC work with W7 like W7 is supposed to work...u know the touchscreen and etc...?

[Edge]

I can not wait for Windows Seven to come out I did try the alpha that came out and it looks real good. When the beta comes out I know I will get it and will many on Winmatrix will.

[SharmanNet]

Thanks for the news, can't wait!

[pm_41]

Will the Beta be availiable for download like the Vista Betas were?

[Frylock86]

winlover_41, on Dec 5 2008, 04:13 AM, said:

Will the Beta be availiable for download like the Vista Betas were?

I think MS has stated that the beta will be public and widely available...

[ThunderROM]

^ thanks for heads up.

[henrydtv]

i thought it was coming out in december

[CommonSense]

henrydtv, on Dec 5 2008, 07:53 PM, said:

i thought it was coming out in december

Well it isn't.

So pumped to install the beta!

[Frylock86]

henrydtv, on Dec 6 2008, 12:53 AM, said:

i thought it was coming out in december

It was rumored to, you know how that usually turns out. But at least they were only a month off. YOu don't have to wait much longer.

[Minga]

Btw what are the advantages of SP3 for XP over SP2?

[Afzal]

what ive been waiting for!!!!!!!!!!

[Syzygy]

Minga, on Dec 6 2008, 03:59 PM, said:

Btw what are the advantages of SP3 for XP over SP2?

Slight improvement in compatibility and performance, the ability to install GTA IV and a 60% change it will screw your PC over until you want to format and re-install.

[ShamusHand]

93-art ~ Alim93, on Dec 3 2008, 08:44 AM, said:

hmmm.....i hope its true.....will HP touchsmart PC work with W7 like W7 is supposed to work...u know the touchscreen and etc...?

Ohhh... I want the HP Touchsmart so badly! My guess is that yes, Windows 7 would support that touchscreen, just as every version of Windows since XP has.