Rollin wrote:

Nice screen shots guys, I have a few too but not enough posts yet. One thing I discovered is that if you format your flash drive in 7 it is no good anymore in any other windows OS I managed to mess-up 3 x 4GB flash drives doing this. Wont open in XP, Vista x86 or Vista x64, now I get errors to return the flash drive to the manufacturer I even reformatted 2 of them again using the restore defaults button in 7, still no good... they will open in 7 though

Hmmm... you must have formatted them in a different way than standard. The only way that it can't be visable outside of 7/Server 2k8 is if you format it as a GUID partition table, rather than a MBR partition table.

SonicSpeed wrote:

Hmmm... you must have formatted them in a different way than standard. The only way that it can't be visable outside of 7/Server 2k8 is if you format it as a GUID partition table, rather than a MBR partition table.

Nope, on my first pass, I opened Computer & right clicked on the flash drive (2 Patriots & 1 Emprex) & chose the format option, then chose the Start button, that is my SOP for formatting anything. I didn't change or chose anything different than the standard procedure.

Here are a few of my screen shots from last night.
I'll get more tonight

Windows 7 Desktop Preferences


Media Player





Performance Monitor


Reliability Monitor


Windows Sensors

While testing Windows 7 tonight I found that the "slmgr -?" command works in PowerShell & one of the commands there is "rearm", I've got to try that one out sometime

I took a few more screen shots for everyone too.

CardSpace


Display


PowerShell


Flip 3D



Run in Reverse

The -rearm parameter is used to extend the try out period for another 30 days up to 120.

Impressive pictures you took there...

ginogsm wrote:

The -rearm parameter is used to extend the try out period for another 30 days up to 120. Impressive pictures you took there...

I tried it & it worked

Thank you ginogsm


Before Rearm


Rearm


After Rearm

shreader wrote:

I wonder if IE 8 will run on Windows 7

Installing IE 8





In the Windows/Performance/WinSat folder is a Fountains.wmv file. This is it starting-up



I tried the Windows Journal some, but didn’t see anything new there.

Hey Brian, so what do you think about Windows 7 so far?

I like it, its like Vista x86 but with a few updates to the ui & windows apps.


I have quit using the 4 GB flash drives and am using 2 GB drives now & have had none of the earlier problem I had.

Here are a couple more:

A Shutdown/ Log off Window


2 more of using Windows Switcher (Flip3D)



That one, as the windows close, they bunch-up together.

is that flip3D available for vista? that looks pretty neat

Oh Ya, well in Vista Ultimate I can confirm... probably any Vista that has Aero enabled.

One needs to have several windows minimized in the task bar then click on the little quick launch button (pops a describe that says "Switch between windows") by the Start button, then use the arrow keys to rotate the choices.

ah thats awesome thanks shreader