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iskoos
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I am wondering how they came up with "Windows 7" name.
Why "7"?

11-02-2009 12:57 AM

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Eury
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1 - Windows 1
2 - Windows 2
3 - Windows 3
4 - Windows 95\98\ME
5 - Windows XP
6 - Windows Vista
7 - Windows 7

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11-02-2009 01:04 AM

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jsenicka
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Because "Better than that steaming pile of dung Vista" did not fit on the CD label as well

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11-02-2009 01:27 AM

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i-like-it
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where would would be without windows? as crapy as it is.

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11-02-2009 02:04 AM

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iskoos
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Thanks Eury...

11-02-2009 02:10 AM

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Ralphw
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Eury,

What about Windows 2000 and Win NT??

Sorry Dude, I just had to ask

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11-02-2009 03:35 AM

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Eury
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As I was told, those were business operating systems and outside the lineage. The rest were all consumer.

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11-02-2009 04:17 AM

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TrexRookie
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Windows 7 is named because 7 is a lucky number... and frankly, Microsoft Windows needs all the luck it can get... from what people say, this version of Windows works great, so I guess it worked...

11-02-2009 05:49 AM

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Eury -- this will screw up your count....Windows NT.

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11-02-2009 05:55 AM

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Eury
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I'm well aware of NT, 2000, and the server versions. I was told by an MS rep that they didn't count them since they were not "consumer" operating systems.

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11-02-2009 06:32 AM

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I'm well aware of NT, 2000, and the server versions. I was told by an MS rep that they didn't count them since they were not "consumer" operating systems.

It's not that they aren't consumer versions, it's that they are the same version number as their respective consumer product.

Windows 1.01/1.02/1.03/1.04
Windows 2.03/2.10/2.11
Windows 3.0/3.1/Workgroups 3.1/NT 3.5/NT NT 3.51.1057
Windows 95 4.00.950/4.00.950A/4.00.1111/4.00.1212/4.00.1214/NT4.0
Windows 98 4.10.1998/4.10.2222/ME 4.90.3000
Windows 2000 NT/XP 5.0.2195 and all the version 5 numbers for the different XP's
Vista NT 6.0.6000.0 and all it's associated versions
Windows 7, which is still v6 but 6.1.7100+

Inside all those are are many different versions, and version numbers, but that's basically how it breaks down, so 7 is actually 6.1.

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Wingman77
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so what are the issues currently with vista?

34.6% of all statistics are made up on the spot

11-02-2009 07:56 PM

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Brokenlink
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It spends all of it's time looking for stuff and gets the machine hot

"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards

11-02-2009 08:11 PM

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Splix
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NT/2000/XP are all the same. Just like 95/98/ME were. Same version, just large updates

11-02-2009 08:12 PM

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SilverEagle2
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This makes me chuckle.

The issues with Vista was that it was part of the MS growth groan. Lot's of driver issues with legacy hardware, program incompatibilities, blah, blah, blah. Now that software engineers have accommodated for Vista, it runs pretty well. In fact, it was the only OS that I never once got a call from the wife in the middle of the day asking why it locked up, BSOD'd, etc. Of course, I run high end/new components.

Win 7 is a re-badge of Vista with a little more support for the hardware that some just do not want to get rid of. If 7 had come out when Vista did, everybody would have complained about it and loved the next. Instead, MS decided to sacrifice one OS to prep everyone for the next. In the end, they got what they wanted...money.

All in all, I did not mind Vista, however, 7 is much cleaner, faster, and finally made me go 64 bit.

Wait..what!?!?! No, that can't be!

11-02-2009 09:39 PM

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Because it's the 7th time they can reach into your wallet.

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11-02-2009 09:59 PM

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pkfrizzlefry
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Because

it takes 7 minutes to re-install on your system!!

However i have to give credit where its due,
It is running WAY WAY BETTER than any of the previous 6 versions

Fly, Fly then Fly some more!!

11-02-2009 10:02 PM

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Sun Nuclear
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and frankly, Microsoft Windows needs all the luck it can get..

LOL, yep, their really hurting.

11-02-2009 10:36 PM

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zaw
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2000 is just consumer version NT so they're the same.

7 min, I guess I'm just lazy, I got a copy not open yet. hopefully I can get my self to do it. Oh well. there are long winter nights ahead.

========================================\

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>ver

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]

C:\Windows\system32>
========================================

Thats from Vista.

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11-03-2009 12:45 AM

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Windows 7 is named because 7 is a lucky number

Lucky number Slevin...

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11-03-2009 12:48 AM

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