i.gizmodo.com - 1/13/2009
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We've been fiddling around with the Windows 7 Beta for a few days, but just now finally run into that old friend of Windows users: the blue screen of death. It's good to see that Microsoft hasn't bothered to change the old Windows blue screen; and by good, we mean bad. Isn't it about time to ...
microsoft.com - 1/10/2009
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microsoft.com —
Some product features of Windows 7, such as
the ability to watch and record live TV or...
navigation through the use of "touch," may require advanced or additional hardware. You'll need a system recovery disk (and know how to use it). You're [almost] ...
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Download the Windows 7 Beta
microsoft.com - 1/8/2009
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microsoft.com —
Over the past few years, you've asked us
to make some changes to Windows. We listened closely....
Now it's time to share an early look at how we've used your feedback. Windows 7 is faster, more reliable, and makes it easier to do what you want. Both the ...
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Welcome to Windows 7
windowsteamblog.com - 1/8/2009
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windowsteamblog.com —
As of today, I am running the Windows
7 Beta on several different PCs including my laptop,...
my work PC, and my PC at home, which I upgraded recently to Windows 7 from Windows Vista SP1. (I’ll be outlining the PCs I’m using to test Windows 7 shortly.) ...
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Information on Downloading and Installing Windows 7 ...
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Windows 7 - Its first BSOD
Newlaunches.com —
... Gizmodo has been playing around with Windows 7 Beta and recently came across Windows signature 'Blue screen of death'. Its surprising that Microsoft has not changed the dreaded error message. Again its a beta so you cannot expect more. [ Gizmodo ] ...
Windows 7 Beta Blue Screen of Death
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... even bothered to change their blue screen; they need to change things now. The blue screen of death is very dramatic and does not make sense to the end-user; they need to explain the error in more detail.
The error does tell you right at the bottom of the screen which driver caused the crash, but then reboots quickly so you do not have time to see. You would have thought that Microsoft would design Windows 7 to identify which type of device has caused the problem.
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