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Windows 7 Retail Boxes Start Arriving in Preparation for Launch Day

Posted by admin on October 5th, 2009

Unfortunately there isn’t much to say here that isn’t already captured in the headline, but it felt newsworthy nonetheless. Engadget has leaked some early photos of the final Windows 7 retail packaging, an image which helps send home the reality that our wait for the October 22nd launch is almost over. The source of the leak wasn’t listed, but they did specify that the retailer who took the pictures is based out of Chicago.

The packaging is oddly reminiscent of the impossible to open hard shell case that Vista came in, but if figuring out how to bust open the packaging is the most challenging part of the upgrade, I’m sure we’ll be okay with that. Just in case it isn’t, don’t forget to check out our handy upgrade guide to answer all your remaining questions.

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So, are you planning on upgrading right away? Or are you the type that likes to let everyone else shake out the bugs first?

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Posted in Microsoft, Software, Technology News, Windows

Tags: buy windows 7, Engadget, Engadget leaked, Microsoft, OPERATING SYSTEM, RETAIL, Software, Windows, WINDOWS 7, windows 7 release, windows 7 released

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Vista and IE Lose Market Share, Windows 7 Makes Gains

Posted by admin on October 3rd, 2009

Out with the old and in with the new appears to be the theme for September. It doesn’t even matter that Windows 7 hasn’t been officially released yet, the Release Candidate has been solid enough for Vista users to leave their old OS behind and rock out with Microsoft’s newest darling, according to market share data by web metrics firm Net Applications.

Vista’s market share dipped by 0.18 percent in September, which isn’t earth shattering, but it is the first time the OS has back tracked since January 2008. Windows 7, on the other hand, climbed 0.34 percent and now claims 1.52 percent of the market. Not bad for a pre-release OS.

On the browser front, Internet Explorer fared a little worse, losing 1.26 percent of its market share. The continued backwards slide has to be troubling for Microsoft, especially considering IE’s market share set a new low of 65.7 percent. That’s good news for Firefox and Chrome, whose market share jumped by 0.77 percent and 0.33 percent, respectively. [via MaximumPC.com]

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Tags: BROWSER, IE, INTERNET EXPLORER, OPERATING SYSTEM, OS, Software, VISTA, Windows, WINDOWS 7

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Startling News: Windows 7 Upgrades Could Take Over 20 Hours To Complete

Posted by admin on September 13th, 2009

Upgrading your operating system using the “in-place” approach has always come at the cost of some performance and stability, but never would we have imagined that it could take up to 20 hours to complete!

According to a new study released by Microsoft software engineer Chris Hernadez, upgrade times can range wildly depending upon your hardware configuration, and the amount of data it needs to migrate during the install. The worst time recorded during their testing was a whopping 20 hours and 20 minutes for a “Super User” that had roughly 650Gb of data, and about 40 applications installed prior to the upgrade. This might sound like a pretty niche scenario to some of you, but I imagine at least a few of our readers (myself included) fall into this category.

A quick look at the chart reveals that even “Medium Users” are facing upgrade times that are about 3-4x longer than a clean install. If we haven’t talked you out of “in-place” upgrades by now, we probably won’t be able to, but at least the chart shown above can help you figure out how much time you need to set aside.

win7upgradetimesfull Startling News: Windows 7 Upgrades Could Take Over 20 Hours To Complete