Windows 7 Features Review (Via Bootcamp on an iMac)

[andyp010]

thank you dave you have taught me a new trick as i never new you could shake the window to hide the rest not gonna lie a cool trick

[animefreak873]

if you have windows 7 and ubuntu linux you get no viruses and you get the freedom of windows so better than a mac =)

[TmXGolden]

When i go in w7 on my mac, the wifi dont connect.... please somone reply

[TheM1o2h3d4]

Can I run bootcamp on an external hard drive, plzz respond!!!!

[CABLEVISIONHELPING]

@TheM1o2h3d4 Yes you can :)

[GeekTechMac]

Right now I am on my early 2008 macbook pro using OS X, but I also have Windows 7 installed using bootcamp. Windows 7 is great (not as great as OS X) but it is a pretty solid OS. I have used Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, and Win 7. XP and 7 are the best OS I used for Windows. I switched to Mac because I was so tired of PC always getting viruses, crashing, and basically being a piece of shit.

[CRYOmine]

whats the system rating?

[amped2212]

There are free downloads that actually works for all Windows 7 variants

Save yourself some money and check it out

windows7info(dot)Tk

[TheLobsterOfFate]

I GOT WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE

FUCK ALL U FAGGOTS WHO GOT VISTA, AND WINDOWS 7 PRENIUM

HAHA I WIN U LOSE

[looneycrewvideos]

@TheLobsterOfFate Well I can see that you definatly have a life

[TheLobsterOfFate]

@looneycrewvideos yea

[tylerwright118]

@TheLobsterOfFate OMFG WINDOWS SUCKS

[johndeereboy2600]

how did you have your settings in Camstudio to get such crystal clear HD?

[LRAK8824]

this reminds me of ubuntu 10.04 (LINUX)

[TheGalacticNerd]

can u ever switch back

[taluzoid]

snap is not that important, yet everyone mentions it

[kerrybelly]

why are the graphics all pixely and grainy in the background?

[detroitMC313]

@kerrybelly He changed the resolutoin setting so the Screen Recorder can operate better. When he stopped recording, I'm sure he changed it back.

[JohnDoe2089]

My new laptop came with a windows 7 and I just wanted to see its features, it's pretty sweet.

[maw88ify]

Windows 7 looks more like KDE Linux than it a Mac OS....

Linux and BSD both have preview , and many docks ...

Mac users must have forgot Apple / Mac didn't become cool until they took code from BSD, this all started when Apple tried push Steve Jobs out of Apple , and he started NeXTSTEP OS that used BSD code, later Apple started a project call MKLinux... Yep Apple had a Linux project... Then the new Mac OS was born from BSD code... Later PC-BSD came out to make BSD more like Linux.

[omgiwaswrong]

@maw88ify Well no, I think they were pretty "cool" before they "took code" from BSD. Secondly, they actually _sponsored_ a project to port Linux to PPC. Apple didn't _try_ to push Jobs, they simply fired him.

The BSD license agreement makes it easy to reuse the code. Even Windows NT included portions of BSD in the networking stack.

[GICTechTV]

i have a problem with my imac

WINDOWS 7 FREEZES FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN I AM USING THE IMAC

i donno why bot it freeze like 10 sec then i work again after 5 min it freeze again, its so irritating, anyone know this problem ?

my spec:

iMac 21.5 inch intel core 2 duo 3.06 GHz 4 GB Ram nvidea Geforce 9m series

[ComputerResearch554]

i wonder if u got this from microsoft's website

what kind of windows 7 do u have

also PLEASE DO NOT USE IE!!!!!!

[SoldierCyfix]

what about security? in vista i actually found the popup questions to tell me "are you sure you want to run this" useful, i stopped unwanted programs from running countless times.

will that be available in win7

[wngriff]

He said at the end that WIndows 7 is a great Operating system that could rival OSX...it's nice but I haven't made a complete switch to Windows 7. It's nice and all but I love OSX better. I'm running Windows 7 Pro on my Mac Book Pro, and I rarely use Windows 7 since I installed it. I guess I'm hooked on Macs. As I say "Once you go Mac, you would never go back!"

[TimMcMahonVids]

Your review is much appreciated!

-Tim

[oldarney]

To set the record straight, they took the big taskbar without text from windows 3.1 or something.

[so2ah]

Hi I have a mac also and windows 7 and installed it but not heard, everything works fine but no sound, help.

[oldarney]

Apple doesn't officially support Windows 7... Try installing boot camp, if you on x64 your going to need to go into the administrator account after enable ling it in the user account policies. Its kind of a hack to make it work.

[iiDylan]

HEY.

I was wondering , if my friend made me a copy of windows 7 w/ Activation code and burnt it to a disk. Could I use it in bootcamp :) ?

W/B ASAP! thanks

[SunnyBobJim]

You sure can,

exactly what my friend done :)

[iiDylan]

Thanks :) !

[cffootball4ever]

yes

[arjunrajesh25]

my dad says i can't put windows 7 on it because it could get viruses and ruin the mac is that true

[Balthazor94]

@arjunrajesh25

no, if windows gets viruses, they have no affect on os x because windowsvirusses dont work on a mac.

And, when you instal windows 7 via bootcamp and you are in windows 7 you cant see the hdd os x is installed on because windows doesn't recognise the filesystem of macs.

The only thing that can happen, is that windows 7 can get a virus, not os x

[cffootball4ever]

no....the worst that could happen is your windows 7 could get a virus, but thats true for any windows....its not like the windows 7 partition could crash the computer if it gets a virus if it got a virus it might crash the windows partition but your mac side will be unaffected and the windows 7 viruses cant transfer thru a partition and furthermore pc viruses dont run on a mac but overall your fine

[nicinico2]

does windows 7 work good on a imac ?

[syncmaster960]

To all those who are bashing windows 7, have you ever used a fucking PC in your life? (besides vista) lol

I have windows 7 and its actually sexy, i also have a mac, that is also sexy

Its one big computer orgy

[imuz84]

hahah

[cryofom]

Um.. Yeah, and that's why I switched to mac. Lol Windows 7 is a total rip-off of Mac OS X. In fact, that's how windows got started. It was stolen from Apple.

[standingcam]

@cryofom Actually no. Windows 1.01 was made as a GUI to DOS. It wasn't meant to be its own OS.

[taluzoid]

@syncmaster960 how the fuck is an OS sexy U sick fuck

[SuperFajar]

@syncmaster960 best of both worlds ;)

[Dani24Revay]

@syncmaster960 Windows 7 is garbage. It broke my computer, so I had to reinstall XP, and I never had issues with it.

[arjunrajesh25]

can you use windows virtual pc on home premium

[Phineasflynn1416]

no but you can download Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 free

[HunterPiazza]

This is for everyone that is saying W7 is a "service pack" or something of the likes from Vista. I thought the same thing until I started running the RC version. The RC alone impressed me completely. I was not expecting mch, and even if I had been, I still would've been impressed. Is it perfect? No But it is much much better. I have had incredibly few complaints with it, it's incredibly user friendly, and for gamers who had trouble getting addons with Vista, there is no more trouble on W7!

[universalnonsense]

Great job, one of the best demo videos on Windows 7 I've seen.

[ratdoghippy]

On a other review someone said W7 was a whole new kernal, I found out by googling that it is not.

But yesturday I also discover how little is really dif from vista and W7, by truning the PC off durring boot, when restarting W7 booted to a Vista repair window.

LMAO

W7 is just a service packed Vista, buy it mean your just repurching Vista all over again!

Oh and BTW all the same anoyences are still there.

[kazimann]

I'm trying out Win 7 Ultimate x64 (a pirated version). Seems to work alot better than Vista, still a few visible bugs.

I'd still rather XP for more compatibility with older programs.

[peteru18]

Should I try the "seven" yet? We'll see how fast I can get a couple of 64-bit laptops, 15,4" and 18,4", huh?

However, I'm getting sick of former Vista. See why.

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...

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BECAUSE THE VISTA WAS A COMPLETE FAIL, that's why!

And could you run Vista like XP unless you haven't installed a XP style (I did a step in the other way. I have a XP yet and I decided to desing it up to Vista)? Could you? Nope.

[bensreenan]

not bad but im sticking to my windows xp ;)

[simon44]

This is essentially the very same as Vista, just a little fancier. That preview thing is exactly the same as vista by the way. Most of this stuff you dont need anyway. I'm sticking with Vista myself.

[yascumbag]

stop booming!

[ratdoghippy]

The only real upgrade is moving from a 32 bit operating system to a 64 bit operating system.

If win 7 operating is "all that"

I may move up to it, but so far XP is working for me.

[javonoUTube]

That is so true, I so wish I bought a 64 bit, the page file size on a 64 bit is enormous compared to the 32 bit page file

[ratdoghippy]

Please google and do some research before saying someone is

FAIL

There are a number of articles explaining that Windows 7 is not based on a new kernal but a streamlined Vista kernal

In reality W7 is just a fixed version of Vista, they are reselling the OS back after they riped us off by selling us the same os all broken down and crappy.

I want my Vista money back!

[kazimann]

Same could be said for Windows 95 and 98.

[ratdoghippy]

I want my Vista Money back!

[Moiven511]

Weird, after hours and literally days(balancing school and stuff) of backing up data and finally getting Win 7 installed i found a file called "Windows.old". I was running Windows XP Pro and Microsoft recommended doing a clean install, so thats exactaly what I did. Im now running Win 7 Premium and the only problem I've seen is one I've caused myself, idiotically not listening to what Steam told me not to do, but we live and learn. It's a great OS and I would recommend it to everyone!

[34skyline]

Dave are you using 32 or 64 bit windows 7 and also are using Leopard or Snow Leopard install disk for the drivers for windows 7 because I don't think windows 7 bootcamp drivers are not out yet.

[JTHed93]

Well, the snapping has been awailable or OS X for a while, with the App. TwoUp.

[TY11775]

can you upgrade to windows 7 on a windows xp computer? :)

[redwingdog22]

I think so but you need to make a clean install.

[TY11775]

well on the amazon site it says that I can upgrade from either vista or xp. please help thanks :)

[rpgromaster58]

no upgrade yet

[rpgromaster58]

you need to do a clean wipe and install

[Seiyun7]

hey lack78.. i just installed windows 7 64bit ultimate but for some reason when i run games like solitary or chess it says my hardware accelration was disabled.. but when i checked it was abled... help

[redwingdog22]

type in "hardware accelration was disabled" there is a yahoo answers page that will help you

[infinitypark003]

Awesome Review Dave!!!

I'm getting Windows 7.

[holybatfart]

did you get 64 or 32 bit? I can't wait to get my Win7 Ultimate disc for $7 from my university

[kristoffers4]

I've been using windows 7 for a few months now and I really really love it. It's very handy, the snapping in place in particularly. Have to say I like windows 7 a lot, sorry ppl:d

However, my new iMac arrives next week:d

[BourneLegend]

Dave is this a genuine copy which you brought or did you download it by torrent ???

[VitDavide17]

lolo, im sure he would answer you this question :)). probably yes, he can afford a mac after all.

[MUHAMMADAMMAD]

i want a xp but i have macbook pro,u did with virual i can also do with my mac? nd plzzz tell me for mac that software u r using for xp virtual something plzzzzzzz.

[chessdude67]

A true Windows man!? Are you going to sell your macs?

Did you do a virus check?

[Nnemicvids]

WinXP mode? What a joke. I'ts handy for alot of ppl that didn't switch to Vista? Why switch to Win7 then if your still going to use XP - that don't make no sense O_o Does Snow leopard users need a virtual machine to run Tiger apps? Hell no, this is another epic fail from Microsoft. Sorry but there is no competition here, it's still years behind OS X.

[FeelItRising]

That made me laugh too. They still can't make something better than xp.  I realize this is more for the enterprise, but still.....

[calebwheeler]

a lot of people haven't upgraded to snow leopard because of apps that aren't compatible. it's not a microsoft thing, it's a problem that you get with any os upgrade. And a good reason to switch away from xp is that it's an eight year old os that microsoft will be dropping support for pretty soon. I still love Mac OS X, but Windows 7 is pretty sweet, definitely a step in the right direction for microsoft.

[Nnemicvids]

lol, bullshit, post a link to prove it. If they will drop support for XP then why do they have XP mode in Win7? Your not making any sense buddy.

[CombatArmsCheats]

Snow Leopard do not uses virtual machine, because its another version of Mac X, bet Xp is another o.s., so you have some errors to run aplications. And I think 7 is better than Xp.

Sorry about my english.

[Nnemicvids]

it doesnt matter, like I said, SL don't need a virtual machine to run tiger apps or leopard apps, win7 does to run xp apps and such, they even put in IE6 on XP mod jesus christ...

[CombatArmsCheats]

I know, butSnow Leopard and Leopard are part of "X OS"(10,7 i think or 10,6) . Like Vista is 6.0 and 7 is 6.1.

XP is 5.0, is another os, have huge differences, so some errors can happen.

[downlowfunk]

Snow Leopard has many incompatibilities with tiger apps. windows 7 runs almost everything flawless. XP mode is for legacy applications (Dos, windows 3.1) I doubt snow leopard would run PPC apps of the past. Unless of course you had a ppc emulator. A+ cert tech since 98. Im running Snow Leopard, Windows 7, Ubuntu 9.1. Snow Leopard and Ubuntu are archaic. Windows 7 may not be more secure but it isnt running something from the 70s Unix is such a dinosaur. NT rules

[RavingPlatypus]

i'll probably make a 7 partition when my quad-core imac arrives

[roger767]

handling windows in windows is a big plus compared to OSX.

[iGreenBerry]

Are you kinda sucking up Lack? Because it doesn't matter what i do the damn OS ALWAYS ask are you sure u want to... are you sure you want to... are you sure you want to... are you sure you want to... IT IS STILL JUST AS ANNOYING! the only one i wanna see is, Are you sure you want to shut down Windows? YES!!!

[TheMv21]

I wonder what Apple will do next?

[ThatGuyyyyy]

Apple better come up with a "New" OS in a few years. Kind of felt ripped off upgrading to Snow Leopard, although it was only 30 bucks. I mean they charged us for basically a service pack with compatibility issues. My iMac crashed for the first time forcing me to restart the machine for the first time yesterday!!! It never ever crashed before with Leopard!

[SBPStudio]

Lose a lot of business over the next 2 yrs.

[krishansy]

Hi guys, I have 2 questions:

1. I LOVE Apple hardwares, especially the new ones. But I LOVE Windows 7. Can I buy myself an Apple system and run Windows 7 as the main OS. WITHOUT any trouble? Absolutely as if I were running the OS on a Dell or HP or Sony?

2. This is a silly question, but can we change the wallpaper in Mac OS X Leopard? I have never seen Macs with a different background, but then I haven't seen many.

Thanks for answering my dumb questions. lol.

[iGreenBerry]

1.Yes you could run Windows 7 as your Main OS. In fact after you install Windows 7 through Boot Camp, it will be already set as your main OS.

2.Yes you can change the wallpaper as well, it works the same way as on windows right click set as desktop image or save to iPhoto (Macs only) which downloads the image

[GSD4U]

yeah you can with bootcamp and theres loads of wallpapers for the background :P

[bearsboy1995]

Great video I have used pcs all my life and have recently switched to mac, 1200 dollars and I couldve stayed a little longer cause windows 7 looks awsome.  What version do u own of it and how does it perform?

[lumo1982]

Dave, great vid. Are you going to install 7 on the MBP 13? If you do, please comment on the Windows Experience Index score you get for it. I'm running the same computer and my graphic scores are a bit disappointing. Just wondering if my computer is an anomaly. My scores top to bottom are: 6.2, 5.9, 5.2, 4.2, 5.9. Anyone else feel free to chime in. Thanks and good on you.

[christophermayhone]

What was the dell you were looking at?

[MychaelYang]

I have a Mac. if i purchase windows 7 how do i install it on my Mac using boot camp??? please make a video or help me!!!! or if anyone knows how give me a breif description. thanks

[MyGrandmaTheArsonist]

You go too the Boot Camp Assistant, open it, and partition your drive, dedicating a part of your hard drive too windows. Once that's the partitioning put in your Windows 7 Install CD, click start installation. And Boot Camp should take over from there, even if this may seem hard it's possibly the simplest way too ever install an OS. Comment back if you got any other questions. Hope I helped.

[GenuineReplica]

there are too many videos describing this on youtube...pick!

[DiNatalli]

Snapping is useless unless you have a big screen. Like the new 27 inch imac or 30 inch cinema. I'll stick with OSX window management is perfect Leopard, expose, desktop, and quick look are features that windows can't match.

[VitDavide17]

That is wrong, snapping is good for small screens if you need to drag&drop from a window to another. I suggest you try windows before commenting, the jump lists make the window management very easy, easier than on a Mac (i know both so i know what i am talking about).

[YUPnNOPE]

im, i guess you'd say a 'mac fanboy,' but i must say i'm a huge fan of the ribbon. and windows 7 looks much better then vista which im happy about, cuz that's just gonna put heat under apple to make the next version of mac os x SO much better!

[krishansy]

Windows 7 ROCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Man, I use one on a 1.06Ghz processor! It runs SOOOOO smooth......

[YUPnNOPE]

yea. i agree. it looks nice, and i've tried the RC on my brother's laptop and i must say i was impressed. but the popups "are you sure" are still there. and actually the only "window" manipulation i find useful is the snap-to features. the rest will confuse alot of people that don't read about computers all day. i think many times they'll be saying "wait wtf, where did my window go?" when really its on aero peek desktop or something. lol but, it runs good and i cant wait to see what apple does!

[ratdoghippy]

Exactly the annoying Vista crap is still there, in fact this thing IS VISTA

What Microsoft has doen is FIX VISTA, and then turn around and seel it as a new operating system.

Why didnt they just do this with a service [ack for Vista, the same reason they won refund our oney we spent on Vista!

[BestTypoEver]

You fail.

Windows 7 has an entirely new kernel, you are not going to push a new kernel via service pack. Don't say it is Vista because it clearly is not.

btw - Vista never needed fixing, it runs perfectly fine.

[rohans11s]

good review

[fabeocosta]

windows fan boy =]

[AlexsTechChannel]

how much did windows 7 cost to buy with your mac?

[BerettaTM]

do you need to have xp installed to do the boot camp boot camp on windows 7?

[kevinklinkmuller]

what the hell have you done to windows 7? its cluttered like hell!!

[EvanJello]

Your iMac couldn't handle Camstudio with Windows 7 at full resolution?

[thebsdguy]

camstudio's default settings suck

[kevinklinkmuller]

problem?

[EvanJello]

Im just surprised. I have an iMac 2.66 ghz and was hoping to install Windows 7 on it. Do you have a problem?

[kevinklinkmuller]

Nope, no problem. And you?

[LACK78]

my issue with camstudio is not that it makes windows run slow. what i should have said was, it's default 1920 X 1200 screen res settings make the video too heavy to edit on a core 2 duo. i decided to record it at a lower screen res. no issues for me on imac.

[hallbe]

Agreed. So far so good!

[manjyoumethunder]

Ech, CamStudio. You should have just used the trial of Camtasia for the sake of this video.

[joealanjones]

Not sure if they thought of the snapping feature all by themselves. Theres been a very similar feature bundled with most acer computers called "gridvista" for quite a long time. Definately a welcome addition though.

[vinnymac001]

thanks for the review dave, love your vids

[cuntscab555]

'show desktop' missing from xp sucked. i may now upgrade

[SNIKFEST22]

a dave for some reason i cannot install windows 7 on my macbook pro 13 inch...i was using boot camp.....can you help

[ConorHarrington]

why didnt you get the door

[LACK78]

:) that was actually the sound of my macbook pro's incoming mail.

[ConorHarrington]

lol oh ok jst goes to show how much of a noob i am at macs but then there are no apple stores in ireland so i dont really get to test them