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It also affects Windows 2008. Funny thing about this bug is it's not in Windows 7. Transfer speeds are fine over the LAN even to Windows 2008 Server. I do know that the severity of it depends on the disk controller. I don't remember off hand which ones had problems.

News has come down the grapevine that Microsoft has already branched off winmain and started compiling RC1 branch builds, no doubt preparing for the public release of Windows 7 RC. This tells me that Microsoft is far ahead of schedule with Windows 7 development and are going full speed ahead to get this release polished up and done. This news has come to us in the form of a build tag which sports the typical naming scheme for milestone branch builds. 7048.winmain_win7rc1.090211-1625 is the tag. As you can see, this build was compiled on February 11th 2009 at 4:25 PM. On one hand it is good to see Microsoft moving this quickly with the development of Windows 7, but on the other it is a little concerning. Microsoft have only officially released one build (7000) which went to beta testers and the public alike. One build is not enough to gather enough feedback to move ahead this quickly IMO. Windows is a far more complex piece of software than Office and I hope Mr. Sinofsky can learn that before this beta cycle is over. Beta testers (and the public) will likely see RC1 within the next month or two and then likely will not see anything until Microsoft declare Windows 7 to be RTM, thus making the technical beta utterly USELESS. I am a part of the Windows 7 beta and I am not pleased with what I am seeing. There is no incentive to testing anymore, anything we get the public gets, so can someone remind me why I’m on the techbeta? We have gotten no new builds, our feedback is not being taken seriously, etc… Granted they have the public testing and they are getting BOATLOADS of SQM data, but that simply isn’t enough. That won’t fix rogue usability issues, or odd app incompatibility issues, or driver issues etc… So if anyone from the beta team reads this, please rethink your strategy and think about releasing some more builds for testing. It can’t hurt, it can only help the end product. So anyway, I know I drifted off into a bit of a rant but I feel the above needed to be said, and hopefully this feedback is taken seriously by the Windows team (hey there’s a chance, it’s not like we’re dealing with the Windows Live team, those people don’t know the meaning of the word feedback). Source: GeekSmack

This is a known problem that affects Vista. There is no known fix. The ones you linked didn't do the job.

As soon as Microsoft gives us testers a new build I'll post some more screenshots.

Most of these leaks seem to come out of China or Russia. It boggles the mind that it happens.

Glad you got it worked out. Thanks for posting and letting us know.

I just might give it a try.

Maybe your network to internet goes down for a short time? That would be the only thing I can think of that would cause the problem.

It's the same with the beta of Windows 7. Some logo anmimation for 10 seconds then black screen until you hit desktop.

Glad you got it worked out. Doesn't it seem that most problems like that turn out to be something you'd never check.

Look at the network connection on the server and at the router/switch on the network. It could be going down intermittently causing the problem.

It's possible the refesh rate of the monitor is wrong. That would explain a lag in drawing the new windows. Maybe changing the refesh rate will fix it.

You shouldn't be seeing any black screens. There has to be something wrong with your video driver. Either it is not loading correctly or the wrong driver is installed. I get those black screens on boot only when the video driver is iniatizing. Ths happens just after the bios screen and just before the boot logo. Yu might want to update the drivers and see if it helps.

Looks like another build leaked. Reports are making the rounds that Windows 7 Build 7022 was leaked. The original leak post. This is in Russian: http://torrents.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1529070 From My Digital Life Forum http://forums.mydigitallife.info/showthread.php?t=4450

Try downloading and installing directx components from Microsoft.

What kind of errors are you getting in your DNS error logs? What is the bluescreen error code?

I did some searching and I cam to the same conclusion. I bet somewhere there is a solution. Someone always come up with a work around.

If you're not seeing any devices in network connection manager then you need to install the drivers for your network card.

It shouldn't need a reboot to make new folders visible betwwen servers. I don't know what would cause this. Mis-configuration of the raid array most likely.

I fixed it. Thanks.

If you are going to make the move go to Windows 2008. You are going to have do a clean install no matter what you do. No upgrade path in server environment like there is in desktop operating systems. More than likely your apps will need retooling no matter which version you choose. The problem going from 2000 to 2008 is it is a major kernel version change. NT5 to NT6. Every time you have that kind of change you'll have problems with apps. There are a few threads in this forum detailing the problems devs have had with their apps. You're best bet would to migrate to Windows 2003 which is a minor kernel version change, NT5 > NT5.1. Best thing I can suggest is to download the eval, install it and test it out before you make the final decision. In my case I went 2000 > 2003 shortly after the R2 release and I am just about done transitioning to 2008. I have 2 servers left. If you don't want to make the big leap then maybe a stop at Windows 2003 would be best. OTOH, you'll eventually have to move to Windows 2008 and since R2 is in beta once you do upgrade to Windows 2008 you'll have many years before you have to make this kind of decision again. As far as IIS goes the changes aren't as severe. What runs on IIS5 will run on IIS6 and IIS7 also. The only problem I've had is making sure compatibility mode is turned on for legacy asp apps. Management console in Windows 2008 is a little confusing when you first open it up. Once you use it you soon realize the power of it.

Make sure you have the drivers installed for you wireless card. Without it you will not be able to connect wireless.

That version is the newest beta version. Windows 2008 R2 is in beta. Read http://freepchelp.forum/f35/windows-server-2008-r2-beta-download-279.html and follow the ink to download the beta. More than likely you have a copy of the original Windows 2008 beta which is now expired for use.

The only thing I can think of is you don't have it enabled in the bios. When I tried to install Hyper-V when I was beta testing Vista and Windows 2008 I had the same problem. Turns out virtualization was turned off in the bios. If it is on then I really don't see why it won't install.

After a ton of guesswork and rumors flying around, Microsoft has finally confirmed what much of the evidence was pointing to: there will indeed be six editions of Windows 7, just like there were for Windows XP and Windows Vista. Customers will be able to choose from Windows 7 Starter Edition, Windows 7 Home Basic Edition, Windows 7 Home Premium Edition, Windows 7 Professional Edition, Windows 7 Ultimate Edition, and Windows 7 Enterprise Edition. The news comes hot on the heels of the Windows 7 Ecosystem Readiness Program announced yesterday. All editions will be available in worldwide markets except for Home Basic, which will be offered in emerging markets. Starter will be also available worldwide but only via OEMs. We know emerging markets have unique needs and we will offer Windows 7 Home Basic, only in emerging markets, for customers looking for an entry-point Windows experience on a full-size value PC. We’ll also continue to offer Windows Starter edition, which will only be offered pre-installed by an OEM. Windows Starter edition will now be available worldwide. This edition is available only in the OEM channel on new PCs limited to specific types of hardware. Most users will only Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate, which is why Microsoft is expected to only offer upgrade paths for these three. Microsoft will have a press release on this news over at PressPass (not available at publishing time). Source: Ars Technica