[access-uk] Re: Thoughts on Windows 7
- From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tristram.llewellyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:39:54 -0000
"Bear in mind it is a beta, and there are still some components not
included
in the beta. Also, Windows 7 to some extent, is going back to some
aspects
of XP and away from Vista."
Actuallly Microsoft regard the beta as feature complete, although there
may be something up their sleeve as a surprise. I think the main take
away message perhaps alluded to in the comment above is that we have
seen the last of the classic XP interface. Those who bothered and
persisted with the VISTA start menu are now at a distinct advantage from
those who pushed the interface back into classic. Classic is gone and
there isn't really a need to bring it back given the capabilities of the
machines it is going on today.
Having done much the same as James Scholes this weekend I would
generally concur and given it is a beta there may still be performance
imrpovements in the release as there could still be a bit of debug code
swilling around in there.
I also found that a lot more of my machine basically worked after the
initial install even that does the VISTA it was originally supplied
with. I still had to fish around for some drivers though. The only
problem I am getting which is small at the moment is that Windows 7.0
doesn't like my alps touch pad drivers because they have no digital
signature and try as I might through the interface there isn't a awy to
stop it posting the warnings at start up. However this isn't a Windows
7.0 issue. Microsoft have moved things around in the Control Panel yet
again which is a pain to get used to, for old XP hacks it will also be a
headache initially.
I think it is true that both present JAWS and Zoomtext versions I tested
will need some tweaks to work on Windows 7.0 but nothing major.
Regards.
Tristram Llewellyn
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