Windows 7 Beta on 8GB SSD Acer Aspire One

Are you itching to install the Windows 7 Public Beta on your 8.9″ Acer Aspire One, but you have the 8GB Solid State Drive option instead of the larger 120GB or 160GB HDD? Don’t worry, it’s possible if you are willing to follow the guide … Read more

HP Mini 2140 and Windows 7 Beta

James Kendrick over at jkOnTheRun has had success in installing the Windows 7 public beta on the 10″ Intel Atom-based HP Mini 2140. The Mini 2140 is HP’s “business” or “professional” netbook (the HP Mini 1000 is their consumer product). Some have had an issue … Read more

Microsoft Extends Windows 7 Beta Deadline – Feb 10

The response to the public Windows 7 beta was huge – enough that they lifted the initial limits. The original cut-off date was going to be today, January 24th. A quick check of the Windows 7 Team Blog shows that yesterday they changed their minds. … Read more

Microsoft – Netbook Owners to Test Windows 7?

According to Mary Jo Foley over at ZDNet.com, Microsoft maybe looking for netbook owners outside of the United States who would be willing to try Windows 7 on lower-end computers. The testing would involved users in Brazil, Chile, Egypt, India, Jordan, and Lebanaon (all of … Read more

Windows 7 Beta Limits Lifted, Impressions w/Lenovo S10

On Friday, I mentioned that the Windows 7 beta was open to the public. The response turned out to be a lot bigger than Microsoft had anticipated. Microsoft’s servers, both those serving up the .ISO DVD images, and those distributing the validation/keys to people, were … Read more